SF 2158 (LSB 5386SV (1) 90)

SENATE FILE 2158

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3030)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to public safety telecommunicators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 80F.1, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  “Officer” means a certified law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, corrections officer, detention officer, jailer, probation or parole officer, communications officer public safety telecommunicator, or any other law enforcement officer certified by the Iowa law enforcement academy and employed by a municipality, county, or state agency.
    Sec. 2.  Section 622.10, subsection 9, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  “Officer” means a certified law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, corrections officer, detention officer, jailer, probation or parole officer, communications officer public safety telecommunicator, dispatcher, emergency management coordinator under chapter 29C, or any other law enforcement officer certified by the Iowa law enforcement academy and employed by a city, county, or state agency.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   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.