Section 24342 Of Chapter 28. Options From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 28.
24342
. (a) Any member who retired for service under Option 4 or
Option 5 with an effective date prior to January 1, 1991, may elect
to change Option 4 to Option 6 or Option 5 to Option 7 if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The election is made during the three-month period commencing
January 1, 1999, and ending March 31, 1999.
(2) The same beneficiary under Option 4 or Option 5 is named as
beneficiary under Option 6 or Option 7.
(3) The change in options is consistent with Sections 22453 and
24322.
(4) The option beneficiary is not afflicted with any known
terminal illness.
(5) The option beneficiary has not predeceased the retired member
as of the effective date of the change in option.
(6) The election to change the option under this section is
received at the system's headquarters office at least 30 days prior
to the death of the option beneficiary.
(b) Failure to satisfy all of the conditions in subdivision (a)
shall render the change of election invalid.
(c) The change in options under this section shall be effective on
the date the election is signed, provided all the conditions set
forth in subdivision (a) are satisfied and the election is received
at the system's headquarters office within 30 days after the date of
the signature.
(d) The election of a new joint and survivor option under this
section is subject to a further modification of the modified
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.