57-40.6-12. Emergency services communications coordinating committee - Membership - Duties

57-40.6-12. Emergency services communications coordinating committee - Membership - Duties. 1. The governing body of a city or county, which adopted a fee on assessed communications services under this chapter, shall make a report of the income, expenditures, and status of its emergency services communication system. The report must be submitted to the emergency services communications coordinating committee in the format requested by the committee. The committee is composed of four members, one appointed by the North Dakota 911 association, one appointed by the North Dakota association of counties, one appointed by the chief information officer of the state, and one appointed by the adjutant general to represent the division of the state emergency communications center. 2. The committee shall: a. Recommend to the legislative management changes to the operating standards for emergency services communications, including training or certification standards for dispatchers; b. Develop guidelines regarding the allowable uses of the fee revenue collected under this chapter; c. Biennially, request, receive, and compile reports from each governing body on the use of the proceeds of the fee imposed under this chapter, analyze the reports with respect to the guidelines, file its report with the legislative council by November first of each even-numbered year regarding the use of the fee revenue, and recommend to the legislative assembly the appropriate maximum fee allowed by section 57-40.6-02; d. Periodically evaluate chapter 57-40.6 and recommend changes to the legislative management; and e. Serve as the governmental body to coordinate plans for implementing emergency 911 services and internet protocol enabled emergency applications for 911. 3. The committee may initiate and administer statewide agreements among the governing bodies of the local governmental units with jurisdiction over an emergency 911 telephone system to coordinate the procurement of equipment and services, fund the research, administration, and activities of the committee, and contract for the necessary staff support for committee activities.