Section 4.1. Pennsylvania State Police.
(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 act.
(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 data base
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;
provided, that 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 pursuant to section 4(a)(8); and provided
further that section 4(a)(8) shall apply to any such request.
(4) To provide training and certification for all call-
takers/dispatchers and call-taker/dispatcher supervisors that
meets or exceeds 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 are not eligible to receive any reimbursement from the moneys collected from the contribution rate or wireless E-911 surcharge, nor may the Pennsylvania State Police impose a monthly contribution rate upon the telephone subscribers on the local exchange access line or any wireless E-911-related surcharge upon wireless service customers.
(4.1 added Dec. 30, 2003, P.L.384, No.56)