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12-5330

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Article 53.--EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES

      12-5330.   Local fee; use; annual report by PSAP; valid request for service required, when. (a) Effective July 1, 2004, there is hereby imposed a wireless enhanced 911 local fee. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5338, and amendments thereto, the amount of such fee shall be $.25 per month per wireless subscriber with primary place of use in the state of Kansas. Such fee shall not be imposed on prepaid wireless service.

      (b)   Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5338, and amendments thereto, the proceeds of the wireless enhanced 911 local fee, and any interest earned on revenue derived from such fee, shall be used only for necessary and reasonable costs incurred or to be incurred by PSAP's for: (1) Implementation of wireless enhanced 911 service and VoIP enhanced 911 service; (2) purchase of equipment and upgrades and modification to equipment used solely to process the data elements of wireless enhanced 911 service and VoIP enhanced 911 service; and (3) maintenance and license fees for such equipment and training of personnel to operate such equipment, including costs of training PSAP personnel to provide effective service to all users of the emergency telephone system who have communications disabilities. Such costs shall not include expenditures to lease, construct, expand, acquire, remodel, renovate, repair, furnish or make improvements to buildings or similar facilities or for other capital outlay or equipment not expressly authorized by this act.

      (c)   Each PSAP shall submit to the secretary an annual report accounting for the money received by the PSAP from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee. Such report shall be submitted on a form provided by the secretary.

      (d) (1)   Subject to the provisions of subsection (d)(3), each PSAP shall submit to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service by July 1, 2007.

      (2)   Subject to the provisions of subsection (d)(3), if a PSAP has not submitted to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service by July 1, 2007: (A) Such PSAP shall pay to the secretary all moneys from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee which have been or are received by such PSAP; (B) the secretary shall notify the local collection point administrator that the PSAP has not made a valid request when required and that distributions of moneys from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee to the PSAP shall be stopped and that such moneys shall be instead remitted to the secretary until the secretary notifies the local collection point administrator that the PSAP has made a valid request; (C) the PSAP thereafter shall not be eligible to receive moneys from the fund or from distributions by the local collection point administrator until the PSAP has submitted to the secretary evidence satisfactory to the secretary that the PSAP has submitted to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service. The secretary shall remit any moneys received from the repayment by the PSAP or from distributions by the local collection point administrator to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of the remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the wireless enhanced 911 grant fund.

      (3)   If a PSAP is unable to make a valid request by July 1, 2007, the advisory board may approve not to exceed two one-year extensions of such date to not later than July 1, 2008, if the advisory board determines that: (A) Equipment necessary to receive and utilize the data elements associated with wireless enhanced 911 service has been ordered by the PSAP but is unavailable; or (B) there is other just cause to extend the date.

      History:   L. 2004, ch. 72, § 10; L. 2006, ch. 101, § 14; July 1.

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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter12 > Article53 > Statutes_4731

12-5330

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Article 53.--EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES

      12-5330.   Local fee; use; annual report by PSAP; valid request for service required, when. (a) Effective July 1, 2004, there is hereby imposed a wireless enhanced 911 local fee. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5338, and amendments thereto, the amount of such fee shall be $.25 per month per wireless subscriber with primary place of use in the state of Kansas. Such fee shall not be imposed on prepaid wireless service.

      (b)   Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5338, and amendments thereto, the proceeds of the wireless enhanced 911 local fee, and any interest earned on revenue derived from such fee, shall be used only for necessary and reasonable costs incurred or to be incurred by PSAP's for: (1) Implementation of wireless enhanced 911 service and VoIP enhanced 911 service; (2) purchase of equipment and upgrades and modification to equipment used solely to process the data elements of wireless enhanced 911 service and VoIP enhanced 911 service; and (3) maintenance and license fees for such equipment and training of personnel to operate such equipment, including costs of training PSAP personnel to provide effective service to all users of the emergency telephone system who have communications disabilities. Such costs shall not include expenditures to lease, construct, expand, acquire, remodel, renovate, repair, furnish or make improvements to buildings or similar facilities or for other capital outlay or equipment not expressly authorized by this act.

      (c)   Each PSAP shall submit to the secretary an annual report accounting for the money received by the PSAP from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee. Such report shall be submitted on a form provided by the secretary.

      (d) (1)   Subject to the provisions of subsection (d)(3), each PSAP shall submit to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service by July 1, 2007.

      (2)   Subject to the provisions of subsection (d)(3), if a PSAP has not submitted to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service by July 1, 2007: (A) Such PSAP shall pay to the secretary all moneys from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee which have been or are received by such PSAP; (B) the secretary shall notify the local collection point administrator that the PSAP has not made a valid request when required and that distributions of moneys from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee to the PSAP shall be stopped and that such moneys shall be instead remitted to the secretary until the secretary notifies the local collection point administrator that the PSAP has made a valid request; (C) the PSAP thereafter shall not be eligible to receive moneys from the fund or from distributions by the local collection point administrator until the PSAP has submitted to the secretary evidence satisfactory to the secretary that the PSAP has submitted to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service. The secretary shall remit any moneys received from the repayment by the PSAP or from distributions by the local collection point administrator to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of the remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the wireless enhanced 911 grant fund.

      (3)   If a PSAP is unable to make a valid request by July 1, 2007, the advisory board may approve not to exceed two one-year extensions of such date to not later than July 1, 2008, if the advisory board determines that: (A) Equipment necessary to receive and utilize the data elements associated with wireless enhanced 911 service has been ordered by the PSAP but is unavailable; or (B) there is other just cause to extend the date.

      History:   L. 2004, ch. 72, § 10; L. 2006, ch. 101, § 14; July 1.


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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter12 > Article53 > Statutes_4731

12-5330

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Article 53.--EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES

      12-5330.   Local fee; use; annual report by PSAP; valid request for service required, when. (a) Effective July 1, 2004, there is hereby imposed a wireless enhanced 911 local fee. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5338, and amendments thereto, the amount of such fee shall be $.25 per month per wireless subscriber with primary place of use in the state of Kansas. Such fee shall not be imposed on prepaid wireless service.

      (b)   Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5338, and amendments thereto, the proceeds of the wireless enhanced 911 local fee, and any interest earned on revenue derived from such fee, shall be used only for necessary and reasonable costs incurred or to be incurred by PSAP's for: (1) Implementation of wireless enhanced 911 service and VoIP enhanced 911 service; (2) purchase of equipment and upgrades and modification to equipment used solely to process the data elements of wireless enhanced 911 service and VoIP enhanced 911 service; and (3) maintenance and license fees for such equipment and training of personnel to operate such equipment, including costs of training PSAP personnel to provide effective service to all users of the emergency telephone system who have communications disabilities. Such costs shall not include expenditures to lease, construct, expand, acquire, remodel, renovate, repair, furnish or make improvements to buildings or similar facilities or for other capital outlay or equipment not expressly authorized by this act.

      (c)   Each PSAP shall submit to the secretary an annual report accounting for the money received by the PSAP from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee. Such report shall be submitted on a form provided by the secretary.

      (d) (1)   Subject to the provisions of subsection (d)(3), each PSAP shall submit to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service by July 1, 2007.

      (2)   Subject to the provisions of subsection (d)(3), if a PSAP has not submitted to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service by July 1, 2007: (A) Such PSAP shall pay to the secretary all moneys from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee which have been or are received by such PSAP; (B) the secretary shall notify the local collection point administrator that the PSAP has not made a valid request when required and that distributions of moneys from the wireless enhanced 911 local fee to the PSAP shall be stopped and that such moneys shall be instead remitted to the secretary until the secretary notifies the local collection point administrator that the PSAP has made a valid request; (C) the PSAP thereafter shall not be eligible to receive moneys from the fund or from distributions by the local collection point administrator until the PSAP has submitted to the secretary evidence satisfactory to the secretary that the PSAP has submitted to wireless carriers a valid request for wireless enhanced 911 service. The secretary shall remit any moneys received from the repayment by the PSAP or from distributions by the local collection point administrator to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of the remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the wireless enhanced 911 grant fund.

      (3)   If a PSAP is unable to make a valid request by July 1, 2007, the advisory board may approve not to exceed two one-year extensions of such date to not later than July 1, 2008, if the advisory board determines that: (A) Equipment necessary to receive and utilize the data elements associated with wireless enhanced 911 service has been ordered by the PSAP but is unavailable; or (B) there is other just cause to extend the date.

      History:   L. 2004, ch. 72, § 10; L. 2006, ch. 101, § 14; July 1.