FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURESJM 8/a

SECOND SESSION, 2018

February 2, 2018

Mr. President:

    Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, strike lines 18 through 24 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs:

    "WHEREAS, essential emergency reporting and dispatch services accessible by calling nine-one-one are administered and provided through forty-one disparately funded municipal and county-run public safety answering points, also known as "PSAPs" or "911 centers", located throughout the state; and

    WHEREAS, the administrative function of distributing funds collected from the 911 surcharge to provide network, equipment and training for local government 911 centers has been performed by the local government division of the department of finance and administration; and".

    2. On page 2, line 6, after "of", strike the rest of the line, strike lines 7 through 11 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof "911 expertise and effective administration to adequately serve the forty-one local government 911 centers; and

    WHEREAS, currently and for some time now, there is only one 911 program employee responsible for supporting all of the forty-one local government 911 centers statewide; and".,

and thence referred to the PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               LINDA M. LOPEZ, CHAIRMAN

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against

Yes:      7

No:       0

Excused: Candelaria, Ingle, Ivey-Soto, Papen

Absent:   None

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