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House approves NextGen 911 bill to modernize emergency system and assign GEMA responsibilities
Summary
House Bill 423 passed the Georgia House to expand GEMA/Homeland Security’s responsibilities to procure and oversee NextGen 9‑1‑1 services and to bring state emergency communications into modern standards.
Representative Will Wade (Governor’s Floor Leader) presented House Bill 423, described as the NextGen 9‑1‑1 bill. Wade said the bill "will amend the purpose and duties and responsibilities of our agency, GEMA Homeland Security, to include procuring, implementing and overseeing the Next Gen 9‑11 service," and it would add executive‑level representation for information technology, cybersecurity and GIS…
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