Any widow other than one who has received benefits under the provisions of section 5-144, and a dependent child or children of any state policeman or of a retired state policeman who would have been eligible for benefits under sections 5-146 to 5-151, inclusive, had said sections been in effect on June 1, 1944, or at any time subsequent thereto shall be entitled to such benefits on and after July 1, 1985, provided such eligibility still exists. The survivors' benefits paid in accordance with this section shall be certified by the Retirement Commission to the Comptroller, who shall draw his order on the Treasurer for payment of such allowances.
(1961, P.A. 537, S. 6; P.A. 85-511, S. 1, 3.)
History: P.A. 85-511 changed the date of retroactive applicability of Secs. 5-146 to 5-151, inclusive, from July 1, 1945, to June 1, 1944, for widows and dependents.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 65 - Disability Compensation and Death Benefits
Section 5-142. - Disability compensation.
Section 5-142a. - Injury or death of sheriff.
Section 5-143. - Applicability of Workers' Compensation Act. Additional sick leave compensation.
Section 5-144. - Death benefits for state employees, state officers and members of General Assembly.
Section 5-145b. - Hypertension or heart disease in motor vehicle inspectors.
Section 5-147. - Payment of allowances of children.
Section 5-148. - Contributions.
Section 5-149. - State employee death benefits not payable, when.
Section 5-150. - Survivorship benefits for beneficiaries of members of Division of State Police.
Section 5-151. - Benefits for survivors of previously deceased police.