LCO No. 1558 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5959 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1558 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. BORER, 115th Dist. AN ACT CLASSIFYING DISPATCHERS AS FIRST RESPONDERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to classify dispatchers as first 1 responders. 2 Statement of Purpose: To accurately match the duties of 9-1-1 dispatchers to the title of First Responder, so dispatchers receive necessary training and proper benefits.