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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Melanie Bergers called Wednesday “a historic day” in Kansas history.

On Wednesday, they officially became classified as “emergency responders” under Senate Bill 40, which was signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly.

The bill, which reforms to the Kansas Emergency Management Act, was passed March 16 in a bipartisan vote of 31-8…