SB1143 Summary

• Amends the State Police Act to establish hiring preference for Department of State Police officers to relatives of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, including sons, daughters, stepsons, stepdaughters, grandsons, granddaughters, brothers, and sisters.

• Defines "killed in the line of duty" by reference to Section 2 of the Line of Duty Compensation Act.

• Adds this preference category alongside existing preference given to honorably discharged military service members.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.