House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.  Makes technical change to GS 135-154 (NC Teachers’ and State Employees’ [TSERS] Benefit Trust). Removes requirement that member have completed at least one year of service as part of benefits on death before retirement under GS 135-63(a) (consolidated Judicial Retirement System [JRS]. Further amends GS 135-63(a1) (survivor’s alternate benefit-JRS) as amended by Section 7(d) of the act, and GS 128-4.28 (survivor benefits under the Legislative Retirement System-LRS) to prevent the retirement allowance under either of these statutes from being less than the actuarial equivalent of the return of accumulated contributions, computed using the beneficiary's age as of the first day of the month following the date of the member's death. Clarifies in GS 135-63(a1) that the calculated amount of the survivor’s alternate benefit allowance is notwithstanding any age or service requirements.