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AB 2052 —8-- <br /> 1 SEC. 6. Section 3212.9 of the Labor Code is amended to read: <br /> 2 3212.9. In the case of-an-individual a peace officer described <br /> 3 in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part <br /> 4 2 of the Penal Code, when that person is employed on a regular, <br /> 5 full-time salary, or in the case of a member of a fire department <br /> 6 of any city, county, or district, or other public or municipal <br /> 7 corporation or political subdivision, or any county forestry or <br /> 8 firefighting department or unit,when the,c dnas the person <br /> 9 is employed on a regular full-time salary,_c:teepting-these except <br /> 10 persons whose principal duties are clerical or otherwise do not <br /> 11 clearly fall within the scope of active law enforcement or <br /> 12 firefighting,such as stenographers,telephone operators,and other <br /> 13 officeworkers,the term"injury"includes meningitis that develops <br /> 14 or manifests itself during a period while that person is in the service <br /> 15 of that department, office, or unit. The compensation that is <br /> 16 awarded for the meningitis shall include full hospital, surgical, <br /> 17 medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits as <br /> 18 provided by the provisions of this division. <br /> 19 The meningitis so developing or manifesting itself shall be <br /> 20 presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment.This <br /> 21 presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other <br /> 22 evidence, but unless so controverted, the appeals board is bound <br /> 23 to find in accordance with it. This presumption shall be extended <br /> 24 to a person following termination of service for a period of three <br /> 25 calendar months for each full year of the requisite service, but not <br /> 26 to exceed 60 months in any circumstance, commencing with the <br /> 27 last date actually worked in the specified capacity. <br /> 28 SEC. 7. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that <br /> 29 this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to <br /> 30 local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made <br /> 31 pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500)of Division <br /> 32 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. <br /> 0 <br /> 98 <br />