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House Bill 872 |
House Author: Hefner et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Flores et al. |
House Bill 872 amends provisions of the Government Code governing the payment of state financial assistance to the survivors of certain law enforcement officers and other public employees killed in the line of duty to ensure that the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas makes the final determination regarding whether a death occurred in the line of duty and whether as such the surviving spouse of the decedent is eligible for that financial assistance.
House Bill 872 makes the monthly annuity payment and funeral expenses available to the survivors of certain law enforcement officers and employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice killed in the line of duty who had not worked in that capacity long enough to qualify for an annuity under an employees' retirement plan available to an eligible surviving spouse of a paid jailer or of a qualifying county jailer or guard, regardless of the date of death.