Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HB234: PERS: EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS
Status: In committee, April 8, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "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.".
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "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." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. AS 18.08.200(7) is amended to read: (7) "emergency medical dispatcher" means an initial first responder [A] trained as a public safety telecommunicator with additional training and specific emergency medical knowledge essential for the efficient management of emergency medical communications; * Sec. 2. AS 39.35.680(30) is amended to read: (30) "peace officer" or "firefighter" means an employee occupying a position as a peace officer, chief of police, regional public safety officer, correctional officer, correctional superintendent, firefighter, fire chief, dispatcher in a police or fire department or in a state trooper office, or probation officer, but does not HB0234b -1- SSHB New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0830\N include a village public safety officer or dispatcher employed by a village public safety officer program established under AS 18.65.670; * Sec. 3. AS 39.35.990(20) is amended to read: (20) "peace officer" or "firefighter" means an employee occupying a position as a peace officer, chief of police, regional public safety officer, correctional officer, correctional superintendent, firefighter, fire chief, dispatcher in a police or …
Sponsors
- Carolyn Hall (D, HD-016) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 5 min. Following Session --
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) Heard & Held -- Meeting Postponed from 3:15 pm 4/13/2026--
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 08:00 AM BARNES 124
- : (H) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- Meeting Postponed to 8:00 am 4/15/2026--
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
Subjects: COMMUNICATIONS, RETIREMENT, OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY
Common questions
- What is HB234?
- HB234 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): PERS: EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS.
- What does HB234 do?
- In its own words: An act ENTITLED "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.".
- What is the status of HB234?
- In committee as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 5 min. Following Session -- (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB234?
- Carolyn Hall (D, HD-016).
- Where is the official record for HB234?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB 234
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