HB 1435 Summary

• Transfers governance of the statewide interoperable radio network from the director to the chief information officer of the information technology department.

• Restricts use of state funds for dispatch consoles, connectivity, and associated software to only state agencies and state departments, excluding local public safety answering points.

• Establishes the statewide interoperability executive committee with 17 members representing state agencies and public safety associations, effective through July 31, 2023, with reduced membership thereafter.

• Appropriates $120 million total for statewide interoperable radio network projects: $20 million from strategic investment and improvements fund, $20 million from the statewide interoperable radio network fund, and $80 million from a Bank of North Dakota line of credit repayable over 20 years.

• Transfers $20 million from Bank of North Dakota profits to the statewide interoperable radio network fund by June 30, 2021, and directs legislative management to study consolidated emergency communications governance and funding options during the 2019-20 interim.