The family allowance payable to the surviving spouse who has financial responsibility for at least one dependent child, or the family allowance payable to a dependent child, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the unmodified benefits paid or payable from other public systems for the same event which qualified the surviving spouse or dependent child for the family allowance.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1165, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1997.)