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Title 1.DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS
Part 13.PART 13. STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Ch. 28.CHAPTER 28. Options
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(a)If an option beneficiary designated in the election of an Option 2 or Option 3 as described in Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, the retired member may elect a new joint and survivor option described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 and designate one or multiple new option beneficiaries.
(b)If an option beneficiary designated in the election of an Option 4 or Option 5 as described in Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, a retirement allowance adjusted for the specified option shall be payable to the retired member and shall commence to accrue to the retired member as of the day
following the date of the death of the option beneficiary. The retired member may elect a new joint and survivor option described in paragraph
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(a)
If an option beneficiary designated in the election of an Option 2 or Option 3 as described in Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, the retired member may elect a new joint and survivor option described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 and designate one or multiple new option beneficiaries.
(b)
If an option beneficiary designated in the election of an Option 4 or Option 5 as described in Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, a retirement allowance adjusted for the specified option shall be payable to the retired member and shall commence to accrue to the retired member as of the day
following the date of the death of the option beneficiary. The retired member may elect a new joint and survivor option described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 and designate one or multiple new option beneficiaries.
(c)
If an option beneficiary designated in the election of Option 2 or Option 3 within Option 8 as described in Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, the retired member may elect a new joint and survivor option described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 and designate a new option beneficiary for the portion of the retirement allowance that was modified for the prior option beneficiary. The retired member may not elect the compound option described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1.
(d)
If an option beneficiary designated in the election of Option 4 or Option 5 within Option 8 as described in Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, a retirement allowance adjusted for the specified option for the portion of the benefit allocated to that beneficiary shall be payable to the retired member and shall commence to accrue to the retired member as of the day following the date of the death of the option beneficiary. The retired member may elect a new joint and survivor option described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 for that portion of the retirement allowance that was modified for the prior option beneficiary and designate a new option beneficiary. The retired member may not elect the compound option described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1.
(e)
If
an option beneficiary designated in the election of an Option 6 or Option 7 or in the election of Option 6 or Option 7 within Option 8, pursuant to Section 24300 predeceases the retired member, that portion of the retirement allowance attributable to Option 6 or Option 7 without modification for the option shall be payable to the retired member upon notification to the board and shall commence to accrue to the retired member as of the day following the date of the death of the option beneficiary. The retired member may designate a new beneficiary for that portion of the retirement allowance within the same option designated for the prior beneficiary.
(f)
If an option beneficiary designated in the election of an option pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 predeceases the retired member, that portion
of the retirement allowance attributable to the option without modification for the option shall be payable to the member upon notification to the board and shall commence to accrue to the
retired member as of the day following the date of the death of the option beneficiary. The retired member may designate a new beneficiary for that portion of the retirement allowance within the same option designated for the prior beneficiary.
(g)
The retired member shall submit proof of death of the prior beneficiary before making a new beneficiary election under this section. The effective date of any new election under this section shall be six months following the date notification is received by the board provided both the retired member and the newly designated option beneficiary are living on the date the new election is to become effective. Notification shall be on a properly executed form prescribed by the system for the new designation.
(h)
If, before the new
election becomes effective, the member reinstates pursuant to Section 24208 or the retired member or new option beneficiary dies, the new election is void.
(i)
If the retired member is eligible to elect a new option and the effective date of the new option election is on or after January 1, 2007, at the time of the new election the retired member shall elect an option from the options described in Section 24300.1.
(j)
The election of the new joint and survivor option under this section and Section 24300.1 is subject to an actuarial modification of the retirement allowance. In no event may a retired member elect a joint and survivor option that would result in any additional liability to the fund.
(k)
The new option
beneficiary cannot be an existing option beneficiary for that member designated under paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300 or paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1.