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SENATE
FILE
2458
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3008)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
public
safety
answering
points,
including
1
limitations,
property
tax
allocation,
service
requirements,
2
management,
consolidation,
transfer
of
duties
from
joint
911
3
service
boards
to
local
emergency
management
commissions,
4
and
reporting
requirements,
and
including
transfer
and
5
effective
date
provisions.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
PUBLIC
SAFETY
ANSWERING
POINTS
2
Section
1.
Section
29C.9,
subsection
10,
Code
2026,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
10.
The
commission
shall
,
if
agreed
to
by
a
two-thirds
5
majority
of
the
commission
and
a
two-thirds
majority
of
the
6
joint
911
service
board,
be
responsible
for
the
emergency
7
telephone
system
activities
of
a
joint
911
service
board
if
8
substituted
for
a
joint
911
service
board
pursuant
to
section
9
34A.3,
subsection
4
required
under
chapter
34A
.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
29C.9,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
Each
local
emergency
management
13
commission,
in
addition
to
duties
under
this
chapter
and
14
chapter
34A,
shall
annually
submit
to
the
department
the
15
following,
which
the
department
shall
publish
on
its
internet
16
site:
17
a.
A
five-year
plan
identifying
anticipated
911
service
18
infrastructure
needs,
upgrades,
and
improvements.
19
b.
An
inventory
including
all
of
the
following:
20
(1)
All
agency
full-time
equivalent
positions
and
21
associated
costs.
22
(2)
All
equipment
owned
or
used
by
the
agency
and
associated
23
costs.
24
(3)
All
structures
owned
or
used
by
the
agency
and
25
associated
costs.
26
(4)
All
equipment
owned
by
public
safety
agencies
27
located
within
the
commission’s
jurisdiction,
including
law
28
enforcement,
fire
protection,
emergency
medical
services,
and
29
the
sheriff.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
34A.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
31
following
new
subsection:
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13A.
“Local
emergency
management
commission”
33
means
a
local
emergency
management
commission
established
under
34
section
29C.9,
acting
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
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Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
34A.2B
Public
safety
answering
points
1
——
accessing
criminal
justice
information.
2
A
public
safety
answering
point
that
accesses
criminal
3
justice
information
shall
comply
with
the
security
policy
4
of
the
federal
bureau
of
investigation’s
criminal
justice
5
information
services
and
any
requirements
imposed
by
the
Iowa
6
department
of
public
safety.
7
Sec.
5.
Section
34A.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
34A.3
Joint
911
service
board
Local
emergency
management
10
commission
——
911
service
plan
——
implementation
——
waivers
.
11
1.
Joint
911
service
boards
Local
emergency
management
12
commissions
——
plans.
13
a.
The
board
of
supervisors
of
each
county
shall
maintain
a
14
joint
911
service
board.
15
(1)
Each
political
subdivision
of
the
state
having
a
public
16
safety
agency
serving
territory
within
the
county
and
each
17
local
emergency
management
agency
as
defined
in
section
29C.2
18
operating
within
the
area
is
entitled
to
voting
membership
on
19
the
joint
911
service
board.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
20
a
township
that
operates
a
volunteer
fire
department
providing
21
fire
protection
services
to
the
township,
or
a
city
which
22
provides
fire
protection
services
through
the
operation
of
a
23
volunteer
fire
department
not
financed
through
city
government,
24
shall
be
considered
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state
25
having
a
public
safety
agency
serving
territory
within
the
26
county.
Each
private
safety
agency
operating
within
the
area
27
is
entitled
to
nonvoting
membership
on
the
board.
28
(2)
A
township
that
does
not
operate
its
own
public
safety
29
agency,
but
contracts
for
the
provision
of
public
safety
30
services,
is
not
entitled
to
membership
on
the
joint
911
31
service
board,
but
its
contractor
is
entitled
to
membership
32
according
to
the
contractor’s
status
as
a
public
or
private
33
safety
agency.
34
(3)
The
sheriff
of
each
county,
or
the
sheriff’s
designee,
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is
entitled
to
voting
membership
on
the
joint
911
service
1
board.
2
(4)
The
chief
of
police
of
each
city
operating
a
public
3
safety
answering
point,
or
the
chief
of
police’s
designee,
is
4
entitled
to
voting
membership
on
the
joint
911
service
board
of
5
the
county
where
the
city
is
located.
6
b.
a.
(1)
The
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
7
management
commission
shall
maintain
a
911
service
plan
8
encompassing
at
minimum
the
entire
county
,
unless
an
exemption
9
is
granted
by
the
program
manager
permitting
a
smaller
10
911
service
area
.
Except
as
otherwise
authorized
in
this
11
paragraph,
not
more
than
one
public
safety
answering
point
12
shall
provide
911
service
within
a
county.
This
subsection
13
does
not
apply
to
a
public
safety
answering
point
operated
14
by
the
national
guard,
any
branch
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
15
United
States,
or
the
department
of
public
safety.
16
(2)
If
a
city
extends
into
more
than
one
county,
the
city,
17
the
counties,
and
the
local
emergency
management
commissions
18
serving
the
city
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
to
determine
19
how
911
calls
originating
from
the
city
are
allocated
to
the
20
public
safety
answering
points
in
the
counties
where
the
city
21
is
located.
22
b.
Public
safety
answering
points
providing
911
23
service
within
the
same
county
shall
at
all
times
maintain
24
communication
capabilities
with
each
other
and
with
all
public
25
safety
agencies
within
the
county,
including
those
providing
26
fire
protection,
law
enforcement,
emergency
medical
services,
27
and
the
sheriff.
28
(1)
The
program
manager
may
grant
a
discretionary
exemption
29
from
the
single
county
minimum
service
area
requirement
30
based
upon
a
joint
911
service
board’s
or
other
911
service
31
plan
operating
authority’s
presentation
of
evidence
which
32
supports
the
requested
exemption
if
the
program
manager
finds
33
that
local
conditions
make
adherence
to
the
minimum
standard
34
unreasonable
or
technically
infeasible
and
that
the
purposes
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of
this
chapter
would
be
furthered
by
granting
an
exemption.
1
The
minimum
size
requirement
is
intended
to
prevent
unnecessary
2
duplication
of
public
safety
answering
points
and
minimize
3
other
administrative,
personnel,
and
equipment
expenses.
4
(2)
The
program
manager
may
order
the
inclusion
of
a
5
specific
territory
not
serviced
by
surrounding
911
service
plan
6
areas
in
an
adjoining
911
service
plan
area
upon
request
of
the
7
joint
911
service
board
representing
the
territory
to
avoid
8
the
creation
by
exclusion
of
a
territory
smaller
than
a
single
9
county.
10
c.
The
A
911
service
plan
operating
authority
shall
submit
11
proposed
changes
to
the
plan
to
all
of
the
following:
12
(1)
The
program
manager.
13
(2)
Public
and
private
safety
agencies
in
the
911
service
14
area.
15
(3)
Local
exchange
service
providers
affected
by
the
911
16
service
plan.
17
2.
Compliance
waivers
available
in
limited
circumstances.
18
a.
The
program
manager
may
extend
the
time
period
for
plan
19
implementation
by
issuing
a
compliance
waiver.
20
b.
The
compliance
waiver
shall
be
based
upon
a
joint
21
911
service
board’s
local
emergency
management
commission’s
22
presentation
of
evidence
which
that
supports
an
extension
23
if
the
program
manager
finds
that
local
conditions
make
24
implementation
financially
unreasonable
or
technically
25
infeasible
by
the
originally
scheduled
plan
of
implementation.
26
c.
The
compliance
waiver
shall
be
for
a
set
period
of
time,
27
and
subject
to
review
and
renewal
or
denial
of
renewal
upon
its
28
expiration.
29
d.
The
waiver
may
cover
all
or
a
portion
of
a
911
service
30
plan’s
911
service
area
to
facilitate
phased
implementation
31
when
possible.
32
e.
The
granting
of
a
compliance
waiver
does
not
create
33
a
presumption
that
the
identical
or
similar
waiver
will
be
34
extended
in
the
future.
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f.
Consideration
of
compliance
waivers
shall
be
on
a
1
case-by-case
basis.
2
3.
Chapter
28E
agreement
——
alternative
to
joint
911
service
3
board.
4
a.
A
legal
entity
created
pursuant
to
chapter
28E
by
a
5
county
or
counties,
other
political
divisions,
and
public
or
6
private
agencies
to
jointly
plan,
implement,
and
operate
a
7
countywide,
or
larger,
911
service
system
may
be
substituted
8
for
the
joint
911
service
board
required
under
subsection
1
.
9
An
alternative
legal
entity
created
pursuant
to
chapter
28E
as
10
a
substitute
for
a
joint
911
service
board,
as
permitted
by
11
this
subsection
,
may
be
created
by
either:
12
(1)
Agreement
of
the
parties
entitled
to
voting
membership
13
on
a
joint
911
service
board.
14
(2)
Agreement
of
the
members
of
a
joint
911
service
board.
15
b.
An
alternative
chapter
28E
entity
has
all
of
the
powers
16
of
a
joint
911
service
board
and
any
additional
powers
granted
17
by
the
agreement.
As
used
in
this
chapter
,
“joint
911
service
18
board”
includes
an
alternative
chapter
28E
entity
created
for
19
that
purpose,
except
as
specifically
limited
by
the
chapter
28E
20
agreement
or
unless
clearly
provided
otherwise
in
this
chapter
.
21
A
chapter
28E
agreement
related
to
911
service
shall
permit
22
the
participation
of
a
private
safety
agency
or
other
persons
23
allowed
to
participate
in
a
joint
911
service
board,
but
the
24
terms,
scope,
and
conditions
of
participation
are
subject
to
25
the
chapter
28E
agreement.
26
4.
Local
emergency
management
commission
——
alternative
to
27
911
service
board.
28
a.
Subject
to
section
29C.9,
subsection
10
,
a
local
29
emergency
management
commission
may
be
substituted
for
the
30
joint
911
service
board
required
under
subsection
1
by
the
31
board
of
supervisors
of
the
county
in
which
the
joint
911
32
service
board
is
maintained.
33
b.
A
commission
shall
have
all
of
the
powers
of
a
joint
911
34
service
board
if
a
commission
is
substituted
for
the
joint
911
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service
board
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
1
c.
As
used
in
this
chapter
,
“joint
911
service
board”
2
includes
a
commission
if
a
commission
is
substituted
for
the
3
joint
911
service
board
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
4
5.
Participation
in
joint
911
service
board
required.
A
5
political
subdivision
having
a
public
or
private
safety
agency
6
within
its
territory
or
jurisdiction
shall
participate
in
a
7
joint
911
service
board
and
cooperate
in
maintaining
the
911
8
service
plan.
9
3.
Consolidation.
10
a.
On
or
before
December
31,
2026,
each
joint
911
service
11
board
existing
on
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
submit
12
to
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
13
a
letter
of
intent
to
consolidate
all
public
safety
answering
14
points
within
the
county
to
one
and
transfer
all
funds,
15
debts,
contract
rights,
and
obligations
to
the
local
emergency
16
management
commission
by
December
31,
2031.
On
or
before
17
December
31,
2027,
each
county
shall
submit
to
the
department
a
18
plan
on
how
the
county
will
reform
or
consolidate
within
the
19
required
time
frame.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
on
January
1,
20
2033.
21
b.
An
employee
employed
by
a
public
safety
answering
point
22
whose
employment
is
discontinued
due
to
consolidation
under
23
this
subsection
shall
be
given
a
hiring
preference
for
one
24
year
following
the
employee’s
last
date
of
employment
with
the
25
public
safety
answering
point
for
any
similar
position
with
26
another
public
safety
answering
point
in
Iowa.
This
paragraph
27
shall
not
be
construed
to
supersede
any
collective
bargaining
28
agreements.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2033.
29
c.
A
county
that
contains
more
than
one
public
safety
30
answering
point
after
December
31,
2031,
shall
be
allocated
31
one
dollar
out
of
the
one
dollar
and
twenty
cent
surcharge
32
implemented
pursuant
to
section
34A.7A.
The
remaining
33
statutory
allocation
of
twenty
cents
shall
be
evenly
34
distributed
to
all
other
counties
not
exceeding
one
public
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service
answering
point
within
the
county.
1
d.
Except
for
transfer
requirements
from
joint
911
service
2
boards
existing
on
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
to
local
3
emergency
management
commissions,
this
subsection
does
not
4
apply
to
a
county
with
only
one
public
safety
answering
point
5
on
July
1,
2026,
or
to
any
public
safety
answering
points
6
operated
by
the
national
guard,
any
branch
of
the
armed
forces
7
of
the
United
States,
or
the
department
of
public
safety.
8
e.
Each
joint
911
service
board
existing
on
the
effective
9
date
of
this
Act
shall
transfer
all
funds,
debts,
contract
10
rights,
and
obligations
to
the
local
emergency
management
11
commission
no
later
December
31,
2031.
This
paragraph
is
12
repealed
on
January
1,
2033.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
34A.7,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
14
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
When
a
911
service
plan
is
implemented,
the
costs
of
16
providing
911
service
within
a
911
service
area
are
the
17
responsibility
of
the
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
18
management
commission
and
the
member
political
subdivisions.
19
Costs
in
excess
of
the
amount
raised
by
imposition
of
the
911
20
service
surcharge
provided
for
under
subsection
1
shall
be
21
paid
by
the
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
22
commission
from
such
revenue
sources
allocated
among
the
23
member
political
subdivisions
as
determined
by
the
joint
911
24
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
.
Funding
25
is
not
limited
to
the
surcharge,
and
surcharge
revenues
may
26
be
supplemented
by
other
permissible
local
and
state
revenue
27
sources.
A
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
28
commission
shall
not
commit
a
political
subdivision
to
29
appropriate
property
tax
revenues
to
fund
a
911
service
plan
30
without
the
consent
of
the
political
subdivision.
A
joint
911
31
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
may
approve
32
a
911
service
plan,
including
a
funding
formula
requiring
33
appropriations
by
participating
political
subdivisions,
subject
34
to
the
approval
of
the
funding
formula
by
each
political
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subdivision.
However,
a
political
subdivision
may
agree
in
1
advance
to
appropriate
property
tax
revenues
or
other
moneys
2
according
to
a
formula
or
plan
developed
by
an
alternative
3
chapter
28E
entity.
Property
tax
revenues
appropriated
by
a
4
political
subdivision
under
the
funding
formula
for
the
purpose
5
of
supporting
public
safety
answering
point
operations
shall
6
be
paid
only
to
the
local
emergency
management
commission
that
7
operates
the
primary
public
safety
answering
point
serving
the
8
political
subdivision.
9
Sec.
7.
Section
34A.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2026,
10
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
a.
To
encourage
local
implementation
of
911
service,
one
12
source
of
funding
for
911
emergency
communication
systems
shall
13
come
from
a
surcharge
per
month,
per
access
line
on
each
access
14
line
subscriber,
of
one
dollar
and
twenty
cents
.
15
Sec.
8.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
The
director
shall
adopt
by
rule
a
monthly
surcharge
18
of
one
dollar
and
twenty
cents
to
be
imposed
on
each
19
originating
service
number
provided
in
this
state.
The
20
surcharge
shall
be
imposed
uniformly
on
a
statewide
basis
21
and
simultaneously
on
all
originating
service
numbers
as
22
provided
by
rule
of
the
director.
The
surcharge
shall
not
be
23
imposed
on
wire-line-based
communications
or
prepaid
wireless
24
telecommunications
service.
25
Sec.
9.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
5,
paragraph
c,
Code
26
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
c.
A
county
joint
911
service
board
which
that
fails
to
28
submit
expenses
and
costs
pursuant
to
the
methodology
developed
29
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
by
March
31
of
each
year
shall
be
30
allocated
sixty-five
cents
out
of
the
one
dollar
and
twenty
31
cent
911
emergency
communications
service
surcharge
until
March
32
31
of
the
following
year.
Remaining
funds
shall
be
held
in
the
33
carryover
operating
surplus
fund
until
the
expenses
and
cost
34
report
is
submitted
by
the
county
joint
911
service
board.
If
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the
county
joint
911
service
board
submits
the
expense
and
cost
1
report
before
March
30
of
the
following
year,
the
set
aside
2
funds
shall
be
provided
to
the
county
joint
911
service
board.
3
If
the
county
joint
911
service
board
fails
to
submit
the
4
expense
and
cost
report
within
one
year,
funds
shall
revert
to
5
the
carryover
operating
surplus
fund
and
be
used
in
accordance
6
with
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“f”
.
7
Sec.
10.
Section
34A.11,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
34A.11
Communications
——
single
point-of-contact.
10
1.
The
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
11
commission
in
each
911
service
area
shall
designate
a
person
12
to
serve
as
a
single
point-of-contact
to
facilitate
the
13
communication
of
needs,
issues,
or
concerns
regarding
emergency
14
communications,
interoperability,
and
other
matters
applicable
15
to
emergency
911
communications
and
migration
to
the
next
16
generation
911
network.
The
person
designated
as
the
single
17
point-of-contact
shall
be
responsible
for
facilitating
the
18
communication
of
such
needs,
issues,
or
concerns
between
19
public
or
private
safety
agencies
within
the
service
area,
20
the
911
program
manager,
the
911
communications
council,
the
21
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
board
established
22
in
section
80.28
,
and
any
other
person,
entity,
or
agency
the
23
person
deems
necessary
or
appropriate.
The
person
designated
24
shall
also
be
responsible
for
responding
to
surveys
or
requests
25
for
information
applicable
to
the
service
area
received
from
a
26
federal,
state,
or
local
agency,
entity,
or
board.
27
2.
In
the
event
a
joint
911
service
board
local
28
emergency
management
commission
fails
to
designate
a
single
29
point-of-contact
by
November
1,
2013
2026
,
the
chairperson
30
of
the
joint
911
service
board
county
sheriff
shall
serve
in
31
that
capacity.
The
911
service
board
shall
submit
the
name
32
and
contact
information
for
the
person
designated
as
the
33
single
point-of-contact
to
the
911
program
manager
by
January
34
1
annually.
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3.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
be
equally
1
applicable
to
an
alternative
legal
entity
created
pursuant
to
2
chapter
28E
if
such
an
entity
is
established
as
an
alternative
3
to
a
joint
911
service
board
as
provided
in
section
34A.3
.
4
If
such
an
entity
is
established,
the
governing
body
of
5
that
entity
shall
designate
the
single
point-of-contact
for
6
the
entity,
and
the
chairperson
or
representative
official
7
of
the
governing
body
shall
serve
in
the
event
a
single
8
point-of-contact
is
not
designated.
9
Sec.
11.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
10
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
11
DIVISION
II
12
CONFORMING
CHANGES
13
Sec.
12.
Section
16.161,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
16.161
Authority
to
issue
911
program
bonds
and
notes.
16
1.
The
authority
shall
assist
the
program
manager,
17
appointed
pursuant
to
section
34A.2A
,
as
provided
in
chapter
18
34A,
subchapter
II
,
and
the
authority
shall
have
all
of
the
19
powers
delegated
to
it
by
a
joint
911
service
board
local
20
emergency
management
commission
or
the
department
of
public
21
defense
in
a
chapter
28E
agreement
with
respect
to
the
issuance
22
and
securing
of
bonds
or
notes
and
the
carrying
out
of
the
23
purposes
of
chapter
34A
.
24
2.
The
authority
shall
provide
a
mechanism
for
the
25
pooling
of
funds
of
two
or
more
joint
911
service
boards
26
local
emergency
management
commissions
to
be
used
for
the
27
joint
purchasing
of
necessary
equipment
and
reimbursement
of
28
land-line
and
wireless
service
providers’
costs
for
upgrades
29
necessary
to
provide
911
service.
When
two
or
more
joint
911
30
service
boards
local
emergency
management
commissions
have
31
agreed
to
pool
funds
for
the
purpose
of
purchasing
necessary
32
equipment
to
be
used
in
providing
911
service,
the
authority
33
shall
issue
bonds
and
notes
as
provided
in
sections
34A.20
34
through
34A.22
.
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Sec.
13.
Section
34A.2,
subsection
5,
paragraph
d,
1
subparagraph
(1),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
A
statement
of
estimated
costs
to
be
incurred
by
the
joint
4
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
or
the
5
department
of
public
safety,
including
separate
estimates
of
6
the
following:
7
Sec.
14.
Section
34A.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
8
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(1)
The
program
manager
shall
notify
a
local
exchange
10
service
provider
scheduled
to
provide
exchange
access
line
11
service
to
a
911
service
area
that
implementation
of
a
911
12
service
plan
has
been
approved
by
the
joint
911
service
board
13
local
emergency
management
commission
and
that
collection
of
14
the
surcharge
is
to
begin
within
sixty
days.
15
Sec.
15.
Section
34A.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
The
surcharge
shall
be
collected
as
part
of
the
access
18
line
service
provider’s
periodic
billing
to
a
subscriber.
In
19
compensation
for
the
costs
of
billing
and
collection,
the
local
20
exchange
service
provider
may
retain
one
percent
of
the
gross
21
surcharges
collected.
If
the
compensation
is
insufficient
to
22
fully
recover
a
local
exchange
service
provider’s
costs
for
23
billing
and
collection
of
the
surcharge,
the
deficiency
shall
24
be
included
in
the
local
exchange
service
provider’s
costs
for
25
ratemaking
purposes
to
the
extent
it
is
reasonable
and
just
26
under
section
476.6
.
The
surcharge
shall
be
remitted
to
the
27
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
28
for
deposit
into
the
911
service
fund
quarterly
by
the
local
29
exchange
service
provider.
The
total
amount
for
multiple
30
exchanges
may
be
combined.
31
Sec.
16.
Section
34A.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
32
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
The
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
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commission
may
request,
not
more
than
once
each
quarter,
the
1
following
information
from
the
local
exchange
service
provider:
2
Sec.
17.
Section
34A.7,
subsection
4,
Code
2026,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
4.
911
service
fund.
Each
joint
911
service
board
local
5
emergency
management
commission
shall
establish
and
maintain
6
as
a
separate
account
a
911
service
fund.
Any
funds
remaining
7
in
the
account
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
8
to
the
general
funds
of
the
member
political
subdivisions,
9
except
as
provided
in
subsection
5
,
but
shall
remain
in
the
911
10
service
fund.
Moneys
in
a
911
service
fund
may
only
be
used
11
for
nonrecurring
and
recurring
costs
of
the
911
service
plan
12
as
approved
by
the
program
manager,
as
those
terms
are
defined
13
by
section
34A.2
.
14
Sec.
18.
Section
34A.7,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
15
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
a.
Moneys
deposited
in
a
911
service
fund
shall
be
used
for
17
the
repayment
of
any
bonds
issued
for
the
benefit
of
or
loan
18
made
to
the
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
19
commission
pursuant
to
sections
34A.20
through
34A.22
,
and
as
20
long
as
any
such
bond
or
loan
remains
unpaid
the
surcharge
21
shall
not
be
reduced
or
eliminated.
Moneys
deposited
in
the
22
fund
shall
be
subject
to
such
terms
and
conditions
as
may
be
23
contained
in
the
relevant
bond
documents,
trust
indenture,
24
resolution,
loan
agreement,
or
other
instrument
pursuant
to
25
which
bonds
are
issued
or
a
loan
is
made,
without
regard
to
any
26
limitation
otherwise
provided
by
law.
27
Sec.
19.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
28
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
(1)
The
program
manager
shall
allocate
to
each
joint
911
30
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
and
to
the
31
department
of
public
safety
a
minimum
of
one
thousand
dollars
32
per
calendar
quarter
for
each
public
safety
answering
point
33
within
the
service
area
of
the
department
of
public
safety
or
34
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
.
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Sec.
20.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2026,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(c)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
the
4
minimum
amount
allocated
to
each
joint
911
service
board
local
5
emergency
management
commission
and
to
the
department
of
public
6
safety
shall
be
no
less
than
one
thousand
dollars
for
each
7
public
safety
answering
point
within
the
service
area
of
the
8
department
of
public
safety
or
joint
911
service
board
local
9
emergency
management
commission
.
10
Sec.
21.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
11
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
(2)
The
program
manager
may
also
provide
grants
to
joint
13
911
service
boards
local
emergency
management
commissions
and
14
the
department
of
public
safety
for
the
purpose
of
developing
15
and
maintaining
GIS
data
to
be
used
in
support
of
the
next
16
generation
911
network.
The
program
manager
shall
provide
17
guidelines,
application
forms,
and
notice
of
the
availability
18
of
such
grants
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
19
Sec.
22.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
20
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
g.
The
director,
in
consultation
with
the
program
manager
22
and
the
911
communications
council,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
23
to
chapter
17A
governing
the
distribution
of
the
surcharge
24
collected
and
distributed
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
The
25
rules
shall
include
provisions
that
all
joint
911
service
26
boards
local
emergency
management
commissions
and
the
27
department
of
public
safety
which
that
answer
or
service
28
wireless
911
calls
are
eligible
to
receive
an
equitable
portion
29
of
the
receipts.
30
Sec.
23.
Section
34A.7A,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
a
and
c,
31
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
a.
The
program
manager,
in
consultation
with
the
911
33
communications
council
and
the
auditor
of
state,
shall
34
establish
a
methodology
for
determining
and
collecting
public
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safety
answering
point
cost
and
expense
data
through
the
1
county
joint
911
service
boards
local
emergency
management
2
commissions
.
The
methodology
shall
include
the
collection
of
3
data
for
direct
costs
and
expenses
related
to
the
operation
4
of
a
public
safety
answering
point
and
account
for
the
extent
5
to
which
identified
costs
and
expenses
are
compensated
for
6
or
addressed
through
911
surcharges
versus
other
sources
of
7
funding.
8
c.
A
county
joint
911
service
board
which
local
emergency
9
management
commission
that
fails
to
submit
expenses
and
costs
10
pursuant
to
the
methodology
developed
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
11
by
March
31
of
each
year
shall
be
allocated
sixty-five
cents
12
out
of
the
one
dollar
911
emergency
communications
service
13
surcharge
until
March
31
of
the
following
year.
Remaining
14
funds
shall
be
held
in
the
carryover
operating
surplus
15
fund
until
the
expenses
and
cost
report
is
submitted
by
the
16
county
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
17
commission
.
If
the
county
joint
911
service
board
local
18
emergency
management
commission
submits
the
expense
and
cost
19
report
before
March
30
of
the
following
year,
the
set
aside
20
funds
shall
be
provided
to
the
county
joint
911
service
board
21
local
emergency
management
commission
.
If
the
county
joint
911
22
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
fails
to
23
submit
the
expense
and
cost
report
within
one
year,
funds
shall
24
revert
to
the
carryover
operating
surplus
fund
and
be
used
in
25
accordance
with
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“f”
.
26
Sec.
24.
Section
34A.8,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
27
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
b.
The
director,
program
manager,
joint
911
service
board,
29
local
emergency
management
commission
established
pursuant
30
to
section
29C.9
,
the
designated
next
generation
911
network
31
service
provider,
and
the
public
safety
answering
point,
and
32
their
agents,
employees,
and
assigns
,
shall
use
local
exchange
33
service
information
provided
by
the
local
exchange
service
34
provider
solely
for
the
purposes
of
providing
911
emergency
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telephone
service
or
providing
related
mass
notification
and
1
emergency
messaging
services
as
described
in
section
29C.17A
2
utilizing
only
the
subscriber’s
information,
and
local
exchange
3
service
information
shall
otherwise
be
kept
confidential.
4
A
person
who
violates
this
paragraph
is
guilty
of
a
simple
5
misdemeanor.
6
Sec.
25.
Section
34A.12,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
34A.12
Delivery
of
911
calls
——
reimbursement.
9
The
program
manager
may
request
reimbursement
from
each
10
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
11
for
reasonable
costs
under
section
34A.7A
related
to
the
12
delivery
of
911
call
traffic
to
public
safety
answering
13
points.
Upon
request,
each
joint
911
service
board
local
14
emergency
management
commission
shall
reimburse
the
department
15
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
for
such
costs
16
within
thirty
days.
17
Sec.
26.
Section
34A.21,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
18
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
c.
The
amounts
on
deposit
in
the
911
service
fund
of
a
20
joint
911
service
board
local
emergency
management
commission
,
21
including
,
but
not
limited
to
revenues
from
a
local
option
911
22
service
surcharge.
23
Sec.
27.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
24
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
public
safety
answering
points,
29
including
setting
limitations,
property
tax
allocation,
service
30
requirements,
management,
consolidation,
transfer
of
duties
31
from
joint
911
service
boards
to
local
emergency
management
32
commissions,
and
reporting
requirements.
33
DIVISION
I
——
PUBLIC
SAFETY
ANSWERING
POINTS.
The
bill
34
authorizes
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
exercise
the
same
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bonding
and
fund-pooling
powers
when
delegated
by
a
local
1
emergency
management
commission
as
currently
allowed
when
2
delegated
by
a
joint
911
service
board.
3
The
bill
requires
each
local
emergency
management
commission
4
to
annually
submit
to
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
5
emergency
management
(department)
a
five-year
plan
addressing
6
anticipated
911
service
infrastructure
needs
and
an
inventory
7
of
personnel,
equipment,
structures,
and
public
safety
agency
8
equipment
within
the
commission’s
jurisdiction.
The
department
9
must
publish
this
information
on
its
internet
site.
10
The
bill
requires
each
public
safety
answering
point
that
11
accesses
criminal
justice
information
to
comply
with
the
12
security
policy
of
the
federal
bureau
of
investigation’s
13
criminal
justice
information
services
and
any
requirements
14
imposed
by
the
Iowa
department
of
public
safety.
15
The
bill
requires
a
local
emergency
management
commission
16
to
maintain
a
countywide
911
service
plan
unless
an
exemption
17
is
granted.
The
bill
limits
each
county
to
not
more
than
one
18
PSAP,
with
exceptions
relating
to
certain
cities
and
for
PSAPs
19
operated
by
the
national
guard,
any
branch
of
the
armed
forces
20
of
the
United
States,
or
the
department
of
public
safety.
21
The
bill
requires
a
city
located
in
more
than
one
county
22
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
counties
and
the
local
23
emergency
management
commissions
serving
the
city
to
determine
24
how
911
calls
originating
from
the
city
are
allocated
to
the
25
public
safety
answering
points
in
the
counties
where
the
city
26
is
located.
27
The
bill
requires
all
PSAPs
within
a
county
to
maintain
28
communications
capabilities
with
each
other
and
all
public
29
safety
agencies
in
the
county.
30
The
bill
requires
each
joint
911
service
board
existing
on
31
the
effective
date
of
the
bill
to
submit
to
the
department
32
by
December
31,
2026,
a
letter
of
intent
to
consolidate
all
33
public
safety
answering
points
within
the
county
to
one
and
34
transfer
all
funds,
debts,
contract
rights,
and
obligations
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to
the
applicable
commission
by
December
31,
2031.
The
bill
1
also
requires
each
county
to
submit
a
plan
to
the
department
2
by
December
31,
2027,
detailing
how
the
county
will
reform
or
3
consolidate
within
the
required
time
frame.
4
The
bill
provides
that
an
employee
employed
by
a
5
public
safety
answering
point
that
is
discontinued
due
to
6
consolidation
must
be
given
a
hiring
preference
for
one
year
7
following
the
employee’s
last
date
of
employment
with
the
8
public
safety
answering
point
for
any
similar
position
with
9
another
public
safety
answering
point
in
Iowa.
10
The
bill
provides
that
a
county
that
contains
more
than
one
11
public
safety
answering
point
after
December
31,
2031,
is
only
12
allocated
$1.00
out
of
the
$1.20
surcharge
implemented
under
13
Code
section
34A.7A,
as
amended
by
the
bill.
The
bill
directs
14
the
remaining
allocation
to
be
distributed
evenly
to
all
other
15
compliant
counties.
16
The
consolidation
requirements
of
the
bill
do
not
apply
to
17
counties
with
only
one
public
safety
answering
point
or
to
18
public
safety
answering
points
operated
by
the
national
guard,
19
any
branch
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States,
or
the
20
department
of
public
safety.
21
The
bill
requires
the
transfer
of
all
funds,
debts,
contract
22
rights,
and
obligations
of
each
joint
911
service
board
to
the
23
local
emergency
management
commission
by
December
31,
2031.
24
The
bill
provides
that
the
local
emergency
management
25
commission
and
its
member
political
subdivisions
are
26
responsible
for
the
costs
of
providing
911
service.
The
bill
27
directs
property
tax
revenues
to
support
PSAP
operations
to
28
be
paid
only
to
the
commission
that
operates
the
primary
PSAP
29
serving
the
political
subdivision.
30
Under
current
law,
there
is
a
surcharge
of
$1.00
per
month
on
31
each
access
line
and
originating
service
number
for
purposes
of
32
supporting
911
service.
The
bill
increases
this
surcharge
to
33
$1.20
per
month
and
makes
conforming
changes.
34
Under
current
law,
joint
911
service
boards
have
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numerous
duties,
powers,
and
responsibilities
concerning
1
911
services.
The
bill
requires
local
emergency
management
2
commissions
to
take
over
the
current
joint
911
service
boards’
3
responsibilities,
including
the
maintenance
of
a
911
service
4
plan,
strikes
provisions
concerning
formation
of
joint
911
5
service
boards,
waivers,
and
alternatives
to
joint
911
service
6
boards,
and
makes
certain
conforming
changes
to
signify
this
7
transfer.
8
The
bill
continues
existing
requirements
that
PSAP
cost
and
9
expense
data
be
submitted
annually
to
the
program
manager,
10
and
applies
the
statutory
allocation
reductions
and
reversion
11
consequences
to
a
commission
that
fails
to
timely
submit
12
required
information.
13
Division
I
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
14
DIVISION
II
——
CONFORMING
CHANGES.
The
bill
makes
15
conforming
changes,
in
addition
to
the
changes
made
16
in
division
I
of
the
bill,
to
signify
local
emergency
17
management
commissions
taking
over
the
duties,
powers,
and
18
responsibilities
of
joint
911
service
boards.
19
Division
II
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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