Overview

PURPOSE: This rule provides a brief overview of the board. (1) The Missouri 911 Service Board represents all Missouri 911 entities and jurisdictions, and is striving toward the immediate access to emergency services for all citizens in the state of Missouri. The board is charged with assisting and advising the state regarding 911 services; aiding in the collection and dissemination of information relating to use of a universal emergency telephone number; reviewing existing and proposed legislation and recommending changes; recommending primary and secondary answering points on technical and operational standards for 911 services; recommending model systems to be considered in preparing a 911 service plan; providing requested mediation services to political subdivisions involved in 911 jurisdictional disputes; applying for and receiving grants; conducting an annual survey of public answering points in Missouri to evaluate potential for improved services, coordination, and feasibility of consolidation; developing a plan and timeline of target dates for the testing, implementation, and operation of a next generation 911 system throughout Missouri; administering and authorizing grants and loans from the Missouri 911 service trust fund to improve 911 services, especially in the most underserved areas; and setting the percentage rate of the prepaid wireless emergency telephone service charge remitted to a county or city under section 190.406.3.(5), RSMo to reimburse expenditures for implementing and operating 911 systems and for answering and dispatching emergency calls. (2) The board is funded by prepaid wireless emergency telephone service charges deposited in the Missouri 911 service trust fund pursuant to section 190.460, RSMo. AUTHORITY: section 650.325, RSMo Supp. 2020.* Emergency rule filed May 6, 2020, effective May 21, 2020, expired Feb. 25, 2021. Original rule filed May 7, 2020, effective Dec. 30, 2020. *Original authority: 650.325, RSMo 1997, amended 2017.