Kentucky Senate Bill 175 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-19 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 61.315 to create the definition of "emergency responder" to include eligible law enforcement officers, firefighters, public safety telecommunicators, emergency medical technicians, rescue squad members, emergency management staff members, and Civil Air Patrol members, all of whom will be eligible for in-the-line-of-duty death benefits; require promulgation of administrative regulations from the appropriate state agencies; amend KRS 164.2841 and 164.2842 to make applicable to emergency responders as defined in KRS 61.315 and require disability certification from the appropriate state agencies; amend KRS 346.155 to make applicable to emergency responders as defined in KRS 61.315 and make eligibility applicable after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 194A.410 to clarify that vaccination program is available to paid and volunteer emergency responders; amend KRS 61.395 to clarify that leave is automatic upon appropriate application unless rescinded in writing.

AN ACT relating to emergency responders.

Sen. Ray Jones [D]

Sen. Reginald Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-19	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2015-02-13	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB175.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB175/bill.doc