Identical to S 772, filed 5/29/18.

Directs the Department of Public Safety (Department) to conduct an annual survey of local, State, and federal users of North Carolina's Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) to track and measure user satisfaction and feedback. Requires the Department to submit the survey results to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety beginning on November 1, 2019, and annually thereafter. 

Directs the Department to increase outreach to VIPER stakeholders beyond those that participate in the State Interoperability Executive Committee. Outreach may include zone or regional meetings conducted by the State Highway Patrol with local police chiefs, sheriffs, fire chiefs, and representatives of emergency medical services. 

Directs the Department to determine the value of all in-kind contributions made by units of local government, the federal government, and nongovernmental entities to support the VIPER system. In-kind contributions are defined as cash, land, buildings, towers, and equipment for VIPER sites. Directs the Department to report its findings to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety by July 1, 2019.