§ 22959.82

“Annuitant” means any of the following:

(a) A person who has retired within 120 days of separation from California State University employment and who receives a retirement allowance under any state retirement or University of California retirement system to which the California State University was a contributing party.

(b) A surviving family member receiving an allowance in place of an annuitant who has retired as provided in subdivision (a), or as the survivor of a deceased California State University employee under Section 21541 or 21546.

(c) A person receiving a survivor allowance pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 21570) of Chapter 14 of Part 3 if he or she was eligible to enroll in a health benefit plan on the date of the California State University employee member’s death, on whose account the survivor allowance is payable.

(d) A family member of a deceased retired member of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, if the deceased member meets both of the following conditions:

(1) Retired within 120 days of separation from California State University employment.

(2) Prior to his or her death, received a retirement allowance that did not provide for a survivor allowance to family members.

(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)