Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division 90 - Missouri 911 Service Board
Chapter 2 - 911 Financial Assistance Program
Section 11 CSR 90-2.010 - Definitions

(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:

(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:

(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 a financial assistance for an 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.