An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for death benefit eligibility.

Summary

The bill amends Pennsylvania’s Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act to presume that a firefighter who has served four or more continuous years, was directly exposed to a carcinogen, and had a clean pre‑service physical exam died as a result of their duties. This presumption makes the firefighter’s surviving family eligible for the act’s death benefits. The change takes effect 60 days after enactment.

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