Bill Status of HR 444   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  FIRST RESPONDER SAFETY

House Sponsors
Rep. Jed Davis

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  10/24/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Synopsis As Introduced
Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, the Illinois State Police, the State's fire departments and districts, the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, and all public safety agencies in the State to review policies and procedures pertaining to the potential dangers encountered by emergency medical technicians, paramedics, public safety telecommunicators, and other first responders involved in rendering medical assistance. Urges that the training of first responders include policies and procedures to improve situational awareness and communication. Urges that training also include policies and procedures to help identify potentially dangerous situations, how to properly communicate a threat, and the appropriate actions, disengagement, or response needed to de-escalate dangerous situations. Urges State's public safety agencies to critique past experiences of emergency medical responses that evolved into violent or potentially violent incidents.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  10/18/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis
  10/24/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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