Bill > HB911

This bill amends Pennsylvania law to provide enhanced health benefits for law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty or become disabled while performing their duties. Specifically, the bill ensures that a law enforcement officer's surviving spouse receives full health benefits for their lifetime, and eligible dependents receive full health benefits until age 26, provided they are not covered by another employer-sponsored health plan. The bill also establishes a process for investigating line-of-duty deaths, allowing police departments, the Department of General Services, or the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make determinations. Municipalities are required to assist surviving spouses in navigating claims and payments. The health benefits terminate when the recipient reaches 65 years of age, and if a collective bargaining agreement provides equal or greater benefits, those terms will take precedence. The bill applies retroactively to surviving spouses of law enforcement officers who were widowed before the bill's effective date. For the purposes of this legislation, "law enforcement officer" is defined according to existing definitions, and the bill covers officers from counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, and townships. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage.

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