,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #e1 #bjbd,mr4  
,pappas 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,kim (        
,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,gallego7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section #hadc;b (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to       
include 9 ! "t z a firefight] employ$ by
 a ,/ate :5 t firefight] is lat]        
reclassifi$ z a ,f$]al employee1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,equity =       
,firefight]s ,act4  #b4 ,c]ta9 ,/ate    
s]vice applicable = ,f$]al ,firefight]s 
work]'s comp5sation ,section #hadc;b7b7 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph3  7#d7 ,reclassifi$ firefight]s
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! purposes ( det]m9+ 
! aggregate numb] ( ye>s an individual  
has be5 employ$ z an employee 9 fire    
protection activities "u p>agraph 7#a71 
all p]iods 9 :i* su* individual is or 0 

employ$ 9 a reclassifi$ ,/ate position  
are deem$ to be p]iods 9 :i* su*        
individual 0 employ$ z an employee 9    
fire protection activities if su*       
individual is or 0 appo9t$ to a position
 z an employee 9 fire protection        
activities e/abli%$ by ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t to p]=m ! duties &            
responsibilities p]=m$ = ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t by a reclassifi$ ,/ate        
position4  7,b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
p>agraph3 7i7 ,cov]$ ,/ate employee     
position ,! t]m cov]$ ,/ate employee    
position means a position 9 :i* !       
individual hold+ su* position is employ$
 z a cov]$ ,/ate employee4  7ii7        
,employ$ z a cov]$ ,/ate employee ,! t]m
 employ$ z a cov]$ ,/ate employee means 
an individual employ$ by a ,/ate or     
political subdivision !re( z a          
firefight] 7includ+ a wildl&            
firefight]71 p>am$ic1 em]g5cy m$ical    
te*nician1 rescue work]1 ambulance      
p]sonnel1 or haz>d\s mat]ial work] :o-- 
7,i7 is tra9$ 9 fire suppression2       

7,,ii7 has ! legal au?ority &           
responsibility to engage 9 fire         
suppression2  7,,iii7 is engag$ 9 !     
prev5tion1 control1 or ext+ui%m5t (     
fires or response to em]g5cy situations 
9 :i* life1 prop]ty1 or ! environm5t is 
at risk1 includ+ ! prev5tion1 control1  
suppression1 or managem5t ( wildl&      
fires2 &  7,,iv7 p]=ms ! activities     
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,iii7 z a prim>y 
responsibility ( ! job ( ! employee4    
7iii7 ,reclassifi$ ,/ate position ,! t]m
 reclassifi$ ,/ate position means a     
cov]$ ,/ate employee position = :i* !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t e/abli%es or e/abli%$ a
 position z an employee 9 fire          
protection activities to p]=m ! duties &
 responsibilities p]=m$ = ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t by su* cov]$ ,/ate employee   
position4  4