2004 Minnesota Statutes

     3A.05 Application for survivor benefit. 

    Applications for survivor benefits pursuant to section 
 3A.04 shall be filed with the director by the surviving spouse 
 and dependent children entitled to benefits pursuant to section 
 3A.04, or by the guardian of the estate, if there is one, of the 
 dependent children.  Survivor benefits shall accrue as of the 
 first day of the month following the death of the member of the 
 legislature or former legislator and payments shall commence as 
 of the first of the month next following the filing of the 
 application, and shall be retroactive to the date the benefit 
 accrues; provided, however, that no payment shall be retroactive 
 for more than 12 months prior to the month the application is 
 filed with the director. 

    HIST: 1965 c 896 s 5; 1971 c 928 s 7; 1974 c 445 s 9; 1975 c 
 368 s 9; 1981 c 224 s 9