Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-0947.01 Megan McCall x4215
SENATE BILL 24-139
Senate Committees House Committees
Finance
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE.101
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill creates the 911 services enterprise in the department of
regulatory agencies (enterprise). The enterprise is authorized to impose
a fee on service users (fee). A service user is a person who is provided a
911 access connection in the state. The fee is set annually by the
enterprise and, together with the 911 surcharge that the public utilities
commission (commission) imposes on service users for the benefit of
meeting the needs of governing bodies to pay for basic emergency service
and provide emergency telephone service (911 surcharge), must not
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. exceed $0.50 per month per 911 access connection. The fee is collected
in the same manner as the 911 surcharge. Revenue from the fee will fund
expenses and costs related to the provision of 911 services, including:
! Statewide training initiatives and programs and public
education campaigns;
! Cybersecurity support;
! GIS programs;
! Grant programs for the benefit of governing bodies and
public safety answering points;
! Providing matching funds for federal, state, or private
grants related to 911 services or emergency notification
services;
! Any other items related to a statewide benefit for governing
bodies and public safety answering points for 911 services;
and
! Administrative expenses of the enterprise.
The bill also creates the 911 services enterprise cash fund, adds a
requirement for the commission to include in its "state of 911" annual
report the activity of the enterprise including its use of its revenue, and
makes several technical updates to the statutes concerning the 911
surcharge and the commission's "state of 911" report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-11-101, add (3.5),2
(10.5), (14.5), and (14.7) as follows:3
29-11-101. Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context4
otherwise requires:5
(3.5) "911
ENTERPRISE FEE" MEANS THE FEE IMPOSED BY THE 9116
SERVICES ENTERPRISE PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-11-108 (5)(a) AND (7).7
(10.5) "D
EPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY8
AGENCIES CREATED IN SECTION 24-34-101 (1)(a).9
(14.5) "E
NTERPRISE" MEANS THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE10
CREATED IN SECTION 29-11-108 (2).11
(14.7) "E
NTERPRISE FUND" MEANS THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE12
CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION 29-11-108 (9).13
SB24-139-2- SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-11-102.3, amend1
(1)(a), (1)(b), (3)(b), (3)(c)(I), and (3)(c)(III) as follows:2
29-11-102.3. 911 surcharge - imposition - 911 surcharge trust3
cash fund - rules - report - definition. (1) (a) Effective January 1, 2021,4
a 911 surcharge, referred to in this section as the "surcharge", is hereby5
imposed on service users in an amount to be established annually by the6
commission but not to exceed fifty cents per month per 911 access7
connection
TOGETHER WITH THE 911 ENTERPRISE FEE IMPOSED PURSUANT8
TO SECTION 29-11-108 (7)(a).9
(b) On or before October 1, 2020, and on or before October 1 each10
year thereafter, the commission shall establish,
THROUGH A PUBLIC11
PROCEEDING, the amount of the surcharge for the next calendar year. The12
amount of the surcharge must be reasonably calculated to meet the needs13
of governing bodies to operate the 911 system
PAY FOR BASIC EMERGENCY14
SERVICE AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE AND MUST TAKE15
INTO CONSIDERATION THE AMOUNT OF THE 911 ENTERPRISE FEE IMPOSED16
PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-11-108 (7)(a) AND THE BUDGETARY17
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. Upon establishing the amount18
of the surcharge, the commission shall send notice of the new amount to19
all service suppliers. The new amount takes effect on the following20
January 1.21
(3) (b) A service supplier may deduct and retain one percent of the22
surcharges that are collected by the service supplier IT COLLECTS from its23
service users
IF IT TIMELY REMITS THE COLLECTED SURCHARGES TO THE24
COMMISSION.25
(c) (I) (A) Remittances of surcharges received by the commission26
are collections for the local governing body, not general revenues of the27
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is hereby created. Except as provided in subsection (3)(c)(II) of this2
section, the commission shall transmit the money in the 911
SURCHARGE3
TRUST CASH fund to each governing body within sixty days after the4
commission receives the money for use by such governing body for the5
purposes permitted under section 29-11-104.6
(B) R
EMITTANCES OF THE 911 ENTERPRISE FEE RECEIVED BY THE7
COMMISSION ARE COLLECTIONS FOR THE ENTERPRISE , NOT GENERAL8
REVENUE OF THE STATE , AND MUST BE HELD IN TRUST IN THE 9119
ENTERPRISE FEE TRUST CASH FUND , WHICH IS CREATED IN THE STATE10
TREASURY. THE COMMISSION SHALL TRANSMIT THE MONEY IN THE 91111
ENTERPRISE FEE TRUST CASH FUND TO THE STATE TREASURER WITHIN12
SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE COMMISSION RECEIVES THE MONEY , AND THE13
STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT THE REVENUE TO THE ENTERPRISE FUND . 14
(III) The commission shall establish a formula for distribution of15
money from the surcharge to the governing bodies
PURSUANT TO16
SUBSECTION (3)(c)(I)(A) OF THIS SECTION based upon the number of17
concurrent sessions maintained by the PSAPs of each governing body.18
The commission shall establish the formula by October 1 of each year.19
The commission shall promulgate rules concerning changes to the number20
of concurrent sessions for which a governing body is reimbursed under21
this section. For the purposes of this section, "concurrent session" means22
a channel for an inbound simultaneous 911 request for assistance.23
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 29-11-108 as24
follows:25
29-11-108. 911 services enterprise - creation - powers and26
duties - cash fund - legislative declaration. (1) T
HE GENERAL27
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(a) T
HE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE PROVIDES VALUABLE2
STATEWIDE BENEFITS AND SERVICES TO TELEPHONE SERVICE USERS BY3
FUNDING EXPENSES AND COSTS RELATED TO PROVIDING EMERGENCY4
TELEPHONE SERVICE AND PROVIDING TRAINING , EDUCATION, AND OTHER5
TYPES OF SUPPORT TO PSAPS, INCLUDING PROVISION OF 911 SERVICES6
AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SERVICES ON A STATEWIDE BASIS ;7
(b) B
Y PROVIDING THE BENEFITS AND SERVICES SPECIFIED IN8
SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION, THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE9
ENGAGES IN AN ACTIVITY CONDUCTED IN THE PURSUIT OF A BENEFIT , GAIN,10
OR LIVELIHOOD, AND THEREFORE OPERATES AS A BUSINESS ;11
(c) C
ONSISTENT WITH THE DETERMINATION OF THE COLORADO12
SUPREME COURT IN NICHOLL V. E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, 89613
P.2d 859
(COLO. 1995), THAT THE POWER TO IMPOSE TAXES IS14
INCONSISTENT WITH ENTERPRISE STATUS UNDER SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE15
X
OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, IT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE GENERAL16
ASSEMBLY THAT THE CHARGES IMPOSED BY THE ENTERPRISE IS A FEE , NOT17
A TAX, BECAUSE THE CHARGES ARE IMPOSED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE18
OF ALLOWING THE ENTERPRISE TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF PROVIDING THE19
BENEFITS AND SERVICES SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION20
TO TELEPHONE SERVICE USERS AND THE CHARGES ARE IMPOSED AT RATES21
THAT ARE REASONABLY CALCULATED BASED ON THE COST OF THE22
SERVICES RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE SERVICE USERS ;23
(d) S
O LONG AS THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE QUALIFIES AS AN24
ENTERPRISE FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE STATE25
CONSTITUTION, THE REVENUE FROM THE CHARGES IMPOSED BY THE26
ENTERPRISE IS NOT STATE FISCAL YEAR SPENDING, AS DEFINED IN SECTION27
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(6)(c),
AND DOES NOT COUNT AGAINST EITHER THE STATE FISCAL YEAR2
SPENDING LIMIT IMPOSED BY SECTION 20 ARTICLE X OF THE STATE3
CONSTITUTION OR THE EXCESS STATE REVENUES CAP , AS DEFINED IN4
SECTION 24-77-103.6 (6)(b)(I); AND5
(e) N
O OTHER ENTERPRISE CREATED SIMULTANEOUSLY OR WITHIN6
THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS SERVES PRIMARILY THE SAME PURPOSE AS THE7
911
SERVICES ENTERPRISE, AND THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE WILL8
GENERATE REVENUE FROM CHARGES OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED MILLION9
DOLLARS TOTAL IN ITS FIRST FIVE FISCAL YEARS . ACCORDINGLY, THE10
CREATION OF THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE DOES NOT REQUIRE VOTER11
APPROVAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-77-108.12
(2) (a) T
HE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE IS CREATED IN THE13
DEPARTMENT . THE ENTERPRISE IS AND OPERATES AS A14
GOVERNMENT-OWNED BUSINESS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO15
EXECUTE ITS BUSINESS PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS16
SECTION BY EXERCISING THE POWERS AND PERFORMING THE DUTIES AND17
FUNCTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.18
(b) T
HE ENTERPRISE IS A TYPE 1 ENTITY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION19
24-1-105,
AND EXERCISES ITS POWERS AND PERFORMS ITS DUTIES AND20
FUNCTIONS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT .21
(3) T
HE ENTERPRISE CONSTITUTES AN ENTERPRISE FOR PURPOSES22
OF SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION SO LONG AS IT23
RETAINS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS AND RECEIVES LESS24
THAN TEN PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL REVENUE IN GRANTS FROM ALL25
C
OLORADO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COMBINED . SO LONG AS IT26
CONSTITUTES AN ENTERPRISE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (3), THE27
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CONSTITUTION.2
(4) T
HE ENTERPRISE IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS3
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND MUST HAVE AN ODD NUMBER OF4
TOTAL MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CONSIST OF A5
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AND AN6
EQUAL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNING BODIES SERVING7
JURISDICTIONS WITH POPULATIONS LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND8
PEOPLE AND GOVERNING BODIES SERVING JURISDICTIONS WITH9
POPULATIONS GREATER THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE . THE10
MAJORITY OF THE BOARD MUST BE REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNING11
BODIES.12
(5) T
HE ENTERPRISE'S PRIMARY POWERS AND DUTIES ARE TO :13
(a) I
MPOSE A 911 ENTERPRISE FEE ON SERVICE USERS IN14
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS SECTION;15
(b) F
UND EXPENSES AND COSTS RELATED TO PURPOSES THAT MAY16
INCLUDE:17
(I) S
TATEWIDE TRAINING INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR PSAP18
PERSONNEL IN EMERGENCY CALL PROCESSING , EMERGENCY DISPATCH,19
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION , PSAP ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHER20
SUBJECTS INTENDED TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE AND21
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SERVICE IN THE STATE , INCLUDING:22
(A)
TRAINING REGARDING THE INTEGRATION OF 988 AND 91123
SERVICES, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES , AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH24
EMERGENCIES;25
(B) D
EVELOPMENT OF TRAINING FOR SUPPORTING 911 CALLERS26
WITH DISABILITIES; AND27
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(II) P
UBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND2
MATERIALS RELATED TO PROPER AND APPROPRIATE USE OF 911 SERVICES3
AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS , INCLUDING TRAINING FOR4
PEOPLE WITH ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING AND5
INTERACTING WITH PSAPS;6
(III) C
YBERSECURITY SUPPORT FOR SERVICES AND SOFTWARE ,7
INCLUDING FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES , EMERGENCY8
NOTIFICATION SERVICES, AND PSAP SYSTEMS;9
(IV) GIS
PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF GOVERNING BODIES AND10
PSAP
S;11
(V) G
RANT PROGRAMS THAT THE ENTERPRISE MAY ESTABLISH FOR12
THE BENEFIT OF GOVERNING BODIES AND PSAPS, WHICH MAY BE LIMITED13
TO REASONABLY-DEFINED CLASSES OF GOVERNING BODIES OR PSAPS ON14
THE BASIS OF FINANCIAL NEED AND MAY HAVE A MATCHING MONEY15
REQUIREMENT FOR RECEIPT;16
(VI) P
ROVIDING MATCHING MONEY FOR FEDERAL , STATE, OR17
PRIVATE GRANTS RELATED TO BASIC EMERGENCY SERVICE , EMERGENCY18
TELEPHONE SERVICE, OR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SERVICES , SO LONG19
AS ALL EXPENSES TO BE PAID UNDER SUCH GRANTS ARE ALLOWABLE20
PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-11-104 AND 9 CFR 47, SUBPART I, AS21
AMENDED;22
(VII) A
NY OTHER ITEMS OF BENEFIT FOR GOVERNING BODIES AND23
PSAP
S AS PROPOSED BY A GROUP OF THOSE ENTITIES OR BY STATEWIDE24
ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING COLORADO 911 STAKEHOLDERS, PROVIDED25
SUCH EXPENSES ARE ALLOWABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-11-104 AND26
9
CFR 47, SUBPART I, AS FROM TIME TO TIME AMENDED; AND27
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENTERPRISE AND THE EXECUTION OF ITS2
ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COSTS FOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL ;3
(c) E
NTER INTO ANY CONTRACTS NECESSARY FOR PROFESSIONAL4
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE AND TO SUPPLY OTHER SERVICES5
RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE ENTERPRISE WITHOUT6
BEING SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE "PROCUREMENT CODE",7
ARTICLES 101 THROUGH 112 OF TITLE 24;8
(d) B
Y RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZE AND ISSUE REVENUE BONDS THAT9
ARE PAYABLE ONLY FROM THE FUND ; AND10
(e) A
DOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL POLICIES FOR THE REGULATION OF11
ITS AFFAIRS AND THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS CONSISTENT WITH THIS12
SECTION.13
(6) (a) I
N ADDITION TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES SET FORTH IN14
SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION, THE ENTERPRISE SHALL USE REVENUE OF15
THE ENTERPRISE GENERATED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE 91116
ENTERPRISE FEE TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES AND17
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SERVICES IN THE STATE CONSISTENT WITH THE18
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR:19
(I) PSAP
FACILITIES, SERVICES, SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS,20
PERSONNEL, TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, REPORTING, COMMUNICATIONS,21
AND CALL PROCESSING AND RECORDING SYSTEMS ; AND22
(II) O
THER EXPENSES OF PROCESSING AND DISPATCHING CALLS FOR23
ASSISTANCE FROM THE POINT A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE REACHES A PUBLIC24
OR COMMERCIAL NETWORK OR SERVICE TO THE POINT THAT THE REQUEST25
FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELATED INFORMATION IS COMMUNICATED TO FIRST26
RESPONDERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OR PARAPROFESSIONALS ,27
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CIRCUMSTANCE, OR IS DELIVERED OR COMMUNICATED TO OTHER PSAPS2
FOR PROCESSING OR DISPATCH.3
(b) T
HE FUNDING THAT THE ENTERPRISE MAY PROVIDE FOR THE4
PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (6)(a) OF THIS SECTION IS NOT5
SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS OF SECTION 29-11-104 OR 9 CFR 47,6
SUBPART I, AS AMENDED, APPLICABLE TO USE OF PROCEEDS OF 911 FEES7
COLLECTED FROM USERS OF TELEPHONE OR OTHER SERVICES .8
(7) (a) I
N FURTHERANCE OF ITS BUSINESS PURPOSE AND PURSUANT9
TO THE AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (5)(a) OF THIS SECTION, THE10
ENTERPRISE SHALL IMPOSE THE 911 SURCHARGE FEE IN AN AMOUNT TO BE11
ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE ENTERPRISE AFTER CONSULTING WITH12
THE COMMISSION. THE AMOUNT SHALL NOT EXCEED , TOGETHER WITH THE13
911
SURCHARGE IMPOSED BY THE COMMISSION , THE LIMITATION OF FIFTY14
CENTS PER MONTH PER 911 ACCESS CONNECTION SET FORTH IN SECTION15
29-11-102.3 (1)(a). T
HE ENTERPRISE SHALL ESTABLISH THE 91116
ENTERPRISE FEE BEFORE THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHES ITS SURCHARGE17
PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-11-102.3 (1)(b). THE AMOUNT OF THE 91118
ENTERPRISE FEE MUST BE REASONABLY CALCULATED BASED ON THE COST19
OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ENTERPRISE AND RECEIVED BY20
TELEPHONE SERVICE USERS, AND THE AMOUNT IMPOSED PER 911 ACCESS21
CONNECTION MUST BE UNIFORM , REGARDLESS OF THE TECHNOLOGY USED22
TO PROVIDE THE CONNECTION.23
(b) F
OR THE PURPOSE OF MINIMIZING COMPLIANCE COSTS FOR24
SERVICE USERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR THE STATE , THE25
COMMISSION SHALL COLLECT THE 911 ENTERPRISE FEE ON BEHALF OF THE26
ENTERPRISE AND A SERVICE SUPPLIER SHALL COLLECT THE 91127
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COMMISSION IN THE SAME MANNER IT COLLECTS AND REMITS THE2
COMMISSION'S SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-11-102.3.3
(c) T
HE COMMISSION SHALL TRANSMIT ANY FEES IT COLLECTS ON4
BEHALF OF THE ENTERPRISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 29-11-102.35
(3)(c)(I)(B).6
(8) T
HE ENTERPRISE SHALL IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL7
CONTROLS AND SHALL MAINTAIN A SEPARATE LEDGER ACC OUNT FOR EACH8
PROGRAM, PROJECT, INITIATIVE, GRANT, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT9
CATEGORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND SOURCE OF REVENUE .10
(9) (a) T
HE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE CASH FUND IS CREATED IN11
THE STATE TREASURY. THE FUND CONSISTS OF MONEY CREDITED TO THE12
FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION .13
(b) T
HE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND14
INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE15
FUND TO THE FUND.16
(c) M
ONEY IN THE FUND IS CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED . THE17
ENTERPRISE MAY EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND FOR THE PURPOSES18
OUTLINED IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION.19
(d) T
HE BOARD MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS,20
OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF21
THIS SECTION, SO LONG AS THE COMBINATION OF GRANTS FROM STATE AND22
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IS LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE ENTERPRISE 'S23
TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUE .24
(e) T
HE FUND IS SUBJECT TO ALL STATE FISCAL AND ACCOUNTING25
RULES.26
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-2-131, amend27
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-11- (1)(f) and (1)(g); and add (1)(h) as follows:1
40-2-131. State of 911 report. (1) Notwithstanding section2
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before September 15, 2018, and on or before3
September 15 of each year thereafter, the commission shall publish a4
"state of 911" report and submit the report to the members of the general5
assembly. The report must provide an overall understanding of the state6
of 911 service in Colorado and must address, at a minimum, the7
following:8
(f) The state's planning for, transition to, and implementation of9
next generation 911
AND OTHER OR FUTURE STANDARDS -BASED10
IMPROVEMENTS TO 911, including a projected timeline for full statewide11
implementation; and
12
(g) A discussion of 911 funding and fiscal outlook, including13
current funding sources and whether they are adequate for 911 service in14
the state, and potential funding mechanisms for the transition to and15
implementation of next generation 911
AND OTHER OR FUTURE16
STANDARDS-BASED IMPROVEMENTS TO 911; AND17
(h) T
HE ACTIVITY OF THE 911 SERVICES ENTERPRISE CREATED IN18
SECTION 29-11-108, INCLUDING USE OF THE REVENUE OF THE 91119
SERVICES ENTERPRISE. 20
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act21
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the22
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except23
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V24
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this25
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take26
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in27
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official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.2
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