Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7120
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7120
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 5396
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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10	19		AN ACT CONCERNING FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR, A
11	20		FIREFIGHTER CANCER SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM AND
12	21		GRANTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF PFAS FROM FIRE APPARATUS.
13	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	23		Assembly convened:
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16	25		Section 1. Section 7-313o of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
17	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
18	27		(a) (1) The Joint Council of Connecticut Fire Service Organizations, in 3
19	28		consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, [must 4
20	29		come up with] shall develop a joint plan for the maintenance and 5
21	30		remediation of toxic substances on turnout gear. Such plan shall be 6
22	31		submitted to the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control by July 1, 7
23	32		2023. Upon approval of such plan, the commission shall advise fire 8
24	33		departments on implementation of the plan. 9
25	34		[(b)] (2) Within ninety days of approval by the commission, each fire 10
26	35		department shall adopt a plan for the maintenance and remediation of 11
27	36		toxic substances on turnout gear. 12
28	37		(b) (1) For purposes of this subsection, "firefighter" has the same 13
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29	44		meaning as provided in section 7-313g, "municipality" has the same 14
30	45		meaning as provided in section 7-303 and "PFAS" has the same meaning 15
31	46		as provided in section 22a-255h. 16
32		-	(2) Each municipality shall provide a set of turnout gear that does not 17 Substitute Bill No. 7120
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	47	+	(2) Each municipality shall provide a set of turnout gear that does not 17
37	48		contain PFAS, in addition to the standard number of sets of turnout gear 18
38	49		provided to each firefighter, to any firefighter who is diagnosed with 19
39	50		cancer, has a predisposition to cancer or has an increased risk of 20
40	51		developing cancer due to such firefighter's family history or the results 21
41	52		of genetic testing. 22
42	53		Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2025, the State 23
43	54		Fire Marshal shall establish a one-year pilot program to reimburse 24
44	55		firefighters, as defined in section 7-313g of the general statutes, who 25
45	56		receive screening for cancers common to firefighters. The State Fire 26
46	57		Marshal shall consult with a nonprofit organization with expertise in the 27
47	58		field of cancer screening to determine which cancer screenings shall 28
48	59		qualify for reimbursement pursuant to the pilot program. The pilot 29
49	60		program shall be operated in one municipality with a population that is 30
50	61		serviced by a volunteer fire department and one municipality with a 31
51	62		population that is serviced by a paid fire department. On and after the 32
52	63		effective date of this section, the State Fire Marshal shall accept 33
53	64		applications for participation in the pilot program, in a form and 34
54	65		manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal, from municipalities. Not 35
55	66		later than January 1, 2027, the State Fire Marshal shall submit a report 36
56	67		on the results of the pilot program, including any recommendations for 37
57	68		continuation or expansion of the pilot program, to the joint standing 38
58	69		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 39
59	70		relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions 40
60	71		of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 41
61	72		Sec. 3. Subdivision (10) of subsection (b) of section 41 of public act 23-42
62	73		204 is repealed and the following is substitute in lieu thereof (Effective 43
63	74		from passage): 44
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64	81		(10) The sum of $3,000,000 to the Department of Emergency Services 45
65	82		and Public Protection, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year ending 46
66	83		June 30, 2024, to provide grants to municipalities, independent fire 47
67		-	companies and state agencies to remove PFAS from fire apparatus or to 48
	84	+	companies and state agencies to remove PFAS from fire apparatus or 48
68	85		provide reimbursement for the removal of PFAS from fire apparatus 49
69		-	that occurred prior to July 1, 2023; 50 Substitute Bill No. 7120
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	86	+	that occurred prior to July 1, 2023; 50
74	87		Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) Any funds remaining under subdivision 51
75	88		(10) of subsection (b) of section 41 of public act 23-204, as amended by 52
76	89		this act, at the conclusion of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, shall 53
77	90		not lapse on June 30, 2025, and such funds shall be available to the 54
78	91		Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, for Other 55
79	92		Expenses, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to provide grants to 56
80	93		municipalities, independent fire companies and state agencies to 57
81		-	remove PFAS from fire apparatus or to provide reimbursement for ~~the~~ 58
	94	+	remove PFAS from fire apparatus or to provide reimbursement for 58
82	95		removal of PFAS from fire apparatus that occurred prior to July 1, 2023. 59
83	96		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
84	97		sections:
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86	99		Section 1 October 1, 2025 7-313o
87	100		Sec. 2 from passage New section
88	101		Sec. 3 from passage PA 23-204, Sec. 41(b)(10)
89	102		Sec. 4 from passage New section
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91		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
92		-	In Section 3(10), "or provide reimbursement" was changed to "or to
93		-	provide reimbursement" for internal consistency; and in Section 4, "for
94		-	removal of PFAS" was changed to "for the removal of PFAS" for internal
95		-	consistency.
	104	+	Statement of Purpose:
	105	+	To (1) establish that municipalities shall provide additional sets of
	106	+	turnout gear to firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer, have a
	107	+	predisposition to cancer or have an increased risk of developing cancer,
	108	+	(2) establish a pilot program to screen paid and volunteer firefighters for
	109	+	cancers common to firefighters, and (3) make independent fire
	110	+	companies and state entities eligible for grants to remove PFAS from fire
	111	+	apparatus and also allow grants to provide reimbursement for removals
	112	+	of PFAS that occurred prior to July 1, 2023.
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97		-	PS Joint Favorable Subst.-LCO C/R APP
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	120	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	121	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	122	+	underlined.]
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