AN ACT relating to lump-sum line of duty death payments.

Summary

The bill amends KRS 61.315 to define public safety officers—including police, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and certain National Guard members—and creates an $80,000 lump‑sum payment for their surviving spouses or children when they die in the line of duty. The payment is split equally among a surviving spouse and children, with a portion held in trust for minors, and is paid from the state treasury.

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