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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="1-308" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a 9–1–1 Trust Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and subject to § 1–309.1 of this subtitle, the purposes of the 9–1–1 Trust Fund are to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>reimburse counties for the cost of enhancing a 9–1–1 system;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>pay contractors in accordance with § 1–306(b)(12) of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>fund the coordinator position and staff to handle the increased duties related to wireless enhanced 9–1–1 service under § 1–305 of this subtitle, as an administrative cost.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, in addition to the purposes described under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the purposes of the 9–1–1 Trust Fund include funding:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the operation and maintenance of 9–1–1 systems, enhanced 9–1–1 systems, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>equipment and software utilized directly for providing 9–1–1 services by a public safety answering point;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>protocol systems and software utilized directly for providing 9–1–1 services by a public safety answering point;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>interpretation services provided for a public safety answering point;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>services provided for a public safety answering point to ensure improved access to individuals with disabilities and other individuals who use assistive technology; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>voice, data, and call log recorders utilized to capture information from 9–1–1 systems, enhanced 9–1–1 systems, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the operation and maintenance of 9–1–1 systems, enhanced 9–1–1 systems, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services connectivity and infrastructure equipment, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>automatic number and location identification; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Primary Rate Interface and Session Initiation Protocol trucking for 10–digit emergency and nonemergency lines;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>geographical information systems hardware, software, data development, and data management costs incurred for the effective operation of 9–1–1 systems, enhanced 9–1–1 systems, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>mapping equipment;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>interfaces to computer–aided dispatch; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>geographical information systems base layer development and management;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>public safety answering point facilities costs, including access control, security systems, and standby power;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>costs for public education materials;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the training of county personnel working in or directly supporting a public safety answering point;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>the provision of tuition reimbursement for 9–1–1 specialists for educational programs related to the 9–1–1 specialist career field;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>costs to maintain the cybersecurity of 9–1–1 systems, enhanced 9–1–1 systems, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>costs of 9–1–1 specialist recruitment activities as described in § 1–306(b)(17) of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>costs of telecommunications cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>costs related to the operation of the 9–8–8 suicide prevention hotline that may be shared with 9–1–1 activities, including software interfaces and joint training.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Funding allocated in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection may not be utilized for any costs that solely support the 9–8–8 suicide prevention hotline.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The 9–1–1 Trust Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>money from the 9–1–1 fee collected and remitted to the Comptroller under § 1–310 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>money from the additional charge collected and remitted to the Comptroller under § 1–311 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>money from the prepaid wireless E 9–1–1 fee collected and remitted to the Comptroller under § 1–313 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>investment earnings of the 9–1–1 Trust Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Money in the 9–1–1 Trust Fund shall be held in the State Treasury.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Secretary shall administer the 9–1–1 Trust Fund, subject to the guidelines for financial management and budgeting established by the Department of Budget and Management.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Secretary shall direct the Comptroller to establish separate accounts in the 9–1–1 Trust Fund for the payment of administrative expenses and for each county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any investment earnings shall be credited to the 9–1–1 Trust Fund.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comptroller shall allocate the investment income among the accounts in the 9–1–1 Trust Fund, prorated on the basis of the total fees collected in each county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
