Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 83 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits
Section 8347 - Death benefits


(a) Members eligible for annuities.--Any member or former member on USERRA leave, other than an annuitant, who dies and was eligible for an annuity in accordance with section 8307(a) or (b) (relating to eligibility for annuities) shall be considered as having applied for an annuity from the fund to become effective the day before his death; and, in the event he has not elected an option, it shall be assumed that he elected Option 1 and assigned as beneficiary that person last designated in writing to the board.
(b) Members ineligible for annuities.--In the event of the death of any member or former member on USERRA leave, other than an annuitant, who is not entitled to a death benefit as provided in subsection (a), his designated beneficiary shall be paid the full amount of his accumulated deductions payable from the fund.
(c) Disability annuitants.--In the event of the death of a disability annuitant who has elected to receive a maximum disability annuity before he has received in annuity payments an amount equal to the present value, on the effective date of disability, of the benefits to which he would have been entitled under subsection (a) had he died while in school service, the balance of such amount shall be paid to his designated beneficiary, except that in the event of the death of a disability annuitant who was not entitled to receive benefits under subsection (a), his beneficiary shall be paid the accumulated deductions standing to his credit on the effective date of disability less the total payments received on account of his member's annuity.
(d) Other annuitants.--In the event of the death of an annuitant who has elected to receive the maximum single life annuity before he has received in total annuity payments an amount equal to the full amount of the accumulated deductions standing to his credit on the effective date of retirement, the difference between the total payments made to the date of death and the accumulated deductions shall be paid to his designated beneficiary.
(e) Required distributions.--All payments pursuant to this section shall start and be made in compliance with the minimum distribution requirements and the incidental death benefit rules of IRC § 401(a)(9).
(July 1, 2013, P.L.174, No.32, eff. July 1, 2013; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.529, No.93, eff. imd.; June 12, 2017, P.L.11, No.5, eff. imd.)

2017 Amendment. Act 5 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).
2015 Amendment. Act 93 added subsec. (e).
Cross References. Section 8347 is referred to in sections 8309, 8349 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 24 - EDUCATION

Chapter 83 - Membership, Contributions and Benefits

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 8301 - Mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan

Section 8302 - Credited school service

Section 8303 - Eligibility points for retention and reinstatement of service credits

Section 8303.1 - Waiver of adjustments

Section 8304 - Creditable nonschool service

Section 8305 - Classes of service

Section 8305.1 - Election to become a Class T-D member

Section 8305.2 - Election to become a Class T-F member

Section 8305.3 - Election to become a Class T-H member

Section 8305.4 - Election to become a Class DC participant

Section 8305.5 - Election to become Class T-G, Class T-H or Class DC

Section 8306 - Eligibility points

Section 8307 - Eligibility for annuities

Section 8308 - Eligibility for vesting

Section 8309 - Eligibility for death benefits

Section 8310 - Eligibility for refunds

Section 8311 - Eligibility for early retirement

Section 8312 - Eligibility for special early retirement

Section 8313 - Eligibility for limited early retirement

Section 8321 - Regular member contributions for current service

Section 8322 - Joint coverage member contributions

Section 8322.1 - Pickup contributions

Section 8323 - Member contributions for creditable school service

Section 8324 - Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service and noncreditable school service

Section 8325 - Incomplete payments

Section 8325.1 - Annual compensation limit under IRC § 401(a)(17)

Section 8326 - Contributions by the Commonwealth

Section 8327 - Payments by employers

Section 8327.1 - Nonparticipating employer withdrawal liablity

Section 8328 - Actuarial cost method

Section 8329 - Payments on account of social security deductions from appropriations

Section 8330 - Appropriations by the Commonwealth

Section 8341 - Return of accumulated deductions

Section 8342 - Maximum single life annuity

Section 8343 - Reduction of annuities on account of social security old-age insurance benefits

Section 8344 - Disability annuities

Section 8345 - Member's options

Section 8346 - Termination of annuities

Section 8347 - Death benefits

Section 8348 - Supplemental annuities

Section 8348.1 - Additional supplemental annuities

Section 8348.2 - Further additional supplemental annuities

Section 8348.3 - Supplemental annuities commencing 1994

Section 8348.4 - Special supplemental postretirement adjustment

Section 8348.5 - Supplemental annuities commencing 1998

Section 8348.6 - Supplemental annuities commencing 2002

Section 8348.7 - Supplemental annuities commencing 2003

Section 8349 - Payment of benefits from the system