House File 213 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WATTS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the definition of telecommunicator for 2 purposes of telecommunicator training standards promulgated by 3 the Iowa law enforcement academy. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2245HH 81 6 rh/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 80B.11C, Code 2005, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 80B.11C TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING STANDARDS. 1 4 The director of the academy, subject to the approval of the 1 5 council, in consultation with the Iowa state sheriffs' and 1 6 deputies' association, the Iowa police executive forum, the 1 7 Iowa association of chiefs of police and peace officers, the 1 8 Iowa state police association, the Iowa association of 1 9 professional fire fighters, the Iowa emergency medical 1 10 services association, the joint council of Iowa fire service 1 11 organizations, the Iowa department of public safety, the Iowa 1 12 chapter of the association of public safety communications 1 13 officials=international, inc., the Iowa chapter of the 1 14 national emergency number association, the homeland security 1 15 and emergency management division of the Iowa department of 1 16 public defense, and the Iowa department of public health, 1 17 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A establishing minimum 1 18 standards for training of telecommunicators. For purposes of 1 19 this section, "telecommunicator" means a person who receives 1 20 requests for, or dispatches requests to, public emergency 1 21 response agencies which include, but are not limited to, law 1 22 enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency medical services 1 23 agencies. 1 24 EXPLANATION 1 25 This bill relates to the definition of "telecommunicator" 1 26 for purposes of telecommunicator training standards 1 27 promulgated by the Iowa law enforcement academy. The bill 1 28 specifies that a telecommunicator is a person who receives 1 29 requests for, or dispatches requests to, public emergency 1 30 response agencies. 1 31 LSB 2245HH 81 1 32 rh:nh/gg/14