Sec. 36. (a) The pension portion (plus postretirement increases to the pension portion) provided by employer contributions of the monthly benefit payable after December 31, 2004, to a member of the public employees' retirement fund (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a member) who retired or was disabled before January 1, 2004, shall be increased by two percent (2%).
(b) The monthly amount of the increase described in subsection (a) payable to a member of the public employees' retirement fund (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a member) may not be less than five dollars ($5).
(c) The increases specified in this section:
(1) are based on the date of the member's latest retirement or disability;
(2) do not apply to benefits payable in a lump sum; and
(3) are in addition to any other increase provided by law.
As added by P.L.56-2004, SEC.1.