TAXES EXEMPT FROM TIF - 99.845

Currently, fifty percent of additional revenue generated by taxes and attributable to economic activities in a redevelopment area utilizing tax increment financing are to be deposited into the special allocation fund for the TIF project. Certain taxes are exempt from this deposit requirement.

This act adds to the list of exemptions, for projects approved after August 28, 2013, taxes imposed to pay for emergency communications systems in St. Louis County.

This provision is identical to a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HB 336 (2013) and the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/SCS/HCS/HB 1035 (2013).

CERTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS - 190.098 & 190.100

This act allows the Department of Health and Senior Services to certify community paramedics. A community paramedic must be currently certified as a paramedic, have successfully completed an approved community paramedic certification program, and completed an application. No person may hold himself or herself out as a community paramedic or provide community paramedic services unless the person is certified.

An ambulance service must enter into a written contract to provide community paramedic services in another ambulance service area. The contract may be for an indefinite period of time as long as it includes at least a 60-day cancellation notice by either ambulance service.

This provision is identical to a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SCS/HB 307 (2013), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HB 336 (2013), and is similar to HCS/HB 335 (2013).

EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH - 190.300 & 190.308

This act expands the number of sections to which certain definitions relating to emergency telephone services apply.

Under current law, it is unlawful in certain counties for a person to misuse the emergency telephone service. This act makes the unlawful use provision apply to additional counties.

MEGHAN LUECKE