Chapter 574

2004 -- S 2723 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 07/09/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE

Introduced By: Senator John F. McBurney

Date Introduced: February 11, 2004

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-28 of the General Laws entitled "State Police" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

42-28-25.1. Trainee compensation for death, disability, or injury. -- (a) All trainees

of the state police training academy shall be compensated for death, disability, or injury incurred

while in training under the provisions of this chapter as follows:

(1) All medical expenses incurred as a result of such injury shall be paid by the state; and

(2) Death and disability payments shall be paid in accordance with section 42-28-21 and

section 45-19-1 relating to compensation for injuries causing disability or causing death to full-

time members of the state police in the course of performance of their duties.

(b) In the computation of the benefits set forth in subsection 42-28-21(b), any member of

the state police training academy suffering an injury causing disability or death, shall be

construed to have been receiving the amount of salary to the lowest grade of full-time members of

the state police at the time of injury or death unless the disability as a result of injury incurred in

the state police training academy occurs subsequent to the trainee being sworn in as a member of

the state police, in which case the benefits shall be computed based upon the highest rank attained

by the individual at the time of disability.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall apply to all cases pending

on the date of passage.

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LC02655/SUB A

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