Sec. 10. (a) The director shall obtain a designation of beneficiary as soon as possible from each member.
(b) The board may adopt rules to allow a member who designates more than one (1) beneficiary to allocate benefit shares in percentage increments.
(c) Notwithstanding a contrary collateral agreement, court order, process, attachment, or levy, the right to receive a death benefit under IC 5-10.2 or this article vests with the designated beneficiary on file with the fund at the time of the member's death. The fund shall distribute the death benefit to the designated beneficiary or the designated beneficiary's estate in accordance with IC 5-10.2 and this article.
[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.115-2009, SEC.16; P.L.99-2010, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund
5-10.4-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
5-10.4-4-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
5-10.4-4-2. Creditable Service
5-10.4-4-3. Creditable Service Earned Under Prior Law
5-10.4-4-4. Out-of-State Service
5-10.4-4-5. Private Teaching Service
5-10.4-4-6. Substitute Teaching Service
5-10.4-4-9. Computation of State Liability
5-10.4-4-10. Designation of Beneficiary; Allocation of Benefits
5-10.4-4-11. Member Contributions to Fund
5-10.4-4-12. Cash Rollover Contributions
5-10.4-4-13. Withdrawal Provisions
5-10.4-4-14. Service Not Related to Governmental Unit; Contribution of Employer Share