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Introduced Session

This bill requires eligible policemen and firemen to be deemed enrolled in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) retroactive to their first date of employment for the purpose of a death benefit. Under current law, eligible policemen and firemen are required to be enrolled in the PFRS as a condition of their employment. This bill provides that the death of an employee prior to enrollment in PFRS will be deemed to have occurred during active service. The bill requires that an employee's membership in PFRS is to be retroactive to the first date of their employment if they were not enrolled in PFRS at the time of their death. This will permit an employee's surviving spouse, child, or parent to collect death benefits. Additionally, if the employee died prior to the enactment of this bill, their surviving spouse, child, or parent may apply for death benefits within 12 months after the enactment of this bill.

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Jean Stanfield (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 12/04/2023)

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