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House committee advances bill to fund statewide NextGen 911 upgrade
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 423 to expand the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority's duties to deploy Next Generation 911, including initial state funding estimates of $5 million–$8.03 million and added cybersecurity and GIS representation on GECA's board.
House members on the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to direct the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority to lead procurement, implementation and oversight of a statewide Next Generation 911 (NG911) system.
The bill, House Bill 423, would amend GECA’s duties and expand the authority’s board to include representatives from information technology, cybersecurity and geographic information systems so that “these agencies are having crossover communication,” Representative [Wade] said while presenting the measure.
Supporters told the committee that Georgia’s current 911 infrastructure is aging and, if not updated, could leave centers isolated as telecom companies decommission copper lines. “NextGen 911 will increase caller…
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