Notice of Scheduled Meeting

The Telecommunications Curriculum Advisory Committee of the Board on Public Safety will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in A235 at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Chris Nelson at chris.nelson@dpsst.oregon.gov or (503) 551-0531.

The meeting will be recorded and posted on the DPSST YouTube page after the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST

Agenda Items:

1. Introductions

    

    

2. Approve September 16, 2026 TCAC Meeting Minutes

Presented by Kathy Fink

3. Review EMD Unit 5

Presented by Kathy Fink and Christy Hess

4. Discussion: On-The-Job Materials Gathered to Augment Curriculum

Presented by Kathy Fink, Christy Hess, Committee members

Review material gathered by call coordinators to add on-the-job curriculum examples, resources, and guiding practices to curriculum to demonstrate what EMD daily life looks like.

5. Physician SME Search for Interview

Presented by Kathy Fink

Update on search for physician to discuss pivotal role EMD plays

6. TCA Committee Work during November – January

Presented by Kathy Fink

Determine curriculum content for review during November & December (e.g., EMD 1–6; Facilitators Notes; student material; and other outstanding documents).

7. Next TCAC Meeting:

**Wednesday, November 18 meeting canceled due to scheduling conflicts**

**TCAC Meetings to resume in January 2027 - Specific Date TBD**

Administrative Announcement

This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded. Deliberation of issues will only be conducted by Telecommunications Curriculum Advisory Committee members unless permitted by the Chair. Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior that impedes official business will be asked to stop being disruptive or leave the meeting. Additional measures may be taken to have disruptive individuals removed if their continued presence poses a safety risk to the other persons in the room or makes it impossible to continue the meeting.

DPSST provides reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access for people with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency. To request a sign language interpreter, translation services, or other accommodations, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167 or at juan.lopez-hernandez@dpsst.oregon.gov, at least 48 hours before the meeting.

DPSST proporciona acomodaciones rasonables para asegurar el acceso igual para personas con descapacidades y para personas con competencia limitada de inglés. Para pedir un interprete de lengua de señas, servicios de traducción, u otras acomodaciones, por favor de contactar a Juan Lopez marcando al (503) 551-3167, o a juan.lopez-hernandez@dpsst.oregon.gov, al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión.