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Committee hears calls to add 9‑1‑1 telecommunicators and EMS staff to public safety plan
Summary
House Bill 1419 would allow public safety telecommunicators and EMS personnel to join the Public Safety Retirement Plan; witnesses described heavy mental and physical job demands and said inclusion would aid recruitment and retention.
House Bill 1419, heard by the State and Local Government Committee, would expand eligibility for the Public Safety Retirement Plan to include public safety telecommunicators (9‑1‑1 dispatchers) and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Sponsors and witnesses described dispatchers and EMS staff as critical public safety personnel who face significant mental and physical stress and argued inclusion would help recruitment and retention.
Representative Todd Porter described the role of public safety telecommunicators as "the first lifeline to the first responders on every single call that comes through the 911 system," and said…
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