Q4 2026 Commission Meeting
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Q4 2026 Full Commission Meeting, draft agenda
Date: December 9, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern Time, two hours reserved (rescheduled from November 18, 2026)
Location: Virtual, Microsoft Teams
Date: December 9, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern Time, two hours reserved (rescheduled from November 18, 2026)
Location: Virtual, Microsoft Teams
- Call to Order & Welcome - Commissioner Kinney (IN), Chair
- Commissioner Roll Call - Commissioner Herrera (UT), Secretary
- Declare Quorum Present - Kinney
- Introduce New Commissioners Seated Since the Q3 Meeting - Kinney
- Dr. Gail H. Bradley (Arizona) and Todd McDowell (Alaska)
- Oklahoma: new Commissioner, appointment effective November 1, 2026
- Adopt Business Agenda - Kinney (ACTION)
- Public Comments Regarding Matters Not on the Agenda - Kinney
- Reports
- Chair’s Report - Kinney
- Treasurer’s Report - Commissioner Brad Vande Lune (IA)
- Executive Director Report - Woodyard
- Database Administrator Report
- Committee Reports: Bylaws and Rules Committee - Commissioner Schmider (TX); Compliance Committee - Commissioner House (KS); Stakeholder Advisory Committee - Commissioner Martin (PA)
- Old Business
- Approve the Minutes of the Q3 2026 Full Commission Meeting - Herrera (ACTION)
- New Business
- Adopt the Proposed Revision of the Commission Bylaws, effective upon adoption - Schmider and Woodyard (ACTION). Proposed text; public comment open through 5:00 p.m. ET, December 4, 2026 (notice)
- Administrative Rules revision: carried over to the Q1 2027 meeting - Schmider (INFORMATION)
- Administrative rule to implement Compact Section 3.C(4), the alternative to the fingerprint-based background check for federal employees: referred to the Bylaws and Rules Committee - Schmider and Woodyard (INFORMATION)
- Adopt Position Paper 2026-02, License Expiration Dates and Time Zones - Woodyard (ACTION)
- Adopt the Position Paper, The Commission and NASEMSO: Distinct Roles, Shared Purpose - Woodyard (ACTION)
- Joint position paper on standardized use of the National EMS ID number: engagement with national EMS organizations - Woodyard (INFORMATION)
- Executive Committee recognitions: National Collegiate EMS Week, November 9–15, 2026, and Ray Mollers’ certificate of appreciation - Kinney (INFORMATION)
- Adopt the 2027 Commission Meeting Schedule - Kinney and Woodyard (ACTION)
- Election of Officers: Chairperson, Treasurer and Member-at-Large - Kinney and Woodyard (ACTION)
- Adjourn the Public Meeting and Enter Closed Session - Kinney (ACTION)
- Closed Session: Compliance Matters, as certified by legal counsel under Section 10.B.6 of the REPLICA model legislation (Section 10.B.5); not open to the public and not recorded
- Adjourn - Kinney
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- Public Attendees:
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