Hearing Scheduled on Proposal to Expand Peace Officer Presumption

California lawmakers will hear testimony next week on legislation that would make anyone meeting the definition of a peace officer entitled to the presumption that certain conditions are caused by work. The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee scheduled a March 27 hearing on Senate Bill 416. The bill, by Sen. Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, would expand presumptions covering cancer, heart trouble, pneumonia, hernias, tuberculosis and meningitis to anyone meeting the Penal Code definition of “peace officer.” The six presumption statutes limit law enforcement eligibili...