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| 1 | 1 | 89R1663 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Parker S.B. No. 2432 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for | |
| 10 | 10 | firefighters. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Wade Cannon Act. | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 2. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended | |
| 14 | 14 | by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 180.011. OCCUPATIONAL CANCER SCREENING FOR | |
| 16 | 16 | FIREFIGHTERS. (a) In this section, "firefighter" means an | |
| 17 | 17 | individual defined as fire protection personnel under Section | |
| 18 | 18 | 419.021, Government Code. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) A political subdivision that employs firefighters shall | |
| 20 | 20 | offer an occupational cancer screening to each firefighter at no | |
| 21 | 21 | cost to the firefighter in the fifth year of the firefighter's | |
| 22 | 22 | employment, and once every three years following the initial | |
| 23 | 23 | screening. | |
| 24 | 24 | (c) The occupational cancer screening must be confidential | |
| 25 | 25 | and test for each type of cancer, including: | |
| 26 | 26 | (1) colorectal cancer; | |
| 27 | 27 | (2) prostate cancer, if applicable; | |
| 28 | 28 | (3) lung cancer; and | |
| 29 | 29 | (4) brain cancer. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |