Section 23880 Of Chapter 24. Retired Death Benefits From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 24.
23880
. (a) A death payment of not less than five thousand dollars
($5,000) shall be paid to the beneficiary, as designated pursuant to
Section 23300, upon receipt of proof of death of either of the
following:
(1) A retired member.
(2) A member, if the death payment pursuant to Section 23801 would
have otherwise been payable or if the conditions specified pursuant
to paragraphs (3) and (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 23854 are
met, and if the member's death occurs during one of the following
periods:
(A) Within one year commencing with the effective date of
reinstatement from service retirement pursuant to Section 24208.
(B) Within six months commencing with the effective date of
reinstatement from disability retirement pursuant to Section 24117.
(b) The board may adjust the death payment amount following each
actuarial valuation based on changes in the All Urban California
Consumer Price Index and adopt as a plan amendment any adjusted
amount.