1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
3 HOUSE BILL 1924 By: Sims
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to public safety; requiring Oklahoma
9-1-1 Management Authority to maintain certain
8 training platform; requiring creation, maintenance
and certification of certain list; stating certain
9 training requirements; requiring establishment of
certain hourly training requirements; requiring
10 completion of certain training by certain date;
amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2803, which relates to
11 establishment of basic or sophisticated system;
removing certain compatibility stipulation; amending
12 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2815, which relates to fee
collection; removing certain limits on terms;
13 amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2846, which relates to
mandatory provision of emergency telephone service;
14 requiring service company provide certain data
elements; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2862, as
15 amended by Section 6, Chapter 30, O.S.L. 2022 (63
O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 2862), which relates to
16 definitions; defining term; amending 63 O.S. 2021,
Section 2863, which relations to the creation of the
17 Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority; modifying
membership of the Authority; adding certain nonvoting
18 members; excluding nonvoting members from quorum
requirements; excluding nonvoting members from
19 executive sessions; providing selection requirements
for nonvoting members; deleting chair designation
20 requirement; allowing for certain reimbursement;
removing certain legal support requirement; amending
21 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2864, as amended by Section 7,
Chapter 30, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
22 2864), which relates to powers and duties; requiring
certain submission to Oklahoma Tax Commission;
23 detailing the distribution of certain revenue from
collected fees; allowing establishment of certain
24 contracts; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2865, which
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1 relates to fees; modifying certain fees collected;
excluding fees for certain types of phones; modifying
2 certain deposit amount; amending 63 O.S. 2021,
Sections 2866 and 2867, which relate to collection
3 and apportionment of fees; modifying retention
percentage of certain fees; amending 63 O.S. 2021,
4 Section 2868, which relates to use and oversight of
funds; allowing the transfer of certain monies;
5 requiring certain designee of public agency to have
certain meeting; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2871,
6 which relates to the Regional Emergency Nine-One-One
Services Act; disallowing establishment of new public
7 safety answering point after certain date; providing
certain exceptions; providing for codification; and
8 providing an effective date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2872 of Title 63, unless there
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is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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A. The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority shall maintain an
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online training platform for 9-1-1 Emergency Telecommunicators in
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the State of Oklahoma.
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B. The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority shall create and
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maintain and certify a list of qualified online and in-person
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training programs that include the basic requirements for a 9-1-1
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Emergency Telecommunicator. Classes shall be a minimum of forty
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(40) hours in length and include instruction for basic call handling
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1 and dispatch services. The 9-1-1 Management Authority shall
2 establish hourly training requirements on a yearly basis.
3 C. On or before July 1, 2024, all Emergency Telecommunicators
4 in the State of Oklahoma shall complete, either in person or
5 virtual, a forty-hour state recognized training course for basic
6 call handling and dispatch services.
7 D. Any new Emergency Telecommunicator hired after January 1,
8 2024 shall complete, either in person or virtual, a forty-hour state
9 recognized training course for basic call handling and dispatch
10 services within 6 months of their hire date.
11 E. On or before July 1, 2024, all Emergency Telecommunicators
12 in the State of Oklahoma shall complete, either in person or
13 virtual, a state or nationally recognized telecommunicator CPR
14 training course.
15 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2803, is
16 amended to read as follows:
17 Section 2803. Every public agency or public safety agency
18 within its respective jurisdiction may establish a basic or
19 sophisticated system, if technologically compatible with the
20 existing local telephone network. The establishment of such systems
21 shall be centralized where feasible. Any system established
22 pursuant to this act may include a segment of the territory of a
23 public agency. All systems shall be designed to meet the
24 requirements of each community and public agency served by the
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1 system. Every system, whether basic or sophisticated, may be
2 designed to have the capability of utilizing at least three of the
3 four methods specified in paragraphs 3, 8, 9 and 11 of Section 2 of
4 this act, in response to emergency calls. In addition to the number
5 "911", a public agency or public safety agency may maintain a
6 separate secondary backup number, and shall maintain a separate
7 number for nonemergency telephone calls.
8 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2815, is
9 amended to read as follows:
10 Section 2815. A. Any fee imposed pursuant to Section 2814 of
11 this title and the amounts required to be collected are due monthly.
12 The amount of fee collected in one (1) month by the local exchange
13 telephone company shall be remitted to the governing body no later
14 than thirty (30) days after the close of the month in which such
15 fees were collected. In the event the fee collected is not remitted
16 by the local exchange telephone company or by a competitive local
17 exchange company, as both are defined in Section 139.102 of Title 17
18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to the governing body within thirty (30)
19 days after the close of the month in which such fees were collected,
20 then the local exchange telephone company shall remit a penalty to
21 the governing body. The penalty shall be equal to ten percent (10%)
22 of the original unremitted fee, payable on the first day of each
23 month the fee remains delinquent. All fees collected by the local
24 exchange telephone company and remitted to the governing body and
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1 any other money collected to fund the emergency telephone system
2 shall be deposited in a special nine-one-one account established by
3 the governing body, and shall be used only to fund the expenditures
4 authorized by the Nine-One-One Emergency Number Act. The governing
5 body shall account for all disbursements from the account and shall
6 not allow the funds to be transferred to another account not
7 specifically established for the operation of the emergency
8 telephone system.
9 B. On or before the last day of each month, a return for the
10 preceding month shall be filed with the governing body in a form the
11 governing body and the local exchange telephone company agree to.
12 The local exchange telephone company required to file the return
13 shall deliver the return together with a remittance of the amount of
14 the fee payable to the treasurer or other person responsible to the
15 governing body for receipt of payments from the fee. The local
16 exchange telephone company shall maintain records of the amount of
17 any fee collected in accordance with the provisions of the Nine-One-
18 One Emergency Number Act. The records shall be maintained for a
19 period of one (1) year from the time the fee is collected.
20 C. From every remittance of the collected fee to the governing
21 body made on or before the date when the same becomes due, the local
22 exchange telephone company required to remit the fee shall be
23 entitled to deduct and retain for administrative costs, an amount
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1 not to exceed three percent (3%) of the first five percent (5%) of
2 the emergency telephone fee.
3 D. At least once each calendar year, the governing body shall
4 establish the fee for the subsequent year in an amount not to exceed
5 the amount approved by the voters as provided by the provisions of
6 Section 2814 of this title that, together with any surplus revenues,
7 will produce sufficient revenues to fund the expenditures authorized
8 by the Nine-One-One Emergency Number Act. Amounts collected in
9 excess of that necessary within a given year shall be carried
10 forward to subsequent years. The governing body shall make the
11 determination of the fee amount no later than September 1 of each
12 year and shall fix the new fee to take effect commencing with the
13 first billing period of each service user on or following the next
14 January 1. Immediately upon making its determination and fixing the
15 fee, the governing body shall publish in its minutes the new fee,
16 and it shall, at least ninety (90) days before the new fee shall
17 become effective, notify by certified mail every local exchange
18 telephone company providing emergency telephone service to areas
19 within the jurisdiction of the governing body. The governing body
20 may at its own expense require an annual audit of the books and
21 records of the local exchange telephone company concerning the
22 collection and remittance of the fee authorized by the Nine-One-One
23 Emergency Number Act.
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1 E. The governing body shall be required to have conducted
2 separately or as a part of the annual audit required by law of the
3 municipality or county an annual audit of any accounts established
4 or used by the governing body for the operation of an emergency
5 telephone system. The audit may be conducted by the State Auditor
6 and Inspector at the discretion of the governing body. All audits
7 shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
8 standards and Government Auditing Standards issued by the
9 Comptroller General of the United States. A copy of the audit shall
10 be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector and action taken in
11 accordance with Section 212A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
12 The audit of the emergency telephone system accounts may be paid for
13 and be considered a part of the operating expenses of the emergency
14 telephone system.
15 F. The governing body shall meet at least quarterly to oversee
16 the operations of the emergency telephone system, review
17 expenditures, set and approve an operating budget and take such
18 other action as necessary for the operation and management of the
19 system. The records and meetings of the governing body shall be
20 subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
21 Records Act.
22 G. A governing body made up of two or more governmental
23 entities shall have a board consisting of not less than three
24 members; provided, the board shall consist of at least one member
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1 representing each governmental entity, appointed by the governing
2 body of each participating governmental entities, as set forth in
3 the agreement forming the board. The members shall serve for terms
4 of not more than three (3) years as set forth in the agreement.
5 Members may be appointed to serve more than one term. The names of
6 the members of the governing body board and the appointing authority
7 of each member shall be maintained in the office of the county clerk
8 in the county or counties in which the system operates, along with
9 copies of the agreement forming the board and any amendments to that
10 agreement.
11 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2846, is
12 amended to read as follows:
13 Section 2846. A. All local exchange companies, and wireless
14 and other telephone service companies providing service to users in
15 an area in which nine-one-one emergency telephone service is
16 currently operating shall also provide emergency telephone service
17 to all subscribing service users in that area. Wireless and other
18 telephone service companies shall provide information necessary for
19 automatic number identification, automatic location identification
20 and selective routing of nine-one-one emergency wireless calls to
21 cities and counties answering emergency telephone calls for
22 maintenance of existing nine-one-one databases. If the state or an
23 area of the state is utilizing Next Generation 9-1-1 system that
24 uses the NENA i3 standard for call delivery then the service company
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1 shall provide the required data elements required by said standard.
2 The governing body may reasonably require sufficient information to
3 ensure compliance with this section and to provide data for audit
4 and budgetary calculation purposes.
5 B. Information that a wireless service provider is required to
6 furnish in providing nine-one-one service is confidential and exempt
7 from disclosure. The wireless service provider is not liable to any
8 person who uses a nine-one-one service created under this act for
9 the release of information furnished by the wireless service
10 provider in providing nine-one-one service. Information that is
11 confidential under this section may be released only for budgetary
12 calculation purposes and only in aggregate form so that no provider-
13 specific information may be extrapolated.
14 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2862, as
15 amended by Section 6, Chapter 30, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022,
16 Section 2862), is amended to read as follows:
17 Section 2862. As used in the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management
18 Authority Act:
19 1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority
20 created in Section 2863 of this title;
21 2. "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners of
22 a county, the city council, tribal authority or other governing body
23 of a municipality, or a combination of such boards, councils or
24 other municipal governing bodies including county or municipal
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1 beneficiary public trusts, or other public trusts which shall have
2 an administering board. A governing body made up of two or more
3 governmental entities shall have a board consisting of not less than
4 three members and shall consist of at least one member representing
5 each governmental entity, appointed by the governing body of each
6 participating governmental entity, as set forth in the agreement
7 forming the board. The members of the board shall serve for terms
8 of not more than three (3) years as set forth in the agreement.
9 Members may be appointed to serve more than one term. The names of
10 the members of the governing body board and the appointing authority
11 of each member shall be maintained in the office of the county clerk
12 in the county or counties in which the system operates, along with
13 copies of the agreement forming the board and any amendments to that
14 agreement;
15 3. "Next-generation 9-1-1" or "NG9-1-1" means an:
16 a. IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data,
17 and operational policies and procedures that:
18 (1) provides standardized interfaces from emergency
19 call and message services to support emergency
20 communications,
21 (2) processes all types of emergency calls, including
22 voice, text, data and multimedia information,
23 (3) acquires and integrates additional emergency call
24 data useful to call routing and handling,
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1 (4) delivers the emergency calls, messages and data
2 to the appropriate public safety answering point
3 and other appropriate emergency entities,
4 (5) supports data or video communications needs for
5 coordinated incident response and management, and
6 (6) provides broadband service to public safety
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