Delaware Dem posted: " Senate Bill 202 increases the line of duty benefits for police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members and paramedics for the beneficiary or beneficiaries from $200,000 to $375,000, payable in annual installme"
Senate Bill 202 increases the line of duty benefits for police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members and paramedics for the beneficiary or beneficiaries from $200,000 to $375,000, payable in annual installments, with the maximum amount paid in any 1 calendar year being $50,000.
This increase applies to all claims submitted on or after July 1, 2023. When fully implemented, the Fiscal Note is projected at $80K annually.
The Senate unanimously passed the bill last month and it is now waiting for consideration in the House Economic Everything Committee.
Senator Russ Huxtable on Senate passage: "The families of our first responders loan us their loved ones for the sometimes dangerous and always important work of keeping our communities safe. When tragedy strikes, those same families deserve to be taken care of through their hardship and grief.
That's why Rep. Kerri Evelyn Harris and I sponsored legislation to offer the families of first responders a more robust line-of-duty death benefit than the State of Delaware currently offers.
Senate Bill 202 will nearly double the financial benefit they can receive to help better ensure that the families of Delaware's first responders receive the care they deserve. I want to thank my colleagues for their unanimous support of this legislation, and I look forward to its passage in the House later this year."
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