Bill Text: IA SSB1131 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to expenditures of moneys from the E911 emergency communications fund.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-04 - Voted - State Government. [SSB1131 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1131-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1131
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DANIELSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
expenditures
of
moneys
from
the
E911
1
emergency
communications
fund.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
(1)
The
program
manager
shall
allocate
3
to
each
joint
E911
service
board
and
to
the
department
of
4
public
safety
a
minimum
of
one
thousand
dollars
per
calendar
5
quarter
for
each
public
safety
answering
point
within
the
6
service
area
of
the
department
of
public
safety
or
joint
E911
7
service
board
that
has
submitted
an
annual
written
request
to
8
the
program
manager
in
a
form
approved
by
the
program
manager
9
by
May
15
of
each
year.
10
(2)
The
amount
allocated
under
this
paragraph
“0b”
shall
be
11
eighty-three
percent
of
the
total
amount
of
surcharge
generated
12
per
calendar
quarter
allocated
as
follows:
13
(a)
Sixty-five
percent
of
the
total
dollars
available
for
14
allocation
shall
be
allocated
in
proportion
to
the
square
miles
15
of
the
service
area
to
the
total
square
miles
in
this
state.
16
(b)
Thirty-five
percent
of
the
total
dollars
available
for
17
allocation
shall
be
allocated
in
proportion
to
the
wireless
18
E911
calls
taken
at
the
public
safety
answering
point
in
19
the
service
area
to
the
total
number
of
wireless
E911
calls
20
originating
in
this
state.
21
(c)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
the
22
minimum
amount
allocated
to
each
joint
E911
service
board
and
23
to
the
department
of
public
safety
shall
be
no
less
than
one
24
thousand
dollars
for
each
public
safety
answering
point
within
25
the
service
area
of
the
department
of
public
safety
or
joint
26
E911
service
board.
27
(3)
The
funds
allocated
in
this
paragraph
“0b”
shall
be
28
used
for
communication
equipment
utilized
for
the
receipt
and
29
disposition
of
911
calls.
30
Sec.
2.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
31
2015,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
32
Sec.
3.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
Code
33
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
f.
If
moneys
remain
in
the
fund
after
fully
paying
all
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obligations
under
paragraphs
“a”
,
“0b”
,
“b”
,
“c”
,
and
“d”
,
and
1
“e”
,
the
remainder
may
be
accumulated
in
the
fund
as
a
carryover
2
operating
surplus.
This
The
program
manager,
in
consultation
3
with
the
E911
communications
council,
shall
allocate
an
amount,
4
not
to
exceed
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
fiscal
year,
5
for
development
of
public
awareness
and
educational
programs
6
related
to
the
use
of
911
by
the
public,
educational
programs
7
for
personnel
responsible
for
the
maintenance,
operation,
8
and
upgrading
of
local
E911
systems,
and
the
expenses
of
9
members
of
the
E911
communications
council
for
travel,
10
monthly
meetings,
and
training.
The
remaining
surplus
shall
11
be
used
to
fund
future
network
and
public
safety
answering
12
point
improvements,
including
hardware
and
software
for
an
13
internet
protocol-enabled
next
generation
network,
and
wireless
14
carriers’
transport
costs
related
to
wireless
E911
services,
if
15
those
costs
are
not
otherwise
recovered
by
wireless
carriers
16
through
customer
billing
or
other
sources
and
approved
by
the
17
program
manager
in
consultation
with
the
E911
communications
18
council.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
any
moneys
remaining
19
in
the
fund
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
20
the
general
fund
of
the
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
21
the
purposes
of
the
fund.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
the
expenditure
of
moneys
in
the
E911
26
emergency
communications
fund.
The
bill
reprioritizes
the
27
expenditures
from
the
fund
by
moving
the
allocations
to
the
28
joint
E911
service
board
and
to
the
department
of
public
safety
29
from
fifth
in
the
list
of
priority
to
second
in
the
list
of
30
priority
after
the
amount
appropriated
to
the
director
of
the
31
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
and
32
program
manager
for
implementation,
support,
and
maintenance
of
33
the
functions
of
the
director
and
program
manager.
The
bill
34
also
increases
the
percentage
allocated
from
the
total
amount
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of
surcharge
generated
per
calendar
quarter
from
46
percent
to
1
83
percent.
The
bill
also
adds
that
from
any
surplus
in
the
2
E911
emergency
communications
fund
remaining
after
payment
of
3
the
priorities,
the
E911
program
manager,
in
consultation
with
4
the
E911
communications
council,
shall
allocate
an
amount
not
5
to
exceed
$100,000
per
fiscal
year
for
development
of
public
6
awareness
and
educational
programs
for
the
public,
educational
7
programs
for
personnel
responsible
for
maintenance,
operation,
8
and
upgrading
of
E911
systems,
and
for
the
expenses
of
members
9
of
the
E911
communications
council
for
travel,
monthly
10
meetings,
and
training.
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