The department shall determine and implement the basic level of emergency medical dispatcher training for dispatchers employed by the department based on guidelines developed by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority with the concurrence of the department. Implementation shall commence not later than January 1, 1987. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner may adopt a higher level of training for department dispatchers where appropriate.
The department shall report to the Legislature on progress in the implementation of an emergency medical dispatch training program not later than January 1, 1988.