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Panel advances cleanup to End of Watch Trust to tighten definitions, grant DOJ rulemaking
Summary
Senate Bill 487, a cleanup to the End of Watch Trust program for families of officers killed or catastrophically injured, won committee support. The bill narrows some definitions, creates administrative clarifications and gives the Department of Justice rulemaking and appeals authority, supporters said.
Senator Barry Usher, sponsor of Senate Bill 487, told the committee the legislation corrects language and fills gaps discovered while implementing last session’s End of Watch Trust. "The End of Watch Trust was created to help the spouses and children of officers killed in the line of duty," Usher said, and SB 487 would clarify eligibility definitions, grant rulemaking authority to the Department of Justice and outline reporting expectations for the trust.
Proponents included representatives of the Montana Police Protective Association, the…
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