844-A - The New York statewide law enforcement telecommunications committee. - New York Statutes

§ 844-a. The New York statewide law enforcement telecommunications committee. There shall be established a committee within the division which shall be known as the New York statewide law enforcement telecommunications committee (NYSLETC) which shall establish standards and guidelines for the use and management of law enforcement radio frequencies which have been assigned by the federal communications commission for statewide use for all law enforcement agencies within the state. The committee shall be comprised of four representatives of the division of state police, four representatives of the New York state association of chiefs of police, four representatives of the New York state sheriffs association, two local frequency advisors of the associated public safety communications, inc. representing federal communications commission mandated frequency coordination for the northern and southern regions of the state, one representative of the New York city police department and two representatives of the division who shall serve in an advisory capacity to the committee. All members of the committee shall serve without compensation for their services as such. The division may appear as the representative of the committee in any application or proceeding before the federal communications commission relating to statewide law enforcement radio frequencies which have been assigned for statewide use by law enforcement agencies. The committee may recommend to the division for promulgation such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.