Florida Senate - 2022 SB 838 By Senator Wright 14-01027-22 2022838__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to fire investigators; amending s. 3 112.1816, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 4 firefighter to include full-time, Florida-certified 5 fire investigators for the purpose of expanding 6 eligibility for certain cancer treatment benefits to 7 include such investigators; providing a declaration of 8 important state interest; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 13 112.1816, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14 112.1816Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. 15 (1)As used in this section, the term: 16 (c)Firefighter means an individual employed as a full 17 time firefighter or full-time, Florida-certified fire 18 investigator within the fire department or public safety 19 department of an employer whose primary responsibilities are the 20 prevention and extinguishing of fires; the investigation of 21 fires and explosives; the protection of life and property; and 22 the enforcement of municipal, county, and state fire prevention 23 codes and laws pertaining to the prevention and control of 24 fires. 25 Section 2.The Legislature determines and declares that 26 this act fulfills an important state interest. 27 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.