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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3289

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2275 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, DeWEESE, GOODMAN, PHILLIPS, SEIP,
           SIPTROTH, KULA, KORTZ, MAHONEY, ARGALL, CASORIO, CARROLL,
           PYLE, RAMALEY, M. O'BRIEN, MILLARD, REICHLEY, SABATINA,
           BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEORGE,
           GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES,
           JOSEPHS, KOTIK, LEVDANSKY, LONGIETTI, R. MILLER, MOYER, MURT,
           NAILOR, PASHINSKI, PETRARCA, PETRONE, READSHAW, SAYLOR,
           K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, SURRA, WALKO, J. WHITE,
           WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 28, 2008

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, FEBRUARY 28, 2008

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.566, No.284), entitled
     2     "An act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages
     3     for occupational disease contracted by an employe arising out
     4     of and in the course of employment; establishing an elective
     5     schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the
     6     determination of liability and compensation thereunder;
     7     imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry, the
     8     Workmen's Compensation Board, Workmen's Compensation
     9     Referees, and deans of medical schools; creating a medical
    10     board to determine controverted medical issues; establishing
    11     an Occupational Disease Fund in custody of the State
    12     Workmen's Insurance Board; imposing upon the Commonwealth a
    13     part of the compensation payable for certain occupational
    14     diseases; making an appropriation; and prescribing
    15     penalties," providing further benefits.

    16     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    17  hereby enacts as follows:
    18     Section 1.  Section 301 of the act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.566,
    19  No.284), known as The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act, is
    20  amended by adding a subsection to read:
    21     Section 301.  * * *

     1     (m)  Every person heretofore or hereafter qualified for
     2  additional compensation under the provisions of clause (2) of
     3  subsection (a) or subsection (i) shall, beginning with the month
     4  following the effective date of this subsection, or the month of
     5  qualification, whichever occurs later, be paid further
     6  compensation of fifty dollars ($50) per month during the period
     7  of disability. Such further compensation paid to a person
     8  heretofore or hereafter qualified shall be paid by the
     9  Commonwealth.
    10     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008, or
    11  immediately, whichever is later.













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