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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 35
By Atchley
HJR0035
001596
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A RESOLUTION to recognize emergency telecommunicators as
first responders.
WHEREAS, emergency telecommunicators are part of the critical infrastructure of the
public safety system and are trained as certified dispatchers; and
WHEREAS, emergency telecommunicators play a critical role in emergency response as
the first line of communications for people needing law enforcement, fire, or medical response
and are, very often, the first public safety employees handling the emergency situation; and
WHEREAS, emergency telecommunicators are a lifeline to law enforcement, fire, and
medical responders in the field; and
WHEREAS, information gathered and relayed by emergency telecommunicators plays
an integral and effective role in the public safety response; and
WHEREAS, emergency telecommunicators handle both emergency and non-emergency
calls professionally and efficiently, handling stressful situations while delivering emergency
instructions and lifesaving details; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we recognize that the emergency telecommunicators of Tennessee are
first responders in this State and should be recognized as such in state policy and procedural
considerations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Assembly wishes to extend its gratitude
to the emergency telecommunicators of this State for their tireless work to ensure the safety and
health of all Tennesseans.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.