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Senate subcommittee holds Good Friday bill for firefighter cancer‑screening grant pending budget review
Summary
Senate Bill 972 would create a Department of Fire Programs grant to reimburse out‑of‑pocket cancer‑screening and related expenses for emergency responders exposed to toxic materials. The subcommittee passed the bill by for the day to resolve budget placement and funding options.
Senate Bill 972, carried by Senator Rouse, would require the Department of Fire Programs to establish guidelines and an application for a grant program providing cancer‑screening support to eligible emergency responders exposed to toxic hazards while on duty.
The measure defines eligible emergency responders to include state and local government employees who respond to incidents involving hazardous materials and would allow grants…
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