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Benefits to Employees Under SERS SURVIVOR BENEFITS (Benefits provided by Sections 21380-21386 of the Retirement Law) BENEFITS Survivors of members who elect coverage under the SERS survivor program and whose death occurs before retirement will receive a monthly life income as follows: Widow and two or more dependent children or Three or more dependent children, alone $25,0 Widow and one dependent child or Two dependent children, alone Widow, alone, age 62~ (widower age. 65) or One dependent child, alone $18o $ 90 If there is no widow or dependent child~ then to each dependent parent (mother 62, father 65) $ 9o Conditions: 1. A dependent child is one under the age of 18 and un~mrried, or a disabled child of any age who has been continuously disabled since age 18. 2. A widow ceases to be eligible for a benefit upon her remarriage. A widower will be eligible for a benefit the same as a widow provided he was 6ependent upon the deceased member for at least one-half of his support. The basic death benefit currently included in your retirement program pro- vides that should a member die prior to his retirement, his beneficiary would be paid the member's accumulated contributions plus an additional amount equal to one-month's salary for each year of service, up to a maximum of six months. The above survivor benefits will be payable in addition to any basic death benefit the survivor may be entitled to receive. If a member is covered under both the SERS survivor benefit described abovo and the survivor benefits as provided in Section 21365.5 of the Retiremenu Law (Section 21337 for safety members), the survivor would receive the greater of the two allowances~ but not both. Ret. Form ll71-1 (1/60) 300