At the time of your retirement, you may make an irrevocable election to have your pension reduced by 3% in order to provide your eligible survivor a pension equal to three-fourths rather than one-half of the pension you would have been eligible to receive.

If you die prior to making this election, your survivor will receive a pension equal to three-fourths of the pension you would have been eligible to receive.

If you die while an active employee after you have acquired five years of credited service not counting any claimed or purchased service other than purchased service for sabbatical leave and military service (interrupting employment), your eligible survivor will be paid a survivor's pension beginning the month following your death.

The amount of the pension will be three-fourths of the service pension you would
have been eligible to receive.

If you die while receiving a service or disability pension, the pension payable to your
eligible survivor or survivors, beginning the month following your death, will be equal to
either one-half or three-fourths of the disability or service pension you are receiving,
depending on the survivor election made at time of retirement.

If you die while not in active service and have a vested right to a pension, your
eligible survivor will be eligible to receive a survivor pension equal to one-half of the
service pension you would have been entitled to receive. The survivor's pension will begin
with the month you would have been eligible to receive such pension.

An eligible survivor in the order of priority as established by law is as follows:

• Surviving spouse
  
  
• Unmarried child or children who are:
  • Either under age 18 or between age 18 and 22, and attending school on a full-time basis, or over age 18 but permanently disabled before age 18;
    
    
• Dependent parent who was receiving one-half of his or her support from you at the time of your death.
  
  You may change the order of priority by filing a notarized form with the Board of Pension Trustees.

Your disability pension will be reduced to the extent that earnings from any gainful occupation or business after you become disabled exceed one-half of your annual rate of compensation received before you became disabled, adjusted annually by any percentage increase in the total "Median Usual Weekly Earnings" as Published by the U.S. Department of Labor.