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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to presumptive coverage for first responders that contract |
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COVID-19. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 607.054, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Section 607.054. TUBERCULOSIS, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, OR |
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OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. A public safety employee [firefighter, |
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peace officer, or emergency medical technician] who is diagnosed |
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with the virus SARS-CoV-2 or with coronavirus disease 2019 |
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(COVID-19) by a test approved by the Centers for Disease Control and |
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Prevention, suffers from tuberculosis, or any other disease or |
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illness of the lungs or respiratory tract that has a statistically |
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positive correlation with service as a firefighter, peace officer, |
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or emergency medical technician, that results in death or total or |
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partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease or |
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illness during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter, |
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peace officer, or emergency medical technician. |
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Section 2. This Act takes effect immediately. |