{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-153","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-153","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tBenefit Trust. - The North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Benefit Trust under G.S. 135-154.\n(2)\tDeath Benefit Plan. - The Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees under this Article.\n(3)\tDisability Income Plan. - The Disability Income Plan of North Carolina under Article 6 of this Chapter.\n(4)\tReserved for future codification purposes.\n(5)\tReserved for future codification purposes.\n(6)\tParticipating plans. - All of the following:\na.\tThe Death Benefit Plan.\nb.\tThe Local Governmental Death Benefit Plan under Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 128 of the General Statutes.\nc.\tContributory death benefits available to retired members of the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System under G.S. 135-64.\nd.\tContributory death benefits available to retired members of the Legislative Retirement System under G.S. 120-4.27.\ne.\tThe Separate Insurance Benefits Plan under G.S. 143-166.60.\n(7)\tReserved for future codification purposes.\n(8)\tReserved for future codification purposes.\n(9)\tWorkers' compensation benefits. - Excluding any payments for a permanent partial disability rating, disability income benefits provided under Chapter 97 of the General Statutes. (2025-11, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 135. Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.","Article 8. Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_135/GS_135-153.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:42Z","sha256":"1ac3fac63055ac993fc222acca2f80204a52075c71b55bd31549fc081514805e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-151","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}