(a) Beginning with the July 1 which is at least twelve (12) full months after the effective date of each benefit, the amount of each benefit shall be redetermined, and the redetermined amount shall be payable for the ensuing year.
(b)
(1) The redetermined amount shall be the amount of the benefit otherwise payable as of the immediately preceding July 1 increased by the lesser of three percent (3%) or the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers as determined by the United States Department of Labor over the one-year period ending in the December immediately preceding the date for which the redetermined amount is being calculated.
(2) However, the redetermined amount of the benefit to be paid shall not be less than the redetermined amount of the benefit paid in the preceding year.