Help NENA Advocate for Telecommunicator Reclassification!
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Reps. Norma Torres (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have reintroduced the 911 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act, the "911 SAVES Act," for consideration during the 2023-2024 session of Congress.
This bill would reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicator as a "Protective Service Occupation" in the federal government's Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. The SOC currently categorizes 9-1-1 professionals as "Office and Administrative Support Occupations," along with office clerks and taxicab dispatchers. This is based on an outdated, misinformed view of the work that we do, and it must be changed.
Click here to write to your Representative and Senators and add your name to the list of 911 SAVES supporters!
