Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, March 17, 2025
(1) As used in this chapter, the following
terms shall mean-
(A) "911 services
authority," any county or city governing body or elected emergency services
board to which the board remits prepaid wireless emergency telephone service
charges deposited in the fund under section 190.460.3.(5), RSMo;
(B) "911 service level," level of a Public
Safety Answering Point's (PSAPs) 911 services. There are four (4) levels-
1. Basic-No 911 equipment;
2. Enhanced-Wireline only;
3. Phase 1-Wireless number only;
and
4. Start Phase
II-Latitude/Longitude, Text-to-911;
(C) "Adverse action," an action taken by the
board to deny, reject, reduce, suspend, or terminate a grant or loan
application, financial assistance under an approved application or project
agreement, or request to materially amend a project agreement or extend the
project completion date;
(D)
"Application window," a period set by the board for the submission of
applications for grants and loans available pursuant to section
650.335, RSMo;
(E) "Award priority areas," attributes of
loan or grant applications that warrant priority in allocating financial
assistance from the fund due to the potential to most greatly improve 911
services statewide, especially in underserved areas, including the following:
1. Including one (1) or more PSAPs located in
a jurisdiction with a 911 service level of basic;
2. Consolidating two (2) or more
PSAPs;
3. Consolidating 911
services within a defined region of the state;
4. Moving one (1) or more PSAPs up one (1) or
more 911 service levels;
5. Meeting
the NENA i3 Solution Standard for Emergency Services IP Network;
6. Becoming NG9-1-1 compatible;
7. Purchasing 911 technology and equipment,
such as 911 trunking equipment, workstations with 911 answering equipment,
software, dispatch systems, and radio systems, that is currently non-existent
and is not being used to replace existing equipment; and
8. Adding Text-to-911; defined as the ability
to send a text message to reach 911 emergency call takers from a mobile phone
or device;
(F) "Board,"
the Missouri 911 service board defined in section
650.320, RSMo, and established
by section 650.325, RSMo;
(G) "Eligible applicants" or "Applicants,"
counties, cities, elected emergency service boards, and regional planning
commissions as defined in section
70.515, RSMo, that provide
emergency telephone services to multiple counties, that sections 650.330 and
655.335, RSMo, authorize to submit applications to the board for grants and
loans to finance all or a portion of the costs incurred by their 911 services
authorities in implementing a 911 communications service project;
(H) "Eligible uses," expenditures that may be
paid using financial assistance from the fund, including but not limited to
capital expenses such as building, facility, and equipment costs; operating
expenses such as research, development, and administrative costs; expenses
associated with training; and matching funds for federal grants;
(I) "Fund," the Missouri 911 service trust
fund established by section
190.420, RSMo;
(J) "Grant," a distribution from the fund
that is not required to be repaid;
(K) "Incomplete application," an application
received by the board that is not submitted in accordance with the application
instructions, regulations, or statutes;
(L) "Loan," a distribution from the fund that
must be repaid with interest;
(M)
"NENA i3 Solution Standard," the NENA Detailed Functional and Interface
Standard for the NENA i3 Solution, NENA-STA-010.2-2016 (originally 08-003),
September 10, 2016, published by the National Emergency Number Association,
1700 Diagonal Rd., Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314 (
www. NENA.org) and available at
http://www.nena.org/resource/
resmgr/standards/NENA-STA-010.2_i3_Architectu.pdf\ and on the board's website.
This standard is incorporated herein by reference and does not include any
later amendments or additions;
(N)
"Next Generation 911" or "NG9-1-1," a system comprised of managed IP-based
networks, gateways, functional elements, and databases that augment or
replicate present day E9-1-1 features and functions and provide new
capabilities. NG9-1-1 is designed to provide access to emergency services from
all sources, and to provide multimedia data capabilities for PSAPs and other
emergency service organizations;
(O) "Project Agreement," an agreement
governing the board's award of financial assistance for a 911 services
authority's 911 communications service project; and
(P) "PSAPs," public safety answering points
as defined in sections
190.400 and
650.320,
RSMo.
(2) As used in this
chapter, all terms defined in sections
650.320 and
190.400, RSMo, shall have
meaning prescribed therein.
AUTHORITY:
sections 650.330 and
650.335, RSMo Supp. 2023.*
Emergency rule filed May 6, 2020, effective May 21, 2020, expired Feb. 25,
2021. Original rule filed May 7, 2020, effective Dec. 30, 2020. Emergency
amendment filed Aug. 31, 2021, effective Sept. 15, 2021, expired March 13,
2022. Amended: Filed Jan. 7, 2022, effective July 30, 2022. Emergency amendment
filed July 14, 2023, effective Aug. 28, 2023, expired Feb. 22, 2024. Amended:
Filed July 14, 2023, effective Jan. 30, 2024.
