S0127B0090A00281 BIL:EJH 03/13/19 #90 A00281
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 127
Sponsor: SENATOR REGAN
Printer's No. 90
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for definitions,
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, for counties, for fund and for telephone records
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Section 1. The definitions of "911 system" and "public
safety answering point" or "PSAP" in section 5302 of Title 35 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 5302. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"911 system." A system capable of receiving and processing a
911 communication throughout a defined geographic area. The term
shall include a [city,] county[,] or county-based regional 911
system or a PSAP.
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"Public safety answering point" or "PSAP." The agency-
approved entity that receives 911 communications from a defined
geographic area and processes those calls according to a
specific operational policy. The term shall refer to a county or
county-based regional 911 system.
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Section 2. Sections 5303(a)(15) and (b)(1), (3) and (4) of
Title 35 are amended to read:
§ 5303. Telecommunications management.
(a) Powers and duties of agency.--The agency shall have the
following powers and duties:
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(15) To adopt, in consultation with the board, minimum
training [and], certification and quality assurance standards
for emergency dispatchers, call takers and supervisors.
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Section 3. Section 5304(a) of Title 35 is amended by adding
a paragraph to read:
§ 5304. Counties.
(a) Powers and duties.--Each county shall have the following
powers and duties in relation to a 911 system:
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(10) To make reasonable efforts to ensure required
geographic information system (GIS) information is available
and maintained to support next generation 911 call delivery.
The following apply:
(i) Counties must cooperate with each other to
develop the PSAP boundary, emergency service boundary,
provisioning boundary and road centerline data sets.
(ii) Counties shall share GIS data needed to support
geospatial call routing.
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Section 4. Sections 5306.1(d)(2) and 5309(a) of Title 35 are
amended to read:
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identify
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as associated with a person with a
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this
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§ 5309. Telephone records.
(a) Access.--A telephone service supplier shall provide
customer telephone numbers, names and service addresses to PSAPs
when requested by them for use in responding to 911 calls and
for the synchronization of required geographic information
system (GIS) database layers for geospatial call routing with
the master street address guide, the ALI data and site and
structure locations and, when required, to providers of
emergency notification services and emergency support services,
solely for the purposes of delivering or assisting in the
delivery of emergency notification services and emergency
support services. A wireless provider shall provide the
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telephone number and geographical location of the wireless
device, as required under the FCC E-911 Order, to PSAPs when
requested by them for use in responding to 911 calls. Customer
telephone numbers, names and service addresses, and telephone
numbers and geographical locations of wireless devices, shall
remain the property of the disclosing service supplier. The
total cost of the 911 system shall include expenses to reimburse
telephone service suppliers for providing and maintaining 911
information. A telephone service supplier shall not be
reimbursed directly from the fund for providing and maintaining
911 information. This information shall be used only in
providing emergency response services to a 911 call,
synchronizing master street address guide, ALI and GIS data sets
or for purposes of delivering or assisting in the delivery of
emergency notification services or emergency support services. A
person who uses or discloses ANI/ALI database information for
purposes other than providing emergency response services to a
911 call, delivering or assisting in the delivery of emergency
notification services commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.
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December 31, 2020
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