Section 24-4-609 - Effective date of benefits - Survivors and beneficiaries(a) The effective date of monthly benefits payable to a survivor of a deceased member under § 24-4-608 is the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which the member died.(b) The effective date of monthly benefits payable to a beneficiary of a retirant under § 24-4-606 is the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which the retirant died.Amended by Act 2023, No. 247,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.Acts 1977, No. 663, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-2511.17.