Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S0838 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 03/06/2022

 ENROLLED 2022 Legislature CS for SB 838 2022838er 1 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 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 protection of life 21 and property; and the enforcement of municipal, county, and 22 state fire prevention codes and laws pertaining to the 23 prevention and control of fires; or the investigation of fires 24 and explosives. 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.