2019 -- S 0224 | |
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LC000661 | |
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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 - E-911 UNIFORM EMERGENCY | |
TELEPHONE SYSTEM DIVISION | |
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Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, and Goodwin | |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2019 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 39-21 of the General Laws entitled "E-911 Uniform Emergency |
2 | Telephone System Division" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 39-21-18. Text-to-911 emergency system. |
4 | (a) It is hereby declared by the general assembly that the text-to-911 emergency system is |
5 | a vital and necessary component of the emergency telephone system to assist citizens in the |
6 | following emergency situations: |
7 | (i) Individuals alone and choking; |
8 | (ii) Individuals having an allergic reaction resulting in a swollen tongue or throat; |
9 | (iii) Individuals as victims of home invasions; |
10 | (iv) Students, staff, or employees hiding from an active shooter or intruder; |
11 | (v) Store clerks threatened by robbers; and |
12 | (vi) Any other situation where texting may be preferable to dialing 911. |
13 | (b) The E-911 uniform emergency telephone number division shall establish a single |
14 | central statewide text-to-911 emergency system compatible with the present emergency telephone |
15 | number system in accordance with chapter 21.1 of title 39. |
16 | (c) The text-to-911 system shall be developed pursuant to the provisions set forth in |
17 | chapter 21.1 of title 39 and shall commence operation on January 1, 2020. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - E-911 UNIFORM EMERGENCY | |
TELEPHONE SYSTEM DIVISION | |
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1 | This act would mandate that the E-911 uniform emergency telephone system division |
2 | develop and commence operation of a text-to-911 emergency system on January 1, 2020. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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