A bill for an act concerning retirement and employment benefits associated with cancer, and making appropriations.

This bill requires public employers in Iowa to provide free cancer screening exams every three years to full-time firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services providers, starting July 2025. Political subdivisions (like cities or counties) can be reimbursed up to $1,250 per employee per three-year period for these screenings, funded by a $1 million state appropriation for fiscal year 2025-2026. The bill also expands the definition of "cancer" in retirement systems (including the Public Safety Officers' Retirement System and Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System) to include all cancer diagnoses, thereby broadening eligibility for disability and death benefits. It ensures political subdivisions must comply with these requirements without exemption due to funding concerns.