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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to fire investigator cancer treatment 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | benefits; amending s. 112.1816, F.S.; revising the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | definition of the term "firefighter" to include full-4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | time, Florida-certified fire investigators for the 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | purpose of expanding eligibility for certain cancer 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | treatment benefits to include such investigators; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing a declaration of important state interest; 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 112.1816, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. — 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) As used in this section, the term: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) "Firefighter" means an individual employed as a full -17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | time firefighter or full-time, Florida-certified fire 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | investigator within the fire department or public safety 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | department of an employer whose primary responsibilities are the 20 |
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| 34 | | - | prevention and extinguishing of fires; the protection of life 21 |
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| 35 | | - | and property; and the enforcement of municipal, county, and 22 |
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| 36 | | - | state fire prevention codes and laws pertaining to the 23 |
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| 37 | | - | prevention and control of fires ; or the investigation of fires 24 |
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| 38 | | - | and explosives. 25 |
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| 34 | + | prevention and extinguishing of fires; the investigation of 21 |
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| 35 | + | fires and explosives; the protection of life and property; and 22 |
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| 36 | + | the enforcement of municipal, county, and state fire prevention 23 |
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| 37 | + | codes and laws pertaining to the prevention and control of 24 |
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| 38 | + | fires. 25 |
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