Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill creates a death benefit for incarcerated firefighters who are part of the California Conservation Camp program. Specifically, it requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to pay a death benefit to the crew member’s designated beneficiary if they die while performing their duties, including active deployments or training exercises, or while incapacitated due to those duties. The benefit is calculated as $50,000 plus 50% of their annual compensation earned before death.
Key provisions
- Establishes a death benefit for incarcerated firefighters in the Conservation Camp program.
- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will administer the benefit.
- The benefit is paid to the crew member’s designated beneficiary.
- Eligibility requires death occurring during duty or while incapacitated due to duty.
- The death benefit is $50,000 plus 50% of the crew member’s annual compensation.
- The benefit must be paid within 60 days of death.
Who is affected
- Incarcerated firefighters
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Beneficiaries of incarcerated firefighters
- California Conservation Camp program participants
Notable changes
- Creates a new death benefit specifically for incarcerated firefighters in a conservation camp program.
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