Bill > SB182

Introduced Session

Emergency medical services education This bill requires the Technical College System Board to provide grants to technical colleges that provide emergency medical services courses that train and prepare individuals for initial certification or initial licensure as an emergency medical responder or an emergency medical services practitioner. No grants may be awarded to a technical college for the emergency medical services courses if admission priority to the course is given to residents based on the technical college district in which the resident lives. Tuition and materials costs for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners The bill requires the Higher Educational Aids Board to develop a program to reimburse individuals or their employers for the cost of tuition and materials necessary for the individual to qualify for initial certification or initial licensure as an emergency medical responder or an emergency medical services practitioner. To LRB-2519/1 JAM:cjs 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 182 be eligible for reimbursement for the costs necessary to qualify for an initial certification or license, the individual must satisfactorily complete any required course of instruction, pass any required examination, receive a certification or license from DHS, and apply to HEAB for reimbursement on a form prescribed by HEAB. Live 911 pilot program The bill directs the Department of Military Affairs, through a pilot program, to distribute moneys through grants to enable real-time video and multimedia communications between public safety answering points and individuals who call for emergency services. Further, the bill requires DMA to annually report to the legislature on the performance of the pilot program, including information on outcomes from the pilot program, the number of responses from dispatch that were altered due to increased information from the pilot program, and any cost savings associated with the pilot program. The bill does not require DMA to submit a report to the legislature in any year that DMA does not award any moneys through grants for the pilot program. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R)*,  Jesse James (R)*,  Howard Marklein (R)*,  Steve Nass (R)*,  Brad Pfaff (D)*,  Patrick Testin (R)*,  Barbara Dittrich (R),  Robert Donovan (R),  Cindi Duchow (R),  Benjamin Franklin (R),  Joy Goeben (R),  Chanz Green (R),  Nate Gustafson (R),  Dean Kaufert (R),  Joel Kitchens (R),  Dan Knodl (R),  Anthony Kurtz (R),  Dave Maxey (R),  Paul Melotik (R),  Dave Murphy (R),  Jeff Mursau (R),  Amanda Nedweski (R),  Todd Novak (R),  Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D),  Lori Palmeri (D),  Jim Piwowarczyk (R),  David Steffen (R),  Lisa Subeck (D),  Rob Summerfield (R),  Nancy VanderMeer (R), 

Received from Senate (on 06/19/2025)

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