SENATE DOCKET, NO. 303 FILED ON: 1/11/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1596
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Dean A. Tran
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to line of duty death benefits.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Dean A. Tran | Worcester and Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 303 FILED ON: 1/11/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1596
By Mr. Tran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1596) of Dean A. Tran for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1403 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to line of duty death benefits.
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 100A of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 12, the following words:- ; provided that, the words “killed in the line of duty” shall include any public safety employee, as defined in this subsection, whose death is self-inflicted and a licensed mental health professional, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 123, establishes that the death was the direct result of exposure to a traumatic event or set of events in the course of the employee’s active duty service.