SB3384 Summary

• Amends the Fire Protection District Act to expand the definition of "ambulance service" to include pre-hospital medical services and other emergency services beyond transportation.

• Increases the maximum special tax rate fire protection districts can levy for ambulance services from 0.30% to 0.40% of taxable property value, effective after passage of a voter referendum.

• Allows fire protection districts authorized before January 1, 1978 to increase their ambulance service tax authority from 0.25% to 0.30% by Board resolution, subject to voter petition rights.

• Clarifies that "pre-hospital medical services" includes emergency services performed by paramedics and on-board emergency personnel within the scope of their license.