HF 3956 Summary

• Modifies 911 system definitions and requirements, including establishing the Commissioner of Public Safety's role in operating and maintaining a statewide ESInet backbone 911 network.

• Requires the commissioner to contract with Emergency Communications Network Service Providers (ECNSPs) and establishes contractual requirements for data coordination, quality assurance, and dispute resolution.

• Updates multiline telephone system (MLTS) requirements to include callback number and emergency response location capabilities, with vendor disclosure obligations beginning July 1, 2022.

• Establishes that originating service providers (OSPs) must connect 911 calls to state-designated points of interconnection and provide caller location data, with costs for connectivity borne by the OSP.

• Repeals section 403.09, subdivision 3 (dispute resolution provision) and authorizes the revisor to renumber section 403.02 subdivisions alphabetically.