TRS benefits are subject to the Rights of Spouses and Dependents described on page 53. The pension amount will change on the date the member would have been eligible for normal retirement. The new benefit will be based on the member's average base salary at the time of death and total TRS service, including service that would have accrued if the member had lived and worked until eligible for normal retirement. See Benefit Calculation on page 25 and Minimum Requirements for Retirement on page 23. Benefits accrue from the first day of the month following the member's death and are payable at the end of the month.
Benefits stop when there is no longer a surviving spouse or eligible dependent child.
Eligible members were required to elect participation within 90 days of their initial hire date. Active members who do not participate in the supplemental provision are covered under the nonoccupational and occupational death provisions described on pages 41-44. See Rights of Spouses and Dependents on page 53. The survivor's allowance is based on the member's annual, base salary immediately before the member's death, retirement or disability. The monthly allowance is calculated by multiplying that salary by the percentage listed below and dividing by 12 months.