Existing law provides for the licensure of ambulance attendants and firefighters and the certification of emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians and paramedics. (NRS 450B.160, 450B.180) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require each of those persons to receive 1 hour of human trafficking awareness training before initial licensure or certification, as applicable, and each year thereafter. Sections 1 and 2 also prescribe certain requirements relating to such training. Existing law requires the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to: (1) establish by regulation standards for a voluntary program of training for law enforcement dispatchers; and (2) issue certificates to dispatchers who complete such training. (NRS 289.650) Section 3 of this bill requires the standards adopted by the Commission to include the human trafficking awareness training described in sections 1 and 2.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 450B.160, 450B.180, 289.650
BDR: 450B.160, 450B.180, 289.650