SB 2531 Summary

• Establishes the Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority as an entity within the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to oversee statewide Next Generation 911 (NG911) implementation and emergency communications services.

• Creates an Emergency Communications Service Charge Fund funded by charges on wireless and other communications services, with up to 30% allocated to the NG911 Fund for infrastructure and 70% distributed to local emergency communications districts based on population and CMRS connections.

• Establishes a 13-member Board of Governance appointed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from nominees submitted by emergency services organizations, with the MEMA Emergency Management Communications Coordinator serving as director.

• Requires all emergency communications districts to adopt certified NG911 plans by December 31, 2027, or become ineligible to receive NG911 Fund monies.

• Repeals previous statutory provisions governing the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board and related E911 charges, consolidating emergency communications oversight under the new authority.