MA S1473

Bill

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/26/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to line of duty death benefits. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws to expand the eligibility for the Public Service Scholarship Program. It provides full scholarships for tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board at public institutions of higher education to the children and widowed spouses of deceased public safety employees, children of prisoners of war or military members missing in action, and surviving children of veterans killed in action or who died due to their service. The bill also repeals a previous section related to the scholarship program and adds deputy sheriffs to the definition of "public safety employee" for the purposes of the program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

James Timilty (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1473

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1473
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1473.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1388	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1417	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	No further action taken	Similar To
H1437	Providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
S1403	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1443	Relative to corrections officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1444	Relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1445	Relative to line of duty injury benefits for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1462	Relative to public safety line of duty benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1817	Relative honoring those killed in the line of duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2215	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To

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MA S1473

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