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State Radio seeks one‑time SIF funds for message switch, siren logger and NDIT O&M costs
Summary
State Radio requested three budget initiatives in House Bill 1016: $525,000 for a redundant message‑switching system, $495,000 one‑time for logger/tower upgrades tied to the statewide radio transition, and $509,000 for NDIT operation and maintenance costs; committee members pressed on alternative funding sources and county impacts.
Darren Anderson, director of State Radio at the Department of Emergency Services, told the Government Operations section that State Radio operates 24/7 dispatch support for 26 counties and manages the statewide law‑enforcement message switch used for driver‑license and background queries.
Anderson emphasized the volume and risk: roughly 7 million queries per month run through the message‑switch system. He said the system currently contains single points of failure and described Idaho’s recent outage as an example, where a multi‑day outage…
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