ND SB2353

Establishes a statewide interoperability executive committee consisting of 13 members representing state agencies and professional associations including state radio, homeland security, highway patrol, sheriffs, emergency managers, fire chiefs, EMS, police chiefs, peace officers, and 911 services.

Committee chair and vice chair serve two-year terms with the adjutant general calling the initial meeting and the committee tasked with preparing recommendations for a statewide integrated radio system.

Directs legislative management to study during the 2013-14 interim the development of a current radio communication plan, its costs, components, and evolving technologies, with input from local and state public safety entities, reporting findings to the 64th legislative assembly.

Appropriates $25,000 from the general fund for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015 to cover committee member expenses, travel, inventory of radio communication technologies, and analysis of information by the department of homeland security.