,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4   
,burr 7= himself & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget to review
 & make c]ta9 revisions to ! ,/&>d      
,occupational ,classification ,sy/em1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,accurate
 ,views ( ,em]g5cy ,s]vices ,act ( #bjai
 or ! #iaa ,,saves ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,public  
safety telecommunicators play a critical
 role 9 em]g5cy response4  7#b7 ,! "w   
p]=m$ by public safety telecommunicators
 goes f> beyond m]ely relay+ in=mation  
betwe5 ! public & fir/ respond]s4  7#c7 
,:5 respond+ to reports ( miss+1        
abduct$1 & sexually exploit$ *ildr51 !  
in=mation obta9$ & actions tak5 by      
public safety telecommunicators =m !    

f\ndation = an effective response4  7#d7
 ,:5 a ho/age tak] or suicidal p]son    
calls #i-a-a1 ! fir/ contact is ) !     
public safety telecommunicator ^:       
negotiation skills c prev5t ! situation 
f gett+ worse4  7#e7 ,dur+ active %oot] 
incid5ts1 public safety                 
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 aid & give advice to prev5t fur!r h>m1 
all :ile collect+ vital in=mation to    
provide situational aw>5ess = respond+  
(fic]s4  7#f7 ,:5 gun%ots are fir$ at   
police (fic]s1 firefight]s1 or em]g5cy  
m$ical te*nicians1 _! calls = help g to 
public safety telecommunicators4  7#g7  
,public safety telecommunicators (t5    
communicate ) p 9 great di/ress1 h>m1   
fe>1 or injury1 :ile employ+ _! exp]i5ce
 & tra9+ to recognize a critical piece (
 in=mation4  7#h7 ,!re h be5 incid5ts 9 
:i* public safety telecommunicators1    
recogniz+ ! s\nd ( a rack$ %otgun1 h    
prev5t$ s]i\s h>m or dea? ( law en=cem5t
 (fic]s :o w\ld h o!rwise walk$ into a  
trap4  7#i7 ,! "w ( public safety       

telecommunicators comes ) an extreme    
emotional & physical impact t is        
comp\nd$ by long h\rs & ! ar\nd-!-clock 
nature ( ! job4  7#aj7 ,rese>* has      
sugge/$ t public safety                 
telecommunicators are expos$ to trauma t
 may lead to ! developm5t ( po/traumatic
 /ress disord]4  7#aa7 ,recogniz+ !     
risks associat$ ) exposure to traumatic 
ev5ts1 "s ag5cies provide critical      
incid5t /ress debrief+ teams to less5 ! 
psy*ological impact & accel]ate recov]y 
= public safety telecommunicators & fir/
 respond]s1 alike4  7#ab7 ,! ,/&>d      
,occupational ,classification ,sy/em is 
design$ & ma9ta9$ solely = /ati/ical    
purposes1 & is us$ by ,f$]al /ati/ical  
ag5cies to classify work]s & jobs into  
occupational categories = ! purpose (   
collect+1 calculat+1 analyz+1 or        
dissem9at+ data4  7#ac7 ,occupations 9 !
 ,/&>d ,occupational ,classification are
 classifi$ bas$ on "w p]=m$ &1 9 "s     
cases1 on ! skills1 education1 or tra9+ 
ne$$ to p]=m ! "w4  7#ad7 ,classify+    

public safety telecommunicators z a     
protective s]vice occupation w\ld       
correct an inaccurate repres5tation 9 ! 
,/&>d ,occupational ,classification1    
recognize ^! pr(essionals = ! lifesav+  
"w !y p]=m1 & bett] align ! ,/&>d       
,occupational ,classification ) relat$  
classification sy/ems4  #c4 ,review (   
,/&>d ,occupational ,classification     
,sy/em ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (        
,managem5t & ,budget %all1 n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 categorize public safety          
telecommunicators z a protective s]vice 
occupation "u ! ,/&>d ,occupational     
,classification ,sy/em4