N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 360-c: Death benefit for vested members who die prior to retirement

§ 360-c. Death benefit for vested members who die prior to retirement.

a. A death benefit plus the reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay shall be

payable upon the death of a member who:

1. Died before the effective date of retirement while a member of the

retirement system;

2. Had at least ten years of credited service at the time of death;

and

3. Died at a time and in a manner which did not result in the

eligibility of the member's estate or any beneficiary to receive any

other retirement system death benefits on account of such death.

b. Benefits provided under this section shall be payable to the

member's estate or the beneficiary or beneficiaries nominated by the

member on a designation of beneficiary form filed with the comptroller

pursuant to section sixty of this chapter, who would have been eligible

to receive benefits if benefits had become payable pursuant to such

section.

c. The amount of the benefit payable pursuant to this section shall be

equal to one-half of the amount of the ordinary death benefit which

would have been payable pursuant to section sixty of this chapter had

the member's death occurred on the last day of service upon which

membership was based.