North Carolina SB 359: Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 359

Short Title: Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Alexander, Ford, and Hanig (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 24, 2025
*S359-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO RECODIFY AND STANDARDIZE THE LAWS RELATING TO THE DEATH 2
BENEFIT PLAN, INCLUDING BY MAKING TECHNICAL, CLARIFYING, AND 3
CONFORMING CHANGES, UNDER THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' 4
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' 5
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE CONSOLIDATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, 6
AND THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE 7
SURVIVOR'S ALTERNATE BENEFIT UNDER THOSE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, 8
AND TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFITS. 9
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 10
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PART I. TECHNICAL RECODIFICATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF THE 12
DEATH BENEFIT PLAN FOR MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE 13
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM 14
SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 135 of the General Statutes is amended to add a new Article 15
8 to be entitled "Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees" that consists of the 16
following new sections: 17
(1) G.S. 135-153. 18
(2) G.S. 135-154. 19
(3) G.S. 135-155. 20
(4) G.S. 135-160. 21
(5) G.S. 135-165. 22
(6) G.S. 135-170. 23
(7) G.S. 135-175. 24
(8) G.S. 135-180. 25
(9) G.S. 135-185. 26
(10) G.S. 135-190. 27
(11) G.S. 135-195. 28
(12) G.S. 135-200. 29
SECTION 1.(b) The first and second sentence of G.S. 135-7(g)(2) are recodified as 30
the first and third sentence of subsection (a) of G.S. 135-154. 31
SECTION 1.(c) The first sentence of the lead-in language in subsection 135-7(g) is 32
recodified as the second sentence of subsection (a) of G.S. 135-154. 33
SECTION 1.(d) The third sentence of G.S. 135-7(g)(2) is recodified as subsection 34
(b) of G.S. 135-154. 35

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SECTION 1.(e) The fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences of G.S. 135-7(g)(2) are 1
recodified as the first three sentences of subsection (c) of G.S. 135-154. 2
SECTION 1.(f) The third sentence of G.S. 135-7(g)(3) is recodified as the fourth 3
sentence of subsection (c) of G.S. 135-154. 4
SECTION 1.(g) The first sentence of G.S.135-7(g)(3) is recodified as subsection (d) 5
of G.S. 135-154. 6
SECTION 1.(h) The caption and the first sentence of the first paragraph of 7
G.S. 135-5(l) are recodified as subsection (a) of G.S. 135-155. 8
SECTION 1.(i) The second, third, and fourth sentences of the first paragraph of 9
G.S. 135-5(l) are recodified as subsection (b) of G.S. 135-155. 10
SECTION 1.(j) The seventh paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is recodified as subsection 11
(a) of G.S. 135-160. 12
SECTION 1.(j1) G.S. 135-6(e1) is recodified as subsection (b) of G.S. 135-160. 13
SECTION 1.(k) The first sentence of the second paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 14
recodified as subsection (b) of G.S. 135-165. 15
SECTION 1.(l) The second sentence of the second paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 16
recodified as subsection (c) of G.S. 135-165. 17
SECTION 1.(m) The fourth sentence of the second paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 18
recodified as subsection (d) of G.S. 135-165. 19
SECTION 1.(n) Sub-subdivision a. of subdivision (2) of the sixth paragraph of 20
G.S. 135-5(l) is recodified as subdivision (3) of G.S. 135-170. 21
SECTION 1.(o) Sub-subdivision b. of subdivision (2) of the sixth paragraph of 22
G.S. 135-5(l) is recodified as subdivision (1) of G.S. 135-170. 23
SECTION 1.(p) Sub-subdivision c. of subdivision (2) of the sixth paragraph of 24
G.S. 135-5(l) is recodified as sub-subdivision a. of subdivision (2) of G.S. 135-170. 25
SECTION 1.(q) Subdivision (3) of the sixth paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is recodified 26
as sub-subdivision b. of subdivision (2) of G.S. 135-170. 27
SECTION 1.(r) Subdivision (4) of the sixth paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is recodified 28
as sub-subdivision c. of subdivision (2) of G.S. 135-170. 29
SECTION 1.(s) The first sentence of the thirteenth paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 30
recodified as subsection (b) of G.S. 135-175. 31
SECTION 1.(t) The sixth and seventh sentences of the thirteenth paragraph of 32
G.S. 135-5(l) are recodified as subsection (c) of G.S. 135-175. 33
SECTION 1.(u) The first sentence of the eighth paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 34
recodified as subsection (a) of G.S. 135-180. 35
SECTION 1.(v) The second sentence of the eighth paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 36
recodified as subsection (c) of G.S. 135-180. 37
SECTION 1.(w) The third sentence of the eighth paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 38
recodified as subsection (d) of G.S. 135-180. 39
SECTION 1.(x) The caption and first and second sentences of G.S. 135-5(l1) are 40
recodified as subsection (a) of G.S. 135-190. 41
SECTION 1.(y) The third sentence of G.S. 135-5(l1) is recodified as subsection (b) 42
of G.S. 135-190. 43
SECTION 1.(z) The third sentence of the second paragraph of G.S. 135-5(l) is 44
recodified as