Bill Text: CA AB2593 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Emergency services: first responders.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-02 - Referred to Coms. on G.O. and P.E. & R. [AB2593 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2593-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2593
| Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner Horvath |
February 20, 2020 |
An act to add Section 8562 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2593, as introduced, Boerner Horvath.
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. The act authorizes certain training programs for first responders relating to states of emergency, including hazardous substance and terrorism incidents.
This bill would, for purposes of the act, define “first responder” as an employee of the state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services, including a peace officer, a firefighter, a paramedic, an emergency medical technician, rescue service personnel, including an open water lifeguard or harbor
patrol officer, or an emergency manager.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill 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) Rescue service personnel, including an open water lifeguard or harbor patrol officer.
(f) An emergency manager.
