Surviving spouse; benefits

Sec. 6. (a) The surviving spouse of a participant who: (1) dies; and (2) on the date of death: (A) was receiving benefits under this chapter; (B) had completed at least ten (10) years of service as a member of the general assembly; or (C) had a permanent disability and was receiving benefits under section 5 of this chapter; is entitled, regardless of the participant's age, to the benefit prescribed by subsection (b). (b) The surviving spouse is entitled to a benefit for life equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount of retirement benefit that: (1) the participant was receiving at the time of death; or (2) the participant would have been entitled to receive at fifty-five (55) years of age, or at the date of death, whichever is later. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.2.