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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL 18000-22980›PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM 20000-21716›CHAPTER 14. Death Benefits 21490-21635.5›ARTICLE 5. Postretirement Death Benefits 21620-21635.5

§ 21620

California Government Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the person’s beneficiary as nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), to be provided from contributions by the state or contracting agency, as the case may be.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7522.44, the benefit amount authorized in subdivision (a) shall be increased to two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any death occurring on or after July 1, 2023.

(c) This section shall apply to all contracting agencies and to the employees of those agencies.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 193, Sec. 1. (SB 1168) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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