Sec. 27. (a) The board may do the following to implement this chapter:
(1) Sue and be sued.
(2) Adopt and alter an official seal.
(3) Adopt and enforce bylaws and rules for:
(A) the conduct of board business; and
(B) the use of board services and facilities.
(4) Subject to subsection (c), acquire, hold, use, and otherwise dispose of the board's income, revenues, funds, and money.
(5) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), enter into contracts, including contracts:
(A) for professional services;
(B) for purchase of supplies or services; and
(C) to acquire office space.
(6) Subject to subsection (c), hire staff.
(7) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
(8) Develop, maintain, and update a statewide 911 plan.
(9) Subject to subsection (c), administer the statewide 911 fund established by section 29 of this chapter.
(10) Administer and distribute the statewide 911 fee in accordance with section 37 of this chapter.
(11) Subject to subsection (c), administer statewide 911 grants in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
(12) Obtain from each PSAP operating statistics and other performance measurements, including call statistics by category and emergency medical dispatching (EMD) certifications.
(13) Take other necessary or convenient actions to implement this chapter that are not inconsistent with Indiana law.
(b) A contract for the purchase of communications service or equipment by the board must be awarded through an invitation for bids or a request for proposals as described in IC 5-22. The board shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Indiana department of administration for the department to administer the board's purchases under this chapter using the department's purchasing agents.
(c) The board shall be considered a state agency for purposes of IC 5-14-3.5. Subject to IC 5-14-3.5-4, the following shall be posted to the Indiana transparency Internet web site in accordance with IC 5-14-3.5-2:
(1) Expenditures by the board, including expenditures for contracts, grants, and leases.
(2) The balance of the statewide 911 fund established by section 29 of this chapter.
(3) A listing of the board's real and personal property that has a value of more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
The board shall cooperate with and provide information to the auditor of state as required by IC 5-14-3.5-8.
As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services
36-8-16.7-2. "Automatic Location Information"
36-8-16.7-3. "Automatic Number Identification"
36-8-16.7-7. "Communications Service"
36-8-16.7-8.7. "Eligible Telecommunications Carrier"
36-8-16.7-9. "Enhanced 911 Service"
36-8-16.7-10. "Exchange Access Facility"
36-8-16.7-11. "Executive Director"
36-8-16.7-13. "Interconnected Voip Service"
36-8-16.7-14. "Local Exchange Carrier"
36-8-16.7-15. "Multiline Telephone System"
36-8-16.7-16. "Place of Primary Use"
36-8-16.7-18. "Proprietary Information"
36-8-16.7-21. "Standard User" or "User"
36-8-16.7-22. "Statewide 911 System"
36-8-16.7-25. Board Quorum; Meetings Subject to Open Door Law
36-8-16.7-26. Board Members; Expense Reimbursement
36-8-16.7-28. Executive Director; Duties; Salary
36-8-16.7-30. State Board of Accounts Audit; Board Review of 911 Service
36-8-16.7-31. Use of Third Party to Process Checks and Distribute Funds
36-8-16.7-33. Provider's Duty to Collect and Remit Fee; Report to Board; Cost Reimbursement
36-8-16.7-34. User's Liability for Fee; Provider's Obligation to Remit Fees Collected
36-8-16.7-35. Fee Not to Be Included in Base for Taxes and Other Charges
36-8-16.7-36. Provider Not Required to Enforce Fee Collection; Collection Action by Board
36-8-16.7-37. Board's Administration of Fund; Board's Expenses; Distribution to Counties
36-8-16.7-38. Psap Use of Distributions; Annual Report to Board; Audits
36-8-16.7-38.5. Advance Payment of Certain Expenses; Reimbursement
36-8-16.7-42. Confidentiality of Proprietary Information
36-8-16.7-43. Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability
36-8-16.7-44. Permissible Uses of 911 Service
36-8-16.7-45. Automatic Dialing of 911 Prohibited; Violations
36-8-16.7-46. Knowing or Intentional Placement of 911 Calls for Prohibited Purposes