SB-0411, As Passed House, December 12, 2007

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 411

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 32, entitled

"Emergency telephone service enabling act,"

by amending sections 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 412, 413,

502, 504, 601, 602, 605, 712, 714, 716, and 717 (MCL 484.1402,

484.1403, 484.1404, 484.1405, 484.1406, 484.1407, 484.1408,

484.1412, 484.1413, 484.1502, 484.1504, 484.1601, 484.1602,

484.1605, 484.1712, 484.1714, 484.1716, and 484.1717), sections

403, 404, 405, and 406 as amended by 1999 PA 81, sections 407 and

412 as added by 1999 PA 78, section 408 as amended by 2006 PA 74,

section 413 as added and section 717 as amended by 2006 PA 249,

section 601 as amended and section 605 as added by 1999 PA 80,

section 602 as amended by 2004 PA 515, and sections 712, 714, and

716 as added by 1999 PA 79; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 402. Each billed service user shall be liable for any

emergency telephone state, county, or technical 9-1-1 charge

imposed on the service user pursuant to under this act.

     Sec. 403. Except as provided in sections 407 to 412, each Each

service supplier shall be solely responsible for the billing for of

the emergency telephone state and county 9-1-1 charge and the

transmittal of money collected from to the emergency telephone

operational charge 9-1-1 fund and to the counties as required under

this act.

     Sec. 404. After commencement of collection of the emergency

telephone charge within a particular 9-1-1 service district, a A

service supplier providing or designated to provide 9-1-1 service

pursuant to under this act shall not alter the emergency telephone

state or county 9-1-1 charge collected from service users within

the 9-1-1 service district except as provided under this act.

pursuant to this act except as follows:

     (a) As provided in sections 405 and 407 to 412.

     (b) Subject to the limitations provided by section 401(4), if

additions or withdrawals of PSAPs or secondary PSAPs are made to

the 9-1-1 service within a 9-1-1 service district pursuant to this

act, the emergency telephone charge shall be increased or decreased

in an amount such that the total emergency telephone charges to be

collected in such billing period and in each billing period

thereafter shall equal the total cost of providing 9-1-1 service

within the 9-1-1 service district based on the rates and charges of

the service supplier.

     (c) Subject to the limitations provided by section 401(4), if

a public agency is added to or withdraws from a 9-1-1 service

district pursuant to this act, the emergency telephone charge shall

be increased or decreased within the jurisdiction of the particular

public agency in an amount such that the total emergency telephone

charges to be collected in such billing period and in each billing

period thereafter shall equal the total cost of providing 9-1-1

service within the modified 9-1-1 service district based on the

rates and charges of the service supplier.

     Sec. 405. (1) Except as provided in sections 407 to 412,

within 90 days after the first day of the calendar year following

the year in which a service supplier commenced collection of the

emergency telephone charge pursuant to section 401, and within 90

days after the first day of each calendar year thereafter, a

service supplier providing 9-1-1 service pursuant to this act shall

make an annual accounting to the 9-1-1 service district of the

total emergency telephone charges collected during the immediately

preceding calendar year. The commission shall consult with and

consider the recommendations of the committee in the promulgation

of rules under section 413 to require each service user with a

multiline telephone system to install no later than December 31,

2011 the necessary equipment and software to provide specific

location information of a 9-1-1 call. This section applies to

multiline telephone systems regardless of the system technology.

     (2) If an annual accounting made pursuant to subsection (1)

discloses that the total emergency telephone technical charges

collected during the immediately preceding calendar year exceeded

the total cost of installing and providing 9-1-1 service within the

9-1-1 service district for the immediately preceding calendar year

according to the rates and charges of the service supplier, the

service supplier shall adjust the emergency telephone technical

charge collected from service users in the 9-1-1 service district

in an amount computed pursuant to this section. The amount of the

adjustment shall be computed by dividing the excess by the number

of exchange access facilities within the 9-1-1 service district as

the district existed for the billing period immediately following

the annual accounting. Costs of the service supplier associated

with making the adjustment under this subsection as part of the

billing and collection service shall be deducted from the amount to

be adjusted.

     (3) If the annual accounting discloses that the total

emergency telephone charges collected during the calendar year are

less than the total cost of installing and providing 9-1-1 service

within the 9-1-1 service district for the immediately preceding

calendar year according to the costs and rates of the service

supplier, the service supplier shall collect an additional charge

from service users in the 9-1-1 service district in an amount

computed pursuant to this section. Subject to the limitations

provided by section 401(4), the amount of the additional charge

shall be computed by dividing the amount by which the total cost

exceeded the total emergency telephone charges collected during the

immediately preceding calendar year by the number of exchange

access facilities within the 9-1-1 service district as the district

existed for the billing period immediately following the annual

accounting.

     Sec. 406. (1) Except as provided in sections 407 to 412, the

emergency telephone operational charge The funds collected and

expended pursuant to under this act shall be used expended

exclusively for the operation of the 9-1-1 system 9-1-1 services

and in compliance with the rules promulgated under section 413.

     (2) Each PSAP or secondary PSAP shall assure that fund

accounting, auditing, monitoring, and evaluation procedures are

provided as required by this act and the rules promulgated under

this act. The accounting procedures shall provide for accurate and

timely recording of receipt and disbursement of funds by source.

     (3) An annual audit shall be conducted by an independent

auditor using generally accepted accounting principles and copies

of the annual audit shall be made available for public inspection.

     (4) An increase in 9-1-1 operational funds the charges allowed

under this act shall not be authorized or expended for the next

fiscal year unless an annual audit has been performed for the

previous fiscal year and according to the most recently completed

annual audit the expenditures are in compliance with this act.

Except as provided in subsection (5), the PSAP shall continue to

operate at the same funding level as the previous fiscal year until

an audit is performed as required by this section.

     (5) The recurring emergency telephone operational charge

authorized under section 401 shall not be expended if an audit has

not been performed as required by this section within 120 days of

the end of the fiscal year.

     (5) The receipt of 9-1-1 funds under this act is dependent on

compliance with the standards established by the commission under

section 413.

     Sec. 407. (1) The CMRS emergency telephone 9-1-1 fund is

created within the state treasury. to provide money to implement

the wireless emergency service order and this act.

     (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets as

provided under this act and from any source for deposit into the

fund. Money may be deposited into the fund by electronic funds

transfer. Money in the CMRS emergency telephone fund on the

effective date of the amendatory act that added section 401a shall

be deposited into the fund and expended as provided by this act.

The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The

state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from

fund investments. The state treasurer shall establish restricted

subaccounts within the fund for each of the categories listed in

section 409(1)(a) to (e).

     (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall

remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

     (4) The department of treasury shall expend money from the

fund , upon appropriation, only as provided in this act. The

disbursement of money may be by electronic funds transfer.

     (5) The auditor general shall audit the fund at least

annually.

     Sec. 408. (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection

(3) this act, starting January July 1, 2004 2008, a CMRS service

supplier or a reseller shall include a state 9-1-1 service charge

of 52 cents per month for each CMRS connection that has a billing

address in this state as determined under section 401a. The CMRS

service supplier or reseller shall list a the state 9-1-1 service

charge authorized under this section act as a separate line item on

each bill. The service charge shall be listed on the bill as the

"operational "state 9-1-1 charge".

     (2) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (3), a CMRS

supplier may submit an invoice to the subcommittee created in

section 410 for reimbursement from the CMRS emergency telephone

fund for costs incurred in implementing the wireless emergency

service order and this act. Within 90 days after the date the

invoice is submitted to the subcommittee, the subcommittee shall

review the invoice and make a recommendation to the committee for

the approval, in whole or in part, or denial of the invoice. The

committee shall approve an invoice submitted under this subsection

only if the invoice is for costs directly related to the providing

and installing of equipment that implements the wireless emergency

service order and this act. The committee shall authorize payment

of the invoice in accordance with the recommendations of the

subcommittee.

     (3) Before July 1, 2004, all CMRS suppliers shall notify the

committee in writing whether they will seek reimbursement from the

CMRS emergency telephone fund for costs incurred until December 31,

2005 in implementing the wireless emergency service order and this

act. If a CMRS supplier elects to seek reimbursement under this

subsection, it shall continue to impose the 52 cents per month

charge authorized under subsection (1) until December 31, 2005.

After December 31, 2005, the CMRS supplier shall impose a service

charge of 29 cents per month. A CMRS supplier that notifies the

committee in writing that it will not seek reimbursement under this

subsection shall impose a charge of 29 cents per month and not seek

reimbursement from the fund for costs in implementing the wireless

emergency service order and this act incurred after the date of its

notice to the committee.

     (4) The department of state police may receive funds from the

CMRS emergency telephone fund for costs to administer this act or

to operate a regional dispatch center that receives and dispatches

9-l-l calls. A breakdown of the costs funded under this subsection

shall be included in the annual report required under section 412.

Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the costs funded

under this subsection shall not exceed 1/2 of 1 cent of the monthly

service charge collected under this section. If the department of

state police establishes the position of E-911 coordinator, the

costs funded under this subsection shall not exceed 1 cent of the

monthly service charge collected under this section.

     (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) (5) Except as otherwise provided in this section under

subsection (2), the money collected as the service state 9-1-1

charge under subsection (1) shall be deposited in the CMRS

emergency telephone 9-1-1 fund created in section 407 not no later

than 30 days after the end of the quarter in which the service

state 9-1-1 charge was collected.

(4) (6) All Except as otherwise provided under section

401a(5), all money collected and deposited in the CMRS emergency

telephone 9-1-1 fund created in section 407 shall be distributed as

follows:

     (a) Except as provided in subsection (9), 10 cents of each

monthly service charge 82.5% shall be disbursed equally to each

county that has a final 9-1-1 plan in place. that includes

implementing the wireless emergency service order and this act.

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 to

implement the wireless emergency service order and this act 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) Except as provided in subsection (9), 15 cents of each

monthly service charge shall be disbursed on a per capita basis to

each county that has a final 9-1-1 plan in place that includes

implementing the wireless emergency service order and this act. The

committee shall certify to the department of treasury quarterly

which counties have a final 9-1-1 plan in place. The most recent

census conducted by the United States census bureau shall be used

to determine the population of each county in determining the per

capita basis in this subdivision. Money received by a county under

this subdivision shall only be used to implement the wireless

emergency service order and 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.

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) One and one-half cents of each monthly service charge 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 commission on law

enforcement standards 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) As provided under subsections (2), (4), and (11) 1.88%

credited to the department of state police to operate a regional

dispatch center that receives and dispatches 9-1-1 calls, and 1.87%

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) (e) For fiscal year 2005-2006 2007-2008 only, an amount

not to exceed $15,000,000.00 for the annual rental obligations of

the state building authority under the bonds issued to finance the

Michigan public safety communications system project $500,000.00 to

the department of state police to study the feasibility of an IP-

based 9-1-1 system in this state.

(6) (7) Money received by a county under subsection (6)(b) and

(c) (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 telephone 9-1-1

districts, money for that county shall be distributed as provided

in the emergency telephone 9-1-1 districts' final 9-1-1 service

plans.

     (8) If a county with a final 9-1-1 plan in place does not

accept 9-1-1 calls through the direct dispatch method, relay

method, or transfer method from a CMRS user, the revenues available

to the county under this section shall be disbursed to the public

agency or county responsible for accepting and responding to those

calls.

     (9) In addition to the requirements of this subsection, a

county is not eligible to receive disbursements under subsection

(6)(a) or (b) unless the county is compliant with the wireless

emergency service order and this act. A county shall be compliant

with phase 1 implementation by June 30, 2004 and phase 2

implementation by June 30, 2005. A county that is not compliant

with phase 1 implementation by June 30, 2004 and phase 2

implementation by June 30, 2005 shall use the disbursements

received under subsection (6)(a) and (b) only for purposes of

becoming compliant. A county that is not compliant with phase 1

implementation by December 31, 2004 and phase 2 implementation by

December 31, 2005 is not eligible to receive disbursements under

subsection (6)(a) and (b). Once the committee determines that a

county that is not eligible to receive disbursements is compliant,

the county shall begin receiving disbursements again under

subsection (6)(a) and (b). As used in this subsection, "compliant"

means the county has installed equipment that is capable, and at a

state of readiness, to deploy wireless service for all CMRS

providers within a county's 9-1-1 service district or districts.

     (10) From each service charge billed under subsection (1),

each CMRS supplier or reseller who billed the customer shall retain

1/2 of 1 cent to cover the costs of billing and collection as the

only reimbursement from this charge for billing and collection

costs.

     (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the

commission, following a contested case, shall issue an order no

later than June 29, 2004 establishing the costs that a local

exchange provider may recover in terms of the costs related to the

wireless emergency service order. Any cost reimbursement allowed

under this subsection shall not include a cost that is not related

to complying with the wireless emergency service order. After the

commission has issued the order, a local exchange provider may

submit an invoice to the commission for reimbursement from the CMRS

emergency telephone fund for costs incurred that are allowed under

the commission order. Within 45 days after the date an invoice is

submitted to the commission, the commission shall make a

recommendation to the committee for the approval, either in whole

or in part, or the denial of the invoice. The committee shall

authorize payment of an invoice in accordance with the commission's

recommendation. As used in this subsection:

     (a) "Commission" means the Michigan public service commission.

     (b) "Local exchange provider" means a provider of regulated

basic local exchange service as defined in section 102 of the

Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484.2102.

     (12) A CMRS supplier or reseller is not liable for an

uncollected service charge billed under subsection (1) for which

the CMRS supplier or reseller has billed the CMRS user. If only a

partial payment of a bill is received by a CMRS supplier or

reseller, the CMRS supplier or reseller shall credit the amount

received as follows in priority order:

     (a) For services provided.

     (b) For the reimbursement under subsection (10).

     (c) For the balance of the service charge.

     (13) Amounts received under subsection (12)(c) shall be

forwarded to the CMRS emergency telephone fund created in section

407. Any uncollected portion of the service charge that is not

received shall be billed on subsequent billings and, upon receipt,

amounts in excess of the reimbursement under subsection (10) shall

be forwarded to the CMRS emergency telephone fund created in

section 407. The service charge paid by a CMRS user is not subject

to a state or local tax.

     (14) A CMRS supplier or reseller shall implement the billing

provisions of this section not later than October 26, 1999.

     (15) The department of state police shall annually prepare a

list of projects in priority order that the department of state

police recommends for funding from the funds collected under former

section 409(e). The legislature shall annually review and approve

projects by law. If a project provides infrastructure or equipment

for use by CMRS suppliers, the department of state police shall

charge a reasonable fee for use of the infrastructure or equipment.

Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the

fund.

     (7) 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

expenditures 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.

     Sec. 412. (1) The committee shall conduct and complete a cost

study and make a report annually on the service 9-1-1 system in

this state and the state and county 9-1-1 charge required in under

sections 401, 401a, 401b, 401c, 401d, and 401e and distributed

under section 408 not later than April 30, 2000, and August 30

annually after 2000 August 1 of each year. The report of the study

shall include at a minimum all of the following:

     (a) The extent of emergency telephone 9-1-1 service

implementation in this state. by CMRS suppliers under the wireless

emergency service order and this act.

     (b) The actual 9-1-1 service costs incurred by PSAPs and CMRS

suppliers in complying with the wireless emergency service order

and this act counties.

     (c) The service state 9-1-1 charge required in under section

408 401a and a recommendation to change of any changes in the

service state 9-1-1 charge amount if needed to fund the costs of

meeting the time frames in the wireless emergency service order and

this act or in the distribution percentages under section 408.

     (d) A description of any commercial applications developed as

a result of implementing this act.

     (e) A The charge allowed under sections 401a, 401b, 401c,

401d, and 401e and a detailed record of expenditures by each county

relating to the implementation of the wireless emergency service

order and this act.

     (2) The committee shall deliver the report of the study

prepared required under subsection (1) to the secretary of the

senate, the clerk of the house of representatives, and the standing

committees of the senate and house of representatives having

jurisdiction over issues pertaining to telecommunication

communication technology.

     (3) Upon receipt of the report, the legislature must consider

the findings of the report and determine whether an adjustment to

the fee is necessary.

     Sec. 413. (1) The state 9-1-1 director shall issue a report to

the legislature and the governor no later than December 1, 2006,

providing recommendations for stable, equitable long-term funding

of the 9-1-1 system in this state and recommendations, if any, for

the establishment of standards for the training and response time

of 9-1-1 personnel.

     (2) The report shall contain a recommendation that any 9-1-1

fees collected from communications providers are assessed in a

competitively neutral manner. The commission may promulgate rules

to establish 1 or more of the following:

     (a) Uniform procedures, policies, and protocols governing 9-1-

1 services in counties and PSAPs in this state.

     (b) Standards for the training of PSAP personnel under section

408(2)(b).

     (c) Uniform procedures, policies, and standards for the

receipt and expenditure of 9-1-1 funds under sections 401a, 401b,

401c, 401d, 401e, 406, and 408.

     (d) The requirements for multiline telephone systems under

section 405.

     (e) The penalties and remedies for violations of this act and

the rules promulgated under this act.

     (2) The commission shall consult with and consider the

recommendations of the committee in the promulgation of rules under

this section.

     (3) The commission's rule-making authority is limited to that

expressly granted under this section.

     (4) The rules promulgated under this section do not apply to

service suppliers.

     Sec. 502. (1) After installation and commencement of operation

of a 9-1-1 system implemented pursuant to under this act, a public

safety agency serving a public agency or county within the 9-1-1

service district shall cease to function as a PSAP or a secondary

PSAP 60 days after giving written notice thereof to the county

clerk. Within 5 days after receipt of the notice, the county clerk

shall forward the written notice to the service supplier.

     (2) Notwithstanding any provision of this act, to the

contrary, any costs incurred by a service supplier for equipment

removal or system modification necessary for a public safety agency

to cease functioning as a PSAP or secondary PSAP pursuant to under

subsection (1) shall be paid directly by the public safety agency.

and shall not be collected from service users in the 9-1-1 service

district.

     Sec. 504. Within 5 days after receipt of a certified copy of a

resolution adopted by a public agency pursuant to under section

503, the county clerk shall forward the certified copy of the

resolution to the service supplier by certified mail, return

receipt requested. Within a reasonable time after the service

supplier receives the certified copy of the resolution, the service

supplier shall commence 9-1-1 service to all or part of the

jurisdiction of the public agency, as the case may be, and after

commencement of such the service shall commence the collection of

the emergency telephone state and county 9-1-1 charge, in

accordance with this act, from service users within all or part of

the jurisdiction of the public agency added to the 9-1-1 service

district.

     Sec. 601. (1) Except for a commercial mobile radio service,

the public service commission, and the The emergency telephone 9-1-

1 service committee created in section 712, upon request by a

service supplier, county, public agency, or public service agency,

shall provide, to the extent possible, technical assistance

regarding the formulation or implementation, or both, of a 9-1-1

service plan and assistance in resolving a dispute between or among

a service supplier, county, public agency, or public safety agency

regarding their respective rights and duties under this act.

     (2) Except for a commercial mobile radio service supplier, a

service supplier, county, public agency, public service agency, or

a combination of those entities that has a dispute with another

arising from the formulation or implementation, or both, of a 9-1-1

service plan shall request assistance from the public service

commission and the emergency telephone service committee in

resolving the dispute.

     (3) Upon the request of a CMRS supplier, county, public

agency, or public service agency, the emergency telephone service

committee shall, to the extent possible, provide technical

assistance in formulating and implementing a 9-1-1 service plan.

The emergency telephone service committee shall also provide

assistance in resolving a dispute between or among a CMRS supplier,

county, public agency, or public service agency regarding their

respective rights and duties under this act.

     (4) A CMRS supplier, county, public agency, or public service

agency or a combination of those entities that has a dispute with

another of those entities, arising from the formulation or

implementation, or both, of a 9-1-1 service plan, shall request

assistance from the emergency telephone service committee appointed

pursuant to section 410 in resolving the dispute.

     Sec. 602. (1) The committee shall develop a voluntary informal

dispute resolution process that can be utilized by any party in

resolving any dispute involving the formulation, implementation,

delivery, and funding of 9-1-1 services in this state.

     (2) Except for a dispute between a commercial mobile radio

service and a local exchange provider as defined under section 408,

a dispute between or among 1 or more service suppliers, counties,

public agencies, public service agencies, or any combination of

those entities regarding their respective rights and duties under

this act shall be heard as a contested case before the public

service commission as provided in the administrative procedures act

of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

     Sec. 605. (1) A person shall not use an emergency telephone 9-

1-1 service or an emergency CMRS authorized by this act for any

reason other than to call for an emergency response service from a

primary public safety answering point.

     (2) A person who knowingly uses or attempts to use an

emergency telephone 9-1-1 service for a purpose other than

authorized in subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable

by imprisonment for not more than 93 180 days or a fine of not more

than $1,000.00 $5,000.00, or both.

     (3) A person who violates subsection (2) and has 1 or more

prior convictions under this section is guilty of a felony

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of

not more than $2,000.00 $10,000.00, or both.

     (4) This section does not apply to a person who calls a public

safety answering point to report a crime or seek assistance that is

not an emergency unless the call is repeated after the person is

told to call a different number.

     Sec. 712. An emergency telephone 9-1-1 service committee is

created within the department of state police to develop statewide

standards and model system considerations and make other

recommendations for emergency telephone services. The committee

shall only have the authority and duties granted to the committee

under this act.

     Sec. 714. (1) The committee shall do all of the following:

     (a) Organize and adopt standards governing the committee's

formal and informal procedures.

     (b) Meet not less than 4 times per year at a place and time

specified by the chairperson.

     (c) Keep a record of the proceedings and activities of the

committee.

     (d) Provide recommendations to public safety answering points

and secondary public safety answering points on statewide technical

and operational standards for PSAPs and secondary PSAPs.

     (e) Provide recommendations to public agencies concerning

model systems to be considered in preparing a 9-1-1 service plan.

     (f) Perform other duties as necessary to promote successful

all duties as required under this act relating to the development,

implementation, and operation, and funding of 9-1-1 systems across

the in this state.

     (g) Provide notice to the service suppliers of any changes in

the state or county 9-1-1 charge under sections 401a, 401b, and

401c.

     (2) The department of state police and the public service

commission shall provide staff assistance to the committee as

necessary to carry out the committee's duties under this section

act.

     Sec. 716. Subject to section 410(5) Except as otherwise

provided under this act, a writing prepared, owned, used, in the

possession of, or retained by the committee in the performance of

Senate Bill No. 411 (H-7) as amended December 12, 2007

an official function shall be made available to the public in

compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL

15.231 to 15.246.

     Sec. 717. This act is repealed effective [December 31, 2007

February 28, 2009.]

     Enacting section 1. Sections 201a, 201b, 306, 410, 411, 506,

and 711 of the emergency telephone services enabling act, 1986 PA

32, MCL 484.1201a, 484.1201b, 484.1306, 484.1410, 484.1411,

484.1506, and 484.1711, are repealed.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 410 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into

law.