New legislation proposed by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza would ensure the families of fallen first responders receive the appropriate benefits. Families are entitled to the benefits under the line of duty compensation act, but funding sometimes runs out before the end of the fiscal year. This causes delays in the money to be paid out says Comptroller Mendoza.
“Each day, police, firemen, and paramedics risk their lives to protect the rest of us. They sacrifice their own safety for the greater good. The state should never, ever falter in promptly providing the families left behind with the benefits they have been promised and that they deserve.”
The measure just filed would make these payments a continuing appropriation, so that funding for benefits is always there says Mendoza.
***Courtesy of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services***
