This act allows a municipality by ordinance to establish a property tax abatement program for surviving spouses of police officers or fire fighters killed in the line of duty. The program may abate all or part of property taxes due on an eligible spouse's principal residence. This act allows the public safety commissioner to delegate any of his power relating to fire prevention and safety that he considers appropriate to employees of the University of Connecticut's Storrs Division of Public Safety. Under prior law, the commissioner could delegate only to Department of Public Safety employees. MERF members who are eligible for a service retirement allowance can participate in the plan if their town adopts it.
Participants stop accruing additional retirement credit once they enter the plan.