Section 103-K - Efficiency study.(a) Requirements.--The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, in conjunction with the Joint State Government Commission and the Local Government Commission, shall study the following and make recommendations with respect to all of the following: (1) Determining any efficiencies that can be gained in the current 911 system or potential efficiencies that can be gained with a different 911 system.(2) Reviewing: (i) Operations in other states;(ii) The amount of funding that the other states provide through all funding sources, including the state funding per capita; and(iii) The makeup of the local share.(3) Options for the consolidation of county 911 systems, including the option of regional task forces proposed by the agency.(4) Options to allow 911 system employees to work from home.(5) The use of artificial intelligence and other innovative technology for the operation of a 911 system and 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. This paragraph includes recommended standards.(6) The integration of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline into the 911 system. This paragraph includes protocols to support the effective communication and coordination of responders, law enforcement and fire and ambulance services, during a behavioral health crisis.(7) The integration of Pennsylvania State Police dispatch into the 911 system.(8) Standards and procedures which should be followed when a behavioral health crisis is routed to 988 as an alternative to law enforcement. This paragraph includes consideration of cultural or linguistic barriers and policies established by the national suicide prevention lifeline.(9) The use of automatic alarms and call stacking, including recommended standards.(b) Consultation.--The committee and the commissions under subsection (a) may consult with the agency, the 911 Advisory Board, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Chapter of National Emergency Number Association and other stakeholders in order to conduct the study under subsection (a).(c) Report.-- (1) By December 30, 2024, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall submit a final report with recommendations to the chair and minority chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives.(2) Within 30 days of submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall transmit a copy of the final report to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.Added by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 34,§ 1.1, eff. 12/13/2023.