New Jersey A 955: Requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to receive certain certification.

Bill Text

A955 

ASSEMBLY, No. 955 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to receive 
certain certification.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act Requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to 
receive certain certification.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� In addition to any other 
training or certification requirements prescribed by the Office of Emergency 
Telecommunications Services, each call taker or dispatcher employed by a PSAP 
shall be certified through the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch in 
Emergency Medical Dispatch and Emergency Fire Dispatch. 

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect on the first day of the thirteenth month next following the date of 
enactment, except that the Director of the Office of Emergency 
Telecommunications Services may take any anticipatory action in advance of that 
date as may be necessary for the timely implementation of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires 9-1-1 call 
takers and dispatchers to receive standardized training and to be certified in 
emergency medical dispatch and emergency fire dispatch.

���� The bill provides that, in 
addition to any other training or certification requirements prescribed by the 
Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services, each call taker or dispatcher 
employed by a public safety answering point (PSAP) would be required to be 
certified through the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) in 
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and Emergency Fire Dispatch (EFD).