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Committee reviews cleanup to End of Watch Trust; bill clarifies catastrophic-injury rules, benefits and administration
Summary
House Bill 487 would revise and clarify provisions of the End of Watch Trust created last session to define catastrophic injury, payment length and administrative authorities.
Senator Barry Usher opened the hearing on the End of Watch cleanup bill (House Bill 487) as a technical follow-up to the program established last session. Usher said the original law created a trust to provide continued health-care coverage and monthly payments for spouses and children of officers killed in the line of duty or officers permanently and totally disabled by on-duty catastrophic injuries.
Supporters framed the bill as clarifying the original intent and fixing technical gaps. Shelby DeMars of the Montana Police Protective Association said the bill "narrows and clarifies…
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