HB298 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy Wood Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Law enforcement officers, reserve deputies and reserve police officers, educational assistance provided, peace officer definition further defined, Secs. 36-21-102, 36-30-1 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, any dependent child or spouse of a full-time law enforcement officer, full-time firefighter, or rescue squad member who was killed or became totally disabled in the line of duty is eligible to receive free tuition and costs for undergraduate studies at any state college, state community college, state junior college, or state technical college in the state.

Under existing law, the beneficiaries or dependents of a peace officer, firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or rescue squad member who was killed, or died as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or died as a direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke are entitled to receive compensation in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to be paid from the State Treasury.

This bill would extend the educational assistance provided to full-time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and rescue squad members under existing law to include reserve deputies and reserve police officers.

This bill would also expand the definition of peace officer to include reserve deputies and reserve police officers to extend death benefits to these individuals.

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Subjects

Law Enforcement