WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 800
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Chapter 800
(House Bill 1092)
AN ACT concerning
Public Safety Answering Point Personnel 9–1–1 Trust Fund – Purposes –
Training in Telecommunications Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland 9–1–1 Board to establish training standards
for public safety answering point personnel concerning telecommunications
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; altering the purposes of the 9–1–1 Trust Fund to
include funding the costs of certain telecommunications cardiopulmonary
resuscitation training; and generally relating to training in telecommunications
cardiopulmonary resuscitation for public safety answering point personnel.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Public Safety
Section 1–306(a) and 1–308(a) and (b)(3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Public Safety
Section 1–306(b)(15) and 1–308(b)(2)(viii) and (ix)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article – Public Safety
Section 1–308(b)(2)(x)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Public Safety
1–306.
(a) The Board shall coordinate the enhancement of county 9–1–1 systems.
(b) The Board’s responsibilities include:
(15) establishing training standards for public safety answering point
personnel based on national best practices, including training concerning: Ch. 800 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(i) Next Generation 9–1–1 topics;
(ii) individual psychological well–being and resilience; [and]
(iii) subject to subsection (e)(2) of this section, implicit bias training;
AND
(IV) HIGH QUALITY TELECOM MUNICATIONS
CARDIOPULMONARY RESU SCITATION INSTRUCTIO N THAT:
1. UTILIZES THE MOST CURRENT NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED EMERGENCY CARDIOVASCULAR CARE GUIDELINES;
2. INCLUDES RECOGNITION PROTOCOLS FOR
OUT–OF–HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARR EST;
3. INCLUDES CONTINUING INSTRUCTION ON
COMPRESSION –ONLY CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION ; AND
4. ENABLES TRAINEES TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATI ONS
FOR TRAINING IMPROVE MENT;
1–308.
(a) There is a 9–1–1 Trust Fund.
(b) (2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, in addition to the purposes
described under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the purposes of the 9–1–1 Trust Fund
include funding:
(viii) costs to maintain the cybersecurity of 9–1–1 systems, enhanced
9–1–1 systems, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; [and]
(ix) costs of 9–1–1 specialist recruitment activities as described in §
1–306(b)(17) of this subtitle; AND
(X) COSTS OF TELECOMMUNI CATIONS CARDIOPULMON ARY
RESUSCITATION TRAINI NG AS DESCRIBED IN § 1–306(B)(15)(IV) OF THIS SUBTITLE .
(3) Funding allocated in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection
may not be utilized for:
(i) the payment of the salary of public safety answering point
personnel or county personnel; or WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 800
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(ii) any purpose associated with the 9–8–8 suicide prevention
hotline.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.