Requires employer to provide one additional paid sick day per benefit year to paid first responders for healthcare diagnostic testing.

This bill (S 3520) requires employers to provide paid first responders with one additional sick day per year specifically for healthcare diagnostic testing related to their job duties. It directly affects paid law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and members of emergency rescue squads. The bill defines "healthcare diagnostic testing" as medical tests recommended by a provider to address conditions linked to first responder work, with rules for implementation to be created by the Labor Commissioner. The benefit applies after an employee’s first year of service with the employer.