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Senate Bill 138 would give Maryland emergency management regulatory authority over Next‑Generation 911 standards
Summary
Sen. Cheryl Kagan sponsored SB 138 to provide the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (formerly MEMA) with explicit regulatory authority for 911 standards and the 911 board; departmental witnesses described the proposal as an administrative fix to update outdated code and authorize rules-setting.
Senate Bill 138, sponsored by Sen. Cheryl Kagan, would grant the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (the department, formerly MEMA) rulemaking authority for the State 9‑1‑1 Board and Next‑Generation 9‑1‑1 standards.
Kagan said the bill corrects an omission made when MEMA was elevated to cabinet-level department status and that the department…
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