Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act

Summary

The bill establishes a framework for peer‑support programs that let police, firefighters, EMTs, dispatchers, correctional staff, hospital workers and other emergency employees receive confidential emotional help from trained peers. It protects the privacy of those sessions, makes the communications privileged and inadmissible in legal proceedings, and shields peer supporters from civil liability while allowing agencies to discipline peers who break confidentiality. Participation is voluntary and agencies cannot force employees to join the program.

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