(a) Minimum standards.--Upon the agreement of a county to establish a 911 system as a regional or single county PSAP, a plan shall be adopted that meets at least the standards promulgated by the agency. The county may obtain technical assistance from the agency in formulating its plan. Each 911 system plan shall be designed to meet the individual circumstances of each community and public agency participating in the 911 system. The plan shall consider efficiencies to be achieved from regionalization and consolidation and may include consideration of next generation 911 technology.
(b) Board review.--
(1) The board shall review each 911 system plan for completeness and may recommend the approval or disapproval of the plan to the agency.
(2) If the 911 system plan is recommended for disapproval by the board, the agency shall explain the deficiencies that caused the recommendation and may return the plan.
(c) Regional systems.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the formation of multijurisdictional or regional 911 systems.
(d) Council review.--(Deleted by amendment).
(e) Commission review.--(Deleted by amendment).
(f) Present systems.--(Deleted by amendment).
(g) Regional systems.--(Deleted by amendment).
(g.1) Contribution rate.--(Deleted by amendment).
(h) Contribution rate changes.--(Deleted by amendment).
(i) Assessment.--(Deleted by amendment).
(June 29, 2015, P.L.36, No.12, eff. Aug. 1, 2015)
Cross References. Section 5305 is referred to in section 5306.1 of this title.
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)