‘DiNardo Bill’ Unanimously Passes Assembly
By Jon Whiten • Dec 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News, Politics
Legislation sponsored by Jersey City Assemblywoman Joan Quigley that seeks to expedite the payment of accidental pension death benefits for the families of fallen police and firefighters was approved by a 77 to zero vote today in the state Assembly.
The bill stems from the nearly three-month-wait endured by the widow of JCPD detective Marc DiNardo after he was killed in a July shootout on Reed Street.
“The heartbroken families [the deceased] leave behind should not have to face added grief because of state bureaucracy,” Quigley says in a statement. “They need to spend their time and energy focused on themselves, especially if children are involved, not fighting red tape.”
The bill will now be considered by the state Senate.
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Jon Whiten is the founding editor of the Jersey City Independent; he now works for a public-policy nonprofit in Trenton.
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