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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

     Introduced By: Representatives Lyle, Filippi, Nardone, Newberry, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2020

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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

     39-21-4. Advisory commission.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island league of cities and towns.

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

members.

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

the executive director of the division as it deems appropriate.

     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

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

advisory commission.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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