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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0226 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001055 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Pearson, Valverde, and Gu |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: February 16, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Finance |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 45-19.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-19.1 entitled "Cancer 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Benefits for Fire Fighters" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 45-19.1-2. Definitions. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | The following terms when used in this chapter have the following meanings: 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) “Disability” means a condition of physical incapacity to perform any assigned duty or 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | duties in the fire department. 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) “Fire department” means service groups (paid or volunteer) that are organized and 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | trained for the prevention and control of loss of life and property from any fire or disaster. 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) “Fire fighter” means an individual, paid or volunteer, who is assigned to a member of 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | a fire department or a city, town, or fire district emergency medical services unit and is required to 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | respond to alarms and performs emergency action. 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (d) “Occupational cancer” means a cancer arising out of his or her employment as a fire 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | fighter, due to injury from exposures to smoke, fumes, or carcinogenic, poisonous, toxic, or 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | chemical substances while in the performance of active duty in the fire department. 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 15 |
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| 42 | 42 | | LC001055 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 44 | 44 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 45 | 45 | | OF |
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| 46 | 46 | | A N A C T |
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| 47 | 47 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS |
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| 48 | 48 | | *** |
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| 49 | 49 | | This act would define a fire fighter as a member of a fire department or a city, town, or fire 1 |
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| 50 | 50 | | district emergency services unit for the purposes of cancer benefits for firefighters. 2 |
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| 51 | 51 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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