South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13C - Department Of Labor And Regulation Employee Retirement
Section 3-13C-19 - Death benefit after retirement determination--Payment amount determined.

3-13C-19 . Death benefit after retirement determination--Payment amount determined.
Any death benefit after a participant's retirement will be determined by the form of retirement benefit in effect on that date. If the participant has a dependent child on the date of death after retirement date, payments shall be made as follows:
(1) For each dependent child of the participant with a surviving spouse, the amount of payments is equal to the least of:
(a) Sixty percent of the participant's average compensation on the date of death, divided by the number of dependent children;
(b) Seventy-five dollars; or
(c) Two hundred twenty-five dollars, divided by the number of dependent children.
The payments to a dependent child are in addition to the payments made to the surviving spouse; and
(2) For each dependent child of a participant who does not have a spouse on the date of death, the amount of payments is equal to the least of:
(a) Seventy-five percent of the participant's average compensation on the date of death, divided by the number of dependent children;
(b) Ninety dollars; or
(c) Two hundred seventy dollars, divided by the number of dependent children.

Source: SL 2020, ch 13, ยง 26.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees

Chapter 13C - Department Of Labor And Regulation Employee Retirement

Section 3-13C-1 - Definitions.

Section 3-13C-2 - Actuarial equivalent--Distribution expected--Determination of amount.

Section 3-13C-3 - Compensation determined.

Section 3-13C-4 - Credited past service--Determination.

Section 3-13C-5 - Credited service--Determination.

Section 3-13C-6 - Eligible retirement plan--Determination.

Section 3-13C-7 - Eligible rollover distribution.

Section 3-13C-8 - Normal retirement date--Determination.

Section 3-13C-9 - Confidentiality of records--Exceptions.

Section 3-13C-10 - Class D members vested--Contributions not required--Participation ceases.

Section 3-13C-11 - Beneficiaries--Records.

Section 3-13C-12 - Direct rollovers--Election by distributee.

Section 3-13C-13 - Required minimum distributions--General rule.

Section 3-13C-13.1 - Required minimum distributions--Member's death after distributions begun.

Section 3-13C-13.2 - Required minimum distributions--Member's death before distributions begun.

Section 3-13C-13.3 - Required minimum distributions--Incidental benefit rule.

Section 3-13C-13.4 - Required minimum distributions--Reasonable and made in good faith.

Section 3-13C-14 - Vested accrued benefit--Distribution--Small amounts payment.

Section 3-13C-15 - Accrued benefit determined.

Section 3-13C-16 - Amount of benefit at retirement.

Section 3-13C-17 - Benefit limitation.

Section 3-13C-18 - Preretirement death benefits--Payment recipient--Conditions--Determination of amount.

Section 3-13C-19 - Death benefit after retirement determination--Payment amount determined.

Section 3-13C-20 - Vested benefits--Distribution amount determined.

Section 3-13C-21 - Retirement benefits--Optional forms.

Section 3-13C-22 - Death benefits--Optional forms.

Section 3-13C-23 - Election of benefits--Requirements.