2019 -- H 6209

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lyle, Nardone, Filippi, Roberts, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: June 12, 2019

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 39-21-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-21 entitled "E-911

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Uniform Emergency Telephone System Division" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     39-21-4. Advisory commission.

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     (a) There shall be an E-911 uniform emergency telephone system advisory commission

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consisting of fourteen (14) sixteen (16) members to be appointed in the following manner: five

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(5) six (6) members shall be the director of the department of health or his or her designee, the

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fire marshal or his or her designee, the colonel of the Rhode Island state police or his or her

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designee, the state telecommunications director or his or her designee, and the administrator of

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the division of public utilities and carriers or his or her designee; the minority leader of the house

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of representatives or his or her designee; the minority leader of the senate or his or her designee;

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three (3) members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house: one of whom shall be a

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member of the house of representatives, and one of whom shall be a representative of the police

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chiefs' association, and one of whom shall be a representative of the telecommunication services

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provided that is the primary provider to the E 9-1-1 PSAP; three (3) members shall be appointed

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by the president of the senate; one of whom shall be a member of the senate, one of whom shall

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be representative of the fire chiefs' association, one of whom shall be a representative of the

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wireless telecommunication industry; and three (3) members shall be appointed by the governor:

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two (2) of whom shall be representatives of the public, one of whom shall be representative of the

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Rhode Island league of cities and towns.

 

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     (b) Members of the commission shall serve five (5) year terms, except for ex officio

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members.

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     (c) The advisory commission may make such recommendations and give such advice to

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the executive director of the division as it deems appropriate.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

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     This act would add the house and senate minority leaders, or their designees, to the E-911

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advisory commission.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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