ASSEMBLY, No. 1504
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman BOB ANDRZEJCZAK
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
SYNOPSIS
Revises definition of volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on June 23, 2014.
An Act concerning first aid, rescue, and ambulance squads and amending P.L.1987, c.284.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 3 of P.L.1987, c.284 (C.27:5F-20) is amended to read as follows:
3. As used in this act:
a. "State highway traffic safety program" means all highway traffic safety programs conducted by the State, political subdivisions of the State, and qualifying nonprofit organizations.
b. "Local highway traffic safety program" means a highway traffic safety program established or submitted to the Governor by a political subdivision and qualifying nonprofit organizations pursuant to the provisions of this act.
c. "Political subdivision" means any local political subdivision of this State, including but not limited to a municipality, a county, a township, a district, or a special district.
d. "Governor" means the Governor of the State of New Jersey.
e. "Director" shall mean the Director of the [Office] Division of Highway Traffic Safety of the State of New Jersey.
f. "Volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad" means a 1[first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad which] not-for-profit basic life support service organization that1 provides emergency medical services [without receiving] and whose members do not directly receive payment for those 1volunteer1 services. Members of a volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad shall not lose their 1[status as volunteers and shall not lose the] individual1 right to any 1personal1 benefit to which members of a volunteer squad are otherwise entitled because the squad bills third parties for services rendered.
g. "Nonvolunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad" means a 1[first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad which] basic life support service organization that does not qualify as a volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad as defined in subsection f. of this section and1 provides emergency medical services on a paid basis. 1Individuals who volunteer to provide emergency medical services for a nonvolunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad shall be treated as members of a volunteer first aid, rescue, and ambulance squad for the purpose of being entitled to any personal benefit to which members of a volunteer squad are entitled.1
h. "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization which provides services throughout the State and is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3)), and is not a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.509(a)).
(cf: P.L.2007, c.84, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.