SB523

Virginia SB523 provides payments to beneficiaries of deceased public employees who died in the line of duty or from certain cancers.

Virginia SB523 establishes that beneficiaries of deceased public employees are entitled to payments if the employee's death arose out of employment, was within five years of retirement, or was caused by certain cancers within years of retirement. The payment amount is $25,000 for deaths before January 1, 2025, and $75,000 for deaths on or after that date. The payments are made by nonparticipating employers or the Fund on behalf of institutions of higher education or private police departments.