NJ state survivor's pension

[LtTurk]

Has anyone heard about this yet?
I just got an email that says it was signed in as law on Friday.

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2002/Bi...00/1432_R2.HTM

[GeorgeWendtCFI]

Boy this was kept quiet. This is a good law for the volunteer fire service.

Here is a history of the bill from the legislature website

3/26/02 Introduced And Referred To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
5/9/02 Reported Senate Committee Amendments 2nd Reading
5/9/02 Referred To Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
10/24/02 Reported 2nd Reading
10/31/02 Passed Senate (40-0)
11/7/02 Received In Assembly Referred To Assembly Appropriations Committee
11/18/02 Reported Assembly Committee Amendments 2nd Reading
12/12/02 Substituted For A2191 (2R)
12/12/02 Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
12/12/02 Received In Senate 2nd Reading On Concurrence
12/16/02 Passed Both Houses (40-0)
1/9/03 Approved P.L.2002, c.134.
Committee

[LtTurk]

Just as a quick update......
I attended our bi-monthly Delaware Valley Fire Chiefs Association meeting last night the "law and legislature" representative did verify that this is indeed a law in NJ now.

I say outstanding job to those who pushed this through and made the idea a reality! All NJ firefighters should take this information back to their respective companies and make sure everyone is aware that this exists.

It also appears to be retroactive "on or after January 1, 2000" so I'm sure there are many families that deserve to be informed.

[Halligan84]

It is an excellent bill.. I believe it was retro'd that far to cover Jimmy Heenan and the guys who died in Gloucester last year, among others.

[NJFFSA16]

Bravo! But why was it kept so quiet? This is good PR for the politicians....hmmm.