Bill > S0089

This bill expands survivor benefits to include survivors of law enforcement officers, Department of Corrections employees, and classified employees in the Family Services Division and State-operated therapeutic community residences or inpatient psychiatric hospital units who die in the line of duty or from an occupation-related illness, with "line of duty" being defined to encompass the specific duties and responsibilities of each of these professions. The bill also clarifies that the Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Special Fund, which pays these claims, can receive transfers from the Emergency Board when the General Assembly is not in session if the fund's balance is insufficient to cover awarded benefits, and this act will take effect on July 1, 2026.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.89