Bill > HB3100

This bill modifies the retirement and disability benefits for dependents of State Police officers, specifically changing how surviving spouses receive benefits when a state police member dies in the line of duty or after disability retirement. The key change replaces the previous calculation method (which was based on five and a half percent of a potential 25-year salary) with a new formula that provides the surviving spouse with three-fourths of the retirement benefits the deceased member was receiving or would have been entitled to receive, with a guaranteed minimum of $5,000 annually. The bill maintains additional provisions for dependent children, who can receive $100 monthly per child if there is a surviving spouse, or 25% of the spouse's entitlement if there is no surviving spouse. The bill also preserves the existing scholarship benefit for dependent children, which allows up to $7,500 per year to be used for education expenses at approved institutions. The goal of the legislation is to ensure more consistent and potentially more generous benefits for families of State Police officers who die during or after service, particularly those who retire on disability.

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