,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #c1     
#bjai,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,ms4   
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget to review   
and make certain revisions to the       
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
,system1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,supporting ,accurate ,views of     
,emergency ,services ,act of #bjai or   
the #iaa ,,saves ,act4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,public safety telecommunicators play a 
critical role in emergency response4    
7#b7 ,the work performed by public      
safety telecommunicators goes far beyond
 merely relaying information between the
 public and first responders4  7#c7     
,when responding to reports of missing1 

abducted1 and sexually exploited        
children1 the information obtained and  
actions taken by public safety          
telecommunicators form the foundation   
for an effective response4  7#d7 ,when a
 hostage taker or suicidal person calls 
#i-a-a1 the first contact is with the   
public safety telecommunicator whose    
negotiation skills can prevent the      
situation from getting worse4  7#e7     
,during active shooter incidents1 public
 safety telecommunicators coach callers 
through first aid and give advice to    
prevent further harm1 all while         
collecting vital information to provide 
situational awareness for responding    
officers4  7#f7 ,when gunshots are fired
 at police officers1 firefighters1 or   
emergency medical technicians1 their    
calls for help go to public safety      
telecommunicators4  7#g7 ,public safety 
telecommunicators often communicate with
 people in great distress1 harm1 fear1  
or injury1 while employing their        
experience and training to recognize a  

critical piece of information4  7#h7    
,there have been incidents in which     
public safety telecommunicators1        
recognizing the sound of a racked       
shotgun1 have prevented serious harm or 
death of law enforcement officers who   
would have otherwise walked into a trap4
  7#i7 ,the work of public safety       
telecommunicators comes with an extreme 
emotional and physical impact that is   
compounded by long hours and the        
around-the-clock nature of the job4     
7#aj7 ,research has suggested that      
public safety telecommunicators are     
exposed to trauma that may lead to the  
development of posttraumatic stress     
disorder4  7#aa7 ,recognizing the risks 
associated with exposure to traumatic   
events1 some agencies provide critical  
incident stress debriefing teams to     
lessen the psychological impact and     
accelerate recovery for public safety   
telecommunicators and first responders1 
alike4  7#ab7 ,the ,standard            
,occupational ,classification ,system is

 designed and maintained solely for     
statistical purposes1 and is used by    
,federal statistical agencies to        
classify workers and jobs into          
occupational categories for the purpose 
of collecting1 calculating1 analyzing1  
or disseminating data4  7#ac7           
,occupations in the ,standard           
,occupational ,classification are       
classified based on work performed and1 
in some cases1 on the skills1 education1
 or training needed to perform the work4
  7#ad7 ,classifying public safety      
telecommunicators as a protective       
service occupation would correct an     
inaccurate representation in the        
,standard ,occupational ,classification1
 recognize these professionals for the  
lifesaving work they perform1 and better
 align the ,standard ,occupational      
,classification with related            
classification systems4  #c4 ,review of 
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
,system ,the ,director of the ,office of
 ,management and ,budget shall1 not     

later than #cj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 categorize  
public safety telecommunicators as a    
protective service occupation under the 
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
,system4