(a) A person is eligible to receive benefits under this section if the person:
(1) is the designated beneficiary of a deceased member;
(2) elected before September 1, 1980, to receive for life a monthly benefit of $75 beginning at the age of 65;
(3) became ineligible for the benefits because the person remarried before September 1, 1980; and
(4) reapplies for benefits under this section.
(b) The retirement system shall:
(1) verify whether a person is eligible to receive benefits under this section; and
(2) if the person is eligible, make payments to the person of a monthly benefit in the amount specified in Section 824.404.
(c) The retirement system shall make payment to a person eligible to receive benefits under this section beginning with the month after the month in which the person reapplies for benefits under this section.