Section 24343 Of Chapter 28. Options From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 28.
24343
. (a) Any member who retired for service under Option 2 or
Option 3 with an effective date prior to January 1, 1991, whose
option beneficiary had died prior to January 1, 1995, shall receive,
effective January 1, 1999, the retirement allowance without
modification for the option if all of the following conditions are
met:
(1) The retired member is living as of January 1, 1999.
(2) The retired member has not elected a new option beneficiary
under Section 24323.
(3) The retirement allowance without modification for the option
payable as of January 1, 1999, is greater than the amount payable
under the option, plus the amounts from annual benefit improvements,
ad hoc benefit increases, and payments from the Supplemental Benefit
Maintenance Account.
(4) The retired member does not inform the system in writing, on a
form provided by the system, within 30 days of receipt of the
notification of the change to the retirement allowance without
modification for the option, of his or her election to continue to
receive the option allowance.
(b) Any member who retired for service under Option 4 or Option 5
with an effective date prior to January 1, 1991, whose option
beneficiary had died prior to January 1, 1999, shall receive
effective January 1, 1999, the retirement allowance without
modification for the option if all the following conditions are met:
(1) The retired member is living as of January 1, 1999.
(2) The retired member has not elected a new option beneficiary
under Section 24323.
(3) The retirement allowance without modification for the option
payable as of January 1, 1999, is greater than the amount payable
under the option, plus the amount from annual benefit improvements,
ad hoc benefit increases, and payments from the Supplemental Benefit
Maintenance Account.
(4) The retired member does not inform the system in writing, on a
form provided by the system, within 30 days of receipt of the
notification of the change to the retirement allowance without
modification for the option, of his or her election to continue to
receive the option allowance.
(c) The change to the retirement allowance without modification
for the option shall be consistent with Section 22453.
(d) A member retired for service who receives the retirement
allowance without modification for the option provided under this
section shall not elect a new option beneficiary under Section 24323.
(e) The cost of this section shall be paid by the transfer for
that purpose of the one-time gain accrued to the State Teachers'
Retirement System from the difference between the contributions
received pursuant to Sections 22901 and 22950 in the 1997-98 fiscal
year minus the normal cost as displayed in the June 30, 1997,
actuarial valuation.