N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 508-b*3: Death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk county

* § 508-b. Death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk

county. 1. As used in this section, the term "correction officer" shall

have the same meaning as in subdivision e of section eighty-nine-f of

this chapter.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, where a

correction officer would have been entitled to a service retirement

benefit at the time of his or her death and where his or her death

occurs on or after the effective date of this section, the beneficiary

or beneficiaries may elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable

which shall be equal to the pension reserve that would have been

established had the member retired on the date of his or her death, or

the value of the death benefit and the

reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay, if any, whichever is greater.

* NB There are 4 § 508-b's