AB779,18,97 9. Direct the commission under sub. (3) (cm) as to the amount of the fee required
8under sub. (3) (bm) that is necessary to provide full-cost recovery for statewide 911
9telecommunications service under sub. (3f) and for grants under sub. (3j) (a).
AB779,18,1110 10. Undertake all of its duties in a manner that is competitively and
11technologically neutral to all service providers.
AB779,18,1212 11. Coordinate with the interoperability council under s. 15.107 (18).
AB779,18,1413 12. Assist the commission in identifying and obtaining funding to implement
14a statewide 911 telecommunications system.
AB779,18,1615 13. Advise the commission on allocating any funds obtained under subd. 12. for
16the purpose of achieving the goals under this paragraph.
AB779,18,2117 14. By January 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit a report to the joint
18committee on finance identifying the number of grants provided to public safety
19answering points under sub. (3j) in each of the previous 2 years, identifying the total
20amount of money provided in grants for each of those years, and describing how the
21public safety answering points utilized the grants.
AB779,42 22Section 42. 256.35 (3j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB779,19,523 256.35 (3j) State 911 grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (3)
24(k), the commission shall, under the direction of the state 911 council, provide grants
25to public safety answering points for the improvement of 911 services in the state.

1Only one public safety answering point in a county is eligible for grants under this
2paragraph and the commission may provide grants to a public safety answering
3point only if the county in which the public safety answering point is located has
4passed a resolution specifying that the public safety answering point is eligible for
5the grants.
AB779,19,66 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:
AB779,19,127 1. Using the purposes specified by the state 911 council under sub. (3h), specify
8the purposes of the grants under par. (a), which may include advanced training of
9telecommunicators, equipment or software expenses, and incentives to consolidate
10some or all of the functions of 2 or more public safety answering points. Grant
11purposes may not include general public safety answering point overhead or staffing
12costs, or costs for providing emergency services or emergency services equipment.
AB779,19,1613 2. Using the criteria developed by the state 911 council under sub. (3h) (b) 5.,
14specify the criteria and procedures for use in selecting grantees and administering
15the grant program under par. (a), including basic training and service standards that
16must be met for a public safety answering point to be eligible for a grant.
AB779,19,1717 3. Measures to ensure the accountability of grant recipients under par. (a).
AB779,19,2518 (c) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall submit
19a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the
20appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), regarding receipts and
21expenditures made by the state 911 council and under the grant program under par.
22(a); the status of 911 services in this state; and any recommendations to modify
23liability exemptions under s. 256.35 (7), including those for public safety answering
24points that divert nuisance or harassing calls and for multiline telephone system
25owners or operators.
AB779,43
1Section 43. 256.35 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB779,44 2Section 44. 256.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,20,63 256.35 (4) Departmental advisory Advisory authority. The department of
4administration
may provide information to public agencies, public safety agencies
5and telecommunications utilities relating to the development and operation of
6emergency number systems.
AB779,45 7Section 45. 256.35 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB779,20,108 256.35 (12) Provider information. (a) Definition. In this subsection,
9"proprietary information" means information that would aid a competitor of a
10communications provider in competition with the communications provider.
AB779,20,1811 (b) Proprietary information. Any information submitted by a communications
12provider to the commission that the communications provider designates as
13proprietary information, and that the commission determines is proprietary
14information, is confidential and not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35,
15except with the written consent of the communications provider. Information
16collected by the commission may be released or published only in a manner that does
17not identify or enable identification of the number of subscribers or revenues
18attributable to an individual communications provider.
AB779,21,219 (c) Subscriber records and information. Subscriber records that a
20communications provider discloses to a public safety answering point for public
21safety purposes remain the property of the communications provider. A public safety
22answering point may access a subscriber record only when a call is placed to "911"
23from the subscriber's telephone. Any connection information of a subscriber,
24including identification of a subscriber's communications provider, that is obtained

1from the communications provider by a public safety answering point is not subject
2to inspection or copying under s. 19.35.
AB779,21,53 (d) Automatic location identification database and master street address guide
4updates.
1. In this paragraph, "service" means communications service that is
5associated with a particular geographic location.
AB779,21,116 2. No later than 2 business days after a communications provider installs or
7relocates service for a new or existing customer or after a customer notifies a
8communications provider of the initial location or relocation of the customer's
9service, the communications provider shall submit an update for the automatic
10location identification database for that location to the 911 service provider that
11manages the automatic location identification database for that location.
AB779,21,1512 3. If the need for an update to the master street address guide is required for
13a 911 service provider to process an update received by the 911 service provider under
14subd. 2., the 911 service provider shall do one of the following within 2 business days
15after the 911 service provider receives the update:
AB779,21,1616 a. Update the master street address guide for that location.
AB779,21,1917 b. Identify additional information necessary to update the master street
18address guide for that location and request that information from the relevant public
19safety answering point.
AB779,21,2220 4. No later than 2 business days after a public safety answering point receives
21a request for information regarding a location from a communications provider
22under subd. 3. b., the public safety answering point shall do one of the following:
AB779,21,2323 a. Provide the requested information to the 911 service provider.
AB779,21,2524 b. Update the master street address guide for that location and notify the 911
25service provider of the update.
AB779,22,4
15. No later than 2 business days after a 911 service provider receives
2information regarding a location that is provided by a public safety answering point
3under subd. 4. a., the 911 service provider shall update the master street address
4guide for that location.
AB779,46 5Section 46 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB779,22,10 6(1) Initial terms of council members. Notwithstanding section 15.797 (2) of
7the statutes, as created by this act, of the initial members appointed to the state 911
8council, the terms of 5 of the members expire on July 1, 2014, and the terms of 5 of
9the members expire on July 1, 2015. The terms of all of the other initial members
10expire on July 1, 2016.
AB779,22,11 11(2) Transition to statewide 911 telecommunications service.
AB779,22,12 12(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB779,22,14 131. "911 contracts" means the contracts required under section 256.35 (3f) (b) of
14the statutes, as created by this act.
AB779,22,15 152. "Commission" means the public service commission.
AB779,22,18 163. "Existing contract" means a contract described in section 256.35 (3) (b) 3.,
172011 stats., between a county and service provider that is in effect immediately
18before the effective date of this subdivision.
AB779,22,20 194. "Service supplier" has the meaning given in section 256.35 (3) (a) 3., 2011
20stats.
AB779,22,21 215. "Service user" has the meaning given in section 256.35 (3) (a) 4., 2011 stats.
AB779,23,3 22(b) Existing duties. If a county and service supplier have entered into an
23existing contact, the service supplier shall continue to perform the duties specified
24in the existing contract. The requirement to perform those duties shall terminate
25on the date, as determined by the commission, that a statewide 911

1telecommunications system is established in the county pursuant to the applicable
2911 contracts. The commission shall specify the termination date in a written notice
3that the commission shall provide to the service supplier and the county.
AB779,23,8 4(c) Reimbursement for existing duties. From the appropriation under section
520.155 (3) (h) of the statutes, as created by this act, the commission shall reimburse
6a service supplier for performing the duties required under paragraph (b). The
7amount of the reimbursement may not exceed the charges levied on the service
8supplier's service users under section 256.35 (3) (b), 2011 stats.
AB779,23,15 9(d) Other reimbursement. From the appropriation under section 20.155 (3) (h)
10of the statutes, as created by this act, the commission shall reimburse a service
11supplier for any nonrecurring services described in section 256.35 (3) (b) 3. a., 2011
12stats., that are provided under an existing contract, that the service supplier has not
13recovered in rates pursuant to section 256.35 (3) (d), 2011 stats., and for which the
14service supplier is not otherwise reimbursed under paragraph (c), all contracts, or
15section 256.35 (3f) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB779,47 16Section 47. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2014, or on the
17day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
AB779,23,1918 (1) The amendment of section 196.025 (6) (b) of the statutes takes effect on the
19day after publication.
AB779,23,2020 (End)
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