SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1159        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1200

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 26 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “officer”, in lines 45, 55 and 56, the words:- or corrections officer.

SECTION 2.  Said section 26 of said chapter 31, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “police service”, in lines 47 and 51, the words:- or service as a corrections officer.

SECTION 3.  Section 100A of chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8, 12, 24 and 25, the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $200,000.