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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 235 of 739

in this subdivision shall affect any other obligation of such a state employee to contribute to the state's retiree health care trust fund. "Voluntary contributions" are contributions by a member authorized to be withheld under section 10-183i. (8) "Coparticipant" means a person who the member elects at the time of retirement to receive guaranteed lifetime benefits upon the death of the member. [(8)] (9) "Credited interest" means interest at the rate from time to time fixed by the board consistent with industry standards and practices. Such interest shall be applied to a member's account based on the balance as of the previous June thirtieth. Credited interest shall [be assessed] accrue on any mandatory contributions which were due but not remitted prior to the close of the school year for which salary was paid. [(9)] (10) "Current service" means service rendered in the current fiscal year. [(10)] (11) "Dependent former spouse" means a former spouse of a deceased member who (A) has in his or her care a dependent child of the deceased member; and (B) was receiving, or was entitled to receive, from the deceased member at the time of the death of the deceased member, at least one-half of his or her support; and (C) has not remarried; and (D) is the parent of the child or adopted the child while married to the member and before the child attained age eighteen or, while married to the member, both of them adopted the child before the child attained age eighteen. [(11)] (12) "Dependent parent" means a parent of a deceased member who (A) has reached the age of sixty-five; and (B) has not married after the death of the member; and (C) was receiving at least one-half of his or her support from the member at the time of the member's death and