Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 2114
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected:
IC 36-8-8.
Synopsis: 1977 fund retirement benefits. Provides that a member of
the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund
who has completed 20 years of service may retire at age 50, instead of
52. Eliminates the 1977 fund member's election to retire with
actuarially reduced benefits. Increases the percentages that apply when
calculating a benefit for a fund member with more than 20 years of
service, from 2% to 2.5% for a fund member who retired before
January 1, 1986, and from 1% to 1.25% for a fund member who retires
after December 31, 1985.
Effective: July 1, 2001.
Herrell, Adams T
January 17, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced
First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)
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HOUSE BILL No. 2114
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
pensions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-10; (01)IN2114.1.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 36-8-8-10
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 10. (a) A fund member
is eligible for retirement after he has completed twenty (20) years of
active service.
(b) Unless the member is receiving benefits under subsection (c),
unreduced Benefits to a retired fund member begin the date:
(1) the fund member becomes fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of
age; or
(2) on which the fund member retires;
whichever is later. Benefit payments to a retired fund member under
this subsection begin on the first day of the month on or after the date
he the member reaches fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age or on
which he the member retires, whichever is later.
(c) A retired member may elect to receive actuarially reduced
benefits that begin the date:
(1) the fund member becomes fifty (50) years of age; or
(2) on which the fund member retires;
whichever is later. Benefit payments to a retired fund member under
this subsection begin on the first day of the month on or after the day
the member reaches fifty (50) years of age or on which the member
retires, whichever is later.
(d) (c) If a fund member:
(1) becomes fifty-two (52) years of age in the case of unreduced
benefits or fifty (50) years of age; in the case of reduced benefits;
or
(2) retires; on a date other than on the first day of the month;
on a date other than on the first day of the month, the amount due
the fund member for the initial partial monthly benefit is payable
together with the regular monthly benefit on the first of the month
following the date the fund member becomes fifty-two (52) or fifty (50)
years of age, respectively, or retires, whichever is later.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-11; (01)IN2114.1.2. -->
SECTION 2.
IC 36-8-8-11
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 11. (a) Benefits paid
under this section are subject to section 2.5 of this chapter.
(b) Each fund member who qualifies for a retirement benefit
payment under section 10(b) of this chapter is entitled to receive a
monthly benefit equal to fifty percent (50%) of the monthly salary of
a first class patrolman or firefighter in the year the member ended his
active service plus:
(1) for a member who retires before January 1, 1986, two and
one-half percent (2%) (2.5%) of that salary for each full year of
active service; or
(2) for a member who retires after December 31, 1985, one and
one-quarter percent (1%) (1.25%) of that salary for each six (6)
months of active service;
over twenty (20) years, to a maximum of twelve (12) years.
(c) Each fund member who qualifies for a retirement benefit
payment under section 10(c) of this chapter is entitled to receive a
monthly benefit equal to fifty percent (50%) of the monthly salary of
a first class patrolman or firefighter in the year the member ended his
active service plus one percent (1%) of that salary for each six (6)
months of active service over twenty (20) years, to a maximum of
twelve (12) years, all actuarially reduced for each month (if any) of
benefit payments prior to fifty-two (52) years of age, by a factor
established by the fund's actuary from time to time.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-12; (01)IN2114.1.3. -->
SECTION 3.
IC 36-8-8-12
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2000,
SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 12. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject
to sections 2.5 and 2.6 of this chapter.
(b) If an active fund member has a covered impairment, as
determined under sections 12.3 through 13.1 of this chapter, the
member is entitled to receive the benefit prescribed by section 13.3 or
13.5 of this chapter. A member who has had a covered impairment and
returns to active duty with the department shall not be treated as a new
applicant seeking to become a member of the 1977 fund.
(c) If a retired fund member who has not yet reached the member's
fifty-second fiftieth birthday is found by the PERF board to be
permanently or temporarily unable to perform all suitable work for
which the member is or may be capable of becoming qualified, the
member is entitled to receive during the disability the retirement
benefit payments payable at
fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
During a reasonable period in which a disabled fund member is
becoming qualified for suitable work, the member may continue to
receive disability benefit payments. However, benefits payable for
disability under this subsection are reduced by amounts for which the
fund member is eligible from:
(1) a plan or policy of insurance providing benefits for loss of
time because of disability;
(2) a plan, fund, or other arrangement to which the fund member's
employer has contributed or for which the fund member's
employer has made payroll deductions, including a group life
policy providing installment payments for disability, a group
annuity contract, or a pension or retirement annuity plan other
than the fund established by this chapter;
(3) the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), the
Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, or another federal, state, local, or
other governmental agency;
(4) worker's compensation payable under IC 22-3; and
(5) a salary or wage, including overtime and bonus pay and extra
or additional remuneration of any kind, the fund member receives
or is entitled to receive from the member's employer.
For the purposes of this subsection, a retired fund member is
considered eligible for benefits from subdivisions (1) through (5)
whether or not the member has made application for the benefits.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a plan, policy of insurance, fund,
or other arrangement:
(1) delivered, issued for delivery, amended, or renewed after
April 9, 1979; and
(2) described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2);
may not provide for a reduction or alteration of benefits as a result of
benefits for which a fund member may be eligible from the 1977 fund
under subsection (c).
(e) Time spent receiving disability benefits is considered active
service for the purpose of determining retirement benefits until the
fund member has a total of twenty (20) years of service.
(f) A fund member who is receiving disability benefits under this
chapter shall be transferred from disability to regular retirement status
when the member becomes fifty-five (55) fifty (50) years of age.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-13.3; (01)IN2114.1.4. -->
SECTION 4.
IC 36-8-8-13.3
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2000,
SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 13.3. (a) This section applies only to a fund
member who:
(1) is hired for the first time before January 1, 1990; and
(2) does not choose coverage by sections 12.5 and 13.5 of this
chapter under section 12.4 of this chapter.
This section does not apply to a fund member described in section
12.3(c)(2) of this chapter.
(b) A fund member:
(1) who became disabled before July 1, 2000;
(2)
who is determined to have a covered impairment; and
(3) for whom it is determined that there is no suitable and
available work within the fund member's department, considering
reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the
Americans with Disabilities Act;
is entitled to receive during the disability a benefit equal to the benefit
that the fund member would have received if the fund member had
retired. If the disabled fund member does not have at least twenty (20)
years of service or is not at least
fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age,
the benefit is computed and paid as if the fund member had twenty (20)
years of service and was
fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a fund member:
(1) who becomes disabled after July 1, 2000;
(2) who is determined to have a covered impairment that is:
(A) the direct result of:
(i) a personal injury that occurs while the fund member is on
duty;
(ii) a personal injury that occurs while the fund member is
off duty and is responding to an offense or a reported
offense, in the case of a police officer, or an emergency or
reported emergency for which the fund member is trained,
in the case of a firefighter; or
(iii) an occupational disease (as defined in
IC 22-3-7-10
),
including a duty related disease that is also included within
clause (B); or
(B) a duty related disease (for purposes of this section, a "duty
related disease" means a disease arising out of the fund
member's employment; a disease is considered to arise out of
the fund member's employment if it is apparent to the rational
mind, upon consideration of all of the circumstances, that:
(i) there is a connection between the conditions under which
the fund member's duties are performed and the disease;
(ii) the disease can be seen to have followed as a natural
incident of the fund member's duties as a result of the
exposure occasioned by the nature of the fund member's
duties; and
(iii) the disease can be traced to the fund member's
employment as the proximate cause); and
(3) for whom it is determined that there is no suitable and
available work within the fund member's department, considering
reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the
Americans with Disabilities Act;
is entitled to receive during the disability a benefit equal to the benefit
that the fund member would have received if the fund member had
retired. If the disabled fund member does not have at least twenty (20)
years of service or is not at least fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age,
the benefit is computed and paid as if the fund member had twenty (20)
years of service and was fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a fund member:
(1) who becomes disabled after July 1, 2000;
(2) who is determined to have a covered impairment that is not a
covered impairment described in subsection (c)(2)(A) or
(c)(2)(B); and
(3) for whom it is determined that there is no suitable and
available work within the fund member's department, considering
reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act;
is entitled to receive during the disability a benefit equal to the benefit
that the fund member would have received if the fund member had
retired. If the disabled fund member does not have at least twenty (20)
years of service or is not at least fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age,
the benefit is computed and paid as if the fund member had twenty (20)
years of service and was fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
(e) Notwithstanding section 12.3 of this chapter and any other
provision of this section, a member who:
(1) has had a covered impairment;
(2) recovers and returns to active service with the department; and
(3) within two (2) years after returning to active service has an
impairment that except for section 12.3 of this chapter would be
a covered impairment;
is entitled to the benefit under this subsection if the impairment
described in subdivision (3) results from the same condition or
conditions (without an intervening circumstance) that caused the
covered impairment described in subdivision (1). The member is
entitled to receive the monthly disability benefit amount paid to the
member at the time of the member's return to active service plus any
adjustments under section 15 of this chapter that would have been
applicable during the member's period of reemployment.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-13.5; (01)IN2114.1.5. -->
SECTION 5.
IC 36-8-8-13.5
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 13.5. (a) This section
applies only to a fund member who:
(1) is hired for the first time after December 31, 1989;
(2) chooses coverage by this section and section 12.5 of this
chapter under section 12.4 of this chapter; or
(3) is described in section 12.3(c)(2) of this chapter.
(b) A fund member who is determined to have a Class 1 impairment
and for whom it is determined that there is no suitable and available
work within the fund member's department, considering reasonable
accommodation to the extent required by the Americans with
Disabilities Act, is entitled to a monthly base benefit equal to forty-five
percent (45%) of the monthly salary of a first class patrolman or
firefighter in the year of the local board's determination of impairment.
(c) A fund member who is determined to have a Class 2 impairment
and for whom it is determined that there is no suitable and available
work within the fund member's department, considering reasonable
accommodation to the extent required by the Americans with
Disabilities Act, is entitled to a monthly base benefit equal to
twenty-two percent (22%) of the monthly salary of a first class
patrolman or firefighter in the year of the local board's determination
of impairment plus one-half percent (0.5%) of that salary for each year
of service, up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service.
(d) For applicants hired before March 2, 1992, a fund member who
is determined to have a Class 3 impairment and for whom it is
determined that there is no suitable and available work within the fund
member's department, considering reasonable accommodation to the
extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, is entitled to a
monthly base benefit equal to the product of the member's years of
service (not to exceed thirty (30) years of service) multiplied by one
percent (1%) of the monthly salary of a first class patrolman or
firefighter in the year of the local board's determination of impairment.
(e) For applicants hired after March 1, 1992, or described in section
12.3(c)(2) of this chapter, a fund member who is determined to have a
Class 3 impairment and for whom it is determined that there is no
suitable and available work within the fund member's department,
considering reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the
Americans with Disabilities Act, is entitled to the following benefits
instead of benefits provided under subsection (d):
(1) If the fund member did not have a Class 3 excludable
condition under section 13.6 of this chapter at the time the fund
member entered or reentered the fund, the fund member is
entitled to a monthly base benefit equal to the product of the
member's years of service, not to exceed thirty (30) years of
service, multiplied by one percent (1%) of the monthly salary of
a first class patrolman or firefighter in the year of the local board's
determination of impairment.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (5), a fund member is
entitled to receive the benefits set forth in subdivision (1) if:
(A) the fund member had a Class 3 excludable condition under
section 13.6 of this chapter at the time the fund member
entered or reentered the fund;
(B) the fund member has a Class 3 impairment that is not
related in any manner to the Class 3 excludable condition
described in clause (A); and
(C) the Class 3 impairment described in clause (B) occurs after
the fund member has completed four (4) years of service with
the employer after the date the fund member entered or
reentered the fund.
(3) Except as provided in subdivision (5), a fund member is not
entitled to a monthly base benefit for a Class 3 impairment if:
(A) the fund member had a Class 3 excludable condition under
section 13.6 of this chapter at the time the fund member
entered or reentered the fund; and
(B) the Class 3 impairment occurs before the fund member has
completed four (4) years of service with the employer after the
date the fund member entered or reentered the fund.
(4) A fund member is not entitled to a monthly base benefit for a
Class 3 impairment if:
(A) the fund member had a Class 3 excludable condition under
section 13.6 of this chapter at the time the fund member
entered or reentered the fund; and
(B) the Class 3 impairment is related in any manner to the
Class 3 excludable condition.
(5) If, during the first four (4) years of service with the employer:
(A) a fund member with a Class 3 excludable condition is
determined to have a Class 3 impairment; and
(B) the Class 3 impairment is attributable to an accidental
injury that is not related in any manner to the fund member's
Class 3 excludable condition;
the member is entitled to receive the benefits provided in
subdivision (1) with respect to the accidental injury. For purposes
of this subdivision, the local board shall make the initial
determination of whether an impairment is attributable to an
accidental injury. The local board shall forward the initial
determination to the director of the PERF board for a final
determination by the PERF board or the PERF board's designee.
(f) If a fund member is entitled to a monthly base benefit under
subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e), the fund member is also entitled to a
monthly amount that is no less than ten percent (10%) and no greater
than forty-five percent (45%) of the monthly salary of a first class
patrolman or firefighter in the year of the local board's determination
of impairment. The additional monthly amount shall be determined by
the PERF medical authority based on the degree of impairment.
(g) Benefits for a Class 1 impairment are payable until the fund
member becomes fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age. Benefits for a
Class 2 and a Class 3 impairment are payable:
(1) for a period equal to the years of service of the member, if the
member's total disability benefit is less than thirty percent (30%)
of the monthly salary of a first class patrolman or firefighter in the
year of the local board's determination of impairment and the
member has fewer than four (4) years of service; or
(2) until the member becomes fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of
age if the member's benefit is:
(A) equal to or greater than thirty percent (30%) of the
monthly salary of a first class patrolman or firefighter in the
year of the local board's determination of impairment; or
(B) less than thirty percent (30%) of the monthly salary of a
first class patrolman or firefighter in the year of the local
board's determination of impairment if the member has at least
four (4) years of service.
(h) Upon becoming fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age, a fund
member with a Class 1 or Class 2 impairment is entitled to receive the
retirement benefit payable to a fund member with:
(1) twenty (20) years of service; or
(2) the total years of service and salary, as of the year the member
becomes fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age, that the fund
member would have earned if the fund member had remained in
active service until becoming fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of
age;
whichever is greater.
(i) Upon becoming fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age, a fund
member who is receiving or has received a Class 3 impairment benefit
that is:
(1) equal to or greater than thirty percent (30%) of the monthly
salary of a first class patrolman or firefighter in the year of the
local board's determination of impairment; or
(2) less than thirty percent (30%) of the monthly salary of a first
class patrolman or firefighter in the year of the local board's
determination of impairment if the member has at least four (4)
years of service;
is entitled to receive the retirement benefit payable to a fund member
with twenty (20) years of service.
(j) Notwithstanding section 12.3 of this chapter and any other
provision of this section, a member who:
(1) has had a covered impairment;
(2) recovers and returns to active service with the department; and
(3) within two (2) years after returning to active service has an
impairment that, except for section 12.3(b)(3) of this chapter,
would be a covered impairment;
is entitled to the benefit under this subsection if the impairment
described in subdivision (3) results from the same condition or
conditions (without an intervening circumstance) that caused the
covered impairment described in subdivision (1). The member is
entitled to receive the monthly disability benefit amount paid to the
member at the time of the member's return to active service plus any
adjustments under section 15 of this chapter that would have been
applicable during the member's period of reemployment.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-13.8; (01)IN2114.1.6. -->
SECTION 6.
IC 36-8-8-13.8
, AS ADDED BY P.L.118-2000,
SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 13.8. (a) This section applies to an active or
retired member who dies other than in the line of duty (as defined in
section 14.1 of this chapter) after August 31, 1982.
(b) If a fund member dies while receiving retirement or disability
benefits, the following apply:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each of the
member's surviving children is entitled to a monthly benefit equal
to twenty percent (20%) of the fund member's monthly benefit:
(A) until the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) until the child becomes twenty-three (23) years of age if
the child is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary
school or is a full-time student at an accredited college or
university;
whichever period is longer. However, if the board finds upon the
submission of satisfactory proof that a child who is at least
eighteen (18) years of age is mentally or physically incapacitated,
is not a ward of the state, and is not receiving a benefit under
clause (B), the child is entitled to receive an amount each month
that is equal to the greater of thirty percent (30%) of the monthly
pay of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter or fifty-five
percent (55%) of the monthly benefit the deceased member was
receiving or was entitled to receive on the date of the member's
death as long as the mental or physical incapacity of the child
continues. Benefits paid for a child shall be paid to the surviving
parent as long as the child resides with and is supported by the
surviving parent. If the surviving parent dies, the benefits shall be
paid to the legal guardian of the child.
(2) The member's surviving spouse is entitled to a monthly benefit
equal to sixty percent (60%) of the fund member's monthly
benefit during the spouse's lifetime. If the spouse remarried before
September 1, 1983, and benefits ceased on the date of remarriage,
the benefits for the surviving spouse shall be reinstated on July 1,
1997, and continue during the life of the surviving spouse.
If a fund member dies while receiving retirement or disability benefits,
there is no surviving eligible child or spouse, and there is proof
satisfactory to the local board, subject to review in the manner
specified in section 13.1(b) of this chapter, that the parent was wholly
dependent on the fund member, the member's surviving parent is
entitled, or both surviving parents if qualified are entitled jointly, to
receive fifty percent (50%) of the fund member's monthly benefit
during the parent's or parents' lifetime.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a fund
member dies while on active duty or while retired and not receiving
benefits, the member's children and the member's spouse, or the
member's parent or parents are entitled to receive a monthly benefit
determined under subsection (b). If the fund member did not have at
least twenty (20) years of service or was not at least
fifty-two (52) fifty
(50) years of age, the benefit is computed as if the member:
(1) did have twenty (20) years of service; and
(2) was fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-13.9; (01)IN2114.1.7. -->
SECTION 7.
IC 36-8-8-13.9
, AS ADDED BY P.L.118-2000,
SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 13.9. (a) This section applies to an active member
who died in the line of duty (as defined in section 14.1 of this chapter)
before September 1, 1982.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a fund
member dies in the line of duty, the following apply:
(1) Each of the member's surviving children is entitled to a
monthly benefit equal to twenty percent (20%) of the fund
member's monthly benefit:
(A) until the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) until the child becomes twenty-three (23) years of age if
the child is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary
school or is a full-time student at an accredited college or
university;
whichever period is longer. However, if the board finds upon the
submission of satisfactory proof that a child who is at least
eighteen (18) years of age is mentally or physically incapacitated,
is not a ward of the state, and is not receiving a benefit under
clause (B), the child is entitled to receive an amount each month
that is equal to the greater of thirty percent (30%) of the monthly
pay of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter or fifty-five
percent (55%) of the monthly benefit the deceased member was
receiving or was entitled to receive on the date of the member's
death as long as the mental or physical incapacity of the child
continues. Benefits paid for a child shall be paid to the surviving
parent as long as the child resides with and is supported by the
surviving parent. If the surviving parent dies, the benefits shall be
paid to the legal guardian of the child.
(2) The member's surviving spouse is entitled to a monthly benefit
equal to sixty percent (60%) of the fund member's monthly
benefit during the spouse's lifetime. If the spouse remarried before
September 1, 1983, and benefits ceased on the date of remarriage,
the benefits for the surviving spouse shall be reinstated on July 1,
1997, and continue during the life of the surviving spouse.
If there is no surviving eligible child or spouse, and there is proof
satisfactory to the local board, subject to review in the manner
specified in section 13.1(b) of this chapter, that the parent was wholly
dependent on the fund member, the member's surviving parent is
entitled, or both surviving parents if qualified are entitled jointly, to
receive fifty percent (50%) of the fund member's monthly benefit
during the parent's or parents' lifetime.
(c) If the fund member did not have at least twenty (20) years of
service or was not at least fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age, the
benefit under subsection (b) is computed as if the member:
(1) did have twenty (20) years of service; and
(2) was fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-14.1; (01)IN2114.1.8. -->
SECTION 8.
IC 36-8-8-14.1
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2000,
SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 14.1. (a) Benefits paid under this section are
subject to section 2.5 of this chapter.
(b) This section applies to an active member who dies in the line of
duty after August 31, 1982.
(c) If a fund member dies in the line of duty after August 31, 1982,
the member's surviving spouse is entitled to a monthly benefit during
the spouse's lifetime, equal to the benefit to which the member would
have been entitled on the date of the member's death, but not less than
the benefit payable to a member with twenty (20) years service at
fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age. If the spouse remarried before
September 1, 1983, and benefits ceased on the date of remarriage, the
benefits for the surviving spouse shall be reinstated on July 1, 1997,
and continue during the life of the surviving spouse.
(d) If a fund member dies in the line of duty, each of the member's
surviving children is entitled to a monthly benefit equal to twenty
percent (20%) of the fund member's monthly benefit:
(1) until the child reaches eighteen (18) years of age; or
(2) until the child reaches twenty-three (23) years of age if the
child is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary school or
is a full-time student at an accredited college or university;
whichever period is longer. However, if the board finds upon the
submission of satisfactory proof that a child who is at least eighteen
(18) years of age is mentally or physically incapacitated, is not a ward
of the state, and is not receiving a benefit under subdivision (2), the
child is entitled to receive an amount each month that is equal to the
greater of thirty percent (30%) of the monthly pay of a first class
patrolman or first class firefighter or fifty-five percent (55%) of the
monthly benefit the deceased member was receiving or was entitled to
receive on the date of the member's death as long as the mental or
physical incapacity of the child continues. Benefits paid for a child
shall be paid to the surviving parent as long as the child resides with
and is supported by the surviving parent. If the surviving parent dies,
the benefits shall be paid to the legal guardian of the child.
(e) If there is no surviving eligible child or spouse, and there is
proof satisfactory to the local board, subject to review in the manner
specified in section 13.1(b) of this chapter, that the parent was wholly
dependent on the fund member, the member's surviving parent is
entitled, or both surviving parents if qualified are entitled jointly, to
receive fifty percent (50%) of the fund member's monthly benefit
during the parent's or parents' lifetime.
(f) If the fund member did not have at least twenty (20) years of
service or was not at least fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years old, the benefit
is computed as if the member:
(1) did have twenty (20) years of service; and
(2) was fifty-two (52) fifty (50) years of age.
(g) For purposes of this section, "dies in the line of duty" means
death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting
from:
(1) any action that the member, in the member's capacity as a
police officer:
(A) is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of
employment or service, or law to perform; or
(B) performs in the course of controlling or reducing crime or
enforcing the criminal law; or
(2) any action that the member, in the member's capacity as a
firefighter:
(A) is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of
employment or service, or law to perform; or
(B) performs while on the scene of an emergency run
(including false alarms) or on the way to or from the scene.