1. As used in this section, “public safety employee” shall mean a person trained or authorized by law or rule to render emergency medical assistance or treatment, including, but not limited to, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, dispatchers, registered nurses, physicians, and sheriffs and deputy sheriffs.

2. No public safety employee or any other employee of a city not within a county shall be subject to a residency requirement of retaining a primary residence in a city not within a county but may be required to maintain a primary residence located within a one-hour response time.