Senate Labor, Commerce & Industry Committee Amendment
S 728 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Firefighter residency

The Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry proposes the following amendment (LC-728.CM0003S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 23-9-197(3) and inserting:

 (3) "Firefighter" means any person, paid or unpaid, who is a resident of this State and engages in rescue, fire suppression, or related activities, under the supervision of a fire chief or fire department in this State or who is employed by the State Commission of Forestry, South Carolina State Fire, or a forestry district for the purpose of fire protection.

Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Section 23-9-197(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (B) There is established the "Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan" to provide a supplemental insurance policy upon a firefighter being diagnosed with cancer on or after July 1, 2021. The plan shall provide benefits to a firefighter only if the firefighter has served in a South Carolina fire department for at least five continuous years and been in active service within ten years of the diagnosis.