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OH HB620
Bill
Status
9/16/2014
Primary Sponsor
Matt Huffman
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AI Summary
HB 620 Summary
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Allows ex-spouses to receive a portion of survivor benefits or return of contributions when a retirement system member dies before retirement, based on the fraction of service years during which the member was married to the ex-spouse.
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Modifies survivor benefit eligibility for the State Teachers Retirement System and Public Employees Retirement System by simplifying age requirements for qualified children and removing school attendance requirements.
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Establishes that qualified children under age 18 or 22 (depending on the system) can receive survivor benefits until age 22, with attendance at educational institutions no longer required for children ages 18-22 in certain systems.
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Applies new provisions to domestic relations orders already retained by retirement systems, allowing ex-spouses to receive portions of survivor benefits when members die before retirement.
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Includes grandfather provisions ensuring current survivor benefit recipients continue receiving benefits under prior law through age 22 or until benefits terminate.
Legislative Description
To provide for payment to an ex-spouse of part of any survivor benefits or return of contributions payable to the surviving spouse of a state retirement system member who dies prior to retirement and to modify eligibility requirements for benefits provided to survivors of deceased members of the State Teachers Retirement System and the Public Employees Retirement System.
State retirement-survivor benefits to ex-spouses/school retirement-survivor benefits
Last Action
To Health and Aging
9/16/2014