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    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.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   13  112.1816, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         112.1816 Firefighters; 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.