EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 316
E4 5lr0727
By: Delegate Grammer
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Safety – 9–1–1 Emergency Telephone System – 9–1–1 Technician 2
FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “9–1–1 specialist” to include certain 9–1–1 3
technicians; and generally relating to the 9–1–1 emergency telephone system. 4
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 5
Article – Public Safety 6
Section 1–301(a) 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Article – Public Safety 11
Section 1–301(o) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Public Safety 17
1–301. 18
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 19
(o) (1) “9–1–1 specialist” means an employee of a county public safety 20
answering point, or an employee working in a county public safety answering point, whose 21
duties and responsibilities include: 22
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[(1)] (I) receiving and processing 9–1–1 requests for emergency services; 1
[(2)] (II) other support functions directly related to 9–1–1 requests for 2
emergency services; or 3
[(3)] (III) dispatching law enforcement officers, fire rescue services, 4
emergency medical services, and other public safety services to the scene of an emergency. 5
(2) “9–1–1 SPECIALIST” INCLUDES A 9–1–1 TECHNICIAN WHO IS AN 6
EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT OR A N EMPLOYEE WORKING IN 7
A PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWER ING POINT. 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
October 1, 2025. 10