Okla. Admin. Code § 145:15-7-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 145:15-7-3 - Eligible use list of approved expenditures for landline and wireless 9-1-1 fee revenue

Public agencies or public safety answering points ("PSAPs") who receive wireline and wireless 9-1-1 fee revenue from local telephone exchanges and the Oklahoma Tax Commission may only spend such funding on the eligible uses listed below:

(1)Enhanced 9-1-1 services.

(A) Enhanced 9-1-1 Phase II wireless technology, NG9-1-1, or successor 9-1-1 technology (defined as: technology and maintenance needed to transmit voice, data, and text from the 9-1-1 caller to the 9-1-1 center call-taker);

(B) Mapping display for call answering positions that are ANI/ALI equipped;

(C) 9-1-1 GIS services;

(D) TTY required for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA");

(E) 9-1-1 information technology services;

(F) 9-1-1 Management Information System ("MIS") for reporting purposes;

(G) Cyber security of the 9-1-1 system; or

(H) Clock synchronizer and maintenance for 9-1-1 purpose.

(2)Administration.

(A) Human resources services;

(B) Legal costs;

(C) Financial services, including 9-1-1 financial audits;

(D) 9-1-1 public education coordination;

(E) Voice and radio/data recorder and maintenance;

(F) 9-1-1 Coordinator duties;

(G) 9-1-1 Coordinator or 9-1-1 office computers, software, and furniture; or

(H) Expenses needed to gather location information.

(3)Operations.

(A) PSAP and 9-1-1 administrative telephone lines/connections;

(B) E9-1-1/NG9-1-1 reserve accounts;

(C) 9-1-1 call receiver salaries and benefits;

(D) Computer Aided Dispatch ("CAD") by the Public Safety Telecommunicator to manage the 9-1-1 call (excluding legal, fire, EMS, jail, and other ancillary software solutions);

(E) Hardware/software licensing specifically for display of the field units in the 9-1-1 center, which does not include field responder licensing and hardware;

(F) Interfaces from CAD or 9-1-1 to external services, such as radio, NCIC, records management systems ("RMS"), and mobile computer systems;

(G) Radio consoles within the 9-1-1 center, including licensing, and the radio or connectivity needed to broadcast the 9-1-1 information to the field (excluding radio systems, repeaters, subscriber units, portable/mobile radios used in the field, or any other communication median beyond the dispatch center);

(H) Call taker protocols; or

(I) Office supplies needed for the delivery of 9-1-1 services.

(4)Facility.

(A) PSAP and 9-1-1 facility lease/purchase costs;

(B) E9-1-1 building repair and maintenance, including major systems replacement or repair;

(C) E9-1-1 property and liability insurance;

(D) Auxiliary generator and generator maintenance to provide 9-1-1 eligible equipment;

(E) Console furniture for 9-1-1 call receiving equipment and maintenance; or

(F) Uninterruptible power supply ("UPS") for PSAP enhanced 9-1-1 equipment and maintenance.

(5)Training.

(A) Coordinator professional development;

(B) 9-1-1 Public Safety Telecommunicator professional development and operational training;

(C) Cyber security training related to 9-1-1;

(D) Social media security training related to 9-1-1; or

(E) 9-1-1 professional subscriptions and memberships.

Okla. Admin. Code § 145:15-7-3

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 1, September 15, 2022, eff. 8/9/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 8/11/2023