The Bill establishes a volunteer PST Certification Board that will 1) Set minimum training standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators 2) Ensure PST training programs meet the standards 3) Set the certification and recertification requirements 4) Plan the transition process for existing PSTs to obtain initial certification.   The bill acknowledges PSTs as part of the first responder community. Long over-due! The Bill establishes a PST Certification Board composed of: o   Chair or Vice-Chair State 911 Advisory Committee o   2- Emergency Communications Centers Directors (East/West) o   2- Labor Union Representatives o   1-Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Representative o   1-State Fire Chiefs Association Representative o   1-Washington Association of Counties Representative o   2-Public Safety Telecommunicators (East/West) The State 911 Coordinator’s Office will provide staff functions for the Board