Terms Used In Missouri Laws 86.1231

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Any Tier II member who retires with entitlement to a pension under sections 86.900 to 86.1280, shall receive, in addition to such member’s base pension and cost-of-living adjustments thereto under section 86.1220, and in addition to any other compensation or benefit to which such member may be entitled under sections 86.900 to 86.1280, a supplemental retirement benefit of two hundred dollars per month. For purposes of this section, the term “member” shall include a surviving spouse entitled to a benefit under sections 86.900 to 86.1280 as a Tier II surviving spouse. All benefits payable to a surviving spouse under this section shall be in addition to all other benefits to which such surviving spouse may be entitled under other provisions of sections 86.900 to 86.1280. Any such surviving spouse of a member who dies while entitled to payments under this section shall succeed to the full amount of payment under this section to which such member was entitled at the time of such member’s death. In all events, the term “member” shall not include any children of the member who would be entitled to receive part or all of the pension which would be received by a surviving spouse, if living.