An Act relating to emergency medical dispatchers; classifying dispatchers in police or fire departments and in state trooper offices as peace officers under the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The bill amends Alaska statutes to define emergency medical dispatchers as trained first responders and adds dispatchers in police, fire and state trooper offices to the legal definition of peace officer for the public employees' retirement system. This reclassification means those dispatchers will receive the same retirement treatment as other peace officers. The changes become effective on July 1, 2026.

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