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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 994
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 5082
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT ALLOWING MUNI CIPALITIES TO COVER THE PAY GAP FOR
DISABLED POLICE OFFICERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any municipality may 1
establish a program to pay a municipal police officer who is injured 2
and disabled in the performance of the officer's duties to the extent the 3
officer is unable to perform the officer's duties, an amount that is the 4
difference between the pay the officer would have received if the 5
officer could continue to perform his or her duties and the amount the 6
officer is receiving from workers' compensation benefits under chapter 7
568 of the general statutes and any other benefits. The municipality 8
may pay such amount until the officer reaches the age of sixty-five. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
PS Joint Favorable Raised Bill No. 994
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