Department of Financial Services

Department of Financial Services; Requires State Risk Management Trust Fund to provide insurance for certain firefighter cancer-related benefits; prohibits unlicensed persons from acting as or advertising themselves as funeral directors, embalmers, direct disposers, or preneed sales agents unless they are so licensed; authorizes licensed funeral director interns & licensed combination funeral director & embalmer interns to continue performing certain tasks while transitioning to licensed funeral directors & licensed combination funeral director & embalmers; requires monument retailers to comply with specified requirements relating to place of business & operations; subjecting monument retailers to inspection; prohibits firesafety inspector from knowingly & intentionally requesting, soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept compensation offered to induce violation of certain codes, rules, or laws; provides that certain persons serving as volunteer firefighters may serve as regular or permanent firefighters for limited period; prohibits aiding or abetting of unlicensed activity of bail bond agent or temporary bail bond agent.