Bill Text: NJ S512 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-01-13 - Approved P.L.2013, c.177. [S512 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-S512-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 512

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  DONALD NORCROSS

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Senator  FRED H. MADDEN, JR.

District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Weinberg and Bateman

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on February 27, 2012, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning funeral payments for public safety personnel and supplementing chapter 18A of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    As used in this act:

     "Family" means the spouse, parent, children or other person who pays the funeral expenses of a public safety employee who is killed in the line of duty; and

     "Public safety employee" means a permanent, full-time member of a State, county or municipal law enforcement agency or a county sheriff's office who is statutorily empowered to act for the detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders against the laws of this State; an active member in good standing of a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department or of a duly incorporated first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squad; or a State or county correctional officer.

 

     2.    When a public safety employee is killed in the performance of his duties, the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey shall reimburse the employee's family for the ¹[reasonable] actual¹ expenses of the employee's funeral.  This reimbursement shall defray the actual costs of the funeral but shall not exceed a total amount of $10,000.  The reimbursement shall be reduced by any amount payable for funeral expenses from workers' compensation pursuant to R.S.34:15-13.

 

     3.    The State Treasurer shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).

 

     4.    This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to public safety employees who are killed in the line of duty on or after the effective date.