1999 Minnesota Code
Chapters 3 - 3C Legislature
Chapter 3A Legislators' Retirement
Section 3A.05 Application for survivor benefit.

3A.05 Application for survivor benefit.

Applications for survivor benefits pursuant to section 3A.04 shall be filed with the director by the surviving spouse and dependent children entitled to benefits pursuant to section 3A.04, or by the guardian of the estate, if there is one, of the dependent children. Survivor benefits shall accrue as of the first day of the month following the death of the member of the legislature or former legislator and payments shall commence as of the first of the month next following the filing of the application, and shall be retroactive to the date the benefit accrues; provided, however, that no payment shall be retroactive for more than 12 months prior to the month the application is filed with the director.

HIST: 1965 c 896 s 5; 1971 c 928 s 7; 1974 c 445 s 9; 1975 c 368 s 9; 1981 c 224 s 9

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