In the event a policeman or fireman dies by suicide, the Superintendent of Police or the Fire Commissioner, as applicable, shall make or cause to be made a complete and careful investigation of all facts surrounding the occurrence, to obtain the statements of all material witnesses, and to present the said report without delay to the Board of Trustees for consideration and action thereon, including the determination as to whether such death was the result of an independent intervening cause or an injury that would be compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act, codified at 820 ILCS 305, regardless of whether such person is covered by the Act, was a causative factor in such death. No such award or payment shall be made pursuant to this Section unless satisfactory proof shall have been presented to the Board of Trustees that an injury that would be compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act was a causative factor to the death by suicide, regardless of whether such person is covered by the Act. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to classify such a death by suicide as a death in the line of duty for purposes of death benefits or honors not established under this chapter of the Code.
(Added Coun. J. 6-22-22, p. 48708, § 1)