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Public Safety Telecommunicators

The Iowa Law Enforcement Academy was given the responsibility for providing training to telecommunicator specialists in the state during the 1996 legislative session.  In 2020 telecommunicators/911 dispatchers were defined as public safety telecommunicators and recognized for their role as first responders.

ILEA offers Public Safety Telecommunicators:

• Basic 40-hour Schools

• Specialty Schools

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Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

Useful Links

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Iowa Code 501-13(a): Telecommunicator Training Standards

SF2373: Modifying Provisions Related to Telecommunicators

APCO: Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials – International

CJIS Launchpad:  DPS nexTEST

Public Safety Telecommunicator Forms & Downloads

Telecommunicator Report of Hire

For use when hiring new employees.

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Telecommunicator Change-in-Status

For name changes, resignations, or updates.

Application for Telecommunicator Instructor Certification

For Instructor Certification

Telecommunicator Instructor Renewal

For Certified Instructors

Telecommunicator Board Agenda & Minutes

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Telecommunicator Board Agenda

17 April 2023

Telecommunicator Board Meeting Minutes

27 February 2023

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Telecommunicator Board Agenda

27 February 2023

Telecommunicator Board Meeting Minutes

24 January 2023

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Telecommunicator Board Agenda

3 November 2022

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Telecommunicator Board Agenda

1 August 2022

Questions or comments about ILEA’s telecommunicator training? Please reach out to Anna Voss, ILEA’s Telecommunicator Instructor, at Anna.Voss@iowa.gov or at (515) 331-5758.