STATE GOVERNMENT
AND STATE AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 88
IDAHO LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND
EMS MEDAL OF HONOR
67-8802.Idaho law enforcement, firefighting and EMS medal of honor
commission created -- Membership -- Establishment of qualifications
for award. (1) There is hereby created in the office of the governor the Idaho
law enforcement, firefighting and EMS medal of honor commission, hereafter
referred to as the commission, which shall nominate candidates for
the award of the Idaho law enforcement, firefighting and EMS medal
of honor. The commission shall consist of one (1) representative from
each of the following: the office of the governor, the office of the
attorney general, the Idaho prosecuting attorneys association, the
Idaho chiefs of police association, the Idaho fire chiefs association,
the Idaho sheriffs’ association, the Idaho peace officers association,
the Idaho department of health and welfare bureau of emergency medical
services and the peace officers standards and training council. Members
of the commission shall be appointed by the governor and shall each
serve for a term of four (4) years.
(2) The
attorney general or his designee shall serve as chair of the commission
and shall designate a secretary for the commission.
(3) The
commission shall meet annually, or at the call of the chair, to consider
candidates for nomination. Commission meetings may be conducted via
teleconference.
(4) The
commission shall adopt rules establishing the qualifications for the
Idaho law enforcement, firefighting and EMS medal of honor and the
protocol governing the decoration, and other rules necessary to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.
Idaho Statutes