{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-27100","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 27100","heading":"","body":"A participant may at any time designate or change the designation of one or more primary beneficiaries and one or more contingent beneficiaries to receive any lump-sum death benefit that may be payable under the plan. The beneficiary shall be designated on a form prescribed by the system that is received by the system before the participant’s death.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 14. STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM [26000. - 28101.]","CHAPTER 12. Beneficiary [27100. - 27102.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c0bd77b706134948294dcc903fc15175985c82f11b63038780d34d1f5ee8cc5c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-27008","next":"us-ca/edc-27100.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}