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House approves expanded survivor benefits and larger lump-sum for state employees killed on duty
Summary
The Connecticut House adopted an emergency-certified resolution that changes how pensions and lump-sum payments are handled when state employees are killed in the line of duty, raises the one-time payment and indexes it for future increases.
The Connecticut House on Jan. 28 adopted an emergency-certified resolution (House Resolution 12) that changes survivor benefits for state employees killed in the line of duty and raises the one‑time cash payment recipients receive.
Representative Josh Elliott moved adoption and described the changes, saying the surviving spouse will receive periodic pension payments as if the deceased employee had already begun receiving their pension. The resolution also raises the flat cash disbursement for a death in the line of duty from $100,000 to $168,000 and indexes that amount to rise in future years. In cases where no spouse or dependents survive, the one-time payment to the estate would…
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