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SPONSOR: |
Robinson |
DATE TYPED: |
05/24/02 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
National Guard Workers’ Comp |
SB |
5 |
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ANALYST: |
Woodlee |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
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Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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NFI |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
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
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