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CA Govt Code § 21605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 4 - Preretirement Group Term Life Insurance|Section 21605.

21605.  The insurance benefit shall be the sum of the following amounts:(a) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).(b) An amount equal to 50 percent of the annual compensation earnable by the deceased member during the 12 months immediately preceding his or her death or the compensation earnable by the member at the time of becoming eligible for benefits pursuant to Section 21160 if higher, or if a member also has state service in an employment in which employees are ineligible to be insured members, a proportionate part of that amount in the ratio of eligible service to total service. No amount shall be paid under this subdivision if the member is eligible for service retirement or the member is subject to benefits pursuant to Section 21547.If this section is in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 21620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21620.

21620.  (a) Upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to his or her beneficiary as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), to be provided from contributions by the state or contracting agency, as the case may be.(b) This section shall apply to all contracting agencies and to the employees of those agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1002, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 21621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21621.

21621.  If the beneficiary of a member retired under this system is entitled to receive a comparable lump-sum death benefit from any other retirement system supported, in whole or in part, by public funds in which he or she was a member in employment subsequent to his or her last employment in which he or she was a member of this system, no payment shall be made under Section 21620, 21622, 21623, 21623.5, or 21623.6 providing for payment of a lump-sum death benefit to a member’s designated beneficiary.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 10, Sec. 31. Effective May 14, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 21622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21622.

21622.  (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Section 21620, upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the beneficiary whom he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of six hundred dollars ($600), to be provided from contributions by the employer. (b) For the purposes of this section, all contributions, liabilities, actuarial interest rates, and other valuation factors shall be determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions and methods that, in the aggregate, are reasonable and that, in combination, offer the actuary’s best estimate of anticipated experience under this system. (c) The additional employer contributions required under this section shall be computed as a level percentage of member compensation. The additional contribution rate required at the time this section is added to a contract shall not be less than the sum of (1) the actuarial normal cost and, (2) the additional contribution required to amortize the increase in accrued liability attributable to benefits elected under this section over a period of not more than 30 years from the date this section becomes effective in the contracting agency’s contract.(d) This section shall not apply to any contracting agency, except for those contracting agencies that are school employers and those school districts or community college districts, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 20057, until the agency elects to be subject to this section by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts, except an election among the employees is not required, or, in the case of contracts made after January 1, 1981, by express provision in the contract making the contracting agency subject to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1002, Sec. 14.5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 21623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21623.

21623.  (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Section 21620 or 21622, upon the death of any retired state or school member, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the beneficiary whom he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), to be provided from contributions by the employer.(b) For the purposes of this section, all contributions, liabilities, actuarial interest rates, and other valuation factors shall be determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions and methods that, in the aggregate, are reasonable and that, in combination, offer the actuary’s best estimate of anticipated experience under this system. (c) The additional employer contributions required under this section shall be computed as a level percentage of member compensation.(d) This section shall apply to a school employer and a retired school member whose death after retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency or local member, except those contracting agencies that are school employers and those school districts or community college districts as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 20057.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1002, Sec. 15.5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 21623.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21623.5.

21623.5.  (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Sections 21620 and 21622 upon the death of any local member, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the beneficiary whom he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), three thousand dollars ($3,000), four thousand dollars ($4,000), or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever amount is designated by the employer in its contract, to be provided from contributions by the employer.(b) For the purposes of this section, all contributions, liabilities, actuarial interest rates, and other valuation factors shall be determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions and methods that, in the aggregate, are reasonable and that, in combination, offer the actuary’s best estimate of anticipated experience under the system. (c) The additional employer contributions required under this section shall be computed as a level percentage of member compensation. (d) This section shall not apply to a contracting agency unless and until the agency elects to be subject to this section by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts, except an election among the employees is not required or in the case of contracts made on or after January 1, 1999, except by express provision in the contract making the contracting agency subject to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1002, Sec. 16.5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 21623.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21623.6.

21623.6.  (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Sections 21620, 21622, and 21623, upon the death of any school member, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the beneficiary whom he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000), four thousand dollars ($4,000), or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever amount is designated by the employer in its contract, to be provided from contributions by the employer.(b) For the purposes of this section, all contributions, liabilities, actuarial interest rates, and other valuation factors shall be determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions and methods that, in the aggregate, are reasonable and that, in combination, offer the actuary’s best estimate of anticipated experience under the system.(c) The additional employer contributions required under this section shall be computed as a level percentage of member compensation.(d) This section shall not apply to a school employer unless and until it elects to be subject to this section by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts or, in the case of contracts made on or after January 1, 2001, except by express provision in the contract making the school employer subject to this section.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 947, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 21624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21624.

21624.  Upon the death of a patrol, state peace officer/firefighter, or state safety member whose retirement for service or disability is effective on or after April 1, 1973, a monthly allowance derived from employer contributions equal to a percentage of the amount of his or her retirement allowance as it was at his or her death based on service credited to him or her as a member subject to this section, but excluding any portion of the retirement allowance derived from additional contributions of the member, shall be paid to the surviving spouse throughout life. The percentage shall be 25 percent for an allowance based on service for which the allowance is reduced because the service was also covered under the federal system and 50 percent for an allowance based on any other service. If there is no surviving spouse, or upon the death of the surviving spouse, the allowance shall be paid collectively to every unmarried child of the deceased member who has not attained age 18, or who is disabled by a condition that disabled that child prior to attaining age 18 and that has continued without interruption after age 18, until the disability ceases. If, at the time of the retired member’s death, there is no eligible surviving spouse or children, the allowance shall be paid to a parent, or collectively to parents, of the deceased member dependent upon him or her for support. If, on the effective date of his or her retirement, the member has no surviving spouse, eligible children, or dependent parents and elected an optional settlement, no allowance under this section shall be paid.“Surviving spouse,” for purposes of service retirements subject to this section, means a husband or wife who was married to the member for a continuous period beginning at least one year prior to his or her retirement and ending on the date of his or her death and, for purposes of disability retirements subject to this section, means a husband or wife who was married to the member on the date of his or her retirement and continuously to the date of his or her death.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 800, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 21625 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21625.

21625.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, upon the member’s election to be subject to Section 21460 or 21478, the benefits provided by Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21628, 21629, or 21630, as applicable, shall be payable only to the member’s eligible surviving spouse and for his or her lifetime. The benefit shall not cease upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 32. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 21626 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21626.

21626.  “Member” for purposes of Section 21624 also includes those local miscellaneous members and local safety members who on March 31, 1973 were subject to former Sections 21264, as amended by Chapter 249 of the Statutes of 1971 and 21264.1, as added by Chapter 150 of the Statutes of 1971, as those sections read prior to their repeal on April 1, 1973. “Member” shall not include any other local miscellaneous or local safety member or apply to any contracting agency employing the member until the agency elects to be subject to Section 21624 by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts, except that an election among employees shall not be required or, in the case of contracts made on or after April 1, 1973, by express provision of the contract. The election may be exercised separately with respect to local safety members who are firefighters, local safety members who are police officers, local safety members other than police officers or firefighters, and local miscellaneous members. The operative date of Section 21624 for purposes of application to that section to those local members shall be the effective date of the contract or contract amendment.“Surviving spouse” shall mean, for a member subject to Section 21624, who retires for disability retirement on or after January 1, 1995, a husband or wife who was married to the member on the date of his or her retirement and continuously to the date of his or her death.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 21626.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21626.5.

21626.5.  (a) For purposes of Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21629, or 21630, a surviving domestic partner shall be treated in the same manner as a surviving spouse if either:(1) The domestic partnership was registered for one year prior to the member’s service retirement date or at the disability retirement date and continuously until the date of the member’s death.(2) The member retired prior to January 1, 2006, and both the member and his or her domestic partner, who currently are in a state-registered domestic partnership, sign an affidavit stating that, at the time prescribed by the retirement system for married spouses to qualify for survivor continuance, the member and the domestic partner would have qualified to be registered as domestic partners pursuant to Section 297 of the Family Code.(b) For purposes of Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21629, or 21630, an individual who is the same gender as the member shall be treated in the same manner as a surviving spouse if the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The individual entered into marriage with the member on or after the date when individuals of the same gender were legally allowed to enter into marriage and was married continuously until the date of the member’s death.(2) Either of the following applies:(A) The member retired prior to the date when individuals of the same gender were legally allowed to enter into marriage, and both the member and his or her spouse, who are currently married, sign an affidavit stating that, at the time prescribed by the retirement system for spouses to qualify for a survivor continuance, the member and the individual would have qualified to be legally married had it been legally possible for people of the same gender to marry.(B) The individual originally qualified to become a surviving spouse under subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 415, Sec. 31. (AB 2375) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 21628 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21628.

21628.  The allowance provided by Section 21624 shall be paid with respect to a local miscellaneous or local safety member whose retirement was effective prior to his or her employer’s election to be subject to the section with respect to employees in his or her employment, if at retirement he or she did not elect the optional settlement in Section 21456, 21457, 21459, 21475, 21475.5, 21476, 21476.5, or 21477 or an optional settlement involving life contingency in Section 21458. The retirement allowance payable to a retired member who elected any of these optional settlements, or to a beneficiary of a retired member, shall be increased by 15 percent, for time on and after the operative date and prior to the next annual adjustment under Article 3 (commencing with Section 21310) of Chapter 13 and the base allowance shall be increased by 15 percent for purpose of that and all subsequent annual adjustments. The amount payable to the beneficiary under the optional settlement shall be increased by the same percentage and in the same manner as the increase provided for the payment to the member.The increased allowance provided by this section shall not be payable to a beneficiary who is receiving an allowance pursuant to this article or Article 4 (commencing with Section 21350) of Chapter 13 on September 29, 1980, until the employer of the retired member elects to be subject to this section as so amended by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts, except that an election among employees shall not be required. In the case of contracts made on or after September 29, 1980, the operative date of Section 21624, for purposes of application of that section to local members, shall be the effective date of the contract or contract amendment.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 33. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 21629 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 3 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 14 - Death Benefits|ARTICLE 5 - Postretirement Death Benefits|Section 21629.

21629.  Upon the death, after the effective date of retirement, of a state miscellaneous member none of whose service rendered in state employment has been included in the federal system and whose retirement is effective on or after July 1, 1974, or of a school member or school safety member none of whose service rendered in school service or school safety service has been included in the federal system and whose retirement is effective on or after July 1, 1983, a monthly allowance derived from employer contributions equal to 50 percent of the amount of his or her retirement allowance as it was at his or her death and based on service credited to him or her as a member subject to this section but excluding any portion of the retirement allowance derived from additional contributions of the member shall be paid to the surviving spouse throughout life. If there is no surviving spouse, or upon the death of the surviving spouse, the allowance shall be paid collectively to every unmarried child of the deceased member who has not attained age 18, or who is disabled by a condition which disabled that child prior to attaining age 18 and which has continued without interruption after age 18, until the disability ceases. If at the time of the retired member’s death there is no eligible surviving spouse or children, the allowance shall be paid to a parent, or collectively to parents, of the deceased member dependent upon him or her for support. If on the effective date of retirement there is a person who will be eligible if the person survives, the member’s election of an optional settlement other than the optional settlement in Section 21455 or 21474 shall apply only to a portion of his or her allowance as provided in Section 21451 or 21471.1. If on the effective date of his or her retirement the member has no surviving spouse, eligible children, or dependent parents and elected an optional settlement, no allowance under this section shall be paid.“Surviving spouse,” for purposes of service retirement subject to this section, means a husband or wife who was married to the member for a continuous period beginning at least one year prior to his or her retirement and ending on the date of his or her death and, for purposes of disability retirement subject to this section where the member retired on or after January 1, 1995, means a husband or wife who was married to the member on the date of his or her retirement and continuously to the date of his or her death.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 34. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017.)