HB2028ham002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Bob Morgan

Filed: 3/5/2019

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2028

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2028 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing Section 12.2 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2610/12.2)

Sec. 12.2. Burial benefit for State police officers killed in the line of duty.

(a) The Department of State Police shall pay directly or reimburse, up to a maximum of $20,000 $10,000, the burial expenses of each State police officer who is killed in the line of duty after June 30, 2018 1997.

(b) The payments provided for in this Section shall be paid out of moneys appropriated to the Department for the personal services of State police officers.

(c) The Department of State Police shall adopt rules governing the administration of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 90-178, eff. 7-23-97.)

Section 10. The Line of Duty Compensation Act is amended by changing Section 3.5 as follows:

(820 ILCS 315/3.5)

Sec. 3.5. Burial benefit. A burial benefit of up to a maximum of $20,000 $10,000 shall be payable to the surviving spouse or estate of a law enforcement officer or fireman who is killed in the line of duty on or after June 30, 2018 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.

The Attorney General and the Court of Claims may jointly adopt rules and procedures for the implementation of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 90-577, eff. 1-1-99.)".