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have been contributed by him and on his behalf by the State
had he remained in service until the completion of eight (8)
years of service, shall be eligible to receive a termination
retirement allowance deferred to commence at age fifty—five
(55) equal to forty percent (40%) of his last annual
earnable compensation.

(d)   Upon the death of (i) any retired member who
is in receipt of a retirement allowance, (ii) any retired
member who is eligible to receive a deferred allowance and
(iii) any active member who has completed eight (8) years of
service, who leaves a surviving spouse, with whom he was
living as husband or wife on the date of his death, said
spouse shall be entitled to a spouse's allowance equal to
one half (1/2) of the service retirement allowance which he
is in receipt of or would have been entitled to receive had
he been eligible to retire at the time of his death.

(e)   Upon the death of any such member in service
and provided that no benefit is payable under the provisions
of this subsection, his accumulated contributions and any
additional amounts he may have contributed under the
provisions of subsection (13) (c) shall be paid to such
person as the member shall have nominated, otherwise to his
estate.

(f)   Upon the termination of a member's service
in the General Assembly, except by death or retirement and
provided no benefit is payable under the provisions of this
subsection, the amount of his accumulated contributions
shall be returned to him upon his application.

(g)   The State shall make annual contributions in
accordance with the applicable provisions of § 14 of this
article, which together with the contributions required of
members covered by subsection (13) shall be sufficient to
fund the benefits payable under the terms of said subsection
on a sound actuarial basis,

SECTION 2.. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.

CHAPTER 746
(House Bill 161)
AN ACT concerning

Motorcycle Helmets

FOR the purpose of requiring only minors to wear protective
headgear when operating or riding on a motorcycle.