Bill Text: CA AB1945 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Emergency services: first responders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-09-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 68, Statutes of 2020. [AB1945 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB1945-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1945

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Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

January 17, 2020

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An act to add Section 8562 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1945, as introduced, Salas. Emergency services: first responders.

Under existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, the Governor is authorized to proclaim a state of emergency, as defined, under specified circumstances. The California Emergency Services Act also authorizes the governing body of a city, county, city and county, or an official designated by ordinance adopted by that governing body, to proclaim a local emergency, as defined.

This bill would, for purposes of the California Emergency Services Act, define “first responder” as an employee of the state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services, including a peace officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, public safety dispatcher, public safety telecommunicator, emergency response communication employee, rescue service personnel, or emergency manager.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 8562 is added to the Government Code, to read:

8562.

 “First responder” means an employee of the state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services, including any of the following:

(a) A peace officer.

(b) A firefighter.

(c) A paramedic.

(d) An emergency medical technician.

(e) A public safety dispatcher or public safety telecommunicator.

(f) An emergency response communication employee.

(g) Rescue service personnel.

(h) An emergency manager.