Bill Text - HB1133 (2012)

Relative to membership of the enhanced 911 commission.


Revision: March 11, 2012, midnight

HB 1133 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

7Mar2012… 0778h

2012 SESSION

12-2091

08/09

HOUSE BILL 1133

AN ACT relative to membership of the enhanced 911 commission.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sova, Graf 10

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that the commissioner of the department of safety or his or her designee sit on the enhanced 911 commission. This bill also removes the New England Cable Telecommunications Association member from the commission and adds a representative of the New Hampshire Emergency Dispatchers Association to the commission.

The bill was requested by the department of safety.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Mar2012… 0778h

12-2091

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to membership of the enhanced 911 commission.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Enhanced 911 Commission; Membership. Amend RSA 106-H:3, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) There is hereby established an enhanced 911 commission consisting of [17] 19 members, including the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services or designee, the chairman of the public utilities commission or designee[, a representative of the department of safety] the commissioner of the department of safety or designee, a public member, a police officer experienced in responding to emergency calls, a representative of the disabled community, and one active member recommended by each of the following organizations, nominated by the governor with the approval of the council:

(1) Fairpoint.

(2) New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.

(3) New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police.

(4) New Hampshire Federation of Fire Mutual Aids.

(5) New Hampshire Municipal Association.

(6) New Hampshire Sheriffs Association.

(7) New Hampshire Telephone Association.

(8) New England Cable Telecommunications Association.

(9) The commissioner of the department of administrative services.

(10) A representative of the mobile telecommunications carriers industry.

(11) A representative of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire.

(12) A representative of the New Hampshire Emergency Dispatchers Association.

(13) Comcast.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.