00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 361                                                                          
01 "An Act requiring 911 dispatchers to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and                                   
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 26.23.170(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (b)  A statewide 911 coordinator is established within the Department of                                     
06       Military and Veterans' Affairs to coordinate and facilitate the implementation of 911                             
07       systems throughout the state. The 911 coordinator shall                                                           
08                 (1)  participate in efforts to set uniform statewide standards for                                      
09       automatic number identification and automatic location identification data                                        
10       transmission for telecommunications systems;                                                                      
11                 (2)  make recommendations as necessary for implementation of basic                                      
12       and enhanced 911 service;                                                                                     
13                 (3)  facilitate and monitor the training of emergency dispatchers in                                
14       cardiopulmonary resuscitation; in this paragraph, "dispatcher" has the meaning                                

01       given in AS 29.35.132.                                                                                        
02    * Sec. 2. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
03            Sec. 29.35.132. Training of emergency dispatcher. A municipality shall                                     
04       require that emergency dispatchers on the 911 system be trained and currently                                     
05       certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In this section, "dispatcher" has the                                 
06       meaning given the term "call taker" in AS 29.35.131(k).                                                           
07    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2010.