Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 3173

  • Emergency personnel: means :

  • Line of duty: means :

  • Occupation-related illness: means a disease that directly arises out of, and in the course of, service, including a heart injury or disease symptomatic within 72 hours from the date of last service in the line of duty, which shall be presumed to be incurred in the line of duty. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 3173. Monetary benefit

(a) The survivors of emergency personnel who dies while in the line of duty or from an occupation-related illness may apply for a payment of $50,000.00 from the State.

(b) The State Treasurer shall disburse from the Special Fund established in section 3175 of this title the monetary benefit described in subsection (a) of this section and shall adopt necessary procedures for the disbursement of such funds. (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 33, § 1; 2011, No. 3, § 85, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 402, eff. July 1, 2022.)