SB 316-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
09/03
SENATE BILL 316-FN
AN ACT expanding a death benefit for police officers and firefighters to emergency medical technicians.
SPONSORS: Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Welch, Rock 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill expands the death benefit currently available for police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty to emergency medical technicians killed in the line of duty.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2658
09/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT expanding a death benefit for police officers and firefighters to emergency medical technicians.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Death Benefit Expanded to Emergency Medical Technicians. Amend the section heading of RSA 21-I:29-a and RSA 21-I:29-a, I-II to read as follows:
21-I:29-a Death Benefit for Police Officer [or], Firefighter, or Emergency Medical Technician Killed in Line of Duty.
I. In this section:
(a) “Emergency medical technician” means any emergency medical services first responder, any emergency medical technician including auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time, or reserve emergency medical technicians who are employed by, on duty under contract to, or while providing mutual aid to a city or town in the state of New Hampshire, or any emergency medical technician employed by the state of New Hampshire.
(b) “Family” means the surviving spouse of the police officer [or], firefighter, or emergency medical technician, or if there is no surviving spouse, the child or children of such police officer [or], firefighter, or emergency medical technician, or, if there is no surviving child, the parent or parents of such police officer [or], firefighter, or emergency medical technician.
[(b)] (c) “Firefighter” means any firefighter, including auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time, volunteer, call, or reserve firefighters who are employed by a city or town within the state of New Hampshire, or any firefighter employed by the state of New Hampshire.
[(c)] (d) “Killed in the line of duty” means a death of a police officer [or], firefighter, or emergency medical technician while in the performance of his or her duties as a result of incident, accident, or violence causing death or injuries which are the direct or proximate cause of death.
[(d)] (e) “Police officer” means any law enforcement officer with the power of arrest, including auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time, or reserve police officers who are employed by a city or town within the state of New Hampshire, or any state law enforcement officer employed by the state of New Hampshire who has power of arrest as determined by state law.
II. In addition to any other benefits provided under this chapter, the state treasurer shall pay a $100,000 death benefit to the family of a police officer [or], firefighter, or emergency medical technician killed in the line of duty. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
08-2658
11/14/07
SB 316-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT expanding a death benefit for police officers and firefighters to emergency medical technicians.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill may increase state general fund expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2008 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill will provide a $100,000 death benefit to emergency medical technicians killed in the line of duty. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. There may be an increase in general fund expenditures if an emergency medical technician is killed in the line of duty and established eligibility criteria are met.