(a) Powers and duties.--The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, or the designee of the commissioner, shall have the following powers and duties in relation to a Pennsylvania State Police telecommunications facility:
(1) To designate, with specificity, which Pennsylvania State Police facilities shall be considered Pennsylvania State Police telecommunications facilities under this chapter.
(2) To designate a commander of a Pennsylvania State Police telecommunications facility, who shall serve as the point of contact with the agency and the counties and shall oversee the implementation, operation and maintenance of a Pennsylvania State Police telecommunications facility. A Pennsylvania State Police facility shall, where technologically feasible, be adequate to provide service to the designated area of coverage.
(3) To request authority to access ANI/ALI database information relating to 911 calls for emergency services from the counties and PSAPs within the designated area of coverage of a Pennsylvania State Police telecommunications facility. No county or PSAP shall be required to comply with such a request unless it is made by the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police or the designee of the commissioner under section 5304(a)(8) (relating to counties).
(4) To provide training and certification for all call takers/dispatchers and call taker/dispatcher supervisors that meet or exceed the training and certification standards that are provided for in 4 Pa. Code Ch. 120c (relating to training and certification standards for 911 emergency communications personnel) or any successor standard.
(b) Ineligible reimbursement.--The Pennsylvania State Police is not eligible to receive reimbursement from the fund, nor may the Pennsylvania State Police impose a tax, fee or surcharge upon subscribers or customers of any provider.
(June 29, 2015, P.L.36, No.12, eff. Aug. 1, 2015)
Cross References. Section 5304.1 is referred to in section 5304.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 53 - 911 Emergency Communication Services
Section 5301 - Scope of chapter
Section 5303 - Telecommunications management
Section 5304.1 - Pennsylvania State Police
Section 5305 - 911 system plan
Section 5306 - Special public meeting (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5306.2 - Uniform 911 surcharge
Section 5309 - Telephone records
Section 5311.2 - Powers and duties of agency (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.3 - Advisory committee (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.4 - Wireless E-911 Emergency Services Fund (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.5 - Disbursement of fund amounts by agency (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.6 - Reporting (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.7 - Prohibition against release of information
Section 5311.8 - Wireless provider and VoIP provider records (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.9 - Immunity (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.10 - Agency funding for wireless E-911 support (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.11 - Rate regulation
Section 5311.12 - Regulations (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.13 - Enforcement (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.14 - Collection and disbursement of VoIP 911 fee (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.15 - Shared residential MLTS service
Section 5311.16 - Business MLTS
Section 5311.17 - Shared communications services
Section 5311.18 - Temporary residence
Section 5311.19 - Local notification
Section 5311.20 - ALI database maintenance
Section 5311.21 - Industry standards
Section 5311.22 - Dialing instructions
Section 5311.23 - MLTS signaling
Section 5311.24 - MLTS operator education
Section 5311.25 - Limitation of liability
Section 5312.1 - Legislative study (Deleted by amendment)