Firefighters; to include Parkinson's Disease in occupational diseases to be compensated for death or disability

HB 359 adds Parkinson's disease to Alabama's list of occupational diseases eligible for disability or death benefits for firefighters. It directly affects firefighters who develop Parkinson's during their service and their dependents seeking compensation. To qualify, firefighters must demonstrate exposure to a known toxin linked to Parkinson's, after which the disease is presumed work-related. The bill also updates existing code language to remove redundancies and improve clarity, without changing other benefit eligibility rules.