Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (D) signed a 911 bill creating an emer...
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (D) signed a 911 bill creating an emergency alert system advisory committee to review and update state plans for warning people of widespread hazards and emergencies, and make recommendations on how to ensure alerts reach…
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all Indianans. HB-1204 requires VoIP providers to collect E-911 fees. It creates a body to study the pros and cons of consolidating current state and local 911 fees into one statewide fee applied equally to all forms of two-way voice telecommunications. A report is due Dec. 1. The law requires counties having more that two 911 public safety answering points (PSAPs) to reduce the number to two by the end of 2014. It bars counties with just one PSAP now from establishing more. Counties with excess PSAPs may not raise local 911 fees until excess PSAPs are gone. The law calls for an audit of state and local spending since 2005 to implement wireless E-911. Daniels signed another telecom bill (HB-1159) creating a committee to study whether and how creation of a statewide 211 human services referral number will improve public access to human service agencies. The report is due Dec. 1.