Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation for the Teaching and Other Staff Members of Public Schools Article 50

If a staff member who, after the implementation of the New Pension System and prior to the enforcement of this Act, has been approved for and receives a a monthly or partial monthly pension, dies after this Act comes into force, his or her survivors shall claim a lump-sum survivor benefit or survivor annuity pursuant to Articles 43 to 45.If a staff member who, before the implementation of the New Pension System, has been approved and receives a a monthly or partial monthly pension, dies after this Act comes into force, lump-sum survivor benefits received by his or her survivors shall be paid in accordance with the provisions and standards that were originally in force before the implementation of the New Pension System.If a survivor under the preceding paragraph meets the requirements of Article 45, the survivor may choose to receive a survivor annuity instead.