Joint Hearing
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee
Senate Labor & Industry Committee
Hearing on the State Workers Insurance Fund and the Impact of the Cancer Presumption Act
March 29, 2017
Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance
Welcome & Introductions
Senator Randy Vulakovich, Chairman
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee
Senator Kim Ward, Chairman
Senate Labor & Industry Committee
Senator Jay Costa, Minority Chairman
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee
Senator Christine Tartaglione, Minority Chairman
Senate Labor & Industry Committee
Hearing
9:00 a.m.
State Administration Perspective
Michael Vovakes, Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance
PA Department of Labor & Industry
Valerie Susko, Investigator Supervisor
State Workers Insurance Fund
9:30 a.m.
Local Government Perspective
Elam Herr
PA State Association of Township Supervisors
Amy Sturges
PA Municipal League
Ed Troxell
PA State Association of Boroughs
10:00 a.m.
State Fire Perspective
Tim Solobay, PA Fire Commissioner
Don Konkle, Executive Director
PA Fire & Emergency Services Institute
Art Martynuska, President
PA Professional Fire Fighters Association
Steve Hinds, Emergency Management Coordinator
Oil City
10:30 a.m.
Local Fire Perspective
Michael A. Ibberson, Director of Fire Services
Swatara Township (Dauphin County)
Duane Hagelgans, Fire Chief
Blue Rock Fire District (Lancaster County)
Brian McCartney, Treasurer/Chief Engineer
Stroud Township Vol Fire Department (Monroe County)
10:55 a.m.
Closing
*The Honorable Frank Farry
PA House of Representatives
Adjournment