History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Retired firefighters and law enforcement officers; may be designated as disaster volunteers.
| 1 | 01/19/98 | (S) | Referred To Finance | |
| 2 | 02/03/98 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Carlton*
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR RETIREMENT BE GIVEN THE OPTION, IN WRITING BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OF BEING DESIGNATED AS A DISASTER VOLUNTEER; TO REQUIRE THAT THE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ELECT TO BE DESIGNATED AS A DISASTER VOLUNTEER SHALL BE FORWARDED BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR DISASTER THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED FOR DISASTER VOLUNTEERS AND SHALL NOTIFY DISASTER VOLUNTEERS OF THE NEED FOR THEIR SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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