House File 464 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY SANDS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to membership on joint E911 service boards. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2042YH 83 4 rn/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 34A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2 2009, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 1 3 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (3) In addition to the members 1 4 specified in subparagraphs (1) and (2), the membership of each 1 5 joint E911 service board shall include at least one emergency 1 6 medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1. The 1 7 membership of the emergency medical care provider shall be on 1 8 a nonvoting basis unless the member is already represented on 1 9 the board pursuant to a membership designation in subparagraph 1 10 (1) or (2). 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill provides that each joint E911 service board 1 13 maintained by the board of supervisors of a county shall 1 14 include, in addition to membership specified in current law, 1 15 at least one emergency medical care provider as defined in 1 16 Code section 147A.1. That definition refers to an individual 1 17 trained to provide emergency and nonemergency medical care at 1 18 the first=responder, EMT=basic, EMT=intermediate, 1 19 EMT=paramedic level, or other certification level adopted by 1 20 rule by the department of public health, and who have been 1 21 issued a certificate by the department. The membership would 1 22 be on a nonvoting basis, unless one of the currently mandated 1 23 board members has the status of an emergency medical care 1 24 provider. 1 25 LSB 2042YH 83 1 26 rn/nh/5