Authority: §§ 2.1-133.5 through 2.1-133.11, Code of Virginia.

Effective on or after June 30, 2000, in addition to such payments as may be available to the surviving spouse and dependents of any law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty, the full cost of group health insurance, net of any credits and other payments, shall be payable from this item pursuant to § 2.1-133.7, Code of Virginia. To the extent the appropriation in this item is insufficient for these health insurance payments, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget is authorized to transfer sufficient funding from Item 548 of this act.

In addition to such other payments as may be available, the full costs of group health insurance, net of any deductions and credits, for the surviving spouse and dependents of certain public safety officers killed in the line of duty and for certain public safety officers disabled in the line of duty, and the spouses and dependents of such disabled officers, are payable from this item pursuant to §§ 2.1-133.5 through 2.1-133.11, Code of Virginia. To the extent the appropriation in this item is insufficient for these payments, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to transfer sufficient funding from Item 548 of this act.