The bill amends the Public Safety Officers Benefit Act by updating definitions and clarifying the roles of various public safety personnel. Key insertions include the definitions of "county medical examiner," "deputy county medical examiner," and "medical examiner investigator," which specify the roles of these officials under existing law. Additionally, the term "public safety officer" is expanded to include not only law enforcement officers and firefighters but also county medical examiners, deputy county medical examiners, and medical examiner investigators.

The bill also modifies existing definitions, such as changing "dependent" to clarify the relationship to the deceased public safety officer and updating the term "surviving spouse" to be more inclusive. Other changes include the addition of "part-time or volunteer member" to the definition of "firefighter" and the rephrasing of "line of duty" actions to better reflect the responsibilities of various public safety roles. Overall, these amendments aim to enhance the clarity and applicability of the law regarding public safety officers and their benefits.

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House Introduced Bill: 28.632