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| 5 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for |
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| 8 | 10 | | firefighters. |
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| 9 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 12 | | SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Wade Cannon Act. |
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| 11 | 13 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 14 | | by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 180.011. OCCUPATIONAL CANCER SCREENING FOR |
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| 14 | 16 | | FIREFIGHTERS. (a) In this section, "firefighter" means an |
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| 15 | 17 | | individual defined as fire protection personnel under Section |
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| 16 | 18 | | 419.021, Government Code. |
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| 17 | 19 | | (b) A political subdivision that employs firefighters shall |
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| 18 | 20 | | offer an occupational cancer screening to each firefighter at no |
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| 19 | 21 | | cost to the firefighter in the fifth year of the firefighter's |
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| 20 | 22 | | employment, and once every three years following the initial |
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| 21 | 23 | | screening. |
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| 22 | 24 | | (c) The occupational cancer screening must be confidential |
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| 23 | 25 | | and test for each type of cancer, including: |
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| 24 | 26 | | (1) colorectal cancer; |
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| 25 | 27 | | (2) prostate cancer, if applicable; |
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| 26 | 28 | | (3) lung cancer; and |
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| 27 | 29 | | (4) brain cancer. |
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| 28 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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