63H-7a-302. 911 Division duties and powers.
(1) The 911 Division shall: in conjunction with the PSAP advisory committee, develop and report to the director minimum standards and best practices: for public safety answering points in the state, including minimum technical, administrative, fiscal, network, and operational standards for public safety answering points and dispatch centers; and that will result in rapid, efficient, and interoperable 911 services throughout the state; annually prepare and publish a report of how well PSAPs statewide are complying with the standards and best practices developed under Subsection; (1)(a) investigate and report to the director on emerging technology; monitor and coordinate the implementation of the unified statewide 911 emergency services network; investigate and recommend to the director mapping systems and technology necessary to implement the unified statewide 911 emergency services network; prepare and submit to the executive director for approval by the board: an annual budget for the 911 Division; and information required by the director to contribute to the strategic plan described in Section; and 63H-7a-206 assist public safety answering points implementing and coordinating the unified statewide 911 emergency services network.
(2) The 911 Division shall review information regarding: in aggregate, the number of service subscribers by service type in a political subdivision; network costs; public safety answering point costs; system engineering information; and connectivity between public safety answering point computer aided dispatch systems. In accordance with Subsectionthe 911 Division may request: (2)(a) information as described in Subsectionfrom the State Tax Commission; and (2)(a)(i) information from public safety answering points related to the computer aided dispatch system. The information requested by and provided to the 911 Division under Subsectionis a protected record in accordance with Section. (2) 63G-2-305
(3) The board may authorize the 911 Division to employ an outside consultant to study and advise the division on matters related to the 911 Division duties regarding the public safety communications network.
(4) The 911 Division shall administer the program funded by the 911 account in accordance with Sectionsand. 63H-7a-304 63H-7a-304.5
(5) This section does not expand the authority of the State Tax Commission to request additional information from a telecommunication service provider.