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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female |
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firefighters in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Fire |
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Protection. |
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(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health |
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Services. |
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(3) "Registry" means the cancer registry established |
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under Chapter 82, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) The department, in collaboration with the commission |
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and using registry information, shall conduct a study on the |
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increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the department and commission |
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shall, using registry information and data collected from readily |
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available sources, compare cancer rates among female firefighters |
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in this state to cancer rates among other women, focusing on cancers |
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specific to women, including ovarian and breast cancer. |
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(d) Not later than September 1, 2026: |
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(1) the department shall prepare and submit to the |
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legislature a written report containing the results of the study |
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and any recommendations for legislative or other action; and |
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(2) the department and commission shall make the |
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report publicly available by posting the report on the agencies' |
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and registry's respective Internet websites. |
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(e) This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |