Government of counties: death benefits.

Existing law prescribes special death benefits that are payable to the surviving spouse and children of a safety member of a county retirement system, who would have been entitled to retirement as a result of a service-connected disability, but dies prior to retirement, as provided. This bill would require the special death benefit payable to the surviving spouse or eligible children of a safety member, employed by San Bernardino County, to increase at any time and to the extent the compensation is increased for then-active members, as specified. This bill also requires that this section will not become operative until adopted by resolution by the board of supervisors of a county of the 7th class.