Hill Lawmakers Press Administration on 911 Call Taker, Dispatcher Classification
The bipartisan, bicameral leaders of the Congressional Next Generation 911 Caucus sent a letter Thursday to White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Howard Shelanski pressing the administration to “update the classification of 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers…
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as part of the revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC),” they said. “The ongoing revision process to SOC announced in May 2014 provides an opportunity to more accurately reflect the role of 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers.” They said its revisions should recognize “the public safety role played by Public Safety Telecommunicators through categorization with their ‘Protective Service Occupations.’” Act “quickly to publish the recommendations of the SOC Policy Committee in the Federal Register,” they said. The letter was signed by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and John Shimkus, R-Ill. “Throughout the revision process, APCO has staunchly advocated for public safety telecommunicators to be classified in the category for ‘protective’ occupations, alongside police officers and firefighters,” CEO Derek Poarch said. “I am optimistic that this letter of bipartisan, bicameral support, urging revisions of the SOC that align with APCO’s recommendations will aid our ongoing efforts.”