CA SCR129

Designates the week of April 14-20, 2024, as California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to recognize public safety dispatchers

Acknowledges that California's public safety dispatchers answer over 27 million 911 calls annually and serve as the first critical contact citizens have with emergency services

Recognizes public safety dispatchers as first responders in California, a designation effective January 1, 2021, under Chapter 68 of the Statutes of 2020

Aligns with the United States Congress designation of the second week in April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, established in 1991

Honors the contributions and commitment of public safety communications professionals who work 24 hours per day, seven days per week under challenging and stressful circumstances