AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS TO CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES.

HB 5611 requires Connecticut's municipal retirement system to provide survivor benefits to the families of municipal public works employees (such as road crews or sanitation workers) who die while performing their duties. It also mandates that municipalities not part of this retirement system must directly offer these same survivor benefits. The bill applies specifically to employees killed "in the performance of their duties" and ensures survivors - like spouses or dependents - receive financial support. This policy change updates existing retirement provisions to extend coverage to line-of-duty deaths in public works roles.