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Expanding the
list of eligible law enforcement officers whose family would be eligible to
receive a one-time State benefit of $50,000 in the event the officer dies in
the line of duty to include forest rangers, Baxter State Park Rangers,
detectives employed by the Office of the Attorney General, investigative
officers employed by the Department of Corrections, juvenile community
corrections officers, probation officers, Capitol security officers appointed
by the Commissioner of Public Safety, and motor vehicle investigators
appointed by the Secretary of State will increase the potential impact to the
Budget Stabiliazation Fund. The cost
can not be determined at this time.
However, given that there has been only one occurance in which this
benefit has been paid since this provision was enacted in September of 2001,
the impact to the Budget Stabilization Fund is not expected to be
significant. |