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As Introduced
122nd General Assembly
Regular Session
1997-1998 | S. B. No. 5 |
SENATORS HOWARD-DRAKE
A BILL
To enact sections 4742.01 to 4742.08 of the Revised Code to
establish training and continuing education requirements for
emergency service telecommunicators, to require the
state board of education to develop and administer a training
program for emergency service telecommunicators, to allow public agency
telecommunicators to be trained in the program at no tuition or materials
charge to the agency or telecommunicator, and to make an
appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 4742.01, 4742.02, 4742.03, 4742.04, 4742.05, 4742.06,
4742.07, and 4742.08 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as
follows:
Sec. 4742.01. AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER:
(A) "EMERGENCY SERVICE
PROVIDER" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 4931.40 OF THE
REVISED CODE.
(B) "EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED BY AN EMERGENCY
SERVICE PROVIDER, WHOSE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO BE AN
OPERATOR FOR THE RECEIPT OR PROCESSING OF CALLS FOR EMERGENCY
SERVICES MADE BY TELEPHONE, RADIO, OR OTHER ELECTRONIC
MEANS.
Sec. 4742.02. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
CHAPTER, A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, BOTH OF THE
FOLLOWING:
(1) AT LEAST FORTY HOURS OF INSTRUCTION OR TRAINING;
(2) INSTRUCTIONAL OR TRAINING UNITS IN ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
(a) THE ROLE OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR;
(b) EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS;
(c) EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR LIABILITY;
(d) TELEPHONE TECHNIQUES;
(e) REQUIREMENTS OF THE "AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990," 104 STAT. 327, 42
U.S.C. 12101, AS AMENDED, THAT PERTAIN TO EMERGENCY
SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATORS;
(f) HANDLING HYSTERICAL AND SUICIDAL CALLERS;
(g) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERMINOLOGY;
(h) FIRE SERVICE TERMINOLOGY;
(i) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TERMINOLOGY;
(j) EMERGENCY CALL PROCESSING GUIDES
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT;
(k) EMERGENCY CALL PROCESSING GUIDES
FOR FIRE SERVICE;
(l) EMERGENCY CALL PROCESSING GUIDES
FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE;
(m) RADIO BROADCAST TECHNIQUES;
(n) DISASTER PLANNING;
(o) POLICE OFFICER SURVIVAL, FIRE OR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SCENE SAFETY, OR BOTH POLICE OFFICER
SURVIVAL AND FIRE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SCENE
SAFETY.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS CHAPTER, CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSEWORK IN EMERGENCY
SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING SHALL CONSIST OF REVIEW AND
ADVANCED TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN THE SUBJECTS LISTED IN
DIVISION (A)(2) OF THIS
SECTION.
Sec. 4742.03. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
4742.04 OF THE REVISED
CODE, ON AND AFTER THE DATE
THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NO
PERSON SHALL BE EMPLOYED AS AN EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH DIVISIONS
(A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION.
(A) A PERSON COMPLIES WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS
SECTION IF EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO THE PERSON:
(1) THE PERSON HAS BEEN CERTIFIED UNDER SECTION 4742.06
OR 4742.07 OF THE REVISED
CODE AS HAVING SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
TRAINING;
(2) THE PERSON HAS BEEN CERTIFIED UNDER SECTION 4742.08
OF THE REVISED CODE AS POSSESSING WORK
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING EQUIVALENT TO HAVING SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
TRAINING.
(B) A PERSON COMPLIES WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS
SECTION IF THE PERSON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES AT LEAST EIGHT
HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSEWORK IN EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING DURING EACH TWO-YEAR PERIOD AFTER THE
PERSON FIRST OBTAINS THE CERTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN DIVISION
(A) OF THIS SECTION.
Sec. 4742.04. DURING THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS
AFTER BEGINNING EMPLOYMENT WITH AN EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER, A
PERSON MAY BE EMPLOYED AS AN EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH SECTION 4742.03 OF THE
REVISED CODE. AFTER THAT
TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD, THE PERSON SHALL CONTINUE TO BE EMPLOYED AS AN EMERGENCY
SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR ONLY IF THE PERSON COMPLIES WITH SECTION 4742.03 OF
THE
REVISED CODE.
Sec. 4742.05. (A) THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING, AND SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM NOT
MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. IN
DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM, THE STATE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT AND
CONSIDER SUGGESTIONS FROM ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, EMERGENCY
SERVICE PROVIDER, OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER LOCATED WITHIN OR
OUTSIDE OF THIS STATE, THAT OFFERS SUGGESTIONS. THE PROGRAM
SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) A CURRICULUM FOR A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING THAT CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4742.02 OF THE REVISED
CODE;
(2) A CURRICULUM FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSEWORK IN
EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING THAT CONFORMS TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF DIVISION (B) OF
SECTION 4742.02 OF THE REVISED
CODE;
(3) STANDARDS AND EXAMINATIONS TO BE USED IN THE PROGRAM TO CERTIFY THAT
A PERSON HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY
SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING OR CONTINUING EDUCATION
COURSEWORK IN EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
TRAINING;
(4) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM AT VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION CENTERS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO OFFER
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;
(5) THE PROVISION AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES PER YEAR OF A
BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING AT
DIFFERENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS AROUND THIS STATE
SELECTED TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE PERSONS REQUESTING THE
TRAINING PURSUANT TO DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4742.06 OF THE
REVISED CODE;
(6) A REQUIREMENT THAT ANY EMPLOYEE OF AN EMERGENCY
SERVICE PROVIDER CAN ENROLL IN AND COMPLETE ANY COURSE
OFFERED UNDER THE PROGRAM AT NO CHARGE BY THE STATE BOARD TO THE EMPLOYEE OR
PROVIDER. THE TUITION AND MATERIALS COSTS FOR TRAINING SUCH EMPLOYEES UNDER
THE
PROGRAM SHALL BE PAID FROM THE EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING FUND UNDER DIVISION
(B) OF THIS SECTION.
(B) THE EMERGENCY
SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING FUND IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
THE STATE TREASURY. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL USE
MONEY IN THE FUND ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
(1) TO DEVELOP THE EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED UNDER DIVISION
(A) OF THIS SECTION;
(2) TO PAY THE STATE BOARD'S COSTS OF TRAINING EMPLOYEES OF EMERGENCY
SERVICE PROVIDERS AT COURSES OFFERED UNDER THE
PROGRAM.
(C) THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CHAPTER 119. OF THE REVISED CODE, MAY ADOPT RULES
NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER THE TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER THIS
SECTION.
Sec. 4742.06. (A) A PERSON MAY COMPLY WITH
DIVISION (A)(1) OF SECTION
4742.03 OF THE REVISED
CODE BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING
THAT IS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER SECTION 4742.05 OF THE
REVISED CODE. IF A PERSON SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETES THE COURSE, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR A DESIGNEE
OF THE BOARD SHALL CERTIFY THE PERSON'S SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION.
(B) A PERSON MAY
ACCUMULATE HOURS TOWARD COMPLYING WITH DIVISION
(B) OF SECTION 4742.03 OF THE
REVISED
CODE BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSEWORK IN EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING THAT IS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE
PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER
SECTION 4742.05 OF THE REVISED
CODE. IF A PERSON SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETES THE COURSEWORK, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR A
DESIGNEE OF THE BOARD SHALL CERTIFY THE PERSON'S SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION.
Sec. 4742.07. (A) A PERSON MAY COMPLY WITH DIVISION
(A)(1) OF SECTION
4742.03 OF THE REVISED CODE BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING
THAT IS CONDUCTED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN EMERGENCY
SERVICE PROVIDER. PRIOR TO SUCH A COURSE BEING CONDUCTED, THE
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE COURSE MEETS
THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4742.02 OF THE
REVISED CODE. IF A PERSON SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETES THE COURSE, THE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL
CERTIFY THE PERSON'S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION.
(B) A PERSON MAY ACCUMULATE HOURS TOWARD COMPLYING WITH DIVISION
(B) OF SECTION 4742.03 OF THE REVISED
CODE BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSEWORK IN EMERGENCY SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING THAT IS CONDUCTED BY OR UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF AN EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER. PRIOR TO SUCH
COURSEWORK BEING CONDUCTED, THE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL
CERTIFY THAT THE COURSEWORK MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIVISION
(B) OF SECTION 4742.02 OF THE
REVISED CODE. IF A PERSON SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETES THE COURSEWORK, THE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL
CERTIFY THE PERSON'S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION.
Sec. 4742.08. WITH REGARD TO A PERSON WHO
BEGINS EMPLOYMENT WITH AN EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND CONTINUES TO BE EMPLOYED BY
THE PROVIDER ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER MAY CERTIFY THAT THE PERSON POSSESSES
WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING EQUIVALENT TO HAVING SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED A BASIC COURSE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATOR
TRAINING. A PERSON WHO RECEIVES SUCH A CERTIFICATION COMPLIES
WITH DIVISION (A)(2) OF SECTION
4742.03 OF THE REVISED CODE.
Section 2. A person who begins employment as an emergency service
telecommunicator with an emergency service provider during the period starting
on the effective date of section 4742.03 of the Revised Code and ending one
year after the effective date of that section shall comply with the
certification requirement of division (A)(1) of that section no later than two
years after the effective date of that section. A person who begins
employment as an emergency service telecommunicator with an emergency service
provider during the period starting one year after the effective date of
section 4742.03 of the Revised Code and ending two years after that effective
date shall comply with the certification requirement of division (A)(1) of
that section during the first twelve months after beginning that employment.
Section 3. Within ten working days after either
the effective date of this act or July 1, 1997, whichever is later, the
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer $500,000 from the General
Revenue Fund to the Emergency Service Telecommunicator Training Fund (Fund
4M4) to be used by the Department of Education pursuant to section 4742.05 of
the Revised Code. The Director shall transfer the same amount to be used for
the same purpose within ten working days after July 1, 1998.
Section 4. All items in this section are hereby appropriated as designated out
of moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the State Special Revenue
Fund Group. For all appropriations made in this act, those in the first
column are for fiscal year 1998 and those in the second column are for fiscal
year 1999. The appropriations made in this act are in addition to any other
appropriations made for the 1997-1999 biennium.
EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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State Special Revenue Fund Group | | | | |
4M4 | 200-637 | Emergency Service Telecommunicator Training Fund | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 |
Total State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 |
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 |
Emergency Service Telecommunicator Training
The foregoing appropriation item 200-637, Emergency Service Telecommunicator
Training Fund, shall be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of
developing an emergency service telecommunicator training program and to pay
the costs of training employees of emergency service providers at courses
offered under the program, pursuant to section 4742.05 of the Revised Code.
Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of Budget and Management
shall establish accounts indicating the source and amount of funds for each
appropriation made in this act, and shall determine the form and manner in
which appropriation accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from
appropriations contained in this act shall be accounted for as though made by
the main appropriations act of the 122nd General Assembly.
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all provisions of
the main appropriations act for the 1997-1999 biennium which are generally
applicable to the
State Special Revenue Fund Group.
Section 5. The codified and uncodified sections of law contained in this act
are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution,
Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the codified and
uncodified sections of law contained in this act go into immediate effect when
this act becomes law.
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