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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Robinson

 

DATE TYPED:

05/24/02

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

National Guard Workers’ Comp

 

SB

5

 

 

ANALYST:

Woodlee

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

NFI

NFI

NFI

NFI

NFI

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 5 provides for an exemption of National Guard members on state-ordered duty from limitations on time for filing a worker’s compensation claim.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The bill provides that members of the National Guard whose injury occurred on state-ordered duty and who has received federal veterans’ disability benefits as a result of his or her injury are not required to give notice to their employer and are not subject to the one-year limitation period on filing a claim.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There is no appropriation or significant fiscal implication associated with this bill.

 

MW/ak


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