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Committee approves amendment to clarify team-leader role on critical-incident response teams
Summary
The committee accepted an amendment to House Bill 180 that narrows certification language for Critical Incident Stress Management teams after concerns that a $400 outside certification test could exclude volunteers. The amended bill passed the committee 11-0 and will be placed on consent.
Representative Mark Pru, the witness on House Bill 180, told the committee the amendment is intended to define a team leader and avoid imposing a costly outside certification requirement on volunteer responders.
The amendment and subsequent motion to pass the bill as amended were both approved by the committee. The clerk recorded the final motion to pass as amended as passing 11-0.
Representative Mark Pru, Hillsborough 15 (Manchester Ward 8), said he brought the amendment after team members raised concerns that the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation was charging a $400 fee for a certification test that volunteers would find burdensome. "The amendment is just…
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