Gov. Rick Scott ceremonially signed a bill to help families of law enforcement employees and first responders killed in the line of duty on Monday in Orlando.
The bill, SB 7012, filed by Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, and co-sponsored by Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, would provide the beneficiary or family member the fallen officer’s monthly salary for life. The benefits would apply to Florida’s Special Risk class, which includes firemen, correctional officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, probation officers and other employees whose jobs might put them at risk.









