June 16, 2011, Introduced by Rep. MacGregor and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1986 PA 32, entitled
"Emergency 9-1-1 service enabling act,"
by amending section 408 (MCL 484.1408), as amended by 2010 PA 284.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 408. (1) Beginning January 1, 2008, a CMRS supplier or
reseller shall, until July 1, 2008, for each CMRS connection that
has a billing address in this state, continue to collect the
service charge that the CMRS supplier or reseller was authorized to
collect by this section prior to December 21, 2007. Except as
otherwise provided under this act, starting July 1, 2008, a service
supplier shall bill and collect a state 9-1-1 service charge per
month as determined under section 401a. The service supplier shall
list the state 9-1-1 service charge authorized under this act as a
separate line item on each bill. The service charge shall be listed
on the bill as the "state 9-1-1 charge".
(2) Each service supplier may retain 2% of the state 9-1-1
charge collected under this act to cover the supplier's costs for
billing and collection.
(3) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), the
money collected as the state 9-1-1 charge under subsection (1)
shall be deposited in the emergency 9-1-1 fund created in section
407 no later than 30 days after the end of the quarter in which the
state 9-1-1 charge was collected.
(4) Except as otherwise provided under section 401a(5), all
money collected and deposited in the emergency 9-1-1 fund created
in section 407 shall be distributed as follows:
(a) 82.5% shall be disbursed to each county that has a final
9-1-1 plan in place. Forty percent of the 82.5% shall be
distributed quarterly on an equal basis to each county, and 60% of
the 82.5% shall be distributed quarterly based on a population per
capita basis. Money received by a county under this subdivision
shall only be used for 9-1-1 services as allowed under this act.
Money expended under this subdivision for a purpose considered
unnecessary or unreasonable by the committee or the auditor general
shall be repaid to the fund.
(b) 7.75% shall be available to reimburse local exchange
providers for the costs related to wireless emergency service. Any
cost reimbursement allowed under this subdivision shall not include
a cost that is not related to wireless emergency service. A local
exchange provider may submit an invoice to the commission for
reimbursement from the emergency 9-1-1 fund for allowed costs.
Within 45 days after the date an invoice is submitted to the
commission, the commission shall approve, either in whole or in
part, or deny the invoice.
(c) 6.0% shall be available to PSAPs for training personnel
assigned to 9-1-1 centers. A written request for money from the
fund shall be made by a public safety agency or county to the
committee. The committee shall semiannually authorize distribution
of money from the fund to eligible public safety agencies or
counties. A public safety agency or county that receives money
under this subdivision shall create, maintain, and make available
to the committee upon request a detailed record of expenditures
relating to the preparation, administration, and carrying out of
activities of its 9-1-1 training program. Money expended by an
eligible public safety agency or county for a purpose considered
unnecessary or unreasonable by the committee or the auditor general
shall be repaid to the fund. The commission shall consult with and
consider the recommendations of the committee in the promulgation
of rules under section 413 establishing training standards for 9-1-
1 system personnel. Money shall be disbursed on a biannual basis to
an eligible public safety agency or county for training of PSAP
personnel through courses certified by the committee only for
either of the following purposes:
(i) To provide basic 9-1-1 operations training.
(ii) To provide in-service training to employees engaged in 9-
1-1 service.
(d) 1.88% shall be credited to the department of state police
to operate a regional dispatch center that receives and dispatches
9-1-1 calls, and 1.87% shall be credited to the department of state
police for costs to administer this act and to maintain the office
of the state 9-1-1 coordinator.
(5) For fiscal year 2010-2011 only, an amount not to exceed
$1,700,000.00 is distributed to the department of state police for
an integrated IP-based 9-1-1 mapping system in this state. The
money distributed under this subsection is for the restricted
purpose of matching funds for the state's award of a grant under
the
grant program established pursuant to under the federal
ensuring needed help arrives near callers employing 911 act of
2004, 47 USC 942, to be used solely for the acquisition and
deployment of a state integrated IP-based 9-1-1 mapping system. All
costs associated with the state integrated IP-based 9-1-1 mapping
system including, but not limited to, its construction,
administration, and maintenance shall only be paid from money
distributed under this subsection and any federal grant money.
(6)
For fiscal year 2009-2010 only, an amount not to exceed
$5,000,000.00
shall be distributed to the department of state
police
to fund a portion of the department's costs for the Michigan
public
safety communications system. For
fiscal year 2010-2011
only, an amount not to exceed $7,000,000.00 shall be distributed to
the department of state police to fund a portion of the
department's costs for the Michigan public safety communications
system. For fiscal year 2011-2012 only, an amount not to exceed
$7,000,000.00 shall be distributed to the department of state
police to fund a portion of the department's costs for the Michigan
public safety communications system.
(7) Money received by a county under subsection (4)(a) shall
be distributed by the county to the primary PSAPs geographically
located within the 9-1-1 service district by 1 of the following
methods:
(a) As provided in the final 9-1-1 service plan.
(b) If distribution is not provided for in the 9-1-1 service
plan under subdivision (a), then according to any agreement for
distribution between a county and a public agency.
(c) If distribution is not provided for in the 9-1-1 service
plan under subdivision (a) or by agreement between the county and
public agency under subdivision (b), then according to the
population within the geographic area for which the PSAP serves as
primary PSAP.
(d) If a county has multiple emergency 9-1-1 districts, money
for that county shall be distributed as provided in the emergency
9-1-1 districts' final 9-1-1 service plans.
(8) The commission shall consult with and consider
recommendations of the committee in the promulgation of rules under
section 413 establishing the standards for the receipt and
expenditure of 9-1-1 funds under this act. Receipt of 9-1-1 funds
under this act is dependent on compliance with the standards
established under this subsection.