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Relating to 911 emergency telephone service, including how funds deposited in a 911 service fund may be used, the costs associated with providing 911 service, and access to the next generation 911 network
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2021
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2021
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to 911 emergency telephone service, including how funds deposited in a 911 service fund may be used, the costs associated with providing 911 service, and access to the next generation 911 network. Current law provides that funds deposited in a 911 service fund shall be used for the payment of costs that are limited to nonrecurring and recurring costs that are directly attributable to the receipt and disposition of a 911 call. The bill provides that these costs do not include costs associated with reimbursement to originating service providers for providing 911 call delivery service.
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7 a provision that requires the costs of providing 911 service within a 911 service area in excess of the amount raised by the 911 service surcharge to be paid from revenue sources allocated among the member political subdivisions as determined by the joint 911 service board. Additionally, the bill strikes a provision that establishes that the funding of the costs of providing 911 service within a 911 service area is not limited to the 911 service surcharge, and surcharge revenues may be supplemented by other permissible local and state revenue sources.7A, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, which provides that from July 1, 2013, until June 30, 2026, the 911 program manager shall allocate a percentage of the total amount of surcharge generated to wireless carriers to recover their costs to deliver E911 phase services. Current law requires a local exchange service provider to furnish to the next generation 911 network service provider certain information related to its subscribers and provides for compensation to the local exchange service provider for providing this information. The bill strikes the provision that requires the local exchange service provider to be compensated for providing this information. The bill provides that a local exchange service provider shall pay all costs associated with recurring monthly 911 service. The bill requires the program manager to determine the points of ingress and egress for an originating service provider to access the next generation 911 network. Additionally, the bill requires an originating service provider to pay all costs associated with connecting to the points of ingress and egress.
Fiscal note
AI summary This bill changes how 911 service funds are distributed and how telephone providers recover their costs for providing 911 services. It is estimated to save the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management approximately $825,000 annually for wireless calls and approximately $3.3 million annually for wireline calls starting in fiscal year 2022. The total estimated savings for both types of calls is approximately $4.1 million.2
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Description
Senate File 538 relates to 911 emergency telephone services, and makes several changes to the determination of how funds deposited in the 911 Service Fund may be distributed, the payment of costs associated with providing 911 services, and access to the Next Generation 911 Network.
The Bill eliminates 911 cost recovery by telephone providers by excluding costs that are associated with reimbursement to an originating service provider from incurred costs that may be paid for with funds deposited in the 911 Service Fund. The Bill also strikes the requirement that the 911 Program Manager allocate 10.0% of the total amount of generated wireless surcharge to wireless carriers in order to recover costs resulting from the delivery of E911 Phase 1 services.
Senate File 538 also removes the requirement that a local exchange service provider be compensated for providing certain kinds of information related to its subscribers and provides that these service providers pay all costs associated with recurring monthly 911 services.
Background
Under current law, funds deposited in the 911 Service Fund must be used for the payment of costs that are limited to nonrecurring and recurring costs directly attributable to the receipt and disposition of wireless and wireline 911 calls. Additionally, current law provides that local exchange service providers are to be compensated for providing certain information to the Next Generation 911 Network.
Assumptions
- Wireline calls represent approximately 20.0% of all 911 calls annually.
- Wireline cost recovery fees are not regulated or reported in the same manner as wireless calls. Utilizing the extrapolation of sample costs, the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) estimates that in FY 2020, telephone providers recovered approximately $3.3 million in costs for providing wireline 911 services. For estimating purposes, it is assumed that these costs will remain relatively constant in subsequent fiscal years.
- Wireless calls represent approximately 80.0% of all 911 calls annually. In FY 2020, telephone providers recovered approximately $825,000 in costs for providing wireless 911 services. For estimating purposes, it is assumed that these costs will remain relatively constant in subsequent fiscal years.
Fiscal Impact
Senate File 538 eliminates the ability of telephone providers to recover costs related to providing 911 services on wireline and wireless calls. According to the HSEMD, eliminating the ability of telephone providers to recover costs related to 911 service on wireless calls would allow the Department to save approximately $825,000 annually beginning FY 2022. Additionally, the Department estimates that eliminating the ability of telephone providers to recover costs related to 911 services on wireline calls would result in cost savings of approximately $3.3 million annually in FY 2022. Total estimated savings related to both wireline and wireless calls is approximately $4.1 million.
Sources
- Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- LSA analysis
- 911 Service Charges · March 22, 2021 · $825,000
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Lobbying
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