Volunteer Fire/EMS
Protect First Responders
Employment and Other Protections
Protect Employment for Volunteer Training: Allow volunteer firefighters and EMS to attend training without being penalized by their employer and create tax incentives for employing volunteers (A.4414-A, Bologna).
First Responder Sick Leave: Allow first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line-of-duty sick leave (A.2485, Bendett).
PTSD Therapeutic Techniques: Require the Office of Mental Health to conduct a study related to using therapeutic PTSD techniques (A.4654, Sempolinski).
Prevent/Punish Crimes Against First Responders
Exposing a First Responder to Fentanyl: Include exposing a first responder to fentanyl, or a fentanyl derivative, in the definition of the offense of assault in the first degree (A.3299, Durso).
No Parole for Murder Involving a First Responder: Require a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree involving the killing of a first responder (A.1658, Slater).
Hate Crimes Against First Responders: Designate offenses against law enforcement, emergency medical services personnel, and/or firefighters as hate crimes, thereby increasing the penalty for the offense (A.5224, DeStefano).
Increased Protection from Harassment: Make it a crime to physically assault or throw or transfer bodily fluids or waste onto firefighters and other responders in order to stop them from doing their lawful duties (A.6926, Molitor).
Harassment of First Responder: Create the crime of harassment of a first responder (A.5369, Morinello).