(a) Upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the person’s beneficiary as nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), to be provided from contributions by the state or contracting agency, as the case may be.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7522.44, the benefit amount authorized in subdivision (a) shall be increased to two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any death occurring on or after July 1, 2023.

Terms Used In California Government Code 21620

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(c) This section shall apply to all contracting agencies and to the employees of those agencies.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 193, Sec. 1. (SB 1168) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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