SSHB 234: "An Act relating to emergency medical dispatchers; classifying dispatchers in police or fire departments and in state trooper offices as peace officers under the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date."
00 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234 01 "An Act relating to emergency medical dispatchers; classifying dispatchers in police or 02 fire departments and in state trooper offices as peace officers under the public 03 employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 18.08.200(7) is amended to read: 06 (7) "emergency medical dispatcher" means an initial first responder 07 [A] trained as a public safety telecommunicator with additional training and specific 08 emergency medical knowledge essential for the efficient management of emergency 09 medical communications; 10 * Sec. 2. AS 39.35.680(30) is amended to read: 11 (30) "peace officer" or "firefighter" means an employee occupying a 12 position as a peace officer, chief of police, regional public safety officer, correctional 13 officer, correctional superintendent, firefighter, fire chief, dispatcher in a police or 14 fire department or in a state trooper office, or probation officer, but does not
01 include a village public safety officer or dispatcher employed by a village public 02 safety officer program established under AS 18.65.670; 03 * Sec. 3. AS 39.35.990(20) is amended to read: 04 (20) "peace officer" or "firefighter" means an employee occupying a 05 position as a peace officer, chief of police, regional public safety officer, correctional 06 officer, correctional superintendent, firefighter, fire chief, dispatcher in a police or 07 fire department or in a state trooper office, or probation officer, but does not 08 include a village public safety officer or dispatcher employed by a village public 09 safety officer program established under AS 18.65.670; 10 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.