Bipartisan Senate legislation would reclassify 911 personnel, require new FCC reporting

Text of the bill—S.725, the “Enhancing First Response Act”—was not available on www.congress.gov at the time of this posting, but a press release posted on Klobuchar’s website states the bill would update the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) of 911 dispatchers from “clerical workers” to “protective service workers.” In addition, it would require the FCC to take the following actions:

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