Indiana Code 5-10-11-5. Lump sum payment; dependency of children and stepchildren defined
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Sec. 5. (a) The board shall pay a death benefit of:
(2) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a state employee who dies in the line of duty after June 30, 2013.
(1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a state employee who dies in the line of duty before July 1, 2013; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-10-11-5
- board: refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system. See Indiana Code 5-10-11-1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- dies in the line of duty: refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from a state employee's performance of the duties of the employee's job. See Indiana Code 5-10-11-2
- state employee: means an employee of a state agency, except a state educational institution. See Indiana Code 5-10-11-3
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(b) The death benefit shall be paid in a lump sum as follows:
(1) To the surviving spouse.
(2) If there is no surviving spouse, to the surviving dependent children and surviving dependent stepchildren in equal shares.
For purposes of this subsection, a child or stepchild is dependent on a state employee if the state employee claimed the child or stepchild as a dependent on the federal income tax return filed by the state employee in the year before the year in which the state employee died.
As added by P.L.49-1989, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.245-2013, SEC.1.