S0108 - Death Benefits for Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty

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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-1-1770, Relating To Preretirement Death Benefit Programs Under The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Provide For The Amount Of The Benefit, To Provide Who Shall Receive The Death Benefit Payment, And To Provide The Source Of The Revenue For The Payment; By Amending Section 9-11-120, Relating To A Preretirement Death Benefit Program Under The Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Provide For The Amount Of The Benefit, To Provide Who Shall Receive The Death Benefit Payment, And To Provide The Source Of The Revenue For The Payment; By Amending Section 42-7-90, Relating To Expenditures From The State Accident Fund, So As To Add "first Responder Line Of Duty Death Benefit"; And By Adding Section 42-7-220 So As To Establish The South Carolina First Responder Line Of Duty Death Benefit Fund. - Ratified Title