SUBCHAPTER 02M ‑ CONTRIBUTORY DEATH BENEFIT FOR RETIRED MEMBERS

SECTION .0100 ‑ DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

20 NCAC 02M .0101        DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply to the Contributory Death Benefit for Retired Members:

(1)           "Retired member" shall mean a former teacher, employee, or official in receipt of a monthly retirement allowance or who has a terminated retirement allowance resulting from reemployment from the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, or Legislative Retirement System; however, "retired member" shall not mean any beneficiary in receipt of a monthly retirement allowance by reason of the death of a retired member or former teacher, employee, or official.

(2)           "Member" shall mean a retired member of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, Legislative Retirement System or Legislative Retirement Fund who has elected coverage and who makes continuous contributions under the Contributory Death Benefit for Retired Members.

(3)           "Surviving spouse" shall mean a living person who is legally married to a member covered under the Contributory Death Benefit for Retired Members at the date of death of the member.

(4)           "Legal representative" shall mean the administrator or executor of the estate of a member or the collector of funds for the estate of the member.

(5)           "Retirement system" shall mean the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, or Legislative Retirement System.

(6)           "Boards of Trustees" shall mean the Boards of Trustees of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System and the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, each acting in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 128-28(f1) and G.S. 135-6(e1).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 120‑4.10; 120‑4.27; 128‑27(l2); 128-27(l3); 128-27(l4); 128-27(l5); 128-27(l6); 128‑28(g); 135‑5(l); 135‑6(f); 135‑64(g);

Eff. February 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2023.