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| 1 | 1 | FIRSTREGULARSESSION | |
| 2 | - | HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR | |
| 3 | 2 | HOUSEBILLNO.1190 | |
| 4 | 3 | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY | |
| 5 | - | 2628H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk | |
| 4 | + | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEWELLENKAMP. | |
| 5 | + | 2628H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk | |
| 6 | 6 | ANACT | |
| 7 | 7 | Toamendchapter320,RSMo,byaddingtheretofifteennewsectionsrelatingtofirefighters, | |
| 8 | 8 | withapenaltyprovision. | |
| 9 | 9 | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: | |
| 10 | 10 | SectionA.Chapter320,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretofifteennewsections,to | |
| 11 | 11 | 2beknownassections320.500,320.502,320.504,320.506,320.508,320.510,320.512, | |
| 12 | 12 | 3320.514,320.516,320.518,320.520,320.522,320.524,320.526,and320.528,toreadas | |
| 13 | 13 | 4follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | 320.500.Theprovisionsofsections320.500to320.528shallbeknownand | |
| 15 | 15 | 2referredtoasthe"Firefighters'ProceduralBillofRightsAct". | |
| 16 | 16 | 320.502.Forpurposesofsections320.500to320.528,thefollowingtermsmean: | |
| 17 | - | 2 (1)"Firefighter",anyMissouriresidentwhoisemployedfull-timeorpart-time | |
| 18 | - | 3byapublicagencylocatedinthestateasafirefighterorasafirstresponderorancillary | |
| 19 | - | 4servicepersonnel,includingemergencymedicalserviceworkers,dispatchers, | |
| 20 | - | 5paramedics,emergencymaintenancetechnicians,andemergencymedicaltechnicians | |
| 21 | - | 6(EMT)whoareemployedbyafiredistrict,fireprotectiondistrict,firedepartment,or | |
| 22 | - | 7fireauthority.Theterm"firefighter"doesnotapplytoanyemployeewhohasnot | |
| 23 | - | 8successfullycompletedtheprobationaryperiodestablishedbyhisorheremployerasa | |
| 24 | - | 9conditionofemployment; | |
| 25 | - | 10 (2)"Interrogation",anyformalinterview,inquiry,orquestioningofany | |
| 26 | - | 11firefighterbytheappointingauthority'sdesigneeregardingmisconductorviolationof | |
| 27 | - | 12policy; | |
| 28 | - | 13 (3)"Publicagency",anyfiredistrict,municipalfiredepartment,ambulance | |
| 29 | - | 14district,oremergency911dispatchingagency; | |
| 30 | - | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis | |
| 31 | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 (4)"Punitiveaction",anyactionthatmayleadtodismissal,demotion, | |
| 32 | - | 16suspension,reductioninsalary,writtenreprimand,ortransferforpurposesof | |
| 33 | - | 17punishment; | |
| 34 | - | 18 (5)"Representative",anindividualwhoaccompaniesandadvisesafirefighter | |
| 35 | - | 19duringaninterrogationandduringthecourseofaninvestigationandwhomay | |
| 36 | - | 20intervene,raiseobjections,andprovidemoralsupporttothefirefighter; | |
| 37 | - | 21 (6)"Socialmediaaccount",anyelectronicserviceoraccountoranyelectronic | |
| 38 | - | 22contentincluding,butnotlimitedto,videos,photographs,audioblogs,videoblogs, | |
| 39 | - | 23podcasts,instantmessagesortextmessages,emailprogramsorservices,onlineservices, | |
| 40 | - | 24orwebsiteprofiles. | |
| 17 | + | 2 (1)"Firefighter",anyfirefighter,paramedic,emergencymedicaltechnician,or | |
| 18 | + | 3emergency911dispatcherwhoisemployedbyapublicagency.Theterm"firefighter" | |
| 19 | + | 4doesnotapplytoanyemployeewhohasnotsuccessfullycompletedtheprobationary | |
| 20 | + | 5periodestablishedbyhisorheremployerasaconditionofemployment; | |
| 21 | + | 6 (2)"Publicagency",anyfiredistrict,municipalfiredepartment,ambulance | |
| 22 | + | 7district,oremergency911dispatchingagency; | |
| 23 | + | 8 (3)"Punitiveaction",anyactionthatmayleadtodismissal,demotion, | |
| 24 | + | 9suspension,reductioninsalary,writtenreprimand,ortransferforpurposesof | |
| 25 | + | 10punishment. | |
| 41 | 26 | 320.504.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinchapter36,orwheneverondutyor | |
| 42 | 27 | 2inuniform,nofirefightershallbeprohibitedfromengaging,orbecoercedorrequired | |
| 43 | 28 | 3toengage,inpoliticalactivity. | |
| 44 | - | 4 2.Afirefightershallnotbeprohibitedfromseekingelectionto,orservingasa | |
| 29 | + | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis | |
| 30 | + | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 4 2.Afirefightershallnotbeprohibitedfromseekingelectionto,orservingasa | |
| 45 | 31 | 5memberof,thegoverningboardofaschooldistrictoranylocalagencywherethe | |
| 46 | 32 | 6firefighterisnotemployedincluding,butnotlimitedto,anycity,county,orpolitical | |
| 47 | 33 | 7subdivisionthereof. | |
| 48 | - | 320.506. | |
| 49 | - | 2interrogationbyhisorhercommandingofficer, | |
| 50 | - | ||
| 34 | + | 320.506.Whenanyfirefighterisunderinvestigationandsubjectedto | |
| 35 | + | 2interrogationbyhisorhercommandingofficer,oranyothermemberdesignatedby | |
| 36 | + | 3theemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagency,thatcouldleadtopunitive | |
| 51 | 37 | 4action,theinterrogationshallbeconductedunderthefollowingconditions: | |
| 52 | 38 | 5 (1)Theinterrogationshallbeconductedatareasonablehour,atatimewhenthe | |
| 53 | 39 | 6firefighterisonduty,unlessanimminentthreattothesafetyofthepublicrequires | |
| 54 | 40 | 7otherwise.Iftheinterrogationdoesoccurduringoff-dutytimeofthefirefighterbeing | |
| 55 | 41 | 8interrogated,thefirefightershallbecompensatedforanyoff-dutytimeinaccordance | |
| 56 | 42 | 9withregulardepartmentprocedures.Thefirefighter'scompensationshallnotbe | |
| 57 | 43 | 10reducedasaresultofanyworkmissedwhilebeinginterrogated; | |
| 58 | 44 | 11 (2)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallbeinformed,priortothe | |
| 59 | 45 | 12interrogation,oftherank,name,andcommandoftheofficerorotherpersonin | |
| 60 | 46 | 13chargeoftheinterrogation;theinterrogatingofficer;andallotherpersonstobepresent | |
| 61 | 47 | 14duringtheinterrogation.Allquestionsdirectedtothefirefighterunderinvestigation | |
| 62 | 48 | 15shallbeaskedbyandthroughnomorethantwointerrogatorsatonetime; | |
| 63 | 49 | 16 (3)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallbeinformedofthenatureofthe | |
| 64 | 50 | 17investigationpriortoanyinterrogation; | |
| 65 | 51 | 18 (4)Theinterrogatingsessionshallbeforareasonableperiodtakinginto | |
| 66 | 52 | 19considerationthegravityandcomplexityoftheissuebeinginvestigated.Thefirefighter | |
| 67 | - | ||
| 53 | + | 20underinterrogationshallbeallowedreasonablebreakstoattendtohisorherown | |
| 68 | 54 | 21personalphysicalnecessities; | |
| 69 | - | 22 (5)Priortoaninterviewsession,theinvestigatororinvestigatorsconductingthe | |
| 70 | - | 23investigationshalladvisethefirefighterortherulesetoutinGarrityv.NewJersey, 385 | |
| 71 | - | 24U.S.493(1967),specificallythatthefirefighterisbeingorderedtoanswerquestions | |
| 72 | - | 25underthreatofdisciplinaryactionandthatthefirefighter'sanswerstothequestions | |
| 73 | - | 26willnotbeusedagainstthefirefighterincriminalproceedings; | |
| 74 | - | 27 (6)(a)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallnotbesubjectedtooffensive | |
| 75 | - | 28languageorthreatenedwithpunitiveaction.Apromiseofrewardshallnotbemadeas | |
| 76 | - | 29aninducementtoansweranyquestion.Theemployershallprovideto,andobtainfrom, | |
| 77 | - | 30thefirefighterunderinvestigationaformalgrantofimmunityfromcriminal | |
| 78 | - | 31prosecution,inwriting,beforethefirefightermaybecompelledtorespondto | |
| 79 | - | 32incriminatingquestionsinaninterrogation.Subjecttothatgrantofimmunity,a | |
| 80 | - | 33firefighterrefusingtorespondtoquestionsorsubjecttointerrogationsdirectlyrelated | |
| 81 | - | 34totheinvestigationshallbeinformedthatthefailuretoanswerquestionsdirectly | |
| 82 | - | 35relatedtotheinvestigationmayresultinpunitiveaction; | |
| 83 | - | 36 (b)Theemployershallnotcausethefirefighterunderinvestigationtobe | |
| 84 | - | 37subjectedtovisitsbythepressornewsmediawithouthisorherexpresswrittenconsent | |
| 85 | - | 38freeofduress,andthefirefighter'sphotograph,homeaddress,telephonenumber,or | |
| 86 | - | 39othercontactinformationshallnotbegiventothepressornewsmediawithouthisor | |
| 87 | - | 40herexpresswrittenconsentfreeofduress; | |
| 88 | - | 41 (7)Astatementmadeduringinterrogationbyafirefighterunderduress, | |
| 89 | - | 42coercion,orthreatofpunitiveactionshallnotbeadmissibleinanysubsequentjudicial | |
| 90 | - | 43proceeding,subjecttothefollowingqualifications: | |
| 91 | - | 44 (a)Thissubdivisionshallnotlimittheuseofstatementsotherwisemadebya | |
| 92 | - | 45firefighterwhentheemployingfiredepartmentisseekingcivilservicesanctionsagainst | |
| 93 | - | 46anyfirefighter;and | |
| 94 | - | 47 (b)Thissubdivisionshallnotpreventtheadmissibilityofstatementsotherwise | |
| 95 | - | 48madebythefirefighterduringinterrogationinanycivilaction,includingadministrative | |
| 96 | - | 49actions,broughtbythatfirefighter,orthatfirefighter'sexclusiverepresentative,arising | |
| 97 | - | 50outofadisciplinaryaction; | |
| 98 | - | 51 (8)Thecompleteinterrogationofafirefightermayberecorded.Ifarecordingis | |
| 99 | - | 52madeoftheinterrogation,thefirefightershallhaveaccesstotherecordingifany | |
| 100 | - | 53furtherproceedingsarecontemplatedorpriortoanyfurtherinterrogationata | |
| 101 | - | 54subsequenttime.Thefirefightershallbeentitledtoatranscribedcopyofanynotes | |
| 102 | - | 55madebyastenographerortoanyreportsorcomplaintsmadebyinvestigatorsorother | |
| 103 | - | 56persons,exceptthoseportionsthatareotherwiserequiredbylawtobekept | |
| 104 | - | HCSHB1190 3 57confidential.Notesorreportsthataredeemedtobeconfidentialshallnotbeenteredin | |
| 105 | - | 58thefirefighter'spersonnelfile.Thefirefighterbeinginterrogatedshallhavetherightto | |
| 106 | - | 59bringhisorherownrecordingdeviceandrecordanyandallaspectsofthe | |
| 107 | - | 60interrogation; | |
| 108 | - | 61 (9)Uponthefilingofaformalwrittenstatementofcharges,orwheneveran | |
| 109 | - | 62interrogationfocusesonmattersthatmayresultinpunitiveactionagainstany | |
| 110 | - | 63firefighter,thatfirefighter,athisorherrequest,shallhavetherighttoberepresented | |
| 111 | - | 64byarepresentativeofhisorherchoicewhomaybepresentatalltimesduringthe | |
| 112 | - | 65interrogation.Therepresentativeshallnotbeapersonsubjecttothesame | |
| 113 | - | 66investigation.Therepresentativeshallnotberequiredtodisclose,orbesubjectto | |
| 114 | - | 67anypunitiveactionforrefusingtodisclose,anyinformationreceivedfromthe | |
| 115 | - | 68firefighterunderinvestigationfornoncriminalmatters; | |
| 116 | - | 69 (10)Anemployershallnot,eitherdirectlyorindirectly,require,request, | |
| 117 | - | 70suggest,orcauseanyfirefightertodisclosetheusername,password,oranyother | |
| 118 | - | 71informationthatwouldprovideaccesstoanyofhisorherpersonalsocialmedia | |
| 119 | - | 72accounts. | |
| 120 | - | 73 2.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoapplytocounseling, | |
| 121 | - | 74instruction,orinformalverbaladmonishmentby,orotherroutineorunplannedcontact | |
| 122 | - | 75with,asupervisororanyotherfirefighter. | |
| 55 | + | 22 (5)(a)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallnotbesubjectedtooffensive | |
| 56 | + | 23languageorthreatenedwithpunitiveaction.Apromiseofrewardshallnotbemadeas | |
| 57 | + | 24aninducementtoansweranyquestion.Theemployershallprovideto,andobtainfrom, | |
| 58 | + | 25thefirefighterunderinvestigationaformalgrantofimmunityfromcriminal | |
| 59 | + | 26prosecution,inwriting,beforethefirefightermaybecompelledtorespondto | |
| 60 | + | 27incriminatingquestionsinaninterrogation.Subjecttothatgrantofimmunity,a | |
| 61 | + | 28firefighterrefusingtorespondtoquestionsorsubjecttointerrogationsdirectlyrelated | |
| 62 | + | 29totheinvestigationshallbeinformedthatthefailuretoanswerquestionsdirectly | |
| 63 | + | 30relatedtotheinvestigationmayresultinpunitiveaction; | |
| 64 | + | 31 (b)Theemployershallnotcausethefirefighterunderinvestigationtobe | |
| 65 | + | 32subjectedtovisitsbythepressornewsmediawithouthisorherexpresswrittenconsent | |
| 66 | + | 33freeofduress,andthefirefighter'sphotograph,homeaddress,telephonenumber,or | |
| 67 | + | HB1190 2 34othercontactinformationshallnotbegiventothepressornewsmediawithouthisor | |
| 68 | + | 35herexpresswrittenconsentfreeofduress; | |
| 69 | + | 36 (6)Astatementmadeduringinterrogationbyafirefighterunderduress, | |
| 70 | + | 37coercion,orthreatofpunitiveactionshallnotbeadmissibleinanysubsequentjudicial | |
| 71 | + | 38proceeding,subjecttothefollowingqualifications: | |
| 72 | + | 39 (a)Thissubdivisionshallnotlimittheuseofstatementsotherwisemadebya | |
| 73 | + | 40firefighterwhentheemployingfiredepartmentisseekingcivilservicesanctionsagainst | |
| 74 | + | 41anyfirefighter;and | |
| 75 | + | 42 (b)Thissubdivisionshallnotpreventtheadmissibilityofstatementsotherwise | |
| 76 | + | 43madebythefirefighterduringinterrogationinanycivilaction,includingadministrative | |
| 77 | + | 44actions,broughtbythatfirefighter,orthatfirefighter'sexclusiverepresentative,arising | |
| 78 | + | 45outofadisciplinaryaction; | |
| 79 | + | 46 (7)Thecompleteinterrogationofafirefightermayberecorded.Ifarecordingis | |
| 80 | + | 47madeoftheinterrogation,thefirefightershallhaveaccesstotherecordingifany | |
| 81 | + | 48furtherproceedingsarecontemplatedorpriortoanyfurtherinterrogationata | |
| 82 | + | 49subsequenttime.Thefirefightershallbeentitledtoatranscribedcopyofanynotes | |
| 83 | + | 50madebyastenographerortoanyreportsorcomplaintsmadebyinvestigatorsorother | |
| 84 | + | 51persons,exceptthoseportionsthatareotherwiserequiredbylawtobekept | |
| 85 | + | 52confidential.Notesorreportsthataredeemedtobeconfidentialshallnotbeentered | |
| 86 | + | 53inthefirefighter'spersonnelfile.Thefirefighterbeinginterrogatedshallhavetheright | |
| 87 | + | 54tobringhisorherownrecordingdeviceandrecordanyandallaspectsofthe | |
| 88 | + | 55interrogation; | |
| 89 | + | 56 (8)If,priortoorduringtheinterrogationofafirefighter,itiscontemplatedthat | |
| 90 | + | 57heorshemaybechargedwithacriminaloffense,heorsheshallbeimmediately | |
| 91 | + | 58informedofhisorherconstitutionalrights; | |
| 92 | + | 59 (9)Uponthefilingofaformalwrittenstatementofcharges,orwheneveran | |
| 93 | + | 60interrogationfocusesonmattersthatmayresultinpunitiveactionagainstany | |
| 94 | + | 61firefighter,thatfirefighter,athisorherrequest,shallhavetherighttoberepresented | |
| 95 | + | 62byarepresentativeofhisorherchoicewhomaybepresentatalltimesduringthe | |
| 96 | + | 63interrogation.Therepresentativeshallnotbeapersonsubjecttothesame | |
| 97 | + | 64investigation.Therepresentativeshallnotberequiredtodisclose,orbesubjectto | |
| 98 | + | 65anypunitiveactionforrefusingtodisclose,anyinformationreceivedfromthe | |
| 99 | + | 66firefighterunderinvestigationfornoncriminalmatters; | |
| 100 | + | 67 (10)Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoapplytocounseling, | |
| 101 | + | 68instruction,orinformalverbaladmonishmentby,orotherroutineorunplannedcontact | |
| 102 | + | 69with,asupervisororanyotherfirefighter;and | |
| 103 | + | HB1190 3 70 (11)Afirefightershallnotbelentortemporarilyreassignedtoalocationorduty | |
| 104 | + | 71assignmentifafirefighterinhisorherdepartmentwouldnotnormallybesenttothat | |
| 105 | + | 72locationorwouldnotnormallybegiventhatdutyassignmentundersimilar | |
| 106 | + | 73circumstances. | |
| 123 | 107 | 320.508.1.Afirefightershallnotbesubjectedtopunitiveactionordenied | |
| 124 | 108 | 2promotion,orthreatenedwiththattreatment,becauseofthelawfulexerciseofthe | |
| 125 | 109 | 3rightsgrantedundersections320.500to320.528ortheexerciseofanyrightsunderany | |
| 126 | 110 | 4existingadministrativegrievanceprocedure. | |
| 127 | 111 | 5 2.Punitiveactionordenialofpromotionongroundsotherthanmeritshallnot | |
| 128 | 112 | 6beundertakenbyanyemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencyagainst | |
| 129 | 113 | 7anyfirefighterwhohassuccessfullycompletedtheprobationaryperiodwithout | |
| 130 | 114 | 8providingthefirefighterwithanopportunityforadministrativeappeal. | |
| 131 | 115 | 9 3.Afirechiefshallnotberemovedbyapublicagencyorappointingauthority | |
| 132 | 116 | 10withoutprovidingthatpersonwithwrittennotice,thereasonorreasonsforremoval, | |
| 133 | 117 | 11andanopportunityforadministrativeappeal.Forpurposesofthissubsection,the | |
| 134 | 118 | 12removalofafirechiefbyapublicagencyorappointingauthority,forthepurposeof | |
| 135 | 119 | 13implementingthegoalsorpolicies,orboth,ofthepublicagencyorappointingauthority, | |
| 136 | 120 | 14orforreasonsincluding,butnotlimitedto,incompatibilityofmanagementstylesorasa | |
| 137 | 121 | 15resultofchangeinadministration,shallbesufficienttoconstitutereason.Nothingin | |
| 138 | 122 | 16thissubsectionshallbeconstruedtocreateapropertyinterest,ifonedoesnototherwise | |
| 139 | 123 | 17existbyruleorlaw,inthejoboffirechief. | |
| 140 | - | ||
| 124 | + | 18 4.Punitiveactionordenialofpromotionongroundsotherthanmeritshallnot | |
| 141 | 125 | 19beundertakenforanyact,omission,orotherallegationofmisconductifthe | |
| 142 | 126 | 20investigationoftheallegationisnotcompletedwithinoneyearofdiscoverybythe | |
| 143 | 127 | 21employingfiredepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagency.Thisone-yearlimitation | |
| 144 | 128 | 22periodshallapplyonlyifthediscoveryoftheact,omission,orothermisconduct | |
| 145 | 129 | 23occurredonorafterAugust28,2025.Iftheemployingdepartmentorlicensingor | |
| 146 | 130 | 24certifyingagencydeterminesthatdisciplinemaybetaken,itshallcompleteits | |
| 147 | 131 | 25investigationandnotifythefirefighterofitsproposeddisciplinaryactionwithinthat | |
| 148 | 132 | 26year,exceptinanyofthefollowingcircumstances: | |
| 149 | 133 | 27 (1)Ifthefirefightervoluntarilywaivestheone-yeartimeperiodinwriting,the | |
| 150 | 134 | 28timeperiodshallbetolledfortheperiodoftimespecifiedinthewrittenwaiver; | |
| 151 | 135 | 29 (2)Iftheact,omission,orotherallegationofmisconductisalsothesubjectofa | |
| 152 | 136 | 30criminalinvestigationorcriminalprosecution,thetimeduringwhichthecriminal | |
| 153 | 137 | 31investigationorcriminalprosecutionispendingshalltolltheone-yearperiod; | |
| 154 | 138 | 32 (3)Iftheinvestigationisamulti-jurisdictionalinvestigationthatrequiresa | |
| 155 | 139 | 33reasonableextensionforcoordinationoftheinvolvedagencies; | |
| 156 | - | 34 (4)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesanemployeewhoisincapacitatedorotherwise | |
| 140 | + | HB1190 4 34 (4)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesanemployeewhoisincapacitatedorotherwise | |
| 157 | 141 | 35unavailable; | |
| 158 | 142 | 36 (5)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesamatterincivillitigationwherethefirefighteris | |
| 159 | 143 | 37namedasapartydefendant,theone-yeartimeperiodshallbetolledwhilethatcivil | |
| 160 | 144 | 38actionispending; | |
| 161 | 145 | 39 (6)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesamatterincriminallitigationinwhichthe | |
| 162 | 146 | 40complainantisacriminaldefendant,theone-yeartimeperiodshallbetolledduringthe | |
| 163 | 147 | 41periodofthatdefendant'scriminalinvestigationandprosecution;or | |
| 164 | 148 | 42 (7)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesanallegationofworkers'compensationfraudon | |
| 165 | 149 | 43thepartofthefirefighter. | |
| 166 | 150 | 44 5.Ifapredisciplinaryresponseorgrievanceprocedureisrequiredorutilized, | |
| 167 | 151 | 45thetimeforthatresponseorprocedureshallnotbegovernedorlimitedbysections | |
| 168 | 152 | 46320.500to320.528. | |
| 169 | 153 | 47 6.If,afterinvestigationandanypredisciplinaryresponseorprocedure,the | |
| 170 | 154 | 48employingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencydecidestoimposediscipline, | |
| 171 | 155 | 49thatagencyshallnotifythefirefighterinwritingofitsdecisiontoimposediscipline | |
| 172 | 156 | 50withinthirtydaysofitsdecisionbutnotlessthanforty-eighthourspriortoimposingthe | |
| 173 | 157 | 51discipline. | |
| 174 | 158 | 52 7.Notwithstandingtheone-yeartimeperiodspecifiedinsubsection4ofthis | |
| 175 | 159 | 53section,aninvestigationmaybereopenedagainstafirefighterifbothofthefollowing | |
| 176 | 160 | 54circumstancesexist: | |
| 177 | - | ||
| 161 | + | 55 (1)Significantnewevidencehasbeendiscoveredthatislikelytoaffectthe | |
| 178 | 162 | 56outcomeoftheinvestigation;and | |
| 179 | 163 | 57 (2)Oneofthefollowingconditionsexists: | |
| 180 | 164 | 58 (a)Theevidencecouldnotreasonablybediscoveredinthenormalcourseof | |
| 181 | 165 | 59investigationwithoutresortingtoextraordinarymeasuresbytheagency;or | |
| 182 | 166 | 60 (b)Theevidenceresultedfromthefirefighter'spredisciplinaryresponseor | |
| 183 | 167 | 61procedure. | |
| 184 | 168 | 320.510.1.Anadministrativeappealinstitutedbyafirefighterundersections | |
| 185 | 169 | 2320.500to320.528shallbeconductedinaccordancewithrulesandproceduresadopted | |
| 186 | 170 | 3bytheemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencythatareinaccordance | |
| 187 | 171 | 4withchapter536. | |
| 188 | 172 | 5 2.Notwithstandingsubsection1ofthissection,iftheemployingdepartmentis | |
| 189 | 173 | 6subjecttoamemorandumofunderstandingthatprovidesforbindingarbitrationof | |
| 190 | 174 | 7administrativeappeals,thearbitratororarbitrationpanelshallserveasthehearing | |
| 191 | 175 | 8officerinaccordancewithchapter536and,notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw, | |
| 192 | 176 | 9thathearingofficer'sdecisionshallbebinding.However,amemorandumof | |
| 193 | - | 10understandingnegotiatedwithanemployingagencyshallnotcontroltheprocessfor | |
| 177 | + | HB1190 5 10understandingnegotiatedwithanemployingagencyshallnotcontroltheprocessfor | |
| 194 | 178 | 11administrativeappealsinstitutedwithlicensingorcertifyingagencies.Any | |
| 195 | 179 | 12administrativeappealinstitutedwithlicensingorcertifyingagenciesshalladhereto | |
| 196 | 180 | 13therequirementsprescribedinsubsection1ofthissection. | |
| 197 | 181 | 320.512.Afirefightershallnothaveanycommentadversetohisorherinterest | |
| 198 | 182 | 2enteredinhisorherpersonnelfile,oranyotherfileusedforanypersonnelpurposesby | |
| 199 | 183 | 3hisorheremployer,withoutthefirefighterhavingfirstreadandsignedtheinstrument | |
| 200 | 184 | 4containingtheadversecommentindicatingheorsheisawareofthecomment. | |
| 201 | 185 | 5However,theentrymaybemadeifafterreadingtheinstrument,thefirefighterrefuses | |
| 202 | 186 | 6tosignit.Thatfactshallbenotedonthatdocumentandsignedorinitialedbythe | |
| 203 | 187 | 7firefighter. | |
| 204 | 188 | 320.514.Afirefightershallhavethirtydaystofileawrittenresponsetoany | |
| 205 | 189 | 2adversecommententeredinhisorherpersonnelfile.Thewrittenresponseshallbe | |
| 206 | 190 | 3attachedto,andshallaccompany,theadversecomment. | |
| 207 | 191 | 320.516.1.Everyemployershall,atreasonabletimesandatreasonable | |
| 208 | 192 | 2intervals,upontherequestofafirefighter,duringusualbusinesshours,withnolossof | |
| 209 | 193 | 3compensationtothefirefighter,permitthatfirefightertoinspectpersonnelfilesthatare | |
| 210 | 194 | 4usedorhavebeenusedtodeterminethatfirefighter'squalificationsforemployment, | |
| 211 | 195 | 5promotion,additionalcompensation,orterminationorotherdisciplinaryaction. | |
| 212 | - | ||
| 196 | + | 6 2.Eachemployershallkeepeachfirefighter'spersonnelfileoratrueand | |
| 213 | 197 | 7correctcopythereofandshallmakethefileorcopythereofavailablewithina | |
| 214 | 198 | 8reasonableperiodoftimeafterarequestthereforbythefirefighter. | |
| 215 | 199 | 9 3.If,afterexaminationofthefirefighter'spersonnelfile,thefirefighterbelieves | |
| 216 | 200 | 10thatanyportionofthematerialismistakenlyorunlawfullyplacedinthefile,the | |
| 217 | 201 | 11firefightermayrequest,inwriting,thatthemistakenorunlawfulportionbecorrected | |
| 218 | 202 | 12ordeleted.Anyrequestmadepursuanttothissubsectionshallincludeastatementby | |
| 219 | 203 | 13thefirefighterdescribingthecorrectionsordeletionsfromthepersonnelfilerequested | |
| 220 | 204 | 14andthereasonssupportingthosecorrectionsordeletions.Astatementsubmitted | |
| 221 | 205 | 15pursuanttothissubsectionshallbecomepartofthepersonnelfileofthefirefighter. | |
| 222 | 206 | 16 4.Withinthirtycalendardaysofreceiptofarequestmadeundersubsection3of | |
| 223 | 207 | 17thissection,theemployershalleithergrantthefirefighter'srequestornotifytheofficer | |
| 224 | 208 | 18ofthedecisiontorefusetogranttherequest.Iftheemployerrefusestograntthe | |
| 225 | 209 | 19request,inwholeorinpart,theemployershallstateinwritingthereasonsforrefusing | |
| 226 | 210 | 20therequestandthatwrittenstatementshallbecomepartofthepersonnelfileofthe | |
| 227 | 211 | 21firefighter. | |
| 228 | 212 | 320.518.1.Afirefightershallnotbecompelledtosubmittoaliedetectortest | |
| 229 | 213 | 2againsthisorherwill. | |
| 230 | - | 3 2.Disciplinaryactionorotherrecriminationshallnotbetakenagainsta | |
| 214 | + | HB1190 6 3 2.Disciplinaryactionorotherrecriminationshallnotbetakenagainsta | |
| 231 | 215 | 4firefighterrefusingtosubmittoaliedetectortest. | |
| 232 | 216 | 5 3.Nocommentshallbeenteredanywhereintheinvestigator'snotesor | |
| 233 | 217 | 6anywhereelsethatthefirefighterrefusedtotake,ordidnottake,aliedetectortest. | |
| 234 | 218 | 7 4.Testimonyorevidencetotheeffectthatthefirefighterrefusedtotake,orwas | |
| 235 | 219 | 8subjectedto,aliedetectortestshallnotbeadmissibleatasubsequenthearing,trial,or | |
| 236 | 220 | 9proceeding,judicialoradministrative. | |
| 237 | 221 | 10 5.Forpurposesofthissection,"liedetector"meansapolygraph,deceptograph, | |
| 238 | 222 | 11voicestressanalyzer,psychologicalstressevaluator,oranyothersimilardevice,whether | |
| 239 | 223 | 12mechanicalorelectrical,thatisused,ortheresultsofwhichareused,forthepurposeof | |
| 240 | 224 | 13renderingadiagnosticopinionregardingthehonestyordishonestyofanindividual. | |
| 241 | 225 | 320.520.Afirefightershallnotberequiredorrequestedforpurposesofjob | |
| 242 | 226 | 2assignmentorotherpersonnelactiontodiscloseanyitemofhisorherproperty,income, | |
| 243 | 227 | 3assets,sourceofincome,debts,orpersonalordomesticexpenditures,includingthoseof | |
| 244 | 228 | 4anymemberofhisorherfamilyorhousehold,unlessthatinformationisotherwise | |
| 245 | 229 | 5requiredtobefurnishedunderstatelaworobtainedpursuanttocourtorder. | |
| 246 | - | 320.522.Afirefightershallnothavehisorherlockersearched,exceptinhisor | |
| 247 | - | 2herpresenceorwithhisorherconsent,orunlessavalidsearchwarranthasbeen | |
| 248 | - | 3obtainedorunlessheorshehasbeennotifiedthatasearchwillbeconducted.This | |
| 249 | - | HCSHB1190 7 4sectionshallapplyonlytolockersthatareownedorleasedbytheemploying | |
| 250 | - | 5departmentorlicensingorcertifyingagency. | |
| 230 | + | 320.522.Afirefightershallnothavehisorherlockerorotherspaceforstorage | |
| 231 | + | 2thatmaybeassignedtohimorhersearched,exceptinhisorherpresenceorwithhisor | |
| 232 | + | 3herconsent,orunlessavalidsearchwarranthasbeenobtainedorunlessheorshehas | |
| 233 | + | 4beennotifiedthatasearchwillbeconducted.Thissectionshallapplyonlytolockersor | |
| 234 | + | 5otherspacesforstoragethatareownedorleasedbytheemployingdepartmentor | |
| 235 | + | 6licensingorcertifyingagency. | |
| 251 | 236 | 320.524.1.Itshallbeunlawfulforanyemployingdepartmentorlicensingor | |
| 252 | 237 | 2certifyingagencytodenyorrefusetoanyfirefightertherightsandprotections | |
| 253 | 238 | 3guaranteedbysections320.500to320.528. | |
| 254 | 239 | 4 2.Thecircuitcourtofthecountyofpropervenueshallhaveinitialjurisdiction | |
| 255 | 240 | 5overanyproceedingbroughtbyanyfirefighteragainstanyemployingdepartmentor | |
| 256 | 241 | 6licensingorcertifyingagencyforallegedviolationsofsections320.500to320.528. | |
| 257 | 242 | 7 3.(1)Ifthecourtfindsthattheemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifying | |
| 258 | 243 | 8agencyhasviolatedanyoftheprovisionsofsections320.500to320.528,thecourtshall | |
| 259 | 244 | 9renderappropriateinjunctiveorotherextraordinaryrelieftoremedytheviolationand | |
| 260 | 245 | 10topreventfutureviolationsofalikeorsimilarnatureincluding,butnotlimitedto,the | |
| 261 | 246 | 11grantingofatemporaryrestrainingorderorpreliminaryorpermanentinjunction | |
| 262 | 247 | 12prohibitingtheemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencyfromtakingany | |
| 263 | 248 | 13punitiveactionagainstthefirefighter. | |
| 264 | 249 | 14 (2)Ifthecourtfindsthatabadfaithorfrivolousactionorafilingforan | |
| 265 | 250 | 15improperpurposehasbeenbroughtundersections320.500to320.528,thecourtmay | |
| 266 | - | 16ordersanctionsagainstthepartyfilingtheaction,theparty'sattorney,orboth, | |
| 251 | + | HB1190 7 16ordersanctionsagainstthepartyfilingtheaction,theparty'sattorney,orboth, | |
| 267 | 252 | 17pursuanttotheapplicableMissourirulesofcivilprocedure.Thosesanctionsmay | |
| 268 | 253 | 18include,butnotbelimitedto,reasonableexpenses,includingattorney'sfees,incurred | |
| 269 | 254 | 19byafiredepartmentasthecourtdeemsappropriate. | |
| 270 | 255 | 20 (3)Nothinginthissubsectionisintendedtosubjectactionsorfilingsunderthis | |
| 271 | 256 | 21sectiontorulesorstandardsthataredifferentfromthoseapplicabletoothercivil | |
| 272 | 257 | 22actionsorfilingssubjecttotheMissourirulesofcivilprocedure. | |
| 273 | 258 | 23 4.Inadditiontotheextraordinaryreliefaffordedundersections320.500to | |
| 274 | 259 | 24320.528,uponafindingbythecourtthatafiredepartment,itsemployees,agents,or | |
| 275 | 260 | 25assigns,withrespecttoactstakenwithinthescopeofemployment,maliciouslyviolated | |
| 276 | 261 | 26anyprovisionofsections320.500to320.528withtheintenttoinjurethefirefighter,the | |
| 277 | 262 | 27firedepartmentshall,foreachandeveryviolation,beliableforacivilpenaltynotto | |
| 278 | 263 | 28exceedtwenty-fivethousanddollarstobeawardedtothefirefighterwhoserightor | |
| 279 | 264 | 29protectionwasdeniedandforreasonableattorney'sfeesasmaybedeterminedbythe | |
| 280 | 265 | 30court.Ifthecourtsofinds,andthereissufficientevidencetoestablishactualdamages | |
| 281 | 266 | 31sufferedbythefirefighterwhoserightorprotectionwasdenied,thefiredepartment | |
| 282 | 267 | 32shallalsobeliablefortheamountoftheactualdamages.Notwithstandingthese | |
| 283 | 268 | 33provisions,afiredepartmentshallnotberequiredtoindemnifyacontractorforthe | |
| 284 | 269 | 34contractor'sliabilityunderthissubsectionifthereis,withinthecontractbetweenthe | |
| 285 | 270 | 35firedepartmentandthecontractor,aholdharmlessorsimilarprovisionthatprotects | |
| 286 | - | ||
| 271 | + | 36thefiredepartmentfromliabilityfortheactionsofthecontractor.Anindividualshall | |
| 287 | 272 | 37notbeliableforanyactforwhichafiredepartmentisliableunderthissection. | |
| 288 | 273 | 320.526.Nothinginsections320.500to320.528shallinanywaybeconstruedto | |
| 289 | 274 | 2limittheabilityofanyemploymentdepartment,licensingorcertifyingagency,orany | |
| 290 | 275 | 3firefightertofulfillmutualaidagreementswithotherjurisdictionsoragencies,andthe | |
| 291 | 276 | 4provisionsofsections320.500to320.528shallnotbeconstruedinanywaytolimitany | |
| 292 | 277 | 5jurisdictionalorinteragencycooperationunderanycircumstanceswherethatactivityis | |
| 293 | 278 | 6deemednecessaryordesirablebythejurisdictionsoragenciesinvolved. | |
| 294 | 279 | 320.528.1.Therightsandprotectionsdescribedinsections320.500to320.528 | |
| 295 | 280 | 2shallapplyonlytoafirefighterduringeventsandcircumstancesinvolvingthe | |
| 296 | 281 | 3performanceofhisorherofficialduties. | |
| 297 | - | 4 2. | |
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| 299 | - | ||
| 282 | + | 4 2.Itshallbearequirementthatanyemployershallprovidelegaldefenseforany | |
| 283 | + | 5firefighterwho,whileactinginthenormalcourseofhisorherduties,isnamedasa | |
| 284 | + | 6defendantincivillitigationrelatingtosuchduties. | |
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