SF 2372 (LSB 6240SV (2) 83)

SENATE FILE 2372

BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3237)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to enhanced 911 emergency telephone systems and information required for inclusion in an enhanced 911 service plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 34A.2, subsection 7, paragraph e, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Recurring costs, including, but not limited to, network access fees and other telephone charges, software, equipment, and database management, and maintenance, including the purchase or lease of subscriber names, addresses, a reverse mass notification system, and telephone information from the local exchange service provider. Recurring costs shall not include personnel costs for a public safety answering point.
    Sec. 2.  Section 34A.2, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  13A.  “Reverse mass notification” means the use of computer technology to deliver recorded emergency messages to large numbers of people in a specified geographic area in a short period of time.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to enhanced 911 emergency telephone systems.
   The bill modifies information which is required to be included in an enhanced 911 service plan for providing enhanced 911 emergency communications in a specified enhanced 911 service area. Currently, one of these requirements includes an estimate of recurring costs. The bill adds costs for a reverse mass notification system for inclusion as a recurring cost.
   The bill defines a reverse mass notification to mean utilizing computerized technology to deliver recorded emergency messages to large numbers of people in a specified geographic area in a short period of time.