Section 2-3.5-4-6 - Surviving spouse; benefits(a) The surviving spouse of a participant who:(2) on the date of death: (A) was receiving benefits under this chapter;(B) had completed at least ten (10) years of service as a member of the general assembly; or(C) had a permanent disability and was receiving benefits under section 5 of this chapter; is entitled, regardless of the participant's age, to the benefit prescribed by subsection (b).
(b) The surviving spouse is entitled to a benefit for life equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount of retirement benefit that:(1) the participant was receiving at the time of death; or(2) the participant would have been entitled to receive at fifty-five (55) years of age, or at the date of death, whichever is later.As added by P.L. 6-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 99-2007, SEC.2.