WILMINGTON, MA — On Thursday, Congressman Michael Capuano introduced the Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2016, a” proposed law that would give families of campus police officers killed in the line of duty the same benefits as those of regular community officers,” the Boston Herald first reported.
The bill, which can be read HERE, would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits for campus police officers. The act already does so for the likes of other police officers, firefighters, and EMTs.
The law would be retroactive to the day of the Boston Marathon bombings — April 15, 2013.
The entire Massachusetts congregational delegation is co-sponsoring the legislation. Several California lawmakers, including Shelia Jackson Lee, are also co-sponsors.
The bill has already been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Capuano first introduced the bill, commonly referred to as the “Sean Collier Bill,” on June 4, 2013, but it – shockingly – was never voted upon. The bill never “got out of committee” after being referred to the the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigation. The 113th Congress ended its session on January 3, 2015. Hopefully the reintroduced bill will be voted upon before the 114th Congress ends, likely this December.
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