employment; rural fire districts; exception

HB 2349 amends Arizona law to specifically exempt rural fire districts located in counties with fewer than one million residents from certain employment regulations. This change directly affects those fire districts and their workers, removing them from coverage under the state's employment chapter. The key mechanism is adding this exemption to the existing list of excluded employers in Arizona Revised Statutes § 23-902. The bill does not alter independent contractor rules or other provisions referenced in the statute. This is a targeted exception for rural fire districts in smaller counties, not a broad policy change.