HB 1221 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1221
AN ACT directing the fire standards and training commission to establish a formal means of inquiry for purposes of quality assurance in fire standards and training.
SPONSORS: Rep. Welch, Rock 18; Rep. Hunter, Hills 7; Rep. Dyer, Hills 8
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill directs the fire standards and training commission to establish a formal means of inquiry for purposes of quality assurance in fire standards and training.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2495
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT directing the fire standards and training commission to establish a formal means of inquiry for purposes of quality assurance in fire standards and training.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Definition; Ayers Report. Amend RSA 21-P:25, II to read as follows:
II. As used in this subdivision:
(a) "Ayers report" means a formal inquiry by the commission into fire or other emergency incidents which are determined by the commission to provide an opportunity for study of the effectiveness of established standards.
(b) "Commission" means the fire standards and training commission; and
[(b)](c) "Director" means the director of the division of fire standards and training.
[(c)](d) "Fire service personnel" means firefighters, fire officers, rescue personnel connected with fire departments, fire prevention officers, inspectors, investigators, fire instructors, public education specialists, fire alarm personnel, or any other personnel who are members of fire departments or fire-related state agencies, whether full or part-time.
2 Powers and Duties; Ayers Report. Amend RSA 21-P:28, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) Make or cause to be made studies of any aspect of fire service, education, operations, training, research or recruitment and establish a formal inquiry known as an Ayres report which shall be used to examine emergency incidents which are determined by the commission to provide an opportunity for study of the effectiveness of established standards;
3 New Section; Protection From Discovery; Ayers Report. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 31 the following new section:
21-P:31-a Protection From Discovery; Ayers Report. Records of proceedings of the Ayers report, including statements, minutes, reports, charts, statistics, and all other documents and utterances, which are not usually part of the public record, shall be protected from direct or indirect means of discovery, subpoena, or admission into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding.
4 Reference Corrected. Amend RSA 100-A:3, III-c to read as follows:
III-c. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 100-A:1, VIII, any permanent fireman who has been a group II member and who has 10 years' fire service experience, or any person included in the definition of "fire service personnel" as defined in RSA [21-P:25, II(c)] 21-P:25, II(d) who has 10 years' fire service experience, who is or becomes the director of the division of fire safety, the administrator of the fire standards and training commission, any fire instructor, supervisor, instructor, or other technical specialist who has hazardous materials, firefighting, or rescue training functions and who has as a job requirement satisfied the fire standards and training commission's entrance and certification requirements for physical condition, education, and training shall be construed to be a permanent fireman for the purposes of membership in group II and shall remain in the system for the duration of service in that capacity with the fire standards and training commission.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.