Subdivision 1. Entitlement. (a) A survivor of a deceased active member of the retirement plan or a deceased deferred member of the retirement plan, upon application as prescribed by the executive director, is entitled to receive a survivor benefit.
(b) A survivor is the spouse of the member, or if none, the minor child or children of the member, or if none, the estate of the member.
Subd. 2. Lump-sum retirement plan; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the lump-sum retirement division is the amount of the lump-sum service pension that would have been payable to the member of the lump-sum retirement division on the date of death if the member had been age 50 or older on that date.
Subd. 3. Monthly benefit retirement plan; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the monthly benefit retirement division is the survivor service pension amount specified in the retirement benefit plan document applicable to the fire department, subject to all conditions and limitations for the benefit specified therein.
2009 c 169 art 9 s 21; 2015 c 68 art 8 s 23,24
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement
Chapter 353G — Volunteer Firefighters; Retirement
Section 353G.01 — Definitions.
Section 353G.02 — Plan And Fund Creation.
Section 353G.03 — Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan Advisory Board.
Section 353G.04 — Information From Municipalities And Fire Departments.
Section 353G.05 — Plan Coverage Election.
Section 353G.07 — Certification Of Service Credit.
Section 353G.08 — Retirement Plan Funding; Disbursements.
Section 353G.09 — Retirement Benefit Eligibility.
Section 353G.10 — Deferred Service Pension Amount.
Section 353G.11 — Lump-sum Retirement Division Service Pension Levels.
Section 353G.112 — Monthly Benefit Retirement Division Service Pension Levels.
Section 353G.115 — Disability Benefit Coverage; Authority For Casualty Insurance.
Section 353G.12 — Survivor Benefit.
Section 353G.13 — Lump-sum Retirement Division; Portability.
Section 353G.14 — Purchase Of Annuity Contracts.
Section 353G.16 — Exemption From Process.
Section 353G.17 — Transfer Authorized.
Section 353G.18 — Termination Of Participation And Distribution Of Benefits.