Article 8.

Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees.

§ 135-153.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Benefit Trust. - The North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Benefit Trust under G.S. 135-154.

(2) Death Benefit Plan. - The Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees under this Article.

(3) Disability Income Plan. - The Disability Income Plan of North Carolina under Article 6 of this Chapter.

(4) Reserved for future codification purposes.

(5) Reserved for future codification purposes.

(6) Participating plans. - All of the following:

a. The Death Benefit Plan.

b. The Local Governmental Death Benefit Plan under Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 128 of the General Statutes.

c. Contributory death benefits available to retired members of the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System under G.S. 135-64.

d. Contributory death benefits available to retired members of the Legislative Retirement System under G.S. 120-4.27.

e. The Separate Insurance Benefits Plan under G.S. 143-166.60.

(7) Reserved for future codification purposes.

(8) Reserved for future codification purposes.

(9) Workers' compensation benefits. - Excluding any payments for a permanent partial disability rating, disability income benefits provided under Chapter 97 of the General Statutes.  (2025-11, s. 3.)