Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF2392

E Changing the 911 emergency telephone system to the 911 emergency
telecommunications system to be operated and maintained by counties and
modifying the corresponding statutory provisions accordingly; requiring use of
the digits 911 as the primary emergency telephone number within the system,
authorizing public safety agencies to maintain separate secondary backup numbers
for emergency calls and requiring the maintenance of separate numbers for
nonemergency telephone calls; requiring owners and operators of wireline,
wireless, multistation or private branch exchange (PBX) telecommunications
systems to design and maintain the systems for dialing the 911 number without
charge to the caller and requiring the ability to dial the 911 number without
charge from pay phones; requiring the state with counties or other governmental
agencies operating public safety answering points to contract with appropriate
wireline and wireless telecommunications service providers for the operation,
maintenance, enhancement and expansion of the 911 system, specifying certain
contract content requirements; defining wireline and wireless telecommunications
service providers and modifying certain other definitions; providing for
operation and maintenance of the systems, requiring the opportunity for future
enhancement and automatic connection of 911 emergency calls from wireless access
devices to the appropriate public safety answering point, specifying certain
update and service agreement requirements; requiring the department of
administration to coordinate the maintenance of the 911 systems, specifying
certain duties, providing for local or provider waivers; transferring the
responsibility for establishment and adoption of design standards for the
metropolitan area 911 system from the metropolitan council to the 911 board;
modifying the liability provision, providing certain exemptions for wireline and
wireless telecommunications service providers; specifying certain wireless
service provider subscriber initial and periodic notice requirements relating to
911 emergency calls; providing for the resolution of disputes; requiring
commissioner payment of installation and recurring charges for integrating
wireless 911 calls into enhanced 911 systems under certain conditions and
modifying certain costs reimbursement or payment provisions, specifying certain
costs certification requirements and providing for audits; specifying certain
provider tariff or price list change notice requirements; eliminating certain
obsolete provisions and repealing certain provisions providing for modification
costs, department annual reports and liability immunity and certain rules
relating to county 911 service plans, contracts, funding eligibility and
modification costs payment (ja)