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Committee advances bill to extend line-of-duty death benefits to coroners and medical examiners
Summary
The House Labor & Industry Committee voted to report House Bill 569, which would add county coroners, deputy coroners and medical examiners to the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act.
The House Labor & Industry Committee on March 25 reported House Bill 569 out of committee to provide line-of-duty death benefits to county coroners, deputy coroners and medical examiners.
Prime sponsor Representative Ham told the committee the measure would amend Act 101 of 1976, the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, to add coroners to the list of public servants eligible for the benefit. "It's a simple piece of legislation. It provides line of duty…
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