Bills › 90th General Assembly
HSB 522
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 9, 2024
- Done: House committeeJanuary 24, 2024
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2163
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2163 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2163 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Iowa law enforcement academy uses the term "public safety telecommunicator" to describe people who answer emergency calls and dispatch help. This bill changes the official name for these workers from "communications officer" to "public safety telecommunicator" so the law matches the academy's training rules.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to public safety telecommunicators. Code section 80B.11C requires the Iowa law enforcement academy (ILEA) to establish minimum standards for training of public safety telecommunicators. “Public safety telecommunicator” is defined as a person who serves as a first responder by receiving requests for, or by dispatching requests to, emergency response agencies that include but are not limited to law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency medical services agencies. The bill changes the term “communications officer” to “public safety telecommunicator” to conform with the term used by ILEA in establishing minimum standards for training of public safety telecommunicators.
House subcommittee
Named January 9, 2024. On January 16, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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