HB 2208 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Adding Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees who work at institutions managed by the Commissioner to the Survivor Benefits Act

This bill adds West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) employees working at correctional institutions to the state's Survivor Benefits Act. It expands eligibility to cover DCR staff who die while performing duties such as training, administrative meetings, inmate interactions, parole activities, or related travel. The benefit provides $100,000 to surviving family members, with coverage retroactive to March 14, 2020. This change aligns DCR employees with existing emergency responder categories like firefighters and law enforcement for survivor benefits.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025
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Feb 18, 2025
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To House Homeland Security
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Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
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Brandon Steele
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