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OH HB234

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/18/2011

Primary Sponsor

Courtney Combs

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Origin

House of Representatives

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Municipal legislative authorities may establish a community emergency response team (CERT) within the public safety department by ordinance
  • The director of public safety serves as executive head of the CERT, with authority to appoint and remove members and prescribe rules for organization, training, administration, and conduct
  • CERT members are volunteers who educate residents about disaster preparedness, provide basic disaster response training including fire safety and light search and rescue, and may assist first responders per director policies
  • CERT members are not classified municipal employees and are ineligible for public employees retirement system membership
  • CERT teams and members receive the same civil action immunities and defenses as political subdivisions and their employees under Ohio Revised Code sections 2744.02 and 2744.03

Legislative Description

To authorize a nonchartered municipal corporation to establish a community emergency response team within the public safety department of the municipal corporation.

Nonchartered municipalities-establish emergency response team

Last Action

To Transportation, Public Safety & Homeland Security

5/18/2011

Full Bill Text

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