Senator Hembree proposes the following amendment (SEDU-4763.DB0002S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 16-3-1092(A) and inserting:

 (A) As used in this section, the term "first responder" includes a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or other individual with specialized training and skills who, in the course of his professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies.For the purpose of this section:
  (1) "First Responder" includes a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, and a paramedic.
  (2) "Harass" means to wilfully engage in a course of conduct directed at a first responder which serves no legitimate purpose and intentionally causes and would cause a reasonable person in his position to suffer substantial mental and emotional distress in that first responder.
  (3) "Healthcare Facility" shall mean any hospital, health clinic or any other location providing health care services.
  (4) "Healthcare Worker" means registered nurse, physician, physician's assistant, medical director, or employees, agents, or volunteers of any healthcare provider who are employed, under contract, or otherwise authorized by a healthcare provider to perform duties directly associated with the care and treatment rendered by the healthcare provider.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 16-3-1092(B)(1) and (2) and inserting:

  (1) impede or interfere with the first responder's ability to perform his duty including, but not limited to, obstructing a first responders' movement, distracting a first responder from administering medical care to another, or effectuating a lawful arrest;
  (2) threaten the first responder with harmoffer or attempt to cause physical harm or injury to a first responder with apparent present ability under circumstances reasonably creating fear of imminent harm or injury; or

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 16-3-1092(C) and inserting:

 (C) It is unlawful for a person, after receiving a verbal warning not to approach from a person he knows or reasonably should know is a healthcare worker providing medical care within a healthcare facility or on a healthcare facility campus, to knowingly and wilfully violate the warning and approach or remain at a distance that would not allow safe and unencumbered treatment of the patient as determined by the healthcare facility with the intent to:
  (1) impede or interfere with the healthcare worker's ability to perform his duty including, but not limited to, obstructing a healthcare worker's movement or distracting a healthcare worker from administering medical care to another;
  (2) offer or attempt to cause physical harm or injury to a healthcare worker with apparent present ability under circumstances reasonably creating fear of imminent peril; or
  (3) harass the healthcare worker.
 (C)(D) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than sixty days.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.