In addition to any of these retirement annuity payments, the designated beneficiary of any retired member is eligible to receive survivor benefits of one of the following:

1. (1) a lump sum payment of $10,000; or

2. (2) a lump sum payment of $2,500 and one of the following:

   1. (A) to the widow, widower, or dependent parent, $100 per month from age 65;
   2. (B) to the widow or widower with children under the age of 18, $200 per month until the youngest child reaches the age of 18; benefits cease until age 65 and then resume at $100 per month;
   3. (C) to the guardian of dependent children under the age of 18, $200 per month for two or more children and $100 per month when there is only one;
   4. (D) if the widow or widower with children under the age of 18 dies, the guardian of the children may receive benefits for the children;
   5. (E) any other beneficiary of retired member, no monthly payments unless provided by one of the optional retirement plans;
   6. (F) when multiple beneficiaries are named and two or more are eligible for monthly payments, the monthly payment will be split in equal portions. When only one beneficiary named is eligible for monthly payments, the entire monthly payment will be made to that beneficiary.

Source Note:The provisions of this §29.9 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective September 11, 1977, 2 TexReg 3282; amended to be effective April 2, 1979, 4 TexReg 954; amended to be effective September 4, 1981, 6 TexReg 3098; amended to be effective January 14, 1986, 10 TexReg 4950; amended to be effective September 29, 1989, 14 TexReg 4784.