HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2747        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2362

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel J. Ryan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act pertaining to firefighter disability.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/17/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/24/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/29/2019

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/29/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/31/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2747        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2362

By Mr. Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2362) of Daniel J. Ryan and others for legislation to establish the Robert T. Kilduff firefighters cancer network.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1446 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act pertaining to firefighter disability.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

“Chapter 32: Section 94(c). Massachusetts Firefighters Robert T. Kilduff Cancer Network

Section 94C. (1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a firefighters cancer network shall be established for the purpose of providing advice, counsel, education, treatment, and medical guidance to firefighters afflicted with cancer and to their families.

This cancer network shall be called the “Massachusetts Firefighters Robert T. Kilduff Cancer Network.”

The Robert T. Kilduff Cancer Network shall be funded at inception by transfer of $100,000 in assets from the Critical Incident Stress Management Fund to the “Massachusetts Firefighters Robert T. Kilduff Cancer Fund”