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House Bill 453 would reclassify 911 telecommunicators as first responders; committee reports bill unanimously
Summary
Representative Benham presented House Bill 453 to reclassify 911 telecommunicators as first responders. Supporters said the change would recognize the work dispatchers perform, help recruitment and retention, and align Title 35 protections; the committee unanimously reported the bill to the floor.
Representative Benham, sponsor of House Bill 453, told the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committee his bill would reclassify 9-1-1 telecommunicators as first responders and that the change would add no cost to Pennsylvania taxpayers.
"They're the first to respond in a scribe," Representative Benham said, describing telecommunicators’ frequent contact with suicidal individuals, shootings and other crises and arguing the…
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