General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5276
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1304
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5276
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1304
*01304_______PS_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT REQUIRING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIALING 9-1-1 ON OR ADJACENT TO CERTAIN MULTILINE TELEPHONES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) Any business firm, as defined in section 12-631 of the general statutes, or state agency, as defined in section 1-79 of the general statutes, that uses a multiline telephone system that cannot directly access the enhanced 9-1-1 service by dialing or otherwise accessing the three digits "9-1-1" shall prominently display instructions on how to access the enhanced 9-1-1 service on or adjacent to each telephone connected to such multiline telephone system.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require business firms and state agencies to display instructions on how to dial 9-1-1 on or adjacent to certain multiline telephones.
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