(40 ILCS 5/14-116) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-116)
Sec. 14-116.
Nonoccupational death benefit-death before
retirement.
(a) Upon death of a member before retirement from any cause other
than illness contracted or injuries received in the performance of duty
to the State, if no survivors annuity beneficiary survives the member,
such person as the member has nominated by written direction
duly acknowledged
and filed with the board or if no such nomination the estate of the
member, except as otherwise provided, shall receive the member's accumulated
contributions plus credited interest. If such member dies in service
and was in receipt of
compensation within a period of 12 months before death, or if death
occurred during the first 30 days of absence on account of disability or
while in receipt of a nonoccupational disability or
occupational disability
benefit, a death benefit shall also be payable in the manner provided in
this Section. The benefit shall be equal to one month's final average
compensation upon death occurring during the first year of service and
an additional amount of one month's final average
compensation for each
additional complete year of creditable service, but not to exceed 6 months'
final average compensation.
(b) When an annuitant re-enters the service in a department, and
dies under the conditions described in paragraph (a) of this Section,
the accumulated contributions plus credited interest to be paid as provided
in this Section
shall, if the member has not previously elected a reversionary
annuity, consist
of the excess, if any, of his accumulated contributions plus credited
interest over the total
amount of retirement annuity payments received
by the member before
death. The death benefit provided from State contributions is
payable only if the member has rendered at least one year of
creditable service
during such re-employment and is paid in the manner provided in this
Article.
(c) Upon the death of a member before retirement, or while in
service after having previously retired, from any cause other than
illness contracted or injuries received in the performance of duty to
the State, leaving an eligible survivors annuity beneficiary, such
person as the member has nominated by written direction duly
acknowledged and
filed with the board or if no such nomination the estate of the member
is entitled to a refund of the member's contributions for
retirement annuity plus credited interest
less
retirement annuity payments, if any, and a
survivors annuity
is payable in the manner provided in this Article.
(d) Instead of a death benefit provided in this Section, the widow
of a member, if eligible therefor, may elect to receive the widow's
annuity and lump sum payment provided in this Article.
(Source: P.A. 80-841.)
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