HB 1630 -- Line of Duty Compensation Act

Sponsor:  Bruns

This bill establishes the Line of Duty Compensation Act which
authorizes a claim to be filed with the Division of Workers'
Compensation within the Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations on behalf of a law enforcement officer, emergency
medical technician, paramedic, aviation medical crew member,
firefighter, juvenile justice employee, or department of
corrections employee who was killed in the line of duty.  The
claim must be filed no later than one year from the date of the
death by the spouse, dependent, or other specified person.  The
amount of compensation for the claim will be $100,000, subject to
appropriations, for deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2010.
A burial benefit of up to $10,000 will also be payable to the
surviving spouse or the estate of an employee who is killed in
the line of duty.

The Line of Duty Compensation Fund is created with funds
appropriated from general revenue and solely for the purpose of
the provisions of the bill.  The division must annually submit to
the Governor and General Assembly by February 1 a report on the
fund's expenditures.

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

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm