HB 103 -- MUTUAL-AID AGREEMENTS

SPONSOR:  Wildberger

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Public Safety by a vote of 12 to 0.

This bill allows the executive officer of any public safety
agency to enter into a mutual-aid agreement for reciprocal
emergency aid and specifies that the Department of Public Safety
will administer the state mutual-aid system.

Any employee of a political subdivision or public safety agency
responding to an emergency, disaster, or public safety need that
is not declared by the Governor as an emergency is subject to the
liability and workers' compensation provisions provided to him or
her as an employee of the subdivision or agency.  However, during
a Governor-declared emergency, any employee responding will not
be liable for civil damages or administrative sanctions for the
failure to exercise the skill and learning of an ordinarily
careful public safety professional in similar circumstances but
will be liable for damages due to willful and wanton acts or
omissions in rendering services.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that there are situations that arise
that are not emergency in nature that require police and fire
services to work together to keep people safe.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Wildberger; Richard
Lehmann, Missouri Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Service
Alliance; State Fire Marshal; and Missouri Police Chiefs'
Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:23 am