A N
A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS
AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
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Introduced
By: Senators Polisena, Damiani, J Montalbano, Graziano, and Kells |
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Date Introduced:
June 04, 2002 |
It is enacted
by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 45-19 of the General
Laws entitled "Relief of Injured and Deceased Firefighters and Police
Officers" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
45-19-4.3. One time death benefit -- Death benefits to family of
deceased police officers, correctional officers, and firefighters. --
(a) If an active or retired police officer, capitol police officer,
correctional officer, firefighter, crash rescue crew person, fire marshal, or
deputy fire marshal of any city, town, or fire district of the state of Rhode
Island or state sheriff or state deputy sheriff or a correctional officer or
member of a volunteer auxiliary fire force or volunteer crash rescue or ambulance
corp is killed or dies from injuries received while in the performance of his
or her duties, there shall be paid a killed-in-line-of-duty benefit to be
administered by the board of police officer's and firefighter's relief. The
benefit shall be in the sum of forty percent (40%) of the federal death
benefits for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of
duty.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the word "family" shall mean the surviving spouse of such deceased person, if there is no surviving spouse, the child or children of the deceased person, or if there is no surviving child, the parent or parents of said deceased person, if said parent or parents were at least fifty percent (50%) financially dependent upon such deceased person.
SECTION 2.
This act shall take effect upon passage.