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House bill to move 9-1-1 rule enhancement fund to Arkansas 911 Board draws data requests, deferred for verification
Summary
Representative Lademan presented HB1156 to move an existing $3,000,000-per-year 9-1-1 rule enhancement fund from the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management to the Arkansas 911 Board; ADAM provided Smart911 and call-volume metrics but senators requested verified annualized numbers and agreed to revisit the bill Tuesday.
Representative Lademan presented House Bill 1156 to the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee, proposing that the 9-1-1 rule enhancement fund — currently administered by the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADAM) — be moved under the Arkansas 911 Board, which was created by 2019 legislation.
AJ Gary, director of ADAM, told the committee the fund is already funded at $3,000,000 per year and that the bill does not change the funding amount. "This bill has nothing to do with the funding," he said, and argued that placing the fund under the Arkansas 911 Board would create a single…
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