Section 23654.2 - Death while in service; surviving spouse's benefits(a) A surviving spouse of any active member of the Police Pension Fund who: (1) at the time of his or her death was in active service with the city; and(2) had elected to be governed by the provisions of this amendment; and(3) if he or she died prior to the effective date of this amending act and had completed at least twenty years' service; or if he or she dies after the effective date of this amending act, regardless of the length of his service, shall be entitled to survivorship benefits equal to fifty per centum of the pension which would have been payable to such active member had he retired at the date of his or her death: Provided, That such employee shall have been married to his or her spouse for not less than two years prior to the date of his or her death and that the spouse was dependent upon such deceased employee at the time of death.(b) Such surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive payments as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 11.1 of this act.(c) The word "pension" as used in this section shall be construed to mean the sum of the pension under the terms of this act, including the amount of service increments, if any, to which the deceased member of the Police Pension Fund would have been entitled had he retired upon the date of his death.1935, May 22, P.L. 233, § 11.2, added 1963, Aug. 27, P.L. 1299, § 1. Amended 1965, Nov. 9, P.L. 687, § 5; 1968, Dec. 12, P.L. 1205, No. 378, § 1; 2006, Oct. 27, P.L. 1202, No. 130, § 3, effective in 60 days [Dec. 26, 2006].