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MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KAREN WONG Dear Public Safety Officials, As you may know, in February 2012, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (the Act), containing provisions to advance public safety capabilities in the United States. The Act directs the establishment of […]
The Advisory Board met on August 21st in Sacramento. Here are the highlights of the meeting: Legislative Update – Berdan informed the board that AB 1717, the Pre-Paid Wireless Surcharge bill was set to be voted on by the Senate in the next few days, and then it would go […]
MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KAREN WONG Dear Public Safety Officials, As you may know, in February 2012, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (the Act), containing provisions to advance public safety capabilities in the United States. The Act directs the establishment of […]
The California Legislature is on it’s summer hiatus for the month of July, so there are no new issues, but here is where we stand with the bills we have been monitoring: AB 1717 – Perea – Pre-Paid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge In May APCO and the CA Public Safety 9-1-1 […]
As you may know, in February 2012, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (the Act), containing provisions to advance public safety capabilities in the United States. The Act directs the establishment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) and the creation of the First […]
On Monday, April 21st, the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce approved AB 1717 (Pre-Paid Telephone Surcharges) to move to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. On Thursday the 13th, Chuck Berdan hand-delivered a letter of opposition to AB 1717 to Assembly Member Perea’s office. It is our belief that […]
The Legislature spring recess starts next week. There will be some committee deadlines shortly thereafter that will keep the legislators, lobbyists and sponsors very busy. This fiscal year’s budget looks good – there are budget surpluses. Everyone is waiting for the Governor’s May revision to next fiscal year’s budget. Don’t […]
As a result of increasing demands on PSAPs associated with increased call volume, new technologies, budget constraints and staffing shortages, the NENA PSAP Ops Committee – Task Overload Workgroup was formed and has been tasked with identifying the concurrent number of tasks that can be completed by a Telecommunicator, a […]
The 9-1-1 Advisory Board met on Wednesday, February 19th in Sacramento. Here are the highlights of the meeting: The board welcomed a new member representing CALNENA – Jamie Young from San Mateo County. Bill Anderson made a presentation on the California NG9-1-1 Roadmap. Ryan Dulin, former 9-1-1 Branch Deputy Director […]