(a) Establishment 
There is hereby established an honorary award for the recognition of outstanding and distinguished service by public safety officers to be known as the Directors Award For Distinguished Public Safety Service (Directors Award).

(b) Description 
The Directors Award shall be presented by the Director or by the Attorney General to public safety officers for distinguished service in the field of public safety.

(c) Award 
Each Directors Award shall consist of an appropriate citation.

(d) Regulations 
The Director and the Attorney General are authorized and directed to issue jointly such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

(e) “Public safety officer” defined 
As used in this section, the term public safety officer means a person serving a public agency, with or without compensation, as