Bill Text: OH HB223 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To require certification of emergency service telecommunicators and modify training requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-10 - To Transportation, Public Safety & Homeland Security [HB223 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB223-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. B. No. 223

Representative Patmon 

Cosponsors: Representatives Yuko, Fende 

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A BILL

To amend sections 4742.02, 4742.03, 4742.04, 4742.05,

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and 4742.06, to amend, for the purpose of adopting

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new section numbers as shown in parentheses,

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sections 4742.02 (4742.03), 4742.03 (4742.04),

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4742.04 (4742.05), 4742.05 (4742.06), and 4742.06

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(4742.07), and to enact new section 4742.02 of the

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Revised Code to require certification of emergency

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service telecommunicators and modify training

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requirements.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That sections 4742.02, 4742.03, 4742.04, 4742.05,	10
and 4742.06 be amended, that sections 4742.02 (4742.03), 4742.03	11
(4742.04), 4742.04 (4742.05), 4742.05 (4742.06), and 4742.06	12
(4742.07) be amended for the purpose of adopting new section	13
numbers as shown in parentheses, and that new section 4742.02 of	14
the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	15

Sec. 4742.02.  No emergency service provider shall employ an	16
emergency service telecommunicator who is not certified under	17
section 4742.04, 4742.05, or 4742.07 of the Revised Code.	18

Sec. 4742.02.        Sec. 4742.03.  (A) The state board of education, in	19
conjunction with emergency service providers, shall develop a	20
program to provide emergency service telecommunicator training,	21
and shall implement the program not more than one year after the	22
effective date of this sectionNovember 5, 1997. In developing the	23
program, the state board and the emergency service providers shall	24
accept and consider suggestions from any political subdivision or	25
other entity, whether located within or outside of this state,	26
that offers suggestions. The program shall include all of the	27
following:	28

(1) A curriculum for a basic course of emergency service	29
telecommunicator training that conforms to the requirements of	30
division (A) of section 4742.034742.04 of the Revised Code;	31

(2) A curriculum for continuing education coursework in	32
emergency service telecommunicator training that conforms to the	33
requirements of division (B)(C) of section 4742.034742.04 of the	34
Revised Code;	35

(3) Standards and examinations to be used in the program to	36
certify that a person has successfully completed a basic course	37
of, or continuing education coursework in, emergency service	38
telecommunicator training;	39

(4) Implementation of the training program at vocational	40
education centers that are approved by the board to offer	41
vocational education;	42

(5) The provision at least eight times per year of a basic	43
course of emergency service telecommunicator training at different	44
vocational education centers around this state selected to	45
reasonably accommodate persons requesting the training;	46

(6) A requirement that any employee of an emergency service	47
provider may enroll in and complete any course offered under the	48
program at no charge by the state board to the employee or	49
provider. The tuition and materials costs for training such	50
employees under the program shall be paid from the emergency	51
service telecommunicator training fund created under division (B)	52
of this section.	53

(7) A requirement that space available in each basic course	54
offered by the state board shall be allocated on a priority basis,	55
first to unpaid volunteers of emergency service providers, second	56
to paid volunteers of such providers, and third to other persons;	57

(8) A provision allowing persons who are not employees of	58
emergency service providers to enroll in any course offered under	59
the program, on a space-available basis. The state board may	60
charge reasonable tuition to such persons to attend the course.	61

(B) The emergency service telecommunicator training fund is	62
hereby established in the state treasury. The state board of	63
education shall use money in the fund only for the following	64
purposes:	65

(1) To develop the emergency service telecommunicator	66
training program required under division (A) of this section;	67

(2) To pay the compensation of state board of education	68
employees who administer the program and the state board's costs	69
of training employees of emergency service providers at courses	70
offered under the program.	71

(C) The state board of education, in accordance with Chapter	72
119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules necessary to develop	73
and administer the training program under this section.	74

Sec. 4742.03.        Sec. 4742.04.  (A) A person may obtain certification	75
as an emergency service telecommunicator by successfully	76
completing a basic course of emergency service telecommunicator	77
training that is conducted by the state board of education under	78
section 4742.024742.03 of the Revised Code. The basic course of	79
emergency service telecommunicator training shall include, but not	80
be limited to, both of the following:	81

(1) At leastBetween forty and sixty hours of instruction or	82
training that, at minimum, conform to the project 33 revised	83
minimum training standards for public safety telecommunicators of	84
the association of public-safety communications officials;	85

(2) Instructional or training units in all of the following	86
subjects:	87

(a) The role of the emergency service telecommunicator;

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(b) Effective communication skills;

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(c) Emergency service telecommunicator liability;

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(d) Telephone techniques;

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(e) Requirements of the "Americans With Disabilities Act of	92
1990," 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C. 12101, as amended, that pertain to	93
emergency service telecommunicators;	94

(f) Handling hysterical and suicidal callers;

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(g) Protocol for submerged-vehicle situations and other	96
situations where an individual's life is immediately endangered;	97

(h) Law enforcement terminology;

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(h)(i) Fire service terminology;

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(i)(j) Emergency medical service terminology;

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(j)(k) Emergency call processing guides for law enforcement;

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(k)(l) Emergency call processing guides for fire service;

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(l)(m) Emergency call processing guides for emergency medical	103
service;	104

(m)(n) Radio broadcast techniques;

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(n)(o) Disaster planning;

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(o)(p) Police officer survival, fire or emergency medical	107
service scene safety, or both police officer survival and fire or	108
emergency medical service scene safety.	109

(B) In developing protocol required under division (A)(2)(g)	110
of this section, the state board of education shall consult	111
training requirements established for all of the following:	112

(1) For peace officers, under section 109.74 of the Revised	113
Code;	114

(2) For emergency medical service personnel, as defined in	115
section 4765.01 of the Revised Code;	116

(3) For firefighters, as established by the firefighter and	117
fire safety inspector training committee of the state board of	118
emergency medical services created under section 4765.04 of the	119
Revised Code.	120

(C) A person may maintain certification as an emergency	121
service telecommunicator by successfully completing at least eight	122
hours of continuing education coursework in emergency service	123
telecommunicator training during each two-year period after a	124
person first obtains the certification referred to in division (A)	125
of this section. The continuing education coursework shall consist	126
of review and advanced training and instruction in the subjects	127
listed in division (A)(2) of this section.	128

(C)(D) If a person successfully completes the basic course of	129
emergency service telecommunicator training described in division	130
(A) of this section, the state board of education or a designee of	131
the board shall certify the person's successful completion. The	132
board shall send a copy of the certification to the person and to	133
the emergency service provider by whom the person is employed.	134

If a person successfully completes the continuing education	135
coursework described in division (B)(C) of this section, the state	136
board of education or a designee of the board shall certify the	137
person's successful completion. The board shall send a copy of the	138
certification to the person and to the emergency service provider	139
by whom the person is employed.	140

Sec. 4742.04.        Sec. 4742.05.  (A) A person may obtain certification	141
as an emergency service telecommunicator by successfully	142
completing a basic course of emergency service telecommunicator	143
training that is conducted by or under the direction of an	144
emergency service provider. Prior to such a course being	145
conducted, the emergency service provider shall certify that the	146
course meets the requirements of division (A) of section 4742.03	147
4742.04 of the Revised Code. If a person successfully completes	148
the course, the emergency service provider shall certify the	149
person's successful completion.	150

(B) A person may maintain certification as an emergency	151
service telecommunicator by successfully completing continuing	152
education coursework in emergency service telecommunicator	153
training that is conducted by or under the direction of an	154
emergency service provider. Prior to such coursework being	155
conducted, the emergency service provider shall certify that the	156
coursework meets the requirements of division (B)(C) of section	157
4742.034742.04 of the Revised Code. If a person successfully	158
completes the coursework, the emergency service provider shall	159
certify the person's successful completion.	160

(C) Upon certification of a person under division (A) or (B)	161
of this section, the emergency service provider that certifies the	162
person shall send a copy of the certification to the person and to	163
the emergency service provider by whom the person is employed	164
unless the emergency service provider certifying the person is the	165
person's employer.	166

Sec. 4742.05.        Sec. 4742.06.  (A) A career school that holds a valid	167
certificate of registration from the state board of career	168
colleges and schools may apply to the state board of education for	169
certification of a basic course of emergency service	170
telecommunicator training or of continuing education coursework in	171
emergency service telecommunicator training. The state board of	172
education shall prescribe the form of the application.	173

(B) Upon receipt of an application, the state board of	174
education shall review it and consider whether the proposed course	175
or coursework meets the requirements of division (A) or (B)(C) of	176
section 4742.034742.04 of the Revised Code concerning course	177
length and content. If the proposed course or coursework meets	178
those requirements, the state board of education shall issue a	179
certification of that fact to the career school. Inclusion of	180
on-site verifiable electronic training as part of a proposed basic	181
or continuing education course shall not be a reason for the state	182
board to deny certification.	183

(C) If, after receiving a certification from the state board	184
of education under this section, the career school changes the	185
approved course or coursework, the prior certification is canceled	186
and the career school shall apply to the state board of education	187
for certification of the changed course or coursework.	188

Sec. 4742.06.        Sec. 4742.07.  (A) A person may obtain certification	189
as an emergency service telecommunicator by successfully	190
completing a basic course of emergency service telecommunicator	191
training that is conducted by a career school that has obtained	192
certification of that course from the state board of education	193
under section 4742.054742.06 of the Revised Code. If a person	194
successfully completes the course, the career school shall certify	195
the person's successful completion.	196

(B) A person may maintain certification as an emergency	197
service telecommunicator by successfully completing continuing	198
education coursework in emergency service telecommunicator	199
training that is conducted by a career school that has obtained	200
certification of that coursework from the state board of education	201
under section 4742.054742.06 of the Revised Code. If a person	202
successfully completes the coursework, the career school shall	203
certify the person's successful completion.	204

(C) Upon certification of a person's successful completion	205
under division (A) or (B) of this section, the career school shall	206
send a copy of the certification to the person and to the	207
emergency service provider that employs the person.	208

(D) Tuition and materials costs for a person enrolled in a	209
certified basic or continuing education course conducted by a	210
career school shall be paid by the person, an emergency service	211
provider, or any other entity on behalf of the person or an	212
emergency service provider.	213

Section 2.  That existing sections 4742.02, 4742.03, 4742.04,	214
4742.05, and 4742.06 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	215