Tennessee HB1489 amends definitions to include arson investigators as firefighters for disability benefits purposes.
Tennessee HB1489 modifies Tennessee Code Annotated to redefine "firefighter" to include arson investigators employed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation or as sworn deputies of a county sheriff's department. This change ensures arson investigators qualify for disability benefits under the same terms as other firefighters. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
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