General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6298
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2617
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. SREDZINSKI, 112th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OR DELIVERY OF BODY ARMOR TO FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (b) of section 53-341b of the general statutes be amended to permit any firefighter, licensed or certified emergency medical service provider and organization that provides emergency medical services to purchase or receive body armor without meeting the transferor of such body armor in person.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow firefighters and persons who provide emergency medical services to more easily obtain body armor for use in dangerous work environments.