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The Committee on Health Regulation (Aronberg) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete lines 43-75

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and insert:

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(a) Any person who desires to be certified or recertified

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as a 911 emergency dispatcher may apply to the department under

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oath on forms provided by the department. The department shall

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establish by rule educational and training criteria for the

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certification and recertification of 911 emergency dispatchers.

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     (b) The department shall determine whether the applicant

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meets the requirements specified in this section and in rules of

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the department and shall issue a certificate to any person who

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meets such requirements. Such requirements must include, but need

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not be limited to, the following:

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     1. Completion of an appropriate 911 emergency dispatcher

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training program that is equivalent to the most recently approved

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emergency dispatcher course of the Department of Education and

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consists of not less than 208 hours;

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     2. Completion and documentation of at least 2 years of

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supervised full-time employment as a 911 emergency dispatcher

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since January 1, 2002;

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     3. Certification under oath that the applicant is not

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addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance;

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     4. Certification under oath that the applicant is free from

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any physical or mental defect or disease that might impair the

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applicant's ability to perform his or her duties;

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     5. Submission of the application fee prescribed in

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subsection (3); and

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     6. Submission of a completed application to the department

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which indicates compliance with subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4.

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     (c) The department shall establish by rule a procedure for

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the biennial renewal certification of 911 emergency dispatchers.

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     (d) Each 911 emergency dispatcher certificate expires

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automatically if not renewed at the end of the 2-year period and

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may be renewed if the holder

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