SB 47
AN ACT relating to in the line of duty death benefits.
In Plain Language
This bill expands death benefits to include rescue squad personnel, the same way they're currently provided to other emergency responders. It lets the families of rescue squad workers who die on the job get tuition and fee waivers at public universities, and requires the state to set up the rules for how these benefits work.
Official summary
Amend KRS 61.315 to define "rescue squad personnel"; expand eligibility for in the line of duty death benefits to rescue squad personnel; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations establishing necessary criteria and procedures; amend KRS 164.2841 to define "rescue squad personnel"; expand eligibility for tuition and fee exemption to dependents of rescue squad personnel who died in the line of duty; amend KRS 342.316 to conform.
Sponsor
M. Deneen (Republican-10)
Cosponsors
11 listed
Latest action
to Committee on Committees (H)
Feb 19, 2026
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