Sec. 28-29a. E 9-1-1 Commission. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 28-29a. E 9-1-1 Commission. There is established an E 9-1-1 Commission to advise the office in the planning, design, implementation and coordination of the state-wide emergency 9-1-1 telephone system to be created pursuant to sections 28-25, 28-25a, 28-25b, 28-26, 28-27, 28-27a, 28-28, 28-28a, 28-28b, 28-29 and 28-29b. The commission shall be appointed by the Governor on or before October 1, 1984, and shall consist of the following members: (1) One representative of the technical support services unit of the Division of State Police within the Department of Public Safety; (2) the State Fire Administrator; (3) one representative from the Office of Emergency Medical Services; (4) one representative from the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; (5) one municipal police chief; (6) one municipal fire chief; (7) one volunteer fireman; (8) one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; (9) one representative of the Council of Small Towns; (10) one manager or coordinator of 9-1-1 public safety answering points serving areas of differing population concentration; and (11) one representative of providers of commercial mobile radio services, as defined in 47 Code of Federal Regulations 20.3, as amended. Each member shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 1984, or until a successor has been appointed and qualified. No member of the commission shall receive compensation for such member's services.

      (P.A. 84-416, S. 12, 15; P.A. 88-135, S. 8; P.A. 90-230, S. 48, 101; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-12, S. 7, 10; P.A. 93-206, S. 12, 16; P.A. 99-92; P.A. 04-219, S. 22.)

      History: P.A. 88-135 substituted office of "emergency management" for office of "civil preparedness" in Subdiv. (4); P.A. 90-230 revised internal section references; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-12 required commission to "advise" bureau in lieu of "oversee"; P.A. 93-206 substituted "office" for "bureau", effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 99-92 added one manager or coordinator of 9-1-1 public safety answering point and one representative of providers of commercial mobile radio services as members; P.A. 04-219 amended Subdiv. (4) to substitute Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for Office of Emergency Management, effective January 1, 2005.

      Cited. 223 C. 731.