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2006 SESSION

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SJ 206 Fire and rescue squad volunteers; Department of Fire Programs, et al., to study incentives therefor.

Introduced by: Mark R. Herring | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Study; recruitment and retention of fire department and rescue squad volunteers; report. Requests the Department of Fire Programs and the Office of Emergency Medical Services to initiate efforts to improve the recruitment and retention of fire and rescue squad volunteers. In conducting the study, the agencies shall perform the following: (i) the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall develop management training curricula from the classes currently provided by the Office of Emergency Medical Services and the Department of Fire Programs, increase allocations from the current "$4-for-Life" fund directed to volunteer agencies for recruitment and retention incentives, and encourage agencies to apply for Rescue Squad Assistance Fund grants for recruitment and retention incentives; and (ii) the Office of Emergency Medical Services and Department of Fire Programs shall revise their regulations to require rescue squad and fire department captains to complete management and leadership training within six months of becoming captain, as well as develop and publicize descriptive information about the Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund.

FULL TEXT

• 02/08/06  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 062227738  pdf
• 02/14/06  Senate: Floor substitute printed 064470738-S1 (Herring)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 02/08/06  Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
• 02/08/06  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 062227738
• 02/08/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/10/06  Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments by voice vote
• 02/13/06  Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  Senate: Read second time
• 02/14/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/14/06  Senate: Committee amendments rejected
• 02/14/06  Senate: Floor substitute printed 064470738-S1 (Herring)
• 02/14/06  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/14/06  Senate: Substitute by Senator Herring agreed to 064470738-S1
• 02/14/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SJ206S1
• 02/14/06  Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
• 02/14/06  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/15/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/06  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 03/02/06  House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote