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ID H0588

Amends existing law to provide for wildland firefighter differential pay.


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Introduced
02/10/2022
In Committee
03/10/2022
Crossed Over
02/25/2022
Passed
03/23/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/25/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS -- Amends existing law to provide for wildland firefighter differential pay.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing law to provide for wildland firefighter differential pay. Specifically, it allows appointing authorities to grant wildland firefighters who hold current incident qualification cards and are working on the fireline of an uncontrolled fire or at a fire incident helibase, a pay differential of up to 25% of their hourly rates. This is in addition to other types of pay differentials, such as shift differential and geographic differential pay, that can be granted to state employees to help attract and retain qualified staff.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Commerce and Human Resources Committee (H)

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2022 Session Law Chapter 202 Effective: 03/24/2022 (on 03/25/2022)

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