Bill Text: PA HB1663 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for death benefit eligibility.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-18)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-14 - Referred to FINANCE [HB1663 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1663-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2103
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1663 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY MANN, FARRY, BARBIN, BARRAR, BISHOP, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROWNLEE, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DAVIS, DAVIDSON, DEASY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GERBER, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HEFFLEY, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MICOZZIE, MIRABITO, MULLERY, MUNDY, MURPHY, NEUMAN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, QUINN, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTONI, SONNEY, STURLA, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, WAGNER AND WHITE, JUNE 14, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 14, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), entitled,
as amended, "An act providing for the payment of death
benefits to the surviving spouse or children or parents of
firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad members, law
enforcement officers or National Guard members who die as a
result of the performance of their duties," further providing
for death benefit eligibility.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1(d) and (e) of the act of June 24, 1976
(P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law
Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, amended October 9,
2009 (P.L.588, No.51), are amended to read:
Section 1. * * *
(d) Upon receipt of such certification, the Commonwealth
shall, from moneys payable out of the General Fund, pay to the
surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the
minor children of the [paid] firefighter, ambulance service,
certified hazardous material response team or rescue squad
member or law enforcement officer who died as a result of the
performance of his duty the sum of [$100,000] $250,000, adjusted
in accordance with subsection (f) of this section and an amount
equal to the monthly salary, adjusted in accordance with
subsection (f) of this section, of the deceased [paid]
firefighter, ambulance service, certified hazardous material
response team or rescue squad member or law enforcement officer,
less any workers' compensation or pension or retirement benefits
paid to such survivors, and shall continue such monthly payments
until there is no eligible beneficiary to receive them. For the
purpose of this subsection, the term "eligible beneficiary"
means the surviving spouse or the child or children under the
age of eighteen years or, if attending college, under the age of
twenty-three years, of the firefighter, ambulance service,
certified hazardous material response team or rescue squad
member or law enforcement officer who died as a result of the
performance of his duty. When no spouse or minor children
survive, a single sum of [$100,000] $250,000, adjusted in
accordance with subsection (f) of this section, shall be paid to
the parent or parents of such firefighter, ambulance service
member, rescue squad member or law enforcement officer.
(e) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall pay out of the
General Fund to the surviving spouse or, if there is no
surviving spouse, the minor children of a National Guard member,
certified hazardous material response team member, volunteer
firefighter, ambulance service or rescue squad member who died
as a result of the performance of his duties the sum of
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[$100,000] $250,000, adjusted in accordance with subsection (f)
of this section. When no spouse or minor children survive, the
benefit shall be paid to the parent or parents of such National
Guard member, certified hazardous material response team member,
volunteer firefighter, ambulance service or rescue squad member.
The benefit shall be payable whether or not the National Guard
member or certified hazardous material response team member,
volunteer firefighter, ambulance service or rescue squad member
died as a result of the performance of his duty within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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