IL HB2922

Adds animal control officers and animal wardens to the list of public safety employees covered under the Line of Duty Compensation Act, making their families eligible for death benefits if killed while performing official duties

Defines "animal control officer or animal warden" as a State or local government employee appointed to enforce animal regulation statutes and protect public health and safety

Death benefits for covered employees range from $10,000 (deaths before 1974) to $259,038 (deaths on or after July 1, 2002), with annual cost-of-living adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for deaths occurring after January 1, 2003

Claims must be filed within one year of the employee's death, and the death must occur within one year of an injury arising from violence or accidental cause during active duty performance

Compensation is paid to designated beneficiaries, or if none, according to the employee's will or statutory priority (surviving spouse, descendants, parents, then dependent siblings)