Arizona Laws 38-870.08. Death benefits; surviving spouse; eligible child
A. If a participant, as defined in section 38-865, paragraph 7, subdivision (b), is killed in the line of duty or dies from injuries suffered in the line of duty, the local board shall follow the same procedures and methods as prescribed in section 38-888 to determine eligibility for and the continuation of a death benefit to a surviving spouse or any eligible child.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 38-870.08
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Board: means the board of trustees established by section 38-848. See Arizona Laws 38-870
- Participant: means a participant who is in the public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan and who is a participant as defined in section 38-865, paragraph 7, subdivision (a), item (i) or subdivision (b). See Arizona Laws 38-870
B. A surviving spouse or eligible child of a participant as specified in subsection A of this section who meets the requirements for a death benefit as prescribed in section 38-888 shall receive a monthly death benefit equal to a monthly death pension that would be provided to a corrections officer retirement plan member who is hired on or after July 1, 2018, reduced by an amount equal to the monthly annuitized value of the participant’s annuity account under article 4.1 of this chapter that does not include a cost-of-living adjustment, as determined by the board. In determining the monthly annuitized offset value of the participant’s annuity account under article 4.1 of this chapter to be used in reducing the death benefit paid pursuant to this section, the board shall instruct its actuary to calculate the monthly payment that would be paid to the surviving spouse or eligible child assuming the participant had elected a straight life annuity commencing on the participant’s date of death, using the mortality and interest factors then used by the actuary in determining the valuation of the corrections officer retirement plan.