§ 29-205. Members of Correctional Officers’, Employees’, and Teachers Retirement Systems; trans...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Personnel and PensionsEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 29-205
§ 29-205. Members of Correctional Officers’, Employees’, and Teachers Retirement Systems; transferees to Local Fire and Police Systems
(a) This section applies to an individual who died while employed as a member:
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, a member's surviving spouse may elect to receive one of the following:
(c)(1) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, when the Board of Trustees receives proof of a death of a member described under subsection (a) of this section and there is no surviving spouse, a child under the age of 26 years or a disabled child of the member may elect to receive an allowance in accordance with this subsection.
(2) If an election is made under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees shall pay, in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection, an allowance equal to 50% of the basic allowance the member was eligible to receive under Division II of this article to any children of the deceased member who are under the age of 26 years or disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(iii) 1. If a surviving child receiving an allowance under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the disabled surviving child an allowance equal to the total of the allowances paid under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph after:
(d) A death benefit under this section may not be paid for the death of a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System if a special death benefit under § 29-204.1 of this subtitle is payable or has been paid for that death.
Credits
Added by Acts 1994, c. 6, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 279, § 1, eff. May 2, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 280, § 1, eff. May 2, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 519, § 1, eff. June 1, 2008; Acts 2019, c. 208, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 73B, §§ 2-417, 3-414, 7-410, 10-224.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 29-205, MD ST PERS & PENS § 29-205
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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