The survivorship benefits of sections 5-146 to 5-151, inclusive, shall continue to apply to the beneficiaries of a member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection who retired prior to July 1, 1982, provided such beneficiaries would have been entitled to such benefits had the retired member died on June 30, 1982. If such member retires on or after July 1, 1982, the survivorship benefits of section 5-146 to 5-151, inclusive, shall continue to apply to the beneficiaries of a member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, provided the member was not subject to the federal Insurance Contributions Act for such employment. No further contribution shall be required to provide such coverage. No spouse's benefits shall be payable unless the retired member was married to that spouse for at least one year prior to the member's death.

(1961, P.A. 537, S. 5; 1963, P.A. 299; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 85-510, S. 5, 35; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: 1963 act allowed participation of former department members retired from any state service; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 made the state police a division within the department of public safety rather than an independent department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 85-510 entirely replaced prior provisions stating that survivorship benefits of Secs. 5-146 to 5-151, inclusive, shall apply to beneficiaries of any uniformed member of the division of state police who has elected survivors' benefits and who retires on or after June 21, 1961, without further contributions and that any member or former member retired with 25 years of state police service prior to said date may elect to accept survivorship benefits by contributing 1% of his monthly retirement allowance, not to exceed $48 annually; and substituted provisions re benefits payable with respect to a member who retired prior to July 1, 1982, and a member who retired on or after July 1, 1982, and required that no spouse's benefits shall be payable unless the retired member was married to that spouse for at least one year prior to the member's death; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.