Sec. 2. (a) The surviving spouse of each individual who:
(1) serves as governor; and
(2) is entitled to a retirement benefit under section 1.1 of this chapter;
is entitled to an annual pension.
(b) The pension to which a governor's surviving spouse is entitled under this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the treasurer of state on warrant of the auditor of state after a claim has been made for the pension to the auditor by:
(1) the surviving spouse; or
(2) a person acting on behalf of the surviving spouse.
(c) The annual pension to which a governor's surviving spouse is entitled under this section is equal to the following:
(1) For the surviving spouse of a governor who died before July 1, 1998, the greater of:
(A) the annual retirement benefit received by the surviving spouse during the year beginning July 1, 1998; or
(B) ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(2) For the surviving spouse of a governor who dies after June 30, 1998, the greater of:
(A) fifty percent (50%) of the annual retirement benefit that the governor to whom the surviving spouse was married was receiving or was entitled to receive on the date of the governor's death; or
(B) ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(d) The surviving spouse of a governor must make the election required under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2). Once a surviving spouse has received any pension payment under this section, the election is irrevocable.
(e) A governor's surviving spouse is entitled to receive the pension provided under this section for life.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the pension provided under this section is in addition to any other retirement benefits a governor's surviving spouse is entitled to receive.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.9, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.195-1999, SEC.6; P.L.97-2004, SEC.13; P.L.177-2014, SEC.1.
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