25.0193.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Satrom, Brandenburg, Grueneich, Ostlie
Senators Conley, Erbele
A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding volunteer emergency
responder recruitment and retention.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY
RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative
management shall consider studying volunteer emergency responder recruitment and retention.
The study must consider recruitment and retention challenges related to volunteer emergency
responders, including firefighters, emergency or disaster volunteers, and community emergency
response team members, and identify strategies for encouraging volunteerism. The study also
must include input from stakeholders, including disaster emergency organizations, nonprofit
associations, representatives of law enforcement, emergency medical service providers, and
state and local agencies, departments, and institutions. The legislative management shall report
its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the
recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.
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