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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 420

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Relating to: eligibility of certain minors for licensure as emergency medical services practitioners and certification as emergency medical responders, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures. (FE)

Health services department of — Administration Medical service — Occupations Workforce development department of Youth

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows individuals who are 17 years of age to apply for licensure as

emergency medical services practitioners and for certification as emergency medical

responders if the individuals meet certain requirements specified in the bill. Under

current law, no person under the age of 18 may apply for licensure as an emergency

medical services practitioner or for certification as an emergency medical responder.

“Emergency medical services practitioner” is defined under current law to mean an

emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, an

emergency medical technician — intermediate, or a paramedic. Further, under the

bill, the Department of Health Services may reimburse a school district, charter

school, or tribal school for any costs to administer an examination necessary for a

student to become licensed as an emergency medical services practitioner or certified

as an emergency medical responder. Finally, the bill includes emergency medical

services as an approved occupational area in the youth apprenticeship program. The

youth apprenticeship program integrates school-based and work-based learning for

students in certain industries in the state. Under current law, the Department of

Workforce Development is required to develop curricula for the youth apprenticeship

program for all approved occupational areas.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Feyen (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

18 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Callahan (R) , Donovan (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Kitchens (R) , Michalski (R) , Moses (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Palmeri (D) , Penterman (R) , Petryk (R) , Tusler (R)

Full history

  1. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Stroebel, Nass and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Hurd, Petryk, Allen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Michalski, Oldenburg, Penterman, Tusler and Donovan

  2. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism

  3. Sep 20, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 26, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 4, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  6. Oct 10, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Moses added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1