Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2282
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/27/2009 05:20 PM       .                                
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       Senator Bennett moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 14 - 36
    4  and insert:
    5         125.01045 Prohibition of collection of fees for first
    6  responder services.—
    7         (1) As residents are currently taxed or assessed for
    8  essential government services, a county may not seek
    9  reimbursement from a resident of that county for any costs or
   10  expenses that may be incurred for services provided by a first
   11  responder, including costs or expenses related to personnel,
   12  supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to a motor
   13  vehicle accident, except for transportation and treatment
   14  provided by ambulance services licensed pursuant to s.
   15  401.23(5).
   16         (2) As used in this section, the term “first responder”
   17  means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a
   18  firefighter as defined in s. 633.30, or an emergency medical
   19  technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed
   20  by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement
   21  officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or
   22  paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also
   23  considered a first responder of the state or local government
   24  for purposes of this section.
   25         Section 2. Section 166.0446, Florida Statutes, is created
   26  to read:
   27         166.0446 Prohibition of collection of fees for first
   28  responder services.—
   29         (1) A municipality may not seek reimbursement from a
   30  resident of that municipality for any costs or expenses that may
   31  be incurred for
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   33  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   34         And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete lines 3 - 5
   36  and insert:
   37         ss. 125.01045 and 166.0446, F.S.; prohibiting counties
   38         and municipalities from seeking reimbursement for
   39         costs relating to certain first