,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #b1 #bjbe,mr4   
,s*mitt introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure ! ability ( public
 safety (fic]s to reta9 _! "r to free   
spee* on matt]s relat$ to public safety1
 work+ conditions1 & o!r matt]s4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,public ,safety ,free ,spee* ,act4  #b4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$    
employee ,! t]m cov]$ employee means--  
7,a7 a qualifi$ law en=cem5t (fic] 7z   
def9$ 9 section #ibf;,b7c7 ( title #ah1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7,b7 an          
individual employ$ by an employ] = !    
purposes ( provid+ fire-fight+ s]vices  
or em]g5cy m$ical s]vices2 or  7,c7 a   
,f$]al firefight] describ$ 9 section    
#hcca7ba7 or #hdja7ad7 ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,employ] ,!  
t]m employ] means-- 7,a7 a law en=cem5t 
ag5cy1 fire dep>tm5t1 fire di/rict1 or  

em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy :i* employs
 a cov]$ employee on ei!r a full-"t or  
"p-"t basis2 or  7,b7 a c\nty1 t[n%ip1  
village1 city1 municipality1 special    
di/rict1 fire au?ority1 c\nty improvem5t
 di/rict1 au?ority1 public entity ) !   
au?ority to sp5d or receive public      
funds1 or o!r political subdivisions ( a
 ,/ate & includes any entity jo9tly     
creat$ by #b or m public employ]s4  7#c7
 ,p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ,! t]m
 p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation means  
in=mation-- 7,a7 t directly id5tifies an
 individual1 includ+ "n1 address1 social
 security numb] or o!r id5tify+ numb] or
 code1 telephone numb]1 email address2  
or  7,b7 by :i* an organization is able 
to id5tify specific individuals 9       
conjunction ) o!r data elem5ts4  #c4    
,cause ( action = violat+ ! "r to free  
spee*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 a cov]$ employee may   
br+ an action aga9/ an employ] if !     
employ] engages 9 t]m9ation or any      
adv]se employm5t action aga9/ ! employee

 = mak+ oral or writt5 /atem5ts express+
 ! employee's p]sonal op9ion on matt]s  
p]ta9+ to-- 7#a7 deliv]y ( public safety
 s]vices2  7#b7 employee comp5sation or 
b5efits2  7#c7 work+ conditions or      
s*$ul+1 includ+ ! provision ( p]sonal   
protective equipm5t1 "w tools &         
equipm5t1 or "w vehicles2  7#d7         
employ]'s policies or proc$ures2  7#e7  
o!r expectations or requirem5ts t !     
employ] places on a cov]$ employee z a  
t]m or condition ( _! employm5t2 or     
7#f7 political & religi\s op9ions4  7b7 
,relief ,a pla9tiff t prevails 9 an     
action "u subsection 7a7 may receive    
actual damages1 comp5satory damages1    
punitive damages1 injunctive relief1 any
 comb9ation ( ^?1 attorneys' fees &     
co/s1 & any o!r appropriate relief4  7c7
 ,limitations ,subsection 7a7 %all n    
apply to writt5 or oral comm5ts t-- 7#a7
 are made :ile ! cov]$ employee is on   
duty2  7#b7 express any enc\ragem5t (1  
or int5t1 to commit viol5ce or o!r      
illegal actions2  7#c7 advocate =       

discrim9ation or support favoritism :5  
dis*>g+ _! pr(essional duties2  7#d7    
int5tionally disclose confid5tial or    
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation p]ta9+  
to specific individuals ) :om ! cov]$   
employee has int]act$ ) 9 ! c\rse (     
p]=m+ _! "w or o!r job-relat$ duties2 or
  7#e7 sugge/1 advocate =1 support1 or  
o!rwise communicate t ess5tial s]vices  
%\ld be )held1 delay$1 or dim9i%$ z a =m
 ( job action or prote/4  ,?is ,act %all
 n be con/ru$ to preempt1 preclude1 or  
sup]s$e section #aigi ( ! ,revis$       
,/atutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 or any   
,/ate law t provides a cause ( action = 
deprivation ( rights "u color ( law4