Designated beneficiary

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Public Officers and Employees
4. Compensation and Benefits
5. Death Benefits
6. Designated beneficiary

1. (a)

   1. (1) A covered public employee may designate a beneficiary on a form provided by his or her employer.

   2. (2) The form to designate a beneficiary shall be completed by the covered public employee, witnessed, and submitted to his or her employer to be kept in the covered public employee's personnel file.

   3. (3) Upon a change of beneficiary, the employer shall notify the previous beneficiary within thirty (30) days after the change of beneficiary occurred.

2. (b) If the covered public employee does not designate a beneficiary, the benefits shall be paid to the surviving spouse or surviving children under twenty-two (22) years of age or, if there is no surviving spouse or surviving children under twenty-two (22) years of age, then to the surviving children twenty-two (22) years of age or older or to the surviving parents.

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