CA AB1945

Defines "first responder" in the California Emergency Services Act as a state or local public agency employee providing emergency response services, including peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and public safety dispatchers or telecommunicators.

Specifies that the "first responder" definition does not grant employees or prospective employees the right to obtain retirement benefit formulas for employment classifications that are excluded from those formulas under existing pension laws.

Prohibits employers from offering or indicating they can offer retirement benefit formulas for employment classifications excluded from those formulas based solely on an employee's classification as a "first responder."

Declares no state reimbursement is required because any costs incurred by local agencies or school districts result from creating or modifying crimes or infractions, which are exempt from reimbursement requirements under Article XIII B of the California Constitution.