19-13-101 through 19-13-116, under the Wyoming Worker's

19-13-101 through 19-13-116, under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act, or under any pension law, nor affect the right of any person to receive benefits or compensation under any act of congress.

(b) Any requirement for a license to practice any professional, mechanical or other skill does not apply to any authorized homeland security worker who, in the course of performing homeland security duties, practices a professional, teaching, training, mechanical or other skill during a homeland security emergency, in training for an emergency or during homeland security exercises.

(c) As used in this section "homeland security worker" includes any full or part-time paid, volunteer or auxiliary employee of any state, territories or possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, any neighboring country, any political subdivision thereof, or any agency or program performing homeland security services at any place in this state subject to the order or control of or pursuant to a request of the state government or any political subdivision thereof and includes instructors and students in recognized educational programs where homeland security services are taught. A recognized educational program includes programs in educational institutions duly existing under the laws of this state and such other educational programs as are established by the office of homeland security or otherwise under this act.

(d) Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part of the real estate or premises for the purposes of sheltering persons during an actual, impending, mock or practice exercise, together with his successors in interest, is not civilly liable for negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or about the real estate or premises nor for loss of or damage to the property of any person.

(e) The director may, as a condition for a position as a homeland security worker, require prospective homeland security workers to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

19-13-114. Persons advocating change by force or violence in form of government prohibited from employment or association; oath.  (a) No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any homeland security program established under this act:

(i) Who advocates or has advocated a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or of this state, or the overthrow of any government in the United States by force or violence; or

(ii) Who has been convicted of or is under indictment or information charging any subversive act against the United States.

(b) Each person appointed to serve in a homeland security program, before entering upon his duties, shall take an oath in writing before a person authorized to administer oaths in this state, substantially as follows:

"I .... do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wyoming against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties on which I am about to enter."

"And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member or an affiliate of any organization, group or combination of persons that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the (name of homeland security program) I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence."

19-13-115. Admission of professional personnel of other states in emergency.

In the event disaster conditions in Wyoming require visitation to this state by homeland security personnel from other states, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurses or other professional personnel, reciprocity by way of allowing those professional persons to practice their professional talents without the normal admissions to practice in this state during the period of the emergency, is allowed.  19-13-116. Enforcement of orders, rules and regulations.

Every homeland security program established pursuant to this act and the officers thereof shall execute and enforce orders, rules and regulations made by the governor under authority of this act. Each organization shall have available for inspection at its office all orders, rules and regulations made by the governor or under his authority.

19-13-117. Lifesaver programs; process for grants; administration; account established; rules; grant criteria.

(a) The office of homeland security shall administer a lifesaver program to provide grants to counties for search and rescue designed to quickly find a person suffering from Down syndrome, brain injuries, autism, Alzheimer's or other dementia related disorders who wanders and becomes lost and missing. The program shall operate on a county basis, under which participants wear transmitters to allow the county sheriff's departments to electronically locate participants if necessary.

(b) The office of homeland security shall establish by rule and regulation an application procedure and calendar for grants under this section and adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.

(c) In administering this program, the office of homeland security and counties shall establish a policy of including private sector participants to the fullest extent possible unless a viable private sector solution does not exist.

(d) Grant applications shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) An estimate of the number of people who might qualify for assistance in the county;

(ii) An estimate of the startup cost;

(iii) A statement of the number of personnel available for tracking lost persons; and

(iv) A statement of the local resources available to support ongoing operation of a lifesaver program.  (e) The office of homeland security shall provide grants, subject to the following:

(i) Grants to any one (1) county shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) of state funds in any calendar year;

(ii) The director of the office of homeland security shall prioritize the grant awards in accordance with the respective needs of each county for tracking services and the availability of local funding sources, as documented in the applications submitted.

(f) A grant recipient under this section shall use the grant monies only for startup costs associated with the contracting or purchasing of emergency response kits or services which shall include equipment and services necessary to track and triangulate searches, as well as transmitters or any other related equipment.

(g) The lifesaver program account is created. The account shall consist of those funds appropriated to the account by the legislature and all monies received from federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations to the account. The office of homeland security is specifically empowered to accept grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations to the account. Funds in the account shall only be expended by the office of homeland security for the purpose of providing grants under this section.

ARTICLE 2 - EMERGENCY SERVICES MUTUAL AID

19-13-201. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Interstate Emergency Services Mutual Aid Act".

19-13-202. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Emergency medical care provider" means a local government subdivision or other entity, whether public or private, which provides emergency medical services;

(ii) "Fire protection service" means a paid or volunteer fire department, fire company or other fire suppression entity organized under the laws of this state, any party state or an agency of the government of the United States;

(iii) "Local government subdivision" means the local governmental entity, other than state government, including but not limited to incorporated towns, cities and counties;

(iv) "Mutual aid agreement" or "agreement" means an agreement, consistent with the purposes of this act, by one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers or local government subdivisions of this state with one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security programs or local government subdivisions of any other state or the United States;

(v) "Party emergency service" means a fire protection service, emergency medical care provider, homeland security program, local government subdivision or agency of the United States that is a party to a mutual aid agreement as set forth in this act;

(vi) "This act" means W.S. 19-13-201 through