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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
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Subtitle A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
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Chapter 615. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND OTHERS |
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Subchapter B. PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS |
Sec. 615.022. PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS
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(a) If there is an eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay $250,000 to the eligible surviving spouse.
(b) If there is no eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay $250,000 in equal shares to surviving children.
(c) If there is no eligible surviving spouse or child, the state shall pay $250,000 in equal shares to surviving parents.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.12(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.