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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2452 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 17, by inserting after line 7 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "DIVISION 1 5 VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDERS 1 6 Sec. . Section 80.9, subsection 2, Code 1 7 Supplement 1999, is amended by adding the following 1 8 new paragraph: 1 9 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. To administer section 100B.11 1 10 relating to volunteer emergency services provider 1 11 death benefits. 1 12 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 100B.11 VOLUNTEER 1 13 EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDER DEATH BENEFIT 1 14 ELIGIBILITY. 1 15 1. There is appropriated annually from the general 1 16 fund of the state to the department of revenue and 1 17 finance an amount sufficient to pay death benefit 1 18 claims under this section. The director of revenue 1 19 and finance shall issue warrants for payment of death 1 20 benefit claims approved for payment by the department 1 21 of public safety under subsection 2. 1 22 2. a. If the department of public safety 1 23 determines, upon the receipt of evidence and proof 1 24 from the fire chief or supervising officer, that the 1 25 death of a volunteer emergency services provider was 1 26 the direct and proximate result of a traumatic 1 27 personal injury incurred in the line of duty as a 1 28 volunteer, a line of duty death benefit in an amount 1 29 of one hundred thousand dollars shall be paid in a 1 30 lump sum to the volunteer emergency services 1 31 provider's beneficiary. A line of duty death benefit 1 32 payable under this subsection shall be in addition to 1 33 any other death benefit payable to the volunteer 1 34 emergency services provider. 1 35 b. A line of duty death benefit shall not be 1 36 payable under this subsection if any of the following 1 37 applies: 1 38 (1) The death resulted from stress, strain, 1 39 occupational illness, or a chronic, progressive, or 1 40 congenital illness, including, but not limited to, a 1 41 disease of the heart, lungs, or respiratory system, 1 42 unless a traumatic personal injury was a substantial 1 43 contributing factor to the volunteer emergency 1 44 services provider's death. 1 45 (2) The death was caused by the intentional 1 46 misconduct of the volunteer emergency services 1 47 provider or by such provider's intent to cause the 1 48 provider's own death. 1 49 (3) The volunteer emergency services provider was 1 50 voluntarily intoxicated at the time of death. 2 1 (4) The volunteer emergency services provider was 2 2 performing the provider's duties in a grossly 2 3 negligent manner at the time of death. 2 4 (5) A beneficiary who would otherwise be entitled 2 5 to a benefit under this subsection was, through the 2 6 beneficiary's actions, a substantial contributing 2 7 factor to the volunteer emergency services provider's 2 8 death. 2 9 3. For purposes of this section, "volunteer 2 10 emergency services provider" means a volunteer fire 2 11 fighter as defined in section 85.61 or a volunteer 2 12 emergency medical care provider or volunteer emergency 2 13 rescue technician defined in section 147A.1 who is not 2 14 covered as a volunteer emergency services provider 2 15 under chapter 97A, 97B, or 411. 2 16 Sec. . REPEAL LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 2 17 1. This division of this Act is repealed July 1, 2 18 2002. 2 19 2. It is the intent of the general assembly that 2 20 the repeal of this division of this Act on July 1, 2 21 2002, will allow consideration of recommendations 2 22 relating to this division of this Act to be received 2 23 by the general assembly from the department of 2 24 management based on the department's study of the 2 25 possible implementation of a system to provide 2 26 retirement benefits and death and survivor benefits to 2 27 volunteer fire fighters and volunteer emergency 2 28 medical service personnel." 2 29 2 30 2 31 2 32 KITTY REHBERG 2 33 2 34 2 35 2 36 JERRY BEHN 2 37 2 38 2 39 2 40 NEAL SCHUERER 2 41 2 42 2 43 2 44 STEVE KING 2 45 2 46 2 47 2 48 RICHARD F. DRAKE 2 49 2 50 3 1 3 2 JACK RIFE 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 MERLIN E. BARTZ 3 7 LARRY McKIBBEN 3 8 SF 2452.508 78 3 9 mg/as
Text: S05661 Text: S05663 Text: S05600 - S05699 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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