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8. WHAT TO EXPECT DURING 2017-2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION • Legislation Relaring to Municipal Power JR-1-1-4— See page 6 • I ila on R 1 tin o Alloc ion fa oourt .osts—See page 6 • Legislation elating to Waste Management—See page 7 • Lee dation Rel ting to Millage Rates — See page 8 Legislation Relating to Special District —See page 8 i • Le®dation Relating ro Local Tax Referenda —See pages 9 • !la 'ori Rel to C rtificates of Public C nve o ruence and Necessi for Life Support or Air Ambulance Services—See pages 10-11 i • Legis4lation Relating to Firefighters The County anticipates legislation which declares a firefighter employed full-time by a state or local go1Ternment that has a condition which is caused by multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lympho- ma, prostate cancer or testicular cancer, and which results in total or partial disability or death, is pre- sumed to have been suffered "in the line of duty" unless the contrary is shown by competent eVi- dence. r In.order to be entitled to the referenced presumption, a firefighter must have (1) successfully passed a pre-employment physical examination.that did not reveal any evidence of a health condition; (2) been employed as a firefighter with the current employer for at least 5 continuous years before be- coming disabled or before the employee's death;.(3) not used tobacco products for at least 5 years be- fore becoming disabled or before the employee's death; and (4) not been employed during the preced- ing 5 years in any other position that is proven to create a higher risk for the named diseases. 1. • Le •sl n R:,e_la_tint,to Fr ckin The County anticipates legislation which would create a permitting system for high-pressured well stimulation or "fracking." One point of contention for most local governments is whether the legislation will preempt the existing ordinances of many local governments throughout the State of Florida. 14 26