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Panel debates expanding survivor benefit in S.89 to include 'ride-along' mental-health workers
Summary
Committee members discussed adding licensed mental-health or social-work professionals who ride along with law enforcement to S.89 survivor-benefit eligibility, and reviewed a treasurer's-office amendment to let the board pay evaluation fees from the survivors fund; Tom Abenow (VSEA) confirmed stakeholders and treasurer agree benefits should be prospective, not retroactive.
Committee discussion on S.89 focused on whether to expand survivor-benefit eligibility to include professionals who "ride along" with law enforcement (for example, licensed mental-health workers or social workers) and how to define that group. Elizabeth (S3) raised the point that the role of mental-health professionals accompanying officers has evolved and that, if covered, the bill should recognize…
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