Bill Text: CT HB05381 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5381 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Implementation Of The Public Safety Answering Point Consolidation Feasibility Study.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-02 - Public Hearing 03/06 [HB05381 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05381-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5381*
*February Session, 2012*		LCO No. 1562
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Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
Introduced by:
(PS )

AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT CONSOLIDATION FEASIBILITY STUDY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) The Office of State-Wide Emergency Telecommunications shall implement the recommendations of the Connecticut PSAP Consolidation Feasibility Study, dated January, 2012, concerning (1) the consolidation of municipal, regional, multi-town and state public safety answering points, and (2) the funding of such consolidation.

(b) Not later than January 9, 2013, the Office of State-Wide Emergency Telecommunications shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety on its progress in implementing such recommendations.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2012	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To achieve financial and operational efficiencies in the handling of emergency 9-1-1 calls.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]