HOUSE BILL NO. 6396

November 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Steven Johnson and Meerman and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

"Emergency 9-1-1 service enabling act,"

by amending sections 308 and 505 (MCL 484.1308 and 484.1505), section 308 as amended by 2007 PA 164 and section 505 as amended by 1999 PA 81.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 308. The clerk of each county which that has adopted a tentative 9-1-1 service plan under section 303 shall must give notice by publication of the hearing on the final 9-1-1 service plan to be held under section 309. The Before January 1, 2022, the notice shall must be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, the first publication of the notice occurring at least 30 days prior to before the date of the hearing. Beginning January 1, 2022, the notice must, at least 30 days before the date of the hearing, be posted as provided in the local government public notice act. The notice shall must state all of the following:

(a) The time, date, and place of the hearing.

(b) A description of the boundaries of the 9-1-1 service district of the final 9-1-1 service plan.

(c) That if the board of commissioners of the county, after a hearing, adopts the final 9-1-1 service plan under this act, the state 9-1-1 charge and, if a county 9-1-1 charge has been approved, a county 9-1-1 charge shall will be collected on a uniform basis from all service users within the 9-1-1 service district.

Sec. 505. (1) After installation and commencement of operation of a 9-1-1 system implemented pursuant to under this act, a public agency all or part of which is included within a 9-1-1 service district may withdraw all or part of its jurisdiction from a 9-1-1 service district effective January 1 of the following year if all of the following occur:

(a) The public agency, after giving notice required in subdivisions (b) and (c), conducts a public hearing on the withdrawal at which all persons attending are afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

(b) Written notice of the time, date, and place of the public hearing conducted by the public agency is given to the county clerk and the clerk of each public agency within the 9-1-1 service district, at least 30 days prior to before the date of the hearing.

(c) Notice Before January 1, 2022, notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing is published twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the public agency, the first publication of the notice occurring at least 30 days prior to before the date of the hearing. Beginning January 1, 2022, the notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing must, at least 30 days before the date of the hearing, be posted as provided in the local government public notice act.

(d) After the public hearing on withdrawal but prior to 90 days before the end of the calendar year, the legislative body of the public agency adopts a resolution withdrawing all or part of the area of the public agency from the 9-1-1 service district. Such The resolution shall must describe the area of the public agency withdrawing from the 9-1-1 service district. The resolution shall must also state the emergency telephone number to be used within the jurisdiction of the public agency following withdrawal from the 9-1-1 service district.

(e) Within 5 days after adoption of the resolution by the legislative body of the public agency, the clerk or other appropriate official of the public agency shall forward such forwards the resolution by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the county clerk. Within 5 days of receipt of a certified copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to under this section, the county clerk shall forward such the resolution by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the service suppliers providing or designated to provide 9-1-1 service to the area of the public agency withdrawing from the 9-1-1 service district.

(2) A public service agency may not withdraw any part of its jurisdiction from a 9-1-1 service district until all outstanding qualified obligations secured by emergency telephone operational charges incurred after the time of the addition of the public service agency to the 9-1-1 service area agreed to by the withdrawing public service agency and the remaining public service agencies comprising the 9-1-1 service district are paid or other provisions are made to pay the qualified obligations.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6440 (request no. 02449'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.