HOUSE BILL 963

Sponsored By:

Delegate McHale

Entitled:

Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees

Synopsis:

Providing that firefighters and emergency medical personnel under interrogation or investigation have specified rights; specifying the procedure to be followed at interrogations or investigations of a firefighter or emergency medical personnel; clarifying that superintendents, commissioners, or fire chiefs of specified facilities retain the authority to regulate operation and management by reasonable means; and clarifying that supervisors retain the authority to resolve minor infractions by informal counseling.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/14

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

2/28

Re-referred Appropriations

3/5

Hearing 3/18 at 2:30 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISCIPLINE

DISCLOSURE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

FIRE PROTECTION

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES

NOTICES

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.

STATE EMPLOYEES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment

( 4-601 , 4-604 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered