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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="1-3A-05" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="3A">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before December 1, 2027, the Board, in consultation with the Maryland Information Network, shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the progress of the Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The report required under this subsection shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the number of 3–1–1 calls and requests aggregated by county;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the subject matter and type of issues raised by users;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>how a call or request is addressed, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>information provided to the caller;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the number of calls or requests transferred to other systems, including 9–1–1, 2–1–1, 9–8–8, and local 3–1–1; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>whether a service request ticket is created;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>service delivery options that maintain flexibility for the county;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>estimates of a county’s costs and savings for implementation of the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>user satisfaction;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>accessibility of the 3–1–1 system;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>costs saved by each participating county, if any;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>an evaluation of the integration of the chatbots and voicebots into each participating county; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>recommendations for improvement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On or before July 1, 2028, the Board, in consultation with the Maryland Information Network, shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>evaluates the implementation of the Program including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>cost effectiveness of the chatbot and voicebot;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>equity in service access;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>challenges of integrating the chatbot and voicebot into county systems;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>user satisfaction; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>call volume data for 9–1–1 in the Program counties; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>creates a comprehensive implementation plan to expand the Program to each county in the State and includes service delivery options that maintain implementation flexibility for the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>After the completion and submission of the report required under subsection (b) of this section, each county may determine the scope and manner of its participation in the Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
