2008-02-08                     House Journal                      Page 1903
HB 320                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

2008-02-08                     House Journal                      Page 1904
     HOUSE BILL NO. 320                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to certification of search and rescue personnel                                                           
     and organizations; requiring certain search and rescue personnel to                                                        
     be considered state employees for purposes of workers'                                                                     
     compensation coverage; and allowing municipalities to elect to                                                             
     provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for search and                                                            
     rescue personnel."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 320(L&C)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to search and rescue training and search and                                                              
     rescue parties; requiring certain search and rescue volunteers to be                                                       
     considered state employees for purposes of workers' compensation                                                           
     coverage; and allowing political subdivisions to elect to provide                                                          
     workers' compensation insurance coverage for search and rescue                                                             
     personnel."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Olson, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Gardner, Buch, Neuman, Ramras, Olson                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  LeDoux                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 320(L&C):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                                
2.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                                                      
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 320 was referred to the Finance Committee.