,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjba,mrs4 
,torres ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,khanna1
 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mrs4    
,axne1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4  
,wittman1 ,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (    
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mrs4 
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1
 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1  
,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4     
,tonko1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4
 ,v>gas1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4             
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 
,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,ms4  
,titus1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4     
,zeld91 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1    
,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4      
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 
,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,ms4 ,h\lahan7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  

to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  
,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 ( #bjba
 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 ,public ,safety ,telecommunicators
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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 ,telecommunicators coa* 
call]s ?r\gh fir/ 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  
police (fic]s1 firefight]s1 & ,em]g5cy  
,m$ical ,te*nicians are be+ %ot at1 _!  
calls = help g to ,public ,safety       
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communicat+ ) p 9 great di/ress1 h>m1   
fe>1 or injury1 :ile employ+ _! exp]i5ce
 & tra9+ to recognize a critical piece (
 in=mation4  7#h7 ,9 fact1 !re h be5    
incid5ts 9 :i* ,public ,safety          
,telecommunicators1 recogniz+ ! s\nd ( a
 rack$ %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 ,?is "w
 comes ) an extreme emotional & physical
 impact t is comp\nd$ by long h\rs & !  
ar\nd-!-clock nature ( ! job4  7#aj7    
,inde$1 rese>* has sugge/$ 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+     
7,,cisd7 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       
,protective ,s]vice ,occupations 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 %all 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