SB 119 — AN ACT EXEMPTING VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES AND COMPANIES FROM THE FEE FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK.

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119274 to1 maintainSB119 theFile StateNo. Police Bureau of Identification, which bureau shall receive, classify and file in an orderly manner all fingerprints, pictures and descriptions, including previous criminal records as far as known of all persons so arrested, and shall classify and file in a like manner all identification material and records received from the government of the United States and from the various state governments and subdivisions thereof, and shall cooperate with such governmental units in the exchange of information relative to criminals.

274 Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection is directed to maintain the State Police Bureau of Identification, which bureau shall receive, classify and file in an orderly manner all fingerprints, pictures and descriptions, including previous criminal records as far as known of all persons so arrested, and shall classify and file in a like manner all identification material and records received from the government of the United States and from the various state governments and subdivisions thereof, and shall cooperate with such governmental units in the exchange of information relative to criminals.

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274 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Emergency Services and Public Applicant See Below See Below Protection, Dept.

Fingerprint Card Submission Account - Potential Revenue Loss Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential See Below See Below Revenue Loss Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Various Municipalities Potential See Below See Below Savings Explanation The bill exempts volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance services from the fees for criminal history records checks resulting in a potential revenue loss to the General Fund and the Applicant Fingerprint Card Submission Account and potential savings to municipalities.

To the extent that volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance services conduct these background checks results in a potential revenue loss to the General Fund and the Applicant SB119 / File No.

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274 Fingerprint Card Submission Account .

There are approximately 500 new volunteer fire fighters per year who may be required to pass some or all these background checks (the number of new volunteer ambulance services workers is unknown).

Below is a list of the following fees these volunteers will be exempt from under the bill:

• Name search - $36 • Fingerprint search - $75 • Personal record search - $75 • Letters of good conduct search - $75 • Bar association search - $75 • Fingerprinting - $15 • Criminal history record search - $75 The billalso resultsin potentialsavingsto municipalitiesto theextent they're currently paying these fees for volunteer firefighters and ambulance services workers.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of new volunteer firefighters and ambulance services workers and background checks conducted.

1Fingerprinting fees are deposited into this account and are used for IT support and maintenance for the fingerprinting systems.

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274 OLR Bill Analysis SB 119 AN ACT EXEMPTING VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES AND COMPANIES FROM THE FEE FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK.

SUMMARY This bill exempts volunteer fire companies or departments, as well as volunteer ambulance services or companies, from the fees that the law requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) to charge for certain services.

Existing law already exempts federal, state, and municipal agencies from these fees.

The bill also prohibits the DESPP commissioner from requiring these volunteer fire and ambulance organizations to provide proof of insurance as a condition of receiving the fee waivers.

Under the bill, the fees DESPP must waive are as follows:

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name search, $36;

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fingerprint search, $75;