Amendment #948 to H3400

Department of Fire Services Operations

Representatives Brady of Brockton, DiNatale of Fitchburg, Gentile of Sudbury, Scibak of South Hadley, Smizik of Brookline, Ashe of Longmeadow, Fox of Boston, Khan of Newton, Vincent of Revere, Schmid of Westport and Ryan of Boston move to amend the bill in section 2 by striking out item 8324-0000 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

"8324-0000  For the administration of the department of fire services, including the state fire marshal's office, the hazardous materials emergency response program, the board of fire prevention regulations, under section 4 of chapter 22D of the General Laws, the expenses of the fire safety commission, and the Massachusetts firefighting academy, including the Massachusetts fire training council certification program, municipal and non-municipal fire training, and expenses of the council; provided, that $1,200,000 shall be allocated by the department for Student Awareness Fire Education; provided further, that $100,000 shall be allocated by the department for Critical Incident Stress Management; provided further, that $100,000 shall be allocated by the department for Critical Incident Stress Management Residential Services; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the administration of the department of fire services, the state fire marshal's office, the Massachusetts firefighting academy, critical incident stress programs, and the associated fringe benefits costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing fire, homeowners multiple peril, or commercial multiple peril policies on property situated in the commonwealth, and paid within 30 days after receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the operation of the hazardous materials emergency response program and the associated fringe benefits costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing commercial multiple peril, non-liability portion policies on property situated in the commonwealth and commercial auto liability policies as referenced in line 5.1 and line 19.4 respectively, in the most recent annual statement on file with the commissioner of insurance; and provided further, that no more than 10 per cent of the amount designated for the arson prevention program shall be expended for the administrative cost of the program. ……………$20,572,065”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #948 to H3400

Department of Fire Services Operations