SCS HCS HB 580 -- LINE OF DUTY COMPENSATION ACT

This bill establishes the Line of Duty Compensation Act which
allows a claim to be filed with the Division of Workers'
Compensation within the Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations by the estate of a law enforcement officer, emergency
medical technician, air ambulance pilot, air ambulance registered
professional nurse, or firefighter who was killed in the line of
duty with certain exceptions.  The claim must be filed within one
year of the date of the death.  The amount of compensation will
be $25,000, subject to appropriations, for deaths occurring on or
after August 28, 2009.

The provisions of the bill will expire six years from the
effective date.

The bill contains an emergency clause.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am