Torres' Assembly bill on 9-1-1 approved
A release from Assemblymember Norma Torres on AB 424:
Assembly Bill 424 by Assemblymember Norma J. Torres (D - Pomona) was approved Wednesday by the State Assembly. The bill will direct the state's Chief Information Officer to develop and manage a public education campaign with the input from stakeholders, law enforcement and public safety agencies. Currently the 9-1-1 system is overburdened with unnecessary calls of non-emergency nature that could be better handled by existing county and city resources such as 3-1-1, 2-1-1 and nonprofit organizations such as We Tip.
The legislation is an important component of Assemblymember Torres' legislative package to improve the state's 9-1-1 emergency system.
"Improving the 9-1-1 system is an objective I am committed to achieving," stated Torres, a 9-1-1 dispatcher who is currently on leave to serve in the State Assembly. She continued by stating that the necessary changes "will require a multi-year effort on several fronts, including improving the public's understanding of the 9-1-1 system so that operators and dispatchers are receiving true emergency calls."
AB 424 will now be referred to the State Senate for consideration and approval.
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