# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 3. 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System

#### Section 1-302.1

(a) The General Assembly finds that 9-1-1 specialists are key members of the team of public safety personnel responding to requests from the public for emergency assistance.

(b) Each jurisdiction employing 9-1-1 specialists shall:

  (1) appropriately classify 9-1-1 specialists as first responders in recognition of the training, knowledge, and skills that 9-1-1 specialists possess and demonstrate in answering and handling requests for emergency assistance; and

  (2) compensate 9-1-1 specialists in a manner that:

    (i) reflects their membership in the team of public safety personnel answering and responding to requests for emergency assistance; and

    (ii) is commensurate with the training, knowledge, and skills they possess.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)