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MA S1554
Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees
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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/06/2020
01/06/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to provide fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees. Public Service.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to provide fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees. Specifically, it increases the one-time killed in the line of duty benefit from the current $150,000 to $300,000 for the families of deceased public employees, including those working for state or county government, public higher education institutions, municipalities, public schools, and public authorities. The bill also expands the public service scholarship program to include the children and widowed spouses of these public employees who were killed or died while on duty.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 01/06/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1554 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1554.pdf |
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