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Senate committee ratifies 9‑1‑1 board rate increase, creating technology fund and incentives for consolidation
Summary
The committee approved a resolution to ratify the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board’s decision to raise the uniform 9‑1‑1 rate from $1.50 to $1.86, creating a technology fund, compressed distribution to aid rural districts and incentives for consolidation; the vote was 6‑4 in committee.
The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 1 voted 6‑4 to ratify actions by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) increasing the statewide uniform 9‑1‑1 rate from $1.50 to $1.86 per device and to approve a redistribution and technology fund structure intended to boost support for rural and lower‑population districts and to incentivize consolidation or co‑location of call centers.
Senator Sarah Massey, who introduced the resolution to ratify the TECB action, said the board followed the required public process and that the plan includes three main elements: an…
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