Senate File 403 - Introduced SENATE FILE 403 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1131) 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: 3 TLSB 1928SV (2) 86 ad/rj

S.F. 403 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 seventy-six 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 35 -1- LSB 1928SV (2) 86 ad/rj 1/ 3

S.F. 403 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 4 amount, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per fiscal year, 5 for development of public awareness and educational programs 6 related to the use of 911 by the public. The remaining 7 surplus shall be used to fund future network and public safety 8 answering point improvements for the receipt and disposition 9 of 911 calls , including hardware and software for an internet 10 protocol-enabled next generation network, and wireless 11 carriers’ transport costs related to wireless E911 services, if 12 those costs are not otherwise recovered by wireless carriers 13 through customer billing or other sources and approved by the 14 program manager in consultation with the E911 communications 15 council. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any moneys remaining 16 in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to 17 the general fund of the state but shall remain available for 18 the purposes of the fund. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill relates to the expenditure of moneys in the E911 23 emergency communications fund. The bill reprioritizes the 24 expenditures from the fund by moving the allocations to the 25 joint E911 service board and to the department of public safety 26 from fifth in the list of priority to second in the list of 27 priority after the amount appropriated to the director of the 28 department of homeland security and emergency management and 29 program manager for implementation, support, and maintenance of 30 the functions of the director and program manager. The bill 31 increases the percentage allocated from the total amount of 32 surcharge generated per calendar quarter from 46 percent to 33 76 percent. The bill also adds that from any surplus in the 34 E911 emergency communications fund remaining after payment of 35 -2- LSB 1928SV (2) 86 ad/rj 2/ 3

S.F. 403 the priorities, the E911 program manager, in consultation with 1 the E911 communications council, shall allocate an amount not 2 to exceed $50,000 per fiscal year for development of public 3 awareness and educational programs for the public. The bill 4 further requires that the remaining surplus be used to fund 5 future network and public safety answering point improvements 6 that are for the receipt and disposition of 911 calls. 7 -3- LSB 1928SV (2) 86 ad/rj 3/ 3