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Bill Text For SB1166 - Enrolled
|ENROLLED SENATE | |BILL NO. 1166 By: Jolley and Garrison of the | | Senate | | | | and | | | | Terrill, Roan and Walker of | | the House | | | | | | | | | | | | An Act relating to public health and safety; creating | | the Regional Emergency Nine-One-One Services Act; | | providing short title; stating purpose; encouraging | | formation of certain districts; defining terms; | | designating jurisdictions; allowing for agreements; | | authorizing emergency districts; providing for | | certain reports; providing for codification; | | providing an effective date; and declaring an | | emergency. | | | | | | | |BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | |in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2849 of Title 63, unless there | |is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | | A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional | |Emergency Nine-One-One Services Act". | | | | B. It is the purpose of the Regional Emergency Nine-One-One | |Services Act to encourage formation of emergency communication | |districts in order to provide efficient delivery of emergency | |nine-one-one (911) service throughout the state. | | | | C. This act shall not apply to any nine-one-one (911) system or | |public agency participating in a nine-one-one (911) system that was | |established prior to January 1, 2009, and that had adopted and begun | |implementation of a process to provide Phase I and Phase II | |nine-one-one (911) service by that date. | | | | D. For the purposes of this section: | | | | 1. "District" means an emergency communication district; | arsid4472341 ENR. S. B. NO. 1166 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
| | | 2. "Emergency communication district" means a district formed | |pursuant to this act to deliver emergency nine-one-one (911) | |services on a regional basis; | | | | 3. "Nine-one-one system" means an entity that processes | |emergency nine-one-one (911) calls through a public safety answering | |point; | | | | 4. "Participating public agency" means a public agency that is | |included in a district; | | | | 5. "Principal municipality" means the municipality with the | |largest population in a district; and | | | | 6. "Public agency" means a municipality or county that provides | |or has authority to provide fire-fighting, law enforcement, | |ambulance, medical or other emergency services; provided, it does | |not mean any entity excluded from this act by the provisions of | |subsection C of this section. | | | | E. On or before December 31, 2012, all public agencies in this | |state shall form regional emergency communication districts for the | |purpose of creating an area-wide emergency nine-one-one (911) system | |for their respective jurisdictions. The territory of the district | |shall be coextensive with the territory of the regional substate | |planning district. If a public agency is situated in more than one | |such territory, it shall become part of the district in which it is | |principally located. If, due to the effect of subsection C of this | |section, the majority of the participating public agencies located | |in the territory of a proposed district determine that it would be | |in the best interests of their citizens, they may request inclusion | |in an adjacent district. | | | | F. The public agencies to be included in each district may form | |the district by entering into local cooperative agreements which | |shall establish a governance structure and provide for the joint | |implementation, funding, operation, and management of the district. | | | | G. If the public agencies in a region are unable to develop a | |local cooperative agreement by December 31, 2012, they shall be | |included in an emergency communication district that is governed by | |a board of directors consisting of an appointee by each public | |agency that was authorized by its voters to fund a nine-one-one | |(911) system prior to the formation of the district, one appointee | |elected by a majority of the remaining public agencies in the | |district, and an additional appointee by the principal municipality | |in the district who shall serve as chair of the board. | arsid4472341 ENR. S. B. NO. 1166 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
| | | H. Unless otherwise provided by agreement, any participating | |public agency that had been authorized by its voters to fund a | |nine-one-one (911) system prior to the formation of the district | |shall retain control of the property, operation, and funding of its | |system; provided, however, the district may contract with such | |participating public agency to include the agency's system in the | |district's master implementation plan. To the extent practicable, | |the district shall not duplicate the equipment or answering point | |services already provided by a participating public agency. A user | |of one or more communication services subject to the payment of fees | |or taxes for an emergency nine-one-one (911) system shall not be | |charged for more than one such fee or tax for each service. | | | | I. An emergency communication district shall have power to make | |all contracts to carry out the purposes of this act, purchase and | |convey real property, impose service fees authorized for public | |agencies for the provision of nine-one-one (911) service, appoint a | |manager of the district and adopt rules and policies for the | |operation of the district. | | | | J. Within one (1) year after the effective date of the | |formation of the district, the board of directors shall prepare its | |master plan to deliver emergency nine-one-one (911) service | |throughout its territory. It shall periodically review and update | |its plan. | | | | K. An emergency communication district shall operate on a | |fiscal year beginning July 1. It shall adopt an annual budget and | |cause to be prepared an independent financial audit annually. As | |soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year, the district | |shall deliver to each participating public agency an annual report | |showing in detail the operations of the district. | | | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2009. | | | | SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | |of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby | |declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | |be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | | Passed the Senate the 12th day of May, 2009. | | | | | | | | Presiding Officer of the Senate | | | | | arsid4472341 ENR. S. B. NO. 1166 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
| Passed the House of Representatives the 15th day of May, 2009. | | | | | | | | Presiding Officer of the House | | of Representatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | arsid4472341 ENR. S. B. NO. 1166 Page 4
