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Senate advances measure to restore parity in death benefits for public-safety spouses; sponsor cites a $785,700 fiscal note
Summary
Senate Bill 12, restoring a former benefit split for public-safety survivor benefits, was placed on the third-reading calendar; the sponsor said a fiscal note of about $785,700 would be covered by a contribution from public-employee compensation packages, subject to agreements among agencies and unions.
Senate Bill 12, a measure to adjust public-safety survivor benefits and restore a benefit split that existed before 1975, advanced in the Utah Senate and was placed on the third-reading calendar.
Sponsor Sen. Rex Black outlined the history: an alteration in 1975 changed how survivor benefits were split…
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