HB7 - Statewide E-911 Services Bill Summary

• Creates a statewide 911 Board (13 members) effective July 1, 2011, to replace the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board and establish a single, uniform emergency telephone service charge applicable to all voice communications services statewide.

• Establishes a 911 Fund into which all statewide 911 charges are deposited and distributed to local emergency communications districts and CMRS providers, replacing all existing separate wireline and wireless 911 fees.

• Implements point-of-sale collection procedures for prepaid wireless 911 charges effective October 1, 2011, with sellers retaining 4 percent and the state retaining up to 2 percent for administrative costs.

• Creates a Permanent Oversight Commission on 911 to study operational and financial conditions of current 911 systems, recommend long-term improvements, and report findings to the Legislature by the 2013 session.

• Establishes procedures for CMRS provider reimbursement from the 911 Fund for Phase II Enhanced 911 compliance costs, contingent on providers not charging customers separate cost-recovery fees for wireless E-911 services.