| 14 | | - | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force |
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| 15 | | - | to study cancer relief benefits for firefighters. Such study shall include, |
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| 16 | | - | but need not be limited to, an examination of (1) the adequacy of the |
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| 17 | | - | firefighters cancer relief program established pursuant to section 7-313j |
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| 18 | | - | of the general statutes, and (2) the feasibility and implications of |
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| 19 | | - | providing workers' compensation and other benefits, including death |
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| 20 | | - | benefits, to firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer acquired as a |
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| 21 | | - | result of occupational exposure to noxious fumes or poisonous gases. |
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| 22 | | - | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: |
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| 23 | | - | (1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing |
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| 24 | | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters |
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| 25 | | - | relating to labor; |
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| 26 | | - | (2) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, |
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| 27 | | - | one of whom has expertise in the state's workers' compensation |
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| 28 | | - | program and one of whom has expertise in cancer research; |
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| 29 | | - | (3) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of Substitute Senate Bill No. 141 |
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| 19 | + | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1 |
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| 20 | + | to study cancer relief benefits for firefighters. Such study shall include, 2 |
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| 21 | + | but need not be limited to, an examination of (1) the adequacy of the 3 |
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| 22 | + | firefighters cancer relief program established pursuant to section 7-313j 4 |
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| 23 | + | of the general statutes, and (2) the feasibility and implications of 5 |
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| 24 | + | providing workers' compensation and other benefits, including death 6 |
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| 25 | + | benefits, to firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer acquired as a 7 |
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| 26 | + | result of occupational exposure to noxious fumes or poisonous gases. 8 |
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| 27 | + | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 9 |
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| 28 | + | (1) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 10 |
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| 29 | + | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor; 11 |
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| 30 | + | (2) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 12 |
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| 31 | + | one of whom has expertise in the state's workers' compensation 13 |
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| 32 | + | program and one of whom has expertise in cancer research; 14 |
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| 33 | + | (3) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 15 |
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| 34 | + | whom shall be a representative of a firefighters' labor organization. 16 Substitute Bill No. 141 |
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| 33 | | - | whom shall be a representative of a firefighters' labor organization; |
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| 34 | | - | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of |
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| 35 | | - | Representatives; |
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| 36 | | - | (5) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; |
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| 37 | | - | (6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of |
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| 38 | | - | Representatives, one of whom shall be a representative of a municipality |
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| 39 | | - | with a paid fire department; and |
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| 40 | | - | (7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom |
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| 41 | | - | shall be a representative of a municipality with a volunteer fire |
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| 42 | | - | department. |
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| 43 | | - | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (2), |
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| 44 | | - | (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member |
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| 45 | | - | of the General Assembly. |
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| 46 | | - | (d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later |
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| 47 | | - | than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall |
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| 48 | | - | be filled by the appointing authority. |
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| 49 | | - | (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro |
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| 50 | | - | tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from |
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| 51 | | - | among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule |
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| 52 | | - | the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty |
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| 53 | | - | days after the effective date of this section. |
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| 54 | | - | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the |
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| 55 | | - | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor shall |
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| 56 | | - | serve as administrative staff of the task force. |
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| 57 | | - | (g) Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report |
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| 58 | | - | on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of |
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| 59 | | - | the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, in Substitute Senate Bill No. 141 |
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| 41 | + | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 17 |
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| 42 | + | Representatives; 18 |
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| 43 | + | (5) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 19 |
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| 44 | + | (6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 20 |
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| 45 | + | Representatives, one of whom shall be a representative of a municipality 21 |
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| 46 | + | with a paid fire department; and 22 |
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| 47 | + | (7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom 23 |
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| 48 | + | shall be a representative of a municipality with a volunteer fire 24 |
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| 49 | + | department. 25 |
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| 50 | + | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (2), 26 |
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| 51 | + | (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 27 |
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| 52 | + | of the General Assembly. 28 |
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| 53 | + | (d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 29 |
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| 54 | + | than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 30 |
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| 55 | + | be filled by the appointing authority. 31 |
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| 56 | + | (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 32 |
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| 57 | + | tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 33 |
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| 58 | + | among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 34 |
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| 59 | + | the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 35 |
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| 60 | + | days after the effective date of this section. 36 |
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| 61 | + | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 37 |
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| 62 | + | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor shall 38 |
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| 63 | + | serve as administrative staff of the task force. 39 |
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| 64 | + | (g) Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report on 40 |
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| 65 | + | its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the 41 |
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| 66 | + | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, in 42 |
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| 67 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 43 |
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| 68 | + | The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 44 |
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| 69 | + | January 1, 2022, whichever is later.45 Substitute Bill No. 141 |
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