HB 393 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
30Mar2005… 0392h
2005 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 393
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods for requiring employers to permit voluntary and paid on-call emergency first responders to respond to calls.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gorman, Hills 23; Rep. Bishop, Rock 2; Rep. Phinizy, Sull 5; Rep. D. Cote, Hills 23; Rep. Palangas, Hills 12
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill establishes a committee to study methods for requiring employers to permit voluntary and paid on-call emergency first responders to respond to calls.
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30Mar2005… 0392h
05-0483
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods for requiring employers to permit voluntary and paid on-call emergency first responders to respond to calls.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study methods for requiring employers to permit voluntary and paid on-call emergency first responders to respond to calls.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study methods for requiring employers to permit voluntary and paid on-call emergency first responders to respond to calls. The committee shall also examine the feasibility of protecting firefighters from employment discrimination in a manner similar to protections afforded members of the national guard under RSA 110-B:65.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2005.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.