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JBC directs staff to draft bill shifting $3.62 million from 9-1-1 enterprise to radio common policy
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee voted unanimously to ask staff to draft legislation to fund the common-policy portion of the statewide Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS) from the E‑9‑1‑1 enterprise fund, authorizing staff to include the $3.62 million fiscal effect in the long‑bill balancing assumptions.
The Joint Budget Committee voted 6‑0 to direct staff to draft legislation that would use $3,620,000 from the E‑9‑1‑1 enterprise fund to cover the common‑policy portion of the statewide Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS). The committee also asked budget staff to assume that funding in long‑bill balancing figures.
The decision follows weeks of exchanges about how to pay for the state’s DTRS vendor contract and related equipment upgrades. Committee members and staff discussed a range of…
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