SB 909

Under current law, the Department of Military Affairs must award grants to

public safety answering points, more commonly known as 911 call centers, for a

variety of purposes related to advanced 911 operations. In addition, under a separate

grant program, DMA must award grants to county land information offices for the

purpose of preparing geographic information systems data to help enable advanced

911 operations.

This bill creates an additional grant program under which DMA must award

grants to public safety answering points and counties for the development and

maintenance of, and technical assistance for implementing, the county's or public

safety answering point's capabilities for storing and accessing 911-caller-provided

health, access, and functional needs information. At least 50 percent of the grants

made by DMA under the program must be made to rural counties or public safety

answering points located in rural counties. A grant awarded under the program

must be for 80 percent of the total anticipated 911-caller-provided health, access,

and functional needs information project cost, and the grant recipient shall secure

the remaining 20 percent of funding. Public safety answering points and counties

that receive a grant under the program must make annual reports to DMA about

their developed capabilities and must keep their capabilities secure and confidential.

Under the bill, DMA must create educational materials for the general public

regarding capabilities for storing and accessing 911-caller-provided health, access,

and functional needs information.