Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
This bill directs the OMB Director to consider creating a distinct Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for public safety telecommunicators as a subset of protective service occupations during the next SOC revision after enactment. If the Director decides not to create the separate code, they must report to specified House and Senate committees within 60 days after announcing the final revision decision, explaining that choice.
Liberals emphasize recognition and support for trauma services
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative directive that clearly defines the problem and assigns responsibility to the appropriate executive office while using the existing SOC revision mechanism.
This bill directs the OMB Director to consider creating a distinct Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for public safety telecommunicators as a subset of protective service occupations during the next SOC revision after enactment.
If the Director decides not to create the separate code, they must report to specified House and Senate committees within 60 days after announcing the final revision decision, explaining that choice.
The findings section documents the duties and trauma exposure of public safety telecommunicators and argues reclassification would better reflect their work.
Technically focused, low-cost, noncontroversial bills historically clear Congress; modest procedural steps remain, and OMB discretion limits guaranteed outcome.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative directive that clearly defines the problem and assigns responsibility to the appropriate executive office while using the existing SOC revision mechanism. It mandates consideration of a separate occupational code and requires a conditional report to Congress if that consideration does not result in a code.
Liberals emphasize recognition and support for trauma services
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals emphasize recognition and support for trauma services
Likely supportive, viewing the bill as a corrective recognition of frontline emergency communications workers.
Sees reclassification as an important step toward better data, resource allocation, and mental-health supports for telecommunicators, though further follow-up policies would be needed.
Generally favorable but pragmatic.
Views the bill as a low-cost administrative correction that could improve statistics and planning, while wanting clarity on downstream effects and minimal disruption to data continuity.
Skeptical about expanding federal categorization efforts but mildly receptive since the bill mandates consideration rather than new spending.
Concerned this is bureaucratic fiddling with little practical benefit.
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Technically focused, low-cost, noncontroversial bills historically clear Congress; modest procedural steps remain, and OMB discretion limits guaranteed outcome.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize recognition and support for trauma services
Technically focused, low-cost, noncontroversial bills historically clear Congress; modest procedural steps remain, and OMB discretion limit…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative directive that clearly defines the problem and assigns responsibility to the appropriate executive office while using the existing…
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