MA H2081

Bill

Relative to firefighter training

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to firefighter training. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish a reimbursement system for municipalities when a firefighter who has received initial training from one city, town, or district is subsequently hired by another. The key provisions include: 1. If a firefighter is hired by another municipality within 5 years of receiving initial training, the hiring municipality must reimburse the original municipality a percentage of the training costs, ranging from 100% if hired within the first year to 20% if hired in the fifth year. After 6 years, no reimbursement is required. 2. Initial training is defined as training that leads to licensure as an EMT, compliance with Commonwealth training requirements for firefighters, or certification/basic training as a firefighter, fire officer, or fire instructor. 3. Training costs that can be reimbursed include salaries, tuition, fees, testing, books, materials, overtime for firefighters covering shifts, and travel/meal expenses related to the training. 4. If the firefighter is subsequently hired by additional municipalities within 5 years, each new hiring municipality is liable to the immediately preceding municipality for the initial training costs.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Jay Barrows (R), Julian Cyr (D), David DeCoste (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Randy Hunt (R), Joe McKenna (R), Matt Muratore (R), Sarah Peake (D), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5117 (on 11/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2081

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2081
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2081.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2290	Relative to firefighter training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H4104	Relative to the commonwealth's fire departments	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H5117	Study Order - Public Safety Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1288	Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1307	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2692	Similar To
S1383	Relative to requirements for public safety departments	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1483	Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1484	Relative to survivor retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1546	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	Accompanied H2378	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2349	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

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