NY State Senate Bill 2009-S5081

Senate Bill S5081

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a regional pilot program for enhanced wireless 911 service based on voice over internet protocol technology

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Apr 27, 2009	referred to local government

2009-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: County Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§328 & 333, County L

2009-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state 911 board to adopt standards governing reasonable eligible wireless 911 service costs for funding of enhanced wireless 911 service; authorizes the New York state 911 board to develop a regional pilot program for expedited deployment in two counties which is based upon technology using a call associated signaling system which utilizes voice over Internet protocol.

2009-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5081

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the county law, in relation to the
creation of a regional pilot program for enhanced wireless 911 service
based on voice over internet protocol technology

 PURPOSE : This bill would establish a regional pilot program for a
digitally-based wireless emergency communication system.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :  Section 1 amends paragraph (f) of
subdivision 5 of section 309 of the county law to make an
appropriation of $15 million for 2009-2010.

Section 2 adds a new subdivision 5-a of section 328 of the county law
that calls for the state 911 board to adopt standards governing the
regional pilot program. The board shall consider whether the projected
costs are reasonably necessary for the provision of enhanced wireless
911 service and whether the priority enhanced wireless plan conforms
to the FCC order.

Section 3 amends subdivision 9 of section 328 of the county law. It
requires the state 911 board's annual report to include information
relating to the regional pilot program. The information regarding the
program shall include but not be limited to, the number of grant
awards made for the program, dollar value of the grant awards, and the
status of implementation of the programs funded by the regional pilot

grants.  Furthermore, the annual report shall provide an analysis of
the effectiveness of the technology and systems used in the counties
participating in the regional pilot program as compared to those
technologies used in other counties.

Section 4 adds a new paragraph 7 to section 333 of the county law,
requiring the state 911 board to develop a regional pilot program for
expedited deployment in two counties based upon technology using a
call associated signaling system which utilizes voice over Internet
protocol.  The board shall select two counties as recipients of the
regional pilot program. The board shall ensure that sufficient funds,
and not less than five million dollars, is reserved for grants to be
awarded for the regional pilot program.

 JUSTIFICATION :  Studies by the Federal Communications Commission and
the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) have indicated that
the nation's current analog enhanced wireless 911 (e911) system will
be inadequate to meet the future needs of society. NENA, the "Voice of
911" in the U.S.  and Canada, has identified digital network
technology as the future path for e911.

The core components of e911, receiving and locating callers using
wireless technology, hinge on the ability of local government to
incorporate evolving technology into their existing communication
systems. Current systems rely greatly on analog technology, which has
serious limitations both on the ability to expand the e911 system and
the ability to adapt to future technology requirements. Voice over
Internet protocol (VOIP) and digital technology are becoming
commonplace with the use of Internet phones, handheld computers,
digital communication and data devices. These systems are quickly
being incorporated into both everyday and emergency communication
systems and it is important that e911 systems have the capability to
receive and locate callers using these devices.

Because of the proliferation of VOIP technology, the FCC has recently
issued an order requiring VOIP service providers to provide e911
functionality. In New York State, our capability to receive and locate
wireless 911 calls varies greatly from one county to the next, and the
ability to locate callers using VOIP and other digital technology is
relatively nonexistent.
A regional pilot program based on VOIP technology will strengthen our
state's ability to incorporate new and existing communication systems
into our e911 objectives. A pilot program will help determine the
direction of future e911 investments and will allow the state to build
upon its existing e911 capabilities.

This pilot program will complement statewide communication
initiatives, like the statewide wireless network, and be the first
step in linking the many disparate e911 communication systems
currently being deployed in the state.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :  2008 - 53793 Referred to Local Government
Committee

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :  As much of the cost of this program could be
reimbursed by the federal government, the total cost should be
minimal.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :  This bill would take effect immediately.

2009-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5081

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LEIBELL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the county  law,  in  relation  to  the  creation  of  a
  regional  pilot  program  for  enhanced  wireless 911 service based on
  voice over internet protocol technology

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.   Section 328 of the county law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A. THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT  STANDARDS  GOVERNING  REASONABLE  ELIGIBLE
WIRELESS 911 SERVICE COSTS FOR FUNDING OF ENHANCED WIRELESS 911 SERVICE,
REPAYMENT PROVISIONS, AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF PRIORITY ENHANCED
WIRELESS  911  PLANS FOR THE REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.  STANDARDS FOR THE REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM  SHALL  CONSIDER  WHETHER
THE  PROJECTED  COSTS  ARE  REASONABLY  NECESSARY  FOR  THE PROVISION OF
ENHANCED WIRELESS 911 SERVICE AND WHETHER THE PRIORITY ENHANCED WIRELESS
PLAN CONFORMS TO THE FCC ORDER.
  S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 328 of  the  county  law,  as  added  by
section  1 of part G of chapter 81 of the laws of 2002 and as renumbered
by chapter 292 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  9. The board shall issue an annual report to the governor, the  tempo-
rary  president  of  the  senate, the minority leader of the senate, the
speaker of the assembly, and the minority leader of the assembly, on  or
before March first of each year, regarding the board's activities in the
previous  calendar year, including but not limited to, the status of 911
services across the state, including the extent to which  public  safety
answering points across the state are equipped to receive enhanced wire-
less  911  calls, the allocation of moneys from the fund including allo-
cations made and not disbursed, and the disbursements of moneys from the
fund.   THE REPORT  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  INFORMATION  RELATING  TO  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11289-01-9

S. 5081                             2

REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THREE
HUNDRED  THIRTY-THREE  OF THIS ARTICLE.   THE INFORMATION REGARDING SUCH
REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  THE  NUMBER
OF GRANT AWARDS MADE FOR THE REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM, AND DOLLAR VALUE OF
THE GRANT AWARDS, AND THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMS FUND-
ED  BY  THE REGIONAL PILOT GRANTS.  FURTHERMORE, THE ANNUAL REPORT SHALL
PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND  SYSTEMS,
AS  IT  RELATES  TO IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY, USED IN THE COUNTIES PARTIC-
IPATING IN THE REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM AS COMPARED  TO  THE  TECHNOLOGIES
USED IN COUNTIES FUNDED FROM THE REGULAR EXPEDITED APPLICATION PROCESS.
  S 3. Section 333 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 7 to read as follows:
  7.  THE  BOARD  SHALL  DEVELOP  A REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXPEDITED
DEPLOYMENT IN TWO COUNTIES WHICH IS BASED UPON TECHNOLOGY USING  A  CALL
ASSOCIATED SIGNALING SYSTEM WHICH UTILIZES VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL.
THE  BOARD SHALL SELECT TWO COUNTIES AS RECIPIENTS OF THE REGIONAL PILOT
PROGRAM BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TEN.    THE  STANDARDS  FOR  THE
REGIONAL  PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS DEVELOPED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE-A OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT  OF
THIS  ARTICLE.    THE  APPLICATION  REQUIREMENTS  FOR THE REGIONAL PILOT
PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.    THE
BOARD  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  SUFFICIENT FUNDS, NOT LESS THAN FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS, ARE RESERVED FOR GRANTS TO BE AWARDED FOR  THE  REGIONAL  PILOT
PROGRAM.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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