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4		-	Substitute Senate Bill No. 313
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6		-	Public Act No. 22-139
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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
10		-	OF THE TASK FORCE TO STUDY CANCER RELIEF BENEFITS FOR
	12	+	AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
	13	+	THE TASK FORCE TO STUDY CANCER RELIEF BENEFITS FOR
11	14		FIREFIGHTERS.
12	15		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	16		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Joint Counsel of
16		-	Connecticut Fire Services Organization, in consultation with the
17		-	Connecticut State Firefighters Association, must come up with a joint
18		-	plan for maintenance and remediation of toxic substances on turnout
19		-	gear. Such plan shall be submitted to the Commission of Fire Prevention
20		-	and Control by July 1, 2023. Upon approval of such plan, the
21		-	commission shall advise fire departments on implementation of the
22		-	plan.
23		-	(b) Within ninety days of approval by the commission, each fire
24		-	department shall adopt a plan for the maintenance and remediation of
25		-	toxic substances on turnout gear.
26		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Workers' Compensation
27		-	Commission shall maintain a record of all workers' compensation
28		-	claims made by firefighters due to a cancer diagnosis. Not later than
29		-	January first of each year, the Workers' Compensation Commission
30		-	shall submit a report summarizing such records to the joint standing Substitute Senate Bill No. 313
	18	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) The Labor Department's 1
	19	+	Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall adopt the International 2
	20	+	Association of Fire Chiefs' Best Practices for Preventing Firefighter 3
	21	+	Cancer. 4
	22	+	(b) The Labor Department's Division of Occupational Safety and 5
	23	+	Health shall additionally adopt a practice requiring not less than two 6
	24	+	sets of turnout gear be provided to firefighters to ensure clean gear is 7
	25	+	worn while any contaminated gear is properly cleaned. 8
	26	+	Sec. 2. Section 31-294j of the general statutes is repealed and the 9
	27	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 10
	28	+	(a) For the purpose of adjudication of claims for payment of benefits 11
	29	+	under the provisions of this chapter, a uniformed member of a paid 12
	30	+	municipal or volunteer fire department, a regular member of a paid 13
	31	+	municipal police department, a constable, as defined in section 31-294i, 14
	32	+	or a member of a volunteer ambulance service shall be eligible for such 15
	33	+	benefits for any disease arising out of and in the course of employment, 16
	34	+	including, but not limited to, hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, 17 Substitute Bill No. 313
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34		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
35		-	relating to labor.
36		-	Sec. 3. Section 7-313i of the general statutes is repealed and the
37		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
38		-	(a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief subcommittee of
39		-	the Connecticut State Firefighters Association that shall consist of one
40		-	member from the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, one
41		-	member from the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association, one member
42		-	from the Uniformed Professional Firefighters of the International
43		-	Association of Firefighters, one member from the Connecticut Fire
44		-	Marshals Association, and one member from the Connecticut
45		-	Conference of Municipalities. Such subcommittee shall review claims
46		-	for wage replacement benefits submitted to the firefighters cancer relief
47		-	program established pursuant to section 7-313j and provide wage
48		-	replacement benefits, in accordance with the provisions of subsection
49		-	(b) of section 3-123, to any firefighter who the subcommittee determines
50		-	is eligible for such wage replacement benefits pursuant to the provisions
51		-	of section 7-313j. The subcommittee may determine the weekly wage
52		-	replacement benefits provided to a firefighter in accordance with the
53		-	provisions of this chapter and chapter 568.
54		-	(b) A firefighter who is approved for wage replacement benefits by
55		-	the subcommittee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be
56		-	eligible for such benefits on and after July 1, 2019, and for a period
57		-	determined by the subcommittee, provided such period shall not exceed
58		-	twenty-four months. The maximum weekly wage replacement benefit
59		-	under this section shall be determined by the subcommittee, provided
60		-	such maximum weekly wage replacement benefit shall not exceed one
61		-	hundred per cent, raised to the next even dollar, of the average weekly
62		-	earnings of all workers in the state for the year in which the condition
63		-	of cancer was diagnosed. The average weekly earnings of all workers in
64		-	the state shall be determined by the Labor Commissioner on or before Substitute Senate Bill No. 313
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	41	+	tuberculosis, Kahler's Disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and prostate 18
	42	+	or testicular cancer that results in death or temporary or permanent total 19
	43	+	or partial disability. 20
	44	+	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a 21
	45	+	firefighter's diagnosis of cancer shall be presumed to arise out of and in 22
	46	+	the course of employment as the result of exposures particular to the 23
	47	+	duties performed as a firefighter for any condition of cancer affecting 24
	48	+	the brain, skin, skeletal system, digestive system, endocrine system, 25
	49	+	respiratory system, lymphatic system, reproductive system, urinary 26
	50	+	system or hematological system that results in death, or temporary or 27
	51	+	permanent total or partial disability. This presumption shall only be 28
	52	+	rebutted by clear and convincing evidence of any of the following: (1) 29
	53	+	The firefighter had a physical examination upon entry into such service, 30
	54	+	or subsequent to entry, as the case may be, that revealed evidence of the 31
	55	+	claimed cancer; (2) the firefighter has failed to submit to annual physical 32
	56	+	examinations subsequent to entry into such service or that subsequent 33
	57	+	physical examinations have revealed evidence of such cancer or a 34
	58	+	propensity for such cancer; (3) such firefighter has used cigarettes, as 35
	59	+	defined in section 12-285, or any other tobacco products, as defined in 36
	60	+	section 12-330a, within fifteen years of the diagnosis of the claimed 37
	61	+	cancer; (4) such firefighter has worked less than at least five years on or 38
	62	+	after February 1, 2017, as (A) an interior structural firefighter at a paid 39
	63	+	municipal, state or volunteer fire department, or (B) a local fire marshal, 40
	64	+	deputy fire marshal, fire investigator, fire inspector or such other class 41
	65	+	of inspector or investigator for whom the State Fire Marshal and the 42
	66	+	Codes and Standards Committee, acting jointly, have adopted 43
	67	+	minimum standards of qualification pursuant to section 29-298, at the 44
	68	+	time such cancer is discovered, or should have been discovered; (5) the 45
	69	+	firefighter has not used respiratory protection and other personal 46
	70	+	protective equipment as described in the federal Occupational Safety 47
	71	+	and Health Act standards adopted pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 48
	72	+	CFR 1910.156 for a period of five consecutive years; or (6) the claimed 49
	73	+	cancer is not one that is known to result from exposure to heat, radiation 50
	74	+	or a known carcinogen as determined by the International Agency for 51 Substitute Bill No. 313
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68		-	the fifteenth day of August of each year, to be effective the following
69		-	October first, and shall be the average of all workers' weekly earnings
70		-	for the year ending the previous June thirtieth and shall be so
71		-	determined in accordance with the standards for the determination of
72		-	average weekly earnings of all workers established by the United States
73		-	Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
74		-	(c) A firefighter may receive wage replacement benefits under this
75		-	section concurrently with any employer-provided employment
76		-	benefits, provided the total compensation of such firefighter during
77		-	such period of receiving benefits under this section shall not exceed such
78		-	firefighter's pay rate at the time such firefighter was diagnosed with a
79		-	condition of cancer described in section 7-313j.
80		-	(d) No firefighter shall receive compensation under this section
81		-	concurrently with the provisions of chapter 567 or 568 or any other
82		-	municipal, state or federal program that provides wage replacement
83		-	benefits.
84		-	(e) No approval of wage replacement benefits for a firefighter by the
85		-	subcommittee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used as
86		-	evidence, proof or an acknowledgment of liability or causation in any
87		-	proceeding under chapter 568.
88		-	(f) No approval of wage replacement benefits for a firefighter by the
89		-	subcommittee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall create a
90		-	presumption that the firefighter's cancer was work related for purposes
91		-	of chapter 568. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or
92		-	affect in any manner a firefighter's rights and benefits or any rights and
93		-	defenses that an employer may have under chapter 568.
94		-	[(f)] (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes,
95		-	any employer who provides accident and health insurance or life
96		-	insurance coverage for a firefighter or makes payments or contributions Substitute Senate Bill No. 313
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100		-	at the regular hourly or weekly rate for the firefighter to an employee
101		-	welfare plan, shall provide to the firefighter equivalent insurance
102		-	coverage or welfare plan payments or contributions while the firefighter
103		-	is eligible to receive or is receiving wage replacement compensation
104		-	under this section. As used in this section, "employee welfare plan"
105		-	means any plan established or maintained for such firefighter or such
106		-	firefighter's family or dependents, or for both, for medical, surgical or
107		-	hospital care benefits.
108		-	[(g)] (h) The State Treasurer shall remit wage replacement benefits
109		-	that are approved by the subcommittee from the firefighters cancer
110		-	relief account established pursuant to section 7-313h not later than thirty
111		-	days after such benefits have been approved.
112		-	Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The Comptroller shall conduct a study
113		-	to assess the feasibility of providing pension benefits in circumstances
114		-	when a firefighter's pension maturity or number of years of service
115		-	required for the firefighter to receive pension benefits is not met because
116		-	of an early retirement due to a qualifying work-related cancer or death.
117		-	Such study shall include an examination of the feasibility of
118		-	implementing a prorated benefit for such instances. The Comptroller
119		-	shall report the results of such study and any recommended legislation
120		-	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
121		-	cognizance of matters relating to labor.
122		-	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024) (a) Each municipality within
123		-	the state shall annually contribute, not later than December fifteenth of
124		-	each year, ten dollars per firefighter within such municipality's district
125		-	to the firefighters cancer relief account established pursuant to section
126		-	7-313h of the general statutes.
127		-	(b) Municipality contributions shall be based on the current number
128		-	of career and volunteer firefighters within the municipality at the time
129		-	of contribution. Substitute Senate Bill No. 313
	81	+	Research on Cancer or the National Toxicology Program of the United 52
	82	+	States Department of Health and Human Services. For purposes of this 53
	83	+	subsection, "interior structural firefighter" means an individual who 54
	84	+	performs fire suppression, rescue or both, inside of buildings or 55
	85	+	enclosed structures that are involved in a fire situation beyond the 56
	86	+	incipient stage, as defined in 29 CFR 1910.155. 57
	87	+	(c) Any individual, who is no longer actively serving as a firefighter 58
	88	+	but who otherwise would fall within the provisions of subsection (a) of 59
	89	+	this section, may apply for benefits under the provisions of this chapter 60
	90	+	not later than five years after the date such individual last served as a 61
	91	+	firefighter. 62
	92	+	(d) A firefighter or other individual, who is eligible for benefits 63
	93	+	pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, shall be required to 64
	94	+	submit to annual physical examinations, including blood testing, during 65
	95	+	the firefighter or other individual's active service and for a period of five 66
	96	+	years after the date such firefighter or other individual last served as a 67
	97	+	firefighter as a condition of receiving such benefits. An individual who 68
	98	+	no longer serves as a firefighter shall bear the cost of any physical 69
	99	+	examination required under this subsection. 70
	100	+	(e) As an alternative to workers' compensation coverage for work 71
	101	+	related cancer, a fire department may purchase a separate, private 72
	102	+	insurance policy to cover firefighters' illnesses or injuries arising out of 73
	103	+	and in the course of employment. Such policy shall provide benefits that 74
	104	+	are comparable, or better, than workers' compensation benefits. 75
	105	+	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Workers' Compensation 76
	106	+	Commission shall maintain a record of all workers' compensation 77
	107	+	claims made by firefighters due to a cancer diagnosis. Not later than 78
	108	+	January first of each year, the Workers' Compensation Commission 79
	109	+	shall submit a report summarizing such records to the joint standing 80
	110	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 81
	111	+	relating to labor. 82 Substitute Bill No. 313
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133		-	(c) Municipalities shall only contribute funds for firefighters that: (1)
134		-	Have submitted to annual physical examinations subsequent to entry
135		-	into such service that have failed to reveal any evidence of such cancer
136		-	or a propensity for such cancer; (2) have not used any cigarettes, as
137		-	defined in section 12-285 of the general statutes, or any other tobacco
138		-	products, as defined in section 12-330a of the general statutes, within
139		-	fifteen years; (3) have worked for not less than five years as (A) an
140		-	interior structural firefighter at a paid municipal, state or volunteer fire
141		-	department, or (B) a local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire
142		-	investigator, fire inspector or such other class of inspector or
143		-	investigator for whom the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and
144		-	Standards Committee, acting jointly, have adopted minimum standards
145		-	of qualification pursuant to section 29-298 of the general statutes.
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	118	+	Sec. 4. Section 7-313i of the general statutes is repealed and the 83
	119	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 84
	120	+	(a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief subcommittee of 85
	121	+	the Connecticut State Firefighters Association that shall consist of one 86
	122	+	member from the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, one 87
	123	+	member from the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association, one member 88
	124	+	from the Uniformed Professional Firefighters of the International 89
	125	+	Association of Firefighters, one member from the Connecticut Fire 90
	126	+	Marshals Association, and one member from the Connecticut 91
	127	+	Conference of Municipalities. Such subcommittee shall review claims 92
	128	+	for wage replacement benefits submitted to the firefighters cancer relief 93
	129	+	program established pursuant to section 7-313j and provide wage 94
	130	+	replacement benefits, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 95
	131	+	(b) of section 3-123, to any firefighter who the subcommittee determines 96
	132	+	is eligible for such wage replacement benefits pursuant to the provisions 97
	133	+	of section 7-313j. The subcommittee may determine the weekly wage 98
	134	+	replacement benefits provided to a firefighter in accordance with the 99
	135	+	provisions of this chapter and chapter 568. 100
	136	+	(b) A firefighter who is approved for wage replacement benefits by 101
	137	+	the subcommittee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 102
	138	+	eligible for such benefits on and after July 1, 2019, and for a period 103
	139	+	determined by the subcommittee, provided such period shall not exceed 104
	140	+	twenty-four months. The maximum weekly wage replacement benefit 105
	141	+	under this section shall be determined by the subcommittee, provided 106
	142	+	such maximum weekly wage replacement benefit shall not exceed one 107
	143	+	hundred per cent, raised to the next even dollar, of the average weekly 108
	144	+	earnings of all workers in the state for the year in which the condition 109
	145	+	of cancer was diagnosed. The average weekly earnings of all workers in 110
	146	+	the state shall be determined by the Labor Commissioner on or before 111
	147	+	the fifteenth day of August of each year, to be effective the following 112
	148	+	October first, and shall be the average of all workers' weekly earnings 113
	149	+	for the year ending the previous June thirtieth and shall be so 114
	150	+	determined in accordance with the standards for the determination of 115 Substitute Bill No. 313
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	157	+	average weekly earnings of all workers established by the United States 116
	158	+	Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 117
	159	+	(c) A firefighter may receive wage replacement benefits under this 118
	160	+	section concurrently with any employer-provided employment 119
	161	+	benefits, provided the total compensation of such firefighter during 120
	162	+	such period of receiving benefits under this section shall not exceed such 121
	163	+	firefighter's pay rate at the time such firefighter was diagnosed with a 122
	164	+	condition of cancer described in section 7-313j. 123
	165	+	[(d) No firefighter shall receive compensation under this section 124
	166	+	concurrently with the provisions of chapter 567 or 568 or any other 125
	167	+	municipal, state or federal program that provides wage replacement 126
	168	+	benefits.] 127
	169	+	[(e)] (d) No approval of wage replacement benefits for a firefighter by 128
	170	+	the subcommittee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used 129
	171	+	as evidence, proof or an [acknowledgement] acknowledgment of 130
	172	+	liability or causation in any proceeding under chapter 568. 131
	173	+	[(f)] (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, 132
	174	+	any employer who provides accident and health insurance or life 133
	175	+	insurance coverage for a firefighter or makes payments or contributions 134
	176	+	at the regular hourly or weekly rate for the firefighter to an employee 135
	177	+	welfare plan, shall provide to the firefighter equivalent insurance 136
	178	+	coverage or welfare plan payments or contributions while the firefighter 137
	179	+	is eligible to receive or is receiving wage replacement compensation 138
	180	+	under this section. As used in this section, "employee welfare plan" 139
	181	+	means any plan established or maintained for such firefighter or such 140
	182	+	firefighter's family or dependents, or for both, for medical, surgical or 141
	183	+	hospital care benefits. 142
	184	+	[(g)] (f) The State Treasurer shall remit wage replacement benefits 143
	185	+	that are approved by the subcommittee from the firefighters cancer 144
	186	+	relief account established pursuant to section 7-313h not later than thirty 145
	187	+	days after such benefits have been approved. 146 Substitute Bill No. 313
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	194	+	Sec. 5. Section 31-284b of the general statutes is repealed and the 147
	195	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 148
	196	+	(a) In order to maintain, as nearly as possible, the income of 149
	197	+	[employees] claimants who suffer employment-related injuries, any 150
	198	+	employer who provides accident and health insurance or life insurance 151
	199	+	coverage for any [employee] claimant or makes payments or 152
	200	+	contributions at the regular hourly or weekly rate for full-time 153
	201	+	employees to an employee welfare plan, shall provide to the [employee] 154
	202	+	claimant equivalent insurance coverage or welfare plan payments or 155
	203	+	contributions while the [employee] claimant is eligible to receive or is 156
	204	+	receiving compensation pursuant to this chapter, or while the 157
	205	+	[employee] claimant is receiving wages under a provision for sick leave 158
	206	+	payments for time lost due to an employment-related injury. As used in 159
	207	+	this section, "income" means all forms of remuneration to an individual 160
	208	+	from his employment, including wages, accident and health insurance 161
	209	+	coverage, life insurance coverage and employee welfare plan 162
	210	+	contributions and "employee welfare plan" means any plan established 163
	211	+	or maintained for employees or their families or dependents, or for both, 164
	212	+	for medical, surgical or hospital care benefits. 165
	213	+	(b) An employer may provide such equivalent accident and health or 166
	214	+	life insurance coverage or welfare plan payments or contributions by: 167
	215	+	(1) Insuring [his] the employer's full liability under this section in any 168
	216	+	stock or mutual companies or associations that are or may be authorized 169
	217	+	to take such risks in this state; (2) creating an injured employee's plan as 170
	218	+	an extension of any existing plan for working employees; (3) self-171
	219	+	insurance; or (4) by any combination of the methods provided in 172
	220	+	subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection that he may choose. 173
	221	+	(c) In the case of an employee welfare plan, an employer may provide 174
	222	+	equivalent protection by making payments or contributions for such 175
	223	+	hours of contributions established by the trustees of the employee 176
	224	+	welfare plan as necessary to maintain continuation of such insurance 177
	225	+	coverage when the amount is less than the amount of regular hourly or 178
	226	+	weekly contributions for full-time employees. 179 Substitute Bill No. 313
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	233	+	(d) In any case where compensation payments to an individual for 180
	234	+	total incapacity under the provisions of section 31-307 continue for more 181
	235	+	than one hundred four weeks, the cost of accident and health insurance 182
	236	+	or life insurance coverage after the one-hundred-fourth week shall be 183
	237	+	paid out of the Second Injury Fund in accordance with the provisions of 184
	238	+	section 31-349. 185
	239	+	(e) Accident and health insurance coverage may include, but shall not 186
	240	+	be limited to, coverage provided by insurance or directly by the 187
	241	+	employer for the following health care services: Medical, surgical, 188
	242	+	dental, nursing and hospital care and treatment, drugs, diagnosis or 189
	243	+	treatment of mental conditions or alcoholism, and pregnancy and child 190
	244	+	care. 191
	245	+	Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) The Comptroller shall conduct a study 192
	246	+	to assess the feasibility of providing pension benefits in circumstances 193
	247	+	when a firefighter's pension maturity or number of years of service 194
	248	+	required for the firefighter to receive pension benefits is not met because 195
	249	+	of an early retirement due to a qualifying work-related cancer or death. 196
	250	+	Such study shall include an examination of the feasibility of 197
	251	+	implementing a prorated benefit for such instances. The Comptroller 198
	252	+	shall report the results of such study and any recommended legislation 199
	253	+	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 200
	254	+	cognizance of matters relating to labor. 201
	255	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 31-367 of the general statutes is 202
	256	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 203
	257	+	passage): 204
	258	+	(d) "Employer" means the state and any political subdivision thereof 205
	259	+	and, except as provided in section 31-369, as amended by this act, any 206
	260	+	volunteer fire department and any volunteer ambulance company; 207
	261	+	Sec. 8. Section 31-369 of the general statutes is repealed and the 208
	262	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 209
	263	+	(a) This chapter applies to all employers, employees and places of 210 Substitute Bill No. 313
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	270	+	employment in the state except the following: (1) Employees of the 211
	271	+	United States government; [and] (2) working conditions of employees 212
	272	+	over which federal agencies other than the United States Department of 213
	273	+	Labor exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or 214
	274	+	regulations affecting occupational safety and health; and (3) any 215
	275	+	volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance company that is able 216
	276	+	to demonstrate such department or company is regulated by the 217
	277	+	Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 USC 651 et seq., as 218
	278	+	amended from time to time. 219
	279	+	(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any 220
	280	+	manner affect any workers' compensation law or to enlarge, diminish or 221
	281	+	affect in any manner common law or statutory rights, duties or liabilities 222
	282	+	of employers or employees, under any law with respect to injuries, 223
	283	+	diseases or death of employees arising out of and in the course of 224
	284	+	employment. 225
	285	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (c) of section 31-382 of the general statutes is 226
	286	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 227
	287	+	passage): 228
	288	+	(c) Any employer who has received a citation for a violation of the 229
	289	+	requirements of sections 31-369, as amended by this act, and 31-370, of 230
	290	+	any standard or order promulgated pursuant to section 31-372, or of 231
	291	+	regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, which violation is 232
	292	+	specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a 233
	293	+	civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for each such violation, 234
	294	+	except any volunteer fire department and any volunteer ambulance 235
	295	+	company shall, for the first such violation, only be issued a written 236
	296	+	warning. 237
	297	+	Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) The sum of one million two hundred 238
	298	+	thousand dollars is appropriated to the Firefighter's Cancer Relief 239
	299	+	Account, established pursuant to section 7-313h of the general statutes, 240
	300	+	from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, for 241
	301	+	retroactive pay for the years the annual appropriation of four hundred 242 Substitute Bill No. 313
	302	+
	303	+
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	306	+	9 of 9
	307	+
	308	+	thousand dollars was deferred. 243
	309	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	310	+	sections:
	311	+
	312	+	Section 1 July 1, 2022 New section
	313	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 31-294j
	314	+	Sec. 3 from passage New section
	315	+	Sec. 4 from passage 7-313i
	316	+	Sec. 5 from passage 31-284b
	317	+	Sec. 6 from passage New section
	318	+	Sec. 7 from passage 31-367(d)
	319	+	Sec. 8 from passage 31-369
	320	+	Sec. 9 from passage 31-382(c)
	321	+	Sec. 10 from passage New section
	322	+
	323	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	324	+	In Section 5(b)(1), "the employee's full liability" was changed to "the
	325	+	employer's full liability" for accuracy and, in Section 6, "(NEW)" was
	326	+	removed for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
	327	+
	328	+	LAB Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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