Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability

SB 812 amends Maryland's Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System to provide enhanced disability benefits for officers injured in the line of duty. It specifically changes the calculation for "accidental disability retirement allowances" for officers certified as disabled under IRS Section 72(M)(7), requiring the allowance to equal 100% of the officer's average final compensation plus an annuity for their accumulated contributions. This replaces the previous rule that limited allowances to the lesser of average final compensation or two-thirds of that amount. The bill directly affects law enforcement officers whose injuries qualify as catastrophic disabilities under the defined criteria, ensuring full compensation rather than a reduced benefit.