Section 24320 Of Chapter 28. Options From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 28.
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. (a) An option elected under Section 24300 or 24300.1 may be
canceled by a retired member if the option beneficiary is not the
retired member's spouse or former spouse. A retired member may cancel
the option before or after issuance of the first retirement
allowance payment and shall designate his or her spouse as the new
option beneficiary and the same or a different joint and survivor
option described in Section 24300.1.
(b) The retired member shall notify the board, in writing on a
properly executed form provided by the system, of the designation of
the new option beneficiary. Notification shall include a certified
copy of the marriage certificate and a properly executed form for the
change.
(c) The effective date of the new election shall be six months
following the date notification is received by the board, provided
both the retired member and the new designated option beneficiary are
then living. If 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. If, before the new election becomes effective, the member
terminates his or her benefit pursuant to Section 24208 or the
retired member or the new option beneficiary dies, the new election
is void and the previous election remains in effect.
(d) The election of the option and designation of the option
beneficiaries under this section and Section 24300.1 shall be 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. A retired
member may not elect the compound option described in paragraph (4)
of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1. Modification of the retirement
allowance because of the new option beneficiary and the new option
shall be based on the ages of the retired member and the new option
beneficiary as of the effective date of the new election.