H.B. 298

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS TO
2 VOLUNTEER AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Neil A. Hansen
6 This act modifies the Volunteer Government Workers Act to expand workers' compensation
7 coverage to volunteer auxiliary police officers and makes technical changes.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 67-20-7, as last amended by Chapter 240, Laws of Utah 1996
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 67-20-7 is amended to read:
13 67-20-7. Workers' compensation benefits for volunteer firefighters.
14 (1) In addition to the purposes set out in Subsections 67-20-3 (2) and (3), [a volunteer
15 firefighter, as defined in Section 49-5-103 , is] the following are considered an agency employee
16 for the purpose of receiving workers' compensation benefits under Title [35A] 34A, Chapter [3]
17 2, Workers' Compensation Act, and Chapter [3a] 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act[.]:
18 (a) a volunteer firefighter as defined in Section 49-5-103 ; and
19 (b) an auxiliary police officer:
20 (i) as defined in Section 53-13-112 ; and
21 (ii) who is serving as a volunteer as defined in Section 67-20-2 .
22 (2) [These] The workers' compensation benefits as described in Subsection (2) are the
23 exclusive remedy for all injuries and occupational diseases resulting from [his] the services of an
24 individual described in Subsection (1) provided as:
25 (a) a volunteer firefighter; or
26 (b) an auxiliary police officer who is serving as a volunteer. [Compensation]
27 (3) For purposes of calculating workers' compensation benefits for an individual covered

28 by this section, the average weekly wage rate of the following compensation shall be computed:
29 (a) for volunteer firefighters, as indicated in Section 49-5-802 [.]; and
30 (b) for an auxiliary police officer who is serving as a volunteer by using the lowest
31 monthly salary of a police officer in a city of the first class in this state.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-5-01 10:42 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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