Bill Summary for H 695 (2025-2026)
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AN ACT TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S VIPER PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO NETWORK IN ORDER TO SUPPORT 911 OPERATIONS INTEROPERABILITY AND FIRST RESPONDER DISPATCH THROUGHOUT THE STATE.Intro. by B. Jones, Miller, Carson Smith, Pyrtle.
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Requires the 911 Board, in GS 143B-1404, to allocate a minimum of 20% of the total service charges remitted to it under GS 143B-1403 (the monthly 911 service charge imposed on each active communications service connection that provides access to the 911 system through a voice communications service) to the State Highway Patrol to be used for the support and maintenance of the State's Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) system, insofar as the VIPER system relates to the provision of 911 services in the State, as described. Effective July 1, 2025, and applies to 911 Board allocations made on or after that date.
Directs the 911 Board to adopt rules in accordance with the act, include temporary rules until permanent ones are adopted. Effective July 1, 2025.