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Committee reviews Act 78 recommendations to create statewide dispatch governance board
Summary
Legislative counsel briefed the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on the Act 78 Public Safety Communications Task Force recommendations to establish a permanent board to oversee a statewide dispatch system, authorize rulemaking and a fee formula, and use prior appropriations and pilot funds to support transition.
Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee that the Act 78 Public Safety Communications Task Force has asked the Legislature to authorize creation of an indefinite board to oversee a statewide public safety communications system and to grant the body rulemaking authority and funding tools to modernize dispatch services.
The recommendations, submitted to the General Assembly on Jan. 14, would let the board set minimum technical and operational standards for dispatch centers, standardize training and certification, and promote regional cross‑coverage to address staffing shortfalls, Anderson said. The task force also proposed adoption of uniform computer‑aided dispatch systems, interoperability with geographic information systems, expanded use of…
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