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Bill 225

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      225
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010130
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9818htc01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Finance Committee 06 SF
Subject:                          Law enforcement officers death in line of 
                                  duty, survivors of to receive benefit from 
                                  State General Fund, Appropriations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010208  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010130  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 8, 2001 - Word format

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-235 SO AS TO PROVIDE A ONE MILLION DOLLAR DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE TO THE SURVIVORS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO INSURE AND REINSURE TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THIS BENEFIT, AND TO DEFINE "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS BENEFIT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 23-1-235.    The survivors of a law enforcement officer who died in the line of duty eligible to receive the death benefit payable to such survivors pursuant to 42 USCA Section 3796, must be paid from the general fund of the State a state death benefit equal to one million dollars. The payment must be made to the same persons and in the same proportions as the payment made pursuant to 42 USCA Section 3796. The State Budget and Control Board may insure and reinsure as it determines necessary to defray the expenses of this benefit. For purposes of this section 'law enforcement officer' is defined as provided in Section 23-6-400(D)(1)."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect October 1, 2001, and applies with respect to law enforcement officers dying in the line of duty after September 30, 2001.

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