Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1387

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 36-8-12.

Synopsis: Volunteer firefighter activity. Provides that a city, town, county, or township employee may not be disciplined for absence from work if the absence is the result of the employee's duties as a volunteer firefighter.

Effective: July 1, 2003.





Bischoff




    January 14, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.







Introduced

First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1387



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 36-8-12-1; (03)IN1387.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 36-8-12-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 1. Except as provided in section sections 10 and 18 of this chapter, this chapter applies to all units except counties.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-12-18; (03)IN1387.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 36-8-12-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "employee" means an employee of a unit. The term does not include an elected official.
    (b) As used in this section, "supervisor" means an individual who oversees the daily activity of an employee.
    (c) An employee may not be disciplined for absence from work if the following conditions are satisfied:
        (1) The employee is a member of a volunteer fire department.
        (2) The employee, before the absence, has notified the employee's immediate supervisor in writing that the employee is a member of a volunteer fire department.
        (3) After the absence, the employee presents a written

statement to the employee's immediate supervisor from the chief or other officer in charge of the volunteer fire department indicating that the employee was engaged in emergency firefighting activity at the time of the employee's absence from work.
        (4) If on the day of the absence the employee reports for work before leaving to engage in emergency firefighting activity, the employee secures authorization from the employee's supervisor to leave the employee's duty station before leaving.