(1) The child of a Philadelphia firefighter or police officer who was killed or who died in the line of duty shall be accorded a preference in all civil service entrance examinations to the same extent such preference is granted to veterans.
(2) The Civil Service Commission shall implement this Section by regulation, provided that such regulations shall define "child of a Philadelphia firefighter or police officer" to include natural and adopted children; stepchildren; and children to whom a police officer or firefighter stood in loco parentis.