Bill Text: CA SCR129 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-31 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 81, Statutes of 2024. [SCR129 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SCR129-Chaptered.html
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 129
CHAPTER 81
Relative to California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
May 31, 2024.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 129, Padilla.
California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
This measure would declare the week of April 14, 2024, to April 20, 2024, inclusive, as California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
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Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, When an emergency occurs, the prompt response of public safety personnel is critical to the protection of life and preservation of property; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of dedicated public safety dispatchers serve the citizens of the State of California on a daily basis by answering emergency and nonemergency calls for assistance and coordinating public safety field units; and
WHEREAS, These career professionals answer over 27,000,000 911 calls in California annually; and
WHEREAS, These professionals measure their success in the lives that are saved by the 911 system each and every day; and
WHEREAS, Public safety dispatchers have contributed substantially to the apprehension of criminals, suppression of fires, and helping of others during a critical time of need; and
WHEREAS, Public safety communications professionals work under challenging and stressful circumstances; and
WHEREAS, Public safety communications professionals dedicate their lives and careers to helping others; and
WHEREAS, Effective January 1, 2021, Chapter 68 of the Statutes of 2020 recognized public safety dispatchers as first responders in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, In 1991, the United States Congress designated the second week in April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week; and
WHEREAS, California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week will recognize all public safety dispatchers who are an integral part of California’s first responder team, who work 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and serve as the first critical contact our citizens have with emergency services; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares the week of April 14, 2024, to April 20, 2024, inclusive, to be California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and honors and recognizes the importance and contributions of California’s public safety communications professionals and commends them for their continued commitment and service to the residents of California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
