Bill > HB1815

This bill expands the Line of Duty Act to include campus police officers from nonprofit private institutions of higher education and private police officers, allowing them to receive line of duty benefits under certain conditions. Specifically, the bill creates two new categories of participants: "contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education" and "contributing private police departments" that can voluntarily elect to participate in the Line of Duty Act. These institutions and departments must make an irrevocable election within 180 days of the bill's effective date to participate and fund the benefits. Campus police officers and private police officers from these contributing entities would become eligible for benefits like continued health insurance for disabled officers, death benefits for beneficiaries, and burial expense payments if they are injured or killed in the line of duty. The bill requires each participating institution and department to pay its proportional share of implementation costs as determined by the Virginia Retirement System, and the benefits will only apply to deaths or disabilities occurring after the institution's or department's election to participate. The legislation clarifies that participation is voluntary and that institutions or departments that do not make an election will not be covered under the Line of Duty Act.

Budget and Finance, Education, Justice

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1815