Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Fire fighters and law enforcement officers receive extra workers' compensation for injury; authorize, subject to other benefits.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/23 (S) Referred To Appropriations | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Little
Additional Author: Burton
Code Section: A 071-0003-0017
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE INJURED DUE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SHALL RECEIVE A CERTAIN INCREASED AMOUNT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE THESE BENEFITS FOR SUCH INJURY BEGIN; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH BENEFITS ARE SUBORDINATE TO OTHER DISABILITY COMPENSATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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