Maine § 5 §18556 Special survivor benefit option

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §18556 — Special survivor benefit option

Maine § 5 §18556

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 20STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Ch. 425PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §18556 (2026).

Text

1.Manner of adoption. A participating local district may adopt the special survivor benefit option under this section in addition to the benefits provided under section 18553 in the manner set forth in section 18202.

2.Limitation of beneficiaries. A participating local district which adopts this section may limit the designated beneficiaries eligible for these benefits and may limit the undesignated beneficiaries eligible for benefits if no beneficiary is designated. Any later change in the designation of the beneficiaries must be made in accordance with section 18202.

3.Effective date. A participating local district that elects to adopt this section shall designate January 1, 1987 for purposes of determining which persons currently receiving benefits under section 18553, subsections 3

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1.
Manner of adoption.
A participating local district may adopt the special survivor benefit option under this section in addition to the benefits provided under section 18553 in the manner set forth in section 18202.
2.
Limitation of beneficiaries.
A participating local district which adopts this section may limit the designated beneficiaries eligible for these benefits and may limit the undesignated beneficiaries eligible for benefits if no beneficiary is designated. Any later change in the designation of the beneficiaries must be made in accordance with section 18202.
3.
Effective date.
A participating local district that elects to adopt this section shall designate January 1, 1987 for purposes of determining which persons currently receiving benefits under section 18553, subsections 3 to 5, may elect benefits under this section, if eligible. Benefit recomputation and payment for any person electing benefits under this section become effective on the first day of the month following notification to the board of the adoption of this section.
4.
Retroactive adoption of this section.
In a participating local district which has adopted this section retroactively, a person currently receiving benefits under section 18553, subsections 3 to 5 may, if eligible, elect to receive benefits under this section in lieu of benefits under section 18553, subsections 3 to 5 under the following conditions.
5.
Election of benefit.
In lieu of accepting the benefits under section 18553, the first listed of the beneficiaries under paragraph A or B, whichever applies, may, if living at the death of the qualifying member, elect the benefits in this section, if the deceased qualifying member had 20 years of creditable service at the time of the qualifying member's death.
6.
Payment of benefits.
Benefits under this section shall be paid as follows.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 469, §7 (AMD). RR 1997, c. 2, §23 (COR). PL 2021, c. 548, §45 (REV). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. B, §§155, 156 (COR).