(B)

1. (1) Regardless of whether the volunteer peace officer received a benefit under division (A) of this section, death benefits shall be paid from the fund as follows:

   1. (a) To the surviving spouse and dependent children of a volunteer peace officer who, on or after December 22, 2015, is killed in the line of duty;
   2. (b) If the director of commerce makes the determination that initial premiums are sufficient as described in section 143.091 of the Revised Code, to the surviving spouse and dependent children of a volunteer peace officer who, on or after January 1, 2012, but before December 22, 2015, was killed in the line of duty.

2. (2) Death benefits shall be paid as follows:

   1. (a) To the surviving spouse of a volunteer peace officer killed in the line of duty, an award of one thousand dollars, and in addition, a benefit of three hundred dollars per month;
   2. (b) To the parent, guardian, or other persons on whom a child of a volunteer peace officer killed in the line of duty is dependent for chief financial support, a benefit of one hundred twenty-five dollars per month for each dependent child under age eighteen, or under age twenty-two if attending an institution of learning or training pursuant to a program designed to complete in each school year the equivalent of at least two-thirds of the full-time curriculum requirements of the institution.

(C) An individual eligible for benefits payable under this section shall file a claim for benefits with the appropriate volunteer peace officers' dependents fund board on a form provided by the board. All of the following information shall be submitted with the claim:

1. (1) In the case of a totally and permanently disabled volunteer peace officer, the following:

   1. (a) The name of the police or sheriff's department for which the officer was a volunteer peace officer;
   2. (b) The date of the injury;
   3. (c) Satisfactory medical evidence that the officer is totally and permanently disabled.

2. (2) In the case of a surviving spouse or a parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a dependent child, the following:

   1. (a) The full name of the deceased volunteer peace officer;
   2. (b) The name of the police or sheriff's department for which the deceased officer was a volunteer peace officer;
   3. (c) The name and address of the surviving spouse, as applicable;
   4. (d) The names, ages, and addresses of any dependent children;
   5. (e) Any other evidence required by the board.