Report Title:

Wireless Enhanced 911 Service

Description:

Includes the Comptroller as a member of the Wirelss Enhanced 911 Board.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

794

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

  

STATE OF HAWAII

  

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 138-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) There is created within the department of accounting and general services, for administrative purposes, a wireless enhanced 911 board consisting of eleven voting members; provided that the membership shall consist of:

(1) The director of health or the director's designee [;] who shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member;

(2) The comptroller or the comptroller's designee;

[2] (3) Three representatives from wireless providers, who shall be appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34, except as otherwise provided by law;

[3] (4) One representative each from the public safety answering points for Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Molokai, who shall be appointed by the governor, as provided in section 26-34, except as otherwise provided by law, from a list of five names submitted by each respective public safety answering point;

[4] (5) The consumer advocate or the consumer advocate's designee; and

[5] (6) One representative of the current wireline provider of enhanced 911."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST