Section 24323 Of Chapter 28. Options From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 28.
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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.