Revision: May 16, 2024, 9:37 a.m.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
May 15, 2024
2024-2009s
12/06
Amendment to HB 1328
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Homeland Security and Emergency Management; First Responders; Defined as Essential Services. Amend RSA 21-P:35, IX to read as follows:
IX. "First responders" means state, county, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety fire, law enforcement, public safety telecommunications or dispatcher, emergency response, emergency medical services providers including hospital emergency facilities, emergency management, public health, clinical care, public works, and other skilled and essential support personnel and volunteers, such as equipment operators, and individuals serving on state and community emergency response teams, medical reserve corps, disaster animal and health professional response teams that provide immediate support services necessary to perform emergency management functions. First responders are essential services providers.
2024-2009s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill expands the definition of first responders and deems all first responders as providing essential services.