Act Governing the Retirement, Bereavement Compensation, Discharge with Severance Pay Benefits for the Teaching and Other Staff of School Legal Persons and their Respective Private School(s) Article 29

One-half of the bereavement compensation for a staff member’s survivors shall be distributed to his or her spouse who has not remarried, and the remainder shall be divided evenly among the other survivors in the following order:1.his or her children; if the staff member was an only child, his or her parents;2.his or her parents.When there are multiple survivors within either of the two categories referred to in the preceding paragraph, if any of them dies or waives the right to receive part of the bereavement compensation, his or her share shall be redistributed evenly among the remainder of the eligible survivors in the same category. If there are no survivors in the first category, the bereavement compensation shall be distributed evenly among the survivors in the second category.If the staff member left behind a will which designates the order in which the survivors referred to in Paragraph 1 are to receive bereavement compensation, the bereavement compensation shall be distributed as the staff member’s will instructed.If there are no survivors in the categories referred to in Paragraph 1, or if bereavement compensation is not handled in accordance with this Act, the staff member’s heirs may apply to the Fund Management Committee to be paid the principal and interest in the staff member’s individual Retirement and Compensation Fund account. If the deceased person has no heirs, the former employing school may, after using the amount necessary for funeral expenses, use the balance exclusively to offer general or special student scholarships for students studying there.