ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 549

(2) STAFF TO HANDLE THE INCREASED DUTIES RELATED TO WIRELESS
ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE.

1-306.

(a)     The Board shall coordinate the enhancement of county 9-1-1 systems.

(b)     The Board's responsibilities include:

(1)     [establishing planning guidelines for enhanced 9-1-1 system plans
AND DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE in accordance with this
subtitle] ESTABLISHING, WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, AND
PUBLISHING, ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2004, AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR
DEPLOYMENT OF PHASE II WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1;

(2)     establishing procedures to review and approve or disapprove county
plans and to evaluate requests for variations from the planning guidelines
established by the Board;

(3)     establishing procedures for the request for reimbursement of the
costs of enhancing a 9-1-1 system by a county or counties in which a 9-1-1 system is
in operation, and procedures to review and approve or disapprove the request;

(4)     transmitting the planning guidelines and procedures established
under this section, and any amendments to them, to the governing body of each
county;

(5)     submitting to the Secretary each year a schedule for implementing
the enhancement of county or multicounty 9-1-1 systems, and an estimate of funding
requirements based on the approved county plans;

(6)     DEVELOPING, WITH INPUT FROM COUNTIES, AND PUBLISHING ON
OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2004, AN IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF
WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE;

(7)      reviewing and approving or disapproving requests for reimbursement
of the costs of enhancing 9-1-1 systems, and submitting to the Secretary each year a
schedule for reimbursement and an estimate of funding requirements;

(7) (8) reviewing the enhancement of 9-1-1 systems;

(8) (9) providing for an audit of county expenditures for the operation
and maintenance of 9-1-1 systems;

(9) (10) ensuring inspections of public safety answering points;

(10) (11) reviewing and approving or disapproving requests from
counties with operational enhanced 9-1-1 systems to be exempted from the
expenditure limitations under § 1-312 of this subtitle; [and]

(11) (12) authorizing expenditures from the 9-1-1 Trust Fund that:

(i) are for enhancements of 9-1-1 systems that:

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