Sec. 28-14a. Compensation of volunteers with volunteer organizations that conduct homeland security drills. Compensation for injury, disability or death.
Sec. 28-14a. Compensation of volunteers with volunteer organizations that
conduct homeland security drills. Compensation for injury, disability or death. (a)
For the purposes of this section, "volunteer organization" means an organization that
(1) provides first responder, rescue or emergency medical transportation services, or is
a volunteer fire company that provides emergency medical or rescue services, as part
of its duties, and (2) relies exclusively or primarily upon volunteers to provide such
services.
(b) The Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security shall compensate each volunteer with any volunteer organization that conducts a homeland security drill authorized by said department that exceeds twenty-four consecutive hours in
length who participates in such drill and is otherwise employed, at the same rate as
such volunteer is compensated in his or her employment in the public or private sector,
provided the payment by said department shall be reduced by any amount of compensation such volunteer receives from his or her employer for such drill.
(c) In the event any such volunteer is injured, disabled or dies in the course of any
such drill, such volunteer shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 568 to the same extent that he or she would have been compensated for such
injury, disability or death occurring in the course of his or her employment in the public
or private sector.
(P.A. 05-265, S. 2.)