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2016 SESSION

16103930D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1104
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 13, 2016
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1511.2, relating to firefighters employed by localities; entitlement to continued compensation during period of quarantine or isolation.
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Patrons-- Murphy and Boysko
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1511.2 as follows:

§ 15.2-1511.2. Continued compensation for a firefighter who is the subject of an order of quarantine or isolation.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a firefighter or emergency medical services personnel who is the subject of an order of quarantine or an order of isolation as a result of a potential exposure that occurred in the direct line of duty shall be entitled to the continued payment of compensation from his local employer during the period of such quarantine or isolation.