Bill Text: PA SB659 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requiring certain departments and facilities of the Commonwealth to provide 911 emergency service and make certain reports.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-20 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS [SB659 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB659-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 723
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 659 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY LOGAN, TARTAGLIONE, KITCHEN, FONTANA, STACK, COSTA, RAFFERTY, KASUNIC, WONDERLING, MUSTO, O'PAKE, BOSCOLA AND FERLO, MARCH 20, 2009
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 20, 2009
AN ACT
Requiring certain departments and facilities of the Commonwealth
to provide 911 emergency service and make certain reports.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the State
Facility Emergency Call System Connection Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"911 emergency communication system." The term shall have
the same meaning given to it in section 2 of the act of July 9,
1990 (P.L.340, No.78), known as the Public Safety Emergency
Telephone Act.
"Agency." The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
"Auditor General." The Auditor General of the Commonwealth.
"Educational institution." Any institution that provides
instruction at the elementary, secondary or postsecondary level.
"Enhanced 911 service." The term shall have the same meaning
given to it in section 2 of the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340,
No.78), known as the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.
"School." The Scranton School for the Deaf, the Scotland
School for Veterans' Children, the Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology and any other educational institution that is
operated by the Department of Education.
"State facility" or "facility." Any institution owned and
operated by the Department of Public Welfare or the State System
of Higher Education, any educational institution owned and
operated by the Department of Education or the Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs or any institution owned and
operated by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
"State System of Higher Education" or "SSHE." The State
System of Higher Education of the Commonwealth.
"State veterans home." A veterans home that is operated by
the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
"Telephone system." A telecommunication system located on a
State facility that provides telephone service within the State
facility and access to local and long distance telephone
service.
Section 3. 911 emergency service availability.
(a) State facility.--A State facility that provides housing
for persons admitted to, enrolled in or in residence at the
facility and operates a telephone system shall provide for
equipment additions or modifications as necessary to provide the
telephone system with direct dial access to the 911 emergency
communication system.
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(b) Enhanced 911 system.--Where the State facility has
access to an enhanced 911 system, upon any necessary equipment
additions or modifications the telephone system shall provide
identification of the telephone number and location of an
emergency call originating within the telephone system.
Section 4. Report.
(a) Reports.--A State facility shall prepare and retain a
report for a period of five years regarding direct dial access
to the respective 911 emergency service for every telephone
system. The report shall be revised annually to include
modifications to the telephone system to provide direct dial
access to the respective 911 emergency service.
(b) Contents of report.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include all of the following:
(1) The number of telephone systems in the State
facility.
(2) The number of telephone systems in the State
facility that currently have direct dial access to the 911
emergency communication system.
(3) The number of telephone systems in the State
facility that currently have direct dial access to an
enhanced 911 system.
(c) Dissemination of report.--A copy of the initial report
and every annual report prepared thereafter shall be submitted
to the agency.
(d) Auditor General.--The Auditor General may inspect the
report and supporting records and documents. The State facility
shall make the report and supporting records and documents
available for inspection by the Auditor General.
Section 5. Effective date.
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This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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