Referred to Rules Committee
Summary
The bill amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act so that animal control officers and animal wardens are treated like police, fire and other first‑responders for death‑benefit purposes. It updates the Act’s definitions and adds these workers to the list of personnel whose deaths qualify for compensation. The change is intended to give families of these employees the same benefits when a work‑related death occurs.
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