92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3033
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House Sponsors:
DAVIS,STEVE-BUGIELSKI-CAPPARELLI-BURKE-ACEVEDO, 
   SAVIANO, WIRSING, JONES,JOHN, BERNS, WINKEL, 
   RIGHTER, MEYER, OSMOND, TENHOUSE, BLACK, O'CONNOR, 
   MITCHELL,BILL, POE, MOFFITT AND LAWFER.

Senate Sponsors:
SULLIVAN-RADOGNO-GEO-KARIS-MOLARO-TROTTER

Short description: 
COMPENSATION-DEATH BENEFIT                                                 

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Law Enforcement Officers, Civil Defense Workers, Civil      
   Air  Patrol  Members,  Paramedics,  Firemen,  Chaplains,   and   State      
   Employees  Compensation Act.  Provides that beginning on the effective      
   date of the amendatory Act  and  until  January  1,  2003,  the  death      
   benefit  paid  to  the  person  designated  by  a  covered official or      
   employee shall be $118,000  (rather  than  $100,000).   Provides  that      
   beginning  January  1,  2003,  the  death  compensation  rate shall be      
   increased on January 1 of each year by an amount equal to  3%  of  the      
   compensation  amount  payable  for  a  death occurring in the previous      
   year.  Effective immediately.                                               
          FISCAL NOTE (Court of Claims)                                        
          The Court of Claims pays a $100,000 death benefit to surviving       
          spouse or other designated survivors of covered officials and        
          employees (including law enforcement officials and firemen) who      
          are killed in the line of duty. The Court awarded 6 claims           
          ($600,000) in FY 99, 7 claims ($700,000) in FY 00 and, to date,      
          8 claims ($800,000) in FY 01. The fiscal impact of the increase      
          provided in HB 3033 would depend on the actural number of            
          future claims. Each claim awarded would cost the State an addi-      
          tional $18,000 and a  greater amount, annually, each year after      
          12/30/02.                                                            
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Deletes everything. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill      
   with changes. Changes the annual increase in the death compensation         
   rate from 3% to a percentage based on the federal Employment Cost           
   Index for state and local government workers in public administration.      
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0003

   Last action date: MAY-18-2001

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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