County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: heart trouble presumption.

The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions. Existing law also provides that if a safety member, a fireman member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed 5 years or more of service develops heart trouble, that heart trouble shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. This bill would clarify that the existing presumption is rebuttable, and would state findings and declarations and the intent of the Legislature in this regard. The bill would make additional nonsubstantive, technical changes.