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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to benefits provided to eligible survivors of certain |
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public safety employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 615.021(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003 |
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is eligible for the payment of assistance under this chapter if: |
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(1) the listed individual: |
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(A) died as a result of a personal injury |
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sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as |
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described by Section 615.003; or |
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(B) died as a result of an acute myocardial |
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infarction or stroke during or not later than 24 hours after the |
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performance of actions in the line of duty in the individual's |
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position as described by Section 615.003; and |
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(2) the survivor is: |
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(A) the surviving spouse of the listed |
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individual; |
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(B) a surviving child of the listed individual, |
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if there is no surviving spouse; or |
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(C) a surviving parent of the listed individual, |
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if there is no surviving spouse or child. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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615.021, Government Code, apply only in relation to a death that |
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occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. Matters |
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regarding eligibility under Chapter 615, Government Code, in |
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relation to a death that occurs before the effective date of this |
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Act, are governed by the law in effect on the date the death |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |