Bill Text: IA SF444 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to emergency services by conducting a study concerning modernization, reform, and regionalization of financing, education and training of providers, reporting requirements, tax credits for personnel, governance reform, and governing boards and commissions. (Formerly SSB 1257.)

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-02 - Referred to State Government. S.J. 769. [SF444 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SF444-Introduced.html

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Senate File 444 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE
                                     GOVERNMENT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                     1257)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to emergency services by conducting a study
  2    concerning modernization, reform, and regionalization of
  3    financing, education and training of providers, reporting
  4    requirements, tax credits for personnel, governance reform,
  5    and governing boards and commissions.
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  STUDY ON EMERGENCY SERVICES.
  1  2    1.  The department of public health, in consultation with
  1  3 other agencies as the department deems appropriate, shall
  1  4 study the condition of emergency services in the state.
  1  5 The department of public health shall consider and make
  1  6 recommendations on all of the following:
  1  7    a.  A method for modernizing, reforming, and regionalizing
  1  8 the financing of emergency services to ensure adequate
  1  9 resources for the provision of emergency services.
  1 10    b.  A method by which to provide a comprehensive approach
  1 11 to emergency services training and education to ensure
  1 12 standardization and support.
  1 13    c.  A method by which to streamline reporting requirements
  1 14 for emergency medical services providers.
  1 15    d.  The adequacy of the volunteer fire fighter and volunteer
  1 16 emergency medical services personnel tax credit and whether
  1 17 another method of incenting Iowans is needed to ensure
  1 18 financial rewards and encourage more Iowans to consider
  1 19 emergency services positions.
  1 20    e.  A method for providing an alternate governance structure
  1 21 with an option for regional emergency services delivery.
  1 22    f.  The current state boards and commissions and whether the
  1 23 emergency services community is adequately represented with
  1 24 other public safety professionals.
  1 25    2.  The department of public health shall submit a report
  1 26 regarding the findings and recommendations resulting from the
  1 27 study to the general assembly by December 15, 2015.
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 30 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 31    This bill relates to emergency services by requiring the
  1 32 department of public health to conduct a study concerning
  1 33 modernization, reform, and regionalization of financing
  1 34 for emergency services, education and training of emergency
  1 35 services providers, reporting requirements, tax credits for
  2  1 personnel, governance reform, and current governing boards and
  2  2 commissions.  The bill requires the department of public health
  2  3 to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the
  2  4 general assembly by December 15, 2015.
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