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1		-	S.B. No. 22
	1	+	87R23393 MCK-D
	2	+	By: Springer, et al. S.B. No. 22
	3	+	(Patterson, Collier, Burrows, Hunter, Canales)
	4	+	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 22: No.
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	7	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	8		AN ACT
5	9		relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or
6	10		assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of
7	11		certain public safety employees.
8	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	13		SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 607,
10	14		Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
11	15		SUBCHAPTER B. DISEASES OR ILLNESSES SUFFERED BY DETENTION
12		-	OFFICERS, ~~CUSTODIAL OFFICERS~~, FIREFIGHTERS, PEACE OFFICERS, AND
	16	+	OFFICERS, CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES, FIREFIGHTERS, PEACE OFFICERS, AND
13	17		EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
14	18		SECTION 2. Section 607.051, Government Code, is amended by
15	19		amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (1-b) to
16	20		read as follows:
17		-	(1) "Custodial officer" means a person who is employed
18		-	by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Texas Department of
19		-	Criminal Justice as a parole officer or caseworker or who is
20		-	employed by the correctional institutions division of the Texas
21		-	Department of Criminal Justice and certified by the department as
22		-	having a normal job assignment that requires frequent or infrequent
23		-	regularly planned contact with, and in close proximity to, inmates
24		-	or defendants of the correctional institutions division without the
25		-	protection of bars, doors, security screens, or similar devices and
26		-	includes assignments normally involving supervision or the
27		-	potential for supervision of inmates in inmate housing areas,
28		-	educational or recreational facilities, industrial shops,
29		-	kitchens, laundries, medical areas, agricultural shops or fields,
30		-	or in other areas on or away from property of the department.
	21	+	(1) "Corrections employee" means an employee of the
	22	+	Texas Department of Criminal Justice whose job duties require
	23	+	regular interaction with the public or an incarcerated population.
31	24		(1-a) "Detention officer" means an individual
32	25		employed by a state agency or political subdivision of the state to
33	26		ensure the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a
34	27		municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state.
35	28		(1-b) "Disability" means partial or total disability.
36	29		SECTION 3. Sections 607.052(a), (b), (e), and (g),
37	30		Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
38	31		(a) Notwithstanding any other law, this subchapter applies
39		-	only to a detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~, firefighter, ~~peace~~
40		-	officer, or emergency medical technician who:
	32	+	only to a detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter,
	33	+	peace officer, or emergency medical technician who:
41	34		(1) on becoming employed or during employment as a
42		-	detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~, firefighter, peace ~~officer,~~
43		-	or emergency medical technician, received a physical ~~examination~~
44		-	that failed to reveal evidence of the illness or ~~disease for which~~
45		-	benefits or compensation are sought using a ~~presumption established~~
46		-	by this subchapter;
	35	+	detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter, peace
	36	+	officer, or emergency medical technician, received a physical
	37	+	examination that failed to reveal evidence of the illness or
	38	+	disease for which benefits or compensation are sought using a
	39	+	presumption established by this subchapter;
47	40		(2) is employed for five or more years as a
48	41		firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician,
49	42		except for the presumption under Section 607.0545; and
50	43		(3) seeks benefits or compensation for a disease or
51	44		illness covered by this subchapter that is discovered during
52		-	employment as a detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~, ~~firefighter,~~
53		-	peace officer, or emergency medical technician.
	45	+	employment as a detention officer, corrections employee,
	46	+	firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician.
54	47		(b) A presumption under this subchapter does not apply:
55	48		(1) to a determination of a survivor's eligibility for
56	49		benefits under Chapter 615;
57	50		(2) in a cause of action brought in a state or federal
58	51		court except for judicial review of a proceeding in which there has
59	52		been a grant or denial of employment-related benefits or
60	53		compensation;
61	54		(3) to a determination regarding benefits or
62	55		compensation under a life or disability insurance policy purchased
63		-	by or on behalf of the detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~,
	56	+	by or on behalf of the detention officer, corrections employee,
64	57		firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician that
65	58		provides coverage in addition to any benefits or compensation
66	59		required by law; or
67	60		(4) if the disease or illness for which benefits or
68	61		compensation is sought is known to be caused by the use of tobacco
69	62		and:
70	63		(A) the firefighter, peace officer, or emergency
71	64		medical technician is or has been a user of tobacco; or
72	65		(B) the firefighter's, peace officer's, or
73	66		emergency medical technician's spouse has, during the marriage,
74	67		been a user of tobacco that is consumed through smoking.
75		-	(e) A detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~, firefighter,
	68	+	(e) A detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter,
76	69		peace officer, or emergency medical technician who uses a
77	70		presumption established under this subchapter is entitled only to
78	71		the benefits or compensation to which the detention officer,
79		-	~~custodial officer~~, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency
	72	+	corrections employee, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency
80	73		medical technician would otherwise be entitled to receive at the
81	74		time the claim for benefits or compensation is filed.
82	75		(g) This subchapter applies to a detention officer,
83		-	~~custodial officer~~, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency
	76	+	corrections employee, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency
84	77		medical technician who provides services as an employee of an
85	78		entity created by an interlocal agreement.
86	79		SECTION 4. Section 607.054, Government Code, is amended to
87	80		read as follows:
88	81		Sec. 607.054. TUBERCULOSIS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.
89	82		(a) A firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician
90	83		who suffers from tuberculosis, or any other disease or illness of
91	84		the lungs or respiratory tract that has a statistically positive
92	85		correlation with service as a firefighter, peace officer, or
93	86		emergency medical technician, that results in death or total or
94	87		partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease or
95	88		illness during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter,
96	89		peace officer, or emergency medical technician.
97	90		(b) This section does not apply to a claim that a
98	91		firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician
99	92		suffers from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
100	93		(SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
101	94		SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 607, Government Code, is
102	95		amended by adding Section 607.0545 to read as follows:
103	96		Sec. 607.0545. SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
104	97		CORONAVIRUS 2 (SARS-CoV-2) OR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19).
105		-	(a) A detention officer, custodial officer, firefighter, peace
106		-	officer, or emergency medical technician who suffers from severe
107		-	acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or
108		-	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that results in death or total
109		-	or partial disability is presumed to have contracted the virus or
110		-	disease during the course and scope of employment as a detention
111		-	officer, custodial officer, firefighter, peace officer, or
112		-	emergency medical technician if the detention officer, custodial
113		-	officer, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical
114		-	technician:
	98	+	(a) A detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter, peace
	99	+	officer, or emergency medical technician who, based on a test
	100	+	approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, suffers
	101	+	from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
	102	+	or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that results in death or
	103	+	total or partial disability is presumed to have contracted the
	104	+	virus or disease during the course and scope of employment as a
	105	+	detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter, peace
	106	+	officer, or emergency medical technician if the detention officer,
	107	+	corrections employee, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency
	108	+	medical technician:
115	109		(1) is employed in the area designated in a disaster
116	110		declaration by the governor under Section 418.014 or another law
117	111		and the disaster is related to severe acute respiratory syndrome
118	112		coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19);
119	113		and
120	114		(2) contracts the disease during the disaster declared
121	115		by the governor described by Subdivision (1).
122	116		(b) The presumption under this section applies only to a
123	117		person who:
124		-	(1) is employed as a detention officer, custodial
125		-	officer, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical
126		-	technician on a full-time basis;
127		-	(2) is diagnosed with severe acute respiratory
	118	+	(1) is employed as a detention officer, corrections
	119	+	employee, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical
	120	+	technician on a full-time basis; and
	121	+	(2) was last on duty not more than 14 days before the
	122	+	date the person tests positive for severe acute respiratory
128	123		syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019
129		-	(COVID-19):
130		-	(A) using a test authorized, approved, or
131		-	licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration; or
132		-	(B) if the person is deceased:
133		-	(i) using a test described by Paragraph
134		-	(A); or
135		-	(ii) by another means, including by a
136		-	physician; and
137		-	(3) was last on duty:
138		-	(A) not more than 15 days before the date the
139		-	person is diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome
140		-	coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
141		-	using a test described by Subdivision (2)(A); or
142		-	(B) if the person is deceased, not more than 15
143		-	days before the date the person:
144		-	(i) was diagnosed with severe acute
145		-	respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus
146		-	disease 2019 (COVID-19) using a test described by Subdivision
147		-	(2)(A);
148		-	(ii) began to show symptoms of severe acute
149		-	respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus
150		-	disease 2019 (COVID-19) as determined by a licensed physician;
151		-	(iii) was hospitalized for symptoms related
152		-	to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or
153		-	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); or
154		-	(iv) died if severe acute respiratory
155		-	syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019
156		-	(COVID-19) was a contributing factor in the person's death.
	124	+	(COVID-19).
157	125		(c) This section does not affect the right of a detention
158		-	officer, ~~custodial officer~~, firefighter, peace officer, or
	126	+	officer, corrections employee, firefighter, peace officer, or
159	127		emergency medical technician to provide proof, without the use of
160	128		the presumption under this section, that an injury or illness
161	129		occurred during the course and scope of employment.
162	130		(d) Sections 409.009 and 409.0091, Labor Code, do not apply
163	131		to a claim for compensation determined to be compensable or
164	132		accepted by an insurance carrier as compensable using the
165	133		presumption under this section. Notwithstanding this subsection,
166	134		an injured employee may request reimbursement for health care paid
167	135		by the employee as provided by Section 409.0092, Labor Code.
168		-	(e) This section expires September 1, 2023.
169	136		SECTION 6. Section 607.057, Government Code, is amended to
170	137		read as follows:
171	138		Sec. 607.057. EFFECT OF PRESUMPTION. Except as provided by
172	139		Section 607.052(b), a presumption established under this
173	140		subchapter applies to a determination of whether a detention
174		-	officer's, ~~custodial officer~~'s, firefighter's, peace officer's, or
175		-	emergency medical technician's disability or death resulted from a
176		-	disease or illness contracted in the course and scope of ~~employment~~
177		-	for purposes of benefits or compensation provided under ~~another~~
178		-	employee benefit, law, or plan, including a pension plan.
	141	+	officer's, corrections employee's, firefighter's, peace officer's,
	142	+	or emergency medical technician's disability or death resulted from
	143	+	a disease or illness contracted in the course and scope of
	144	+	employment for purposes of benefits or compensation provided under
	145	+	another employee benefit, law, or plan, including a pension plan.
179	146		SECTION 7. Section 607.058, Government Code, is amended to
180	147		read as follows:
181	148		Sec. 607.058. PRESUMPTION REBUTTABLE. (a) A presumption
182	149		under Section 607.053, 607.054, 607.0545, 607.055, or 607.056 may
183	150		be rebutted through a showing by a preponderance of the evidence
184	151		that a risk factor, accident, hazard, or other cause not associated
185		-	with the individual's service as a detention officer, ~~custodial~~
186		-	~~officer~~, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical
	152	+	with the individual's service as a detention officer, corrections
	153	+	employee, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical
187	154		technician was a substantial factor in bringing about the
188	155		individual's disease or illness, without which the disease or
189	156		illness would not have occurred.
190	157		(b) A rebuttal offered under this section must include a
191	158		statement by the person offering the rebuttal that describes, in
192	159		detail, the evidence that the person reviewed before making the
193	160		determination that a cause not associated with the individual's
194		-	service as a detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~, firefighter,
	161	+	service as a detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter,
195	162		peace officer, or emergency medical technician was a substantial
196	163		factor in bringing about the individual's disease or illness,
197	164		without which the disease or illness would not have occurred.
198	165		(c) In addressing an argument based on a rebuttal offered
199	166		under this section, an administrative law judge shall make findings
200	167		of fact and conclusions of law that consider whether a qualified
201	168		expert, relying on evidence-based medicine, stated the opinion
202	169		that, based on reasonable medical probability, an identified risk
203	170		factor, accident, hazard, or other cause not associated with the
204		-	individual's service as a detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~,
	171	+	individual's service as a detention officer, corrections employee,
205	172		firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician was a
206	173		substantial factor in bringing about the individual's disease or
207	174		illness, without which the disease or illness would not have
208	175		occurred.
209	176		(d) A rebuttal offered under this section to a presumption
210	177		under Section 607.0545 may not be based solely on evidence relating
211	178		to the risk of exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome
212	179		coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
213		-	of a person with whom a detention officer, ~~custodial officer~~,
	180	+	of a person with whom a detention officer, corrections employee,
214	181		firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician
215		-	resides. This subsection expires September 1, 2023.
	182	+	resides.
	183	+	(e) A rebuttal offered under this section to a presumption
	184	+	under Section 607.0545 may be based on evidence that a person with
	185	+	whom a detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter, peace
	186	+	officer, or emergency medical technician resides had a confirmed
	187	+	diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
	188	+	(SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
216	189		SECTION 8. Subchapter A, Chapter 409, Labor Code, is
217	190		amended by adding Section 409.0092 to read as follows:
218	191		Sec. 409.0092. HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES FOR
219		-	CERTAIN INJURED EMPLOYEES. (a) An injured employee ~~who is subject~~
220		-	to ~~Section 607.0545, Government Code,~~ ~~and whose claim for benefits~~
221		-	~~is determined to be~~ compensable ~~by an insurance carrier or~~ the
222		-	~~division~~, may request reimbursement for health care paid by ~~the~~
223		-	employee, including copayments and partial payments, by ~~submitting~~
224		-	to the carrier a legible written request and ~~documentation showing~~
225		-	the amounts paid to the health care provider.
	192	+	CERTAIN INJURED EMPLOYEES. (a) An injured employee whose claim for
	193	+	compensation is determined to be accepted by an insurance carrier
	194	+	as compensable using the presumption under Section 607.0545,
	195	+	Government Code, may request reimbursement for health care paid by
	196	+	the employee, including copayments and partial payments, by
	197	+	submitting to the carrier a legible written request and
	198	+	documentation showing the amounts paid to the health care provider.
226	199		(b) Not later than the 45th day after the date an injured
227	200		employee submits a request for reimbursement for health care to an
228	201		insurance carrier under Subsection (a), the carrier shall provide
229	202		reimbursement or deny the request.
230	203		(c) If an insurance carrier denies an injured employee's
231	204		request for reimbursement for health care, the employee may seek
232	205		medical dispute resolution as provided by Chapter 413 and division
233	206		rules. Notwithstanding any other law, an employee's request for
234	207		medical dispute resolution is considered timely if the employee
235	208		submits the request not later than the 120th day after the date the
236	209		carrier denies the employee's request for reimbursement.
237		-	(d) This section expires September 1, 2023.
238	210		SECTION 9. Section 409.022(d), Labor Code, is amended to
239	211		read as follows:
240		-	(d) In this subsection, the terms "~~custodial officer~~,"
	212	+	(d) In this subsection, the terms "corrections employee,"
241	213		"detention officer," "emergency medical technician,"
242	214		"firefighter," and "peace officer" have the meanings assigned by
243	215		Section 607.051, Government Code. In addition to the other
244	216		requirements of this section, if an insurance carrier's notice of
245	217		refusal to pay benefits under Section 409.021 is sent in response to
246		-	a claim for compensation resulting from a ~~custodial officer~~'s, a
	218	+	a claim for compensation resulting from a corrections employee's, a
247	219		detention officer's, an emergency medical technician's, a
248	220		firefighter's, or a peace officer's disability or death for which a
249	221		presumption is claimed to be applicable under Subchapter B, Chapter
250	222		607, Government Code, the notice must include a statement by the
251	223		carrier that:
252	224		(1) explains why the carrier determined a presumption
253	225		under that subchapter does not apply to the claim for compensation;
254	226		and
255	227		(2) describes the evidence that the carrier reviewed
256	228		in making the determination described by Subdivision (1).
257	229		SECTION 10. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply to
258		-	a claim for benefits pending on or filed on or after the effective
259		-	date of this Act. A claim for benefits filed before that date is
260		-	covered by the law in effect on the date the claim was made, and that
261		-	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
262		-	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person subject to
263		-	Section 607.0545, Government Code, as added by this Act, who on or
264		-	after the date the governor declared a disaster under Chapter 418,
	230	+	a claim for benefits, compensation, or assistance pending on or
	231	+	filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A claim for
	232	+	benefits, compensation, or assistance filed before that date, other
	233	+	than a claim pending on that date, is covered by the law in effect on
	234	+	the date the claim was made, and that law is continued in effect for
	235	+	that purpose.
	236	+	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who on or after
	237	+	the date the governor declared a disaster under Chapter 418,
265	238		Government Code, relating to SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 2019
266	239		(COVID-19), but before the effective date of this Act, contracted
267	240		SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), may file a claim
268		-	for benefits related to SARS-CoV-2, ~~coronavirus disease 2019~~
269		-	(COVID-19), on or after the effective date ~~of this Act, regardless~~
270		-	of whether that claim is otherwise ~~considered untimely and the~~
271		-	changes in law made by this Act apply to ~~that claim. A claim~~
272		-	authorized under this subsection must be filed ~~not later than six~~
273		-	months after the effective date of this Act.
	241	+	for benefits, compensation, or assistance related to SARS-CoV-2,
	242	+	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), on or after the effective date
	243	+	of this Act, regardless of whether that claim is otherwise
	244	+	considered untimely and the changes in law made by this Act apply to
	245	+	that claim. A claim authorized under this subsection must be filed
	246	+	not later than six months after the effective date of this Act.
274	247		(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section or
275		-	Section 409.003~~, 409.007~~, 410.169, or 410.205, Labor Code, a person
276		-	~~subject to Section 607.0545~~, ~~Government Code, as added by this Act,~~
277		-	~~who on or after the date the governor declared a disaster under~~
278		-	~~Chapter 418~~, ~~Government Code~~, ~~relating to SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus~~
279		-	~~disease 2019 (COVID-19)~~, ~~but before the effective date of this Act~~,
280		-	~~filed a~~ claim ~~for benefits related to SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus~~
281		-	~~disease 2019 (COVID-19), and whose claim was~~ subsequently denied
282		-	~~may, on or after the effective date of this Act,~~ request in writing
283		-	~~that the insurance carrier reprocess the claim~~ and the changes in
284		-	~~law made~~ by this ~~Act~~ shall ~~apply to that claim. A request to~~
285		-	~~reprocess a claim as authorized by this subsection shall~~ be filed
286		-	~~not later than one year after the effective date of this~~ Act.
	248	+	Section 409.003, 410.169, or 410.205, Labor Code, a person who on or
	249	+	after the date the governor declared a disaster under Chapter 418,
	250	+	Government Code, relating to SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 2019
	251	+	(COVID-19), but before the effective date of this Act, filed a claim
	252	+	for benefits, compensation, or assistance related to SARS-CoV-2,
	253	+	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and whose claim was
	254	+	subsequently denied may, on or after the effective date of this Act,
	255	+	request in writing that the insurance carrier reprocess the claim
	256	+	and the changes in law made by this Act shall apply to that claim. A
	257	+	request to reprocess a claim as authorized by this subsection shall
	258	+	be filed not later than one year after the effective date of this
	259	+	Act.
287	260		(d) Not later than the 60th day after the date an insurance
288	261		carrier receives a written request to reprocess a claim under
289	262		Subsection (c) of this section, the insurance carrier shall
290	263		reprocess the claim and notify the person in writing whether the
291	264		carrier accepted or denied the claim. If the insurance carrier
292	265		denies the claim, the notice must include information on the
293	266		process for disputing the denial. The notice provided by the
294	267		insurance carrier must use the notice provisions prescribed by the
295	268		division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of
296	269		Insurance under Subsection (e) of this section.
297	270		(e) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
298	271		Act, the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department
299	272		of Insurance shall prescribe notice provisions for an insurance
300	273		carrier to use when providing notice of the insurance carrier's
301	274		acceptance or denial of a person's claim. The notice provisions
302	275		must be clear and easily understandable.
303	276		SECTION 11. This Act takes effect immediately if it
304	277		receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
305	278		house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
306	279		If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
307	280		effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
308		-	______________________________ ______________________________
309		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
310		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 22 passed the Senate on
311		-	April 21, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0;
312		-	May 25, 2021, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
313		-	requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2021, House
314		-	granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2021, Senate adopted
315		-	Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31,
316		-	Nays 0.
317		-	______________________________
318		-	Secretary of the Senate
319		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 22 passed the House, with
320		-	amendments, on May 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 139,
321		-	Nays 6, one present not voting; May 27, 2021, House granted request
322		-	of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
323		-	May 30, 2021, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
324		-	following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, two present not voting.
325		-	______________________________
326		-	Chief Clerk of the House
327		-	Approved:
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329		-	Date
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331		-	Governor