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UTAH COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

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House Sponsor: Cheryl K. Acton

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7     LONG TITLE
8     Committee Note:
9          The Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10               Legislative Vote:     8 voting for     0 voting against     7 absent
11     General Description:
12          This bill amends provisions related to the Utah Communications Authority.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     combines into a single section various provisions concerning which statutes the
16     Utah Communications Authority (authority) is subject to and exempt from;
17          ▸     removes the advice and consent requirement for appointment of a member of the
18     authority's board as chair of the board;
19          ▸     combines reporting requirements related to the authority into a single section and
20     consolidates certain reporting requirements;
21          ▸     requires the authority to provide annual reports to the Retirement and Independent
22     Entities Interim Committee;
23          ▸     repeals outdated and obsolete provisions; and
24          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
25     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
26          None
27     Other Special Clauses:
28          None
29     Utah Code Sections Affected:
30     AMENDS:
31          63H-7a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 368
32          63H-7a-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 435
33          63H-7a-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 430
34          63H-7a-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 246, 509
35          63H-7a-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 294
36          63H-7a-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 368
37          63H-7a-301, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 411
38          63H-7a-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 368
39          63H-7a-304.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 507
40          63H-7a-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 411
41          63H-7a-501, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 411
42          63H-7a-601, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 430
43          63H-7a-804, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 411
44          63I-2-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 33, 139, 212, 354, and 530
45          69-2-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 507
46     REPEALS:
47          63H-7a-101, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 411
48          63H-7a-206.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 368
49          63H-7a-800, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 411
50          63H-7a-803, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 435
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52     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
53          Section 1. Section 63H-7a-103 is amended to read:
54          63H-7a-103. Definitions.
55          As used in this chapter:
56          (1) "911 account" means the Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account,
57     created in Subsection 63H-7a-304(1).
58          (2) "911 call transfer" means the redirection of a 911 call from the person who initially
59     receives the call to another person within the state.
60          [(3) "Association of governments" means an association of political subdivisions of the
61     state, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
62     Cooperation Act.]
63          [(4)] (3) "Authority" means the Utah Communications Authority created in Section
64     63H-7a-201.
65          [(5)] (4) "Backhaul network" means the portion of a public safety communications
66     network that consists primarily of microwave paths, fiber lines, or ethernet circuits.
67          [(6)] (5) "Board" means the Utah Communications Authority Board created in Section
68     63H-7a-203.
69          [(7)] (6) "CAD" means a computer-based system that aids PSAP dispatchers by
70     automating selected dispatching and record-keeping activities.
71          [(8)] (7) "CAD-to-CAD" means standardized connectivity between PSAPs or between
72     a PSAP and a dispatch center for the transmission of data between CADs.
73          [(9)] (8) "Dispatch center" means an entity that receives and responds to an emergency
74     or nonemergency communication transferred to the entity from a public safety answering point.
75          [(10)] (9) "FirstNet" means the federal First Responder Network Authority established
76     in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1424.
77          [(11)] (10) "Lease" means any lease, lease purchase, sublease, operating, management,
78     or similar agreement.
79          [(12)] (11) "Public agency" means any political subdivision of the state dispatched by a
80     public safety answering point.
81          [(13)] (12) "Public safety agency" means the same as that term defined in Section
82     69-2-102.
83          [(14)] (13) "Public safety answering point" or "PSAP" means an entity in this state that:
84          (a) receives, as a first point of contact, direct 911 emergency communications from the
85     911 emergency service network requesting a public safety service;
86          (b) has a facility with the equipment and staff necessary to receive the communication;
87          (c) assesses, classifies, and prioritizes the communication; and
88          (d) dispatches the communication to the proper responding agency.
89          [(15)] (14) "Public safety communications network" means:
90          (a) a regional or statewide public safety governmental communications network and
91     related facilities, including real property, improvements, and equipment necessary for the
92     acquisition, construction, and operation of the services and facilities; and
93          (b) 911 emergency services, including radio communications, connectivity, and 911
94     call processing equipment.
95          Section 2. Section 63H-7a-104 is amended to read:
96          63H-7a-104. Relation to certain acts.
97          (1) The authority is exempt from:
98          (a) Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act;
99          (b) except as provided in Subsection (5), Title 63A, Utah Government Operations
100     Code; and
101          [(c) Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.]
102          (c) Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
103          (2) The authority is subject to:
104          (a) Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act;
105          [(b) Section 67-3-12;]
106          [(c)] (b) Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;
107     [and]
108          [(d)] (c) Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code[.];
109          (d) Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act; and
110          (e) Section 67-3-12.
111          (3) The authority, the board, and the committee members are subject to Title 67,
112     Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.
113          (4) The board shall adopt procedures, accounting, and personnel and human resource
114     policies substantially similar to those from which the authority is exempted under Subsection
115     (1).
116          (5) Subject to the requirements of Subsection 63E-1-304(2), the authority may
117     participate in coverage under the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201.
118          Section 3. Section 63H-7a-201 is amended to read:
119          63H-7a-201. Utah Communications Authority established.
120          [(1) This part is known as "Utah Communications Authority Governance."]
121          (1) As used in this section, "independent state agency" means the same as that term is
122     defined in Section 63E-1-102.
123          (2) There is established the Utah Communications Authority as an independent state
124     agency and not a division within any other department of the state.
125          [(3) (a) The authority shall maintain an office in Salt Lake County.]
126          [(b) The authority may establish additional branch offices outside of Salt Lake County
127     with the approval of the board.]
128          Section 4. Section 63H-7a-203 is amended to read:
129          63H-7a-203. Board established -- Terms -- Vacancies.
130          (1) There is created the Utah Communications Authority Board.
131          (2) The board shall consist of nine voting board members and two nonvoting board
132     members as follows:
133          (a) as voting members:
134          (i) three individuals appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
135     Senate;
136          (ii) one individual who is not a legislator appointed by the speaker of the House of
137     Representatives;
138          (iii) one individual who is not a legislator appointed by the president of the Senate;
139          (iv) two individuals nominated by an association that represents cities and towns in the
140     state and appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
141          (v) two individuals nominated by an association that represents counties in the state
142     and appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
143          (b) as nonvoting members, the chairs of the public safety advisory committee created
144     in Section 63H-7a-207 and the PSAP advisory committee created in Section 63H-7a-208.
145          (3) Subject to this section, an individual is eligible for appointment under Subsection
146     (2) if the individual has knowledge of at least one of the following:
147          (a) law enforcement;
148          (b) public safety;
149          (c) fire service;
150          (d) telecommunications;
151          (e) finance;
152          (f) management; and
153          (g) government.
154          (4) An individual may not serve as a voting board member if the individual is a current
155     public safety communications network:
156          (a) user; or
157          (b) vendor.
158          (5) (a) (i) Five of the board members appointed under Subsection (2)(a) shall serve an
159     initial term of two years and four of the board members appointed under Subsection (2)(a) shall
160     serve an initial term of four years.
161          (ii) Successor board members shall each serve a term of four years.
162          (b) (i) The governor may remove a board member with cause.
163          (ii) If the governor removes a board member the entity that appointed the board
164     member under Subsection (2)(a) shall appoint a replacement board member in the same manner
165     as described in Subsection (2)(a).
166          (6) (a) The governor shall, after consultation with the board, appoint a voting board
167     member as chair of the board [with the advice and consent of the Senate].
168          (b) The chair shall serve a two-year term.
169          (7) The board shall meet on an as-needed basis and as provided in the bylaws.
170          (8) (a) The board shall elect one of the board members to serve as vice chair.
171          (b) (i) The board may elect a secretary and treasurer who are not members of the board.
172          (ii) If the board elects a secretary or treasurer who is not a member of the board, the
173     secretary or treasurer does not have voting power.
174          (c) A separate individual shall hold the offices of chair, vice chair, secretary, and
175     treasurer.
176          (9) Except for the nonvoting members described in Subsection (2)(b), each board
177     member, including the chair, has one vote.
178          (10) A vote of a majority of the board members is necessary to take action on behalf of
179     the board.
180          (11) A board member may not receive compensation for the member's service on the
181     board, but may, in accordance with rules adopted by the board in accordance with Title 63G,
182     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, receive:
183          (a) a per diem at the rate established under Section 63A-3-106; and
184          (b) travel expenses at the rate established under Section 63A-3-107.
185          Section 5. Section 63H-7a-205 is amended to read:
186          63H-7a-205. Executive director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties.
187          The executive director shall:
188          (1) (a) serve at the pleasure of the board; and
189          (b) act as the executive officer of the authority;
190          (2) administer the duties, programs, and functions assigned to the authority;
191          (3) recommend administrative rules and policies to the board;
192          (4) execute contracts on behalf of the authority;
193          (5) recommend to the board any changes in statutes affecting the authority;
194          (6) recommend to the board an annual administrative budget covering administration,
195     management, and operations of the authority;
196          (7) with board approval, direct and control authority expenditures; and
197          (8) within the limitations of the budget, employ personnel, consultants, a financial
198     officer, and legal counsel to provide professional services and advice regarding the
199     administration of the authority[; and].
200          [(9) submit and make available to the public a report before December of each year to
201     the board, the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, and the
202     Legislative Management Committee that includes:]
203          [(a) the total aggregate surcharge collected by the state in the last fiscal year under Title
204     69, Chapter 2, Part 4, Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service Charges;]
205          [(b) the amount of each disbursement from the restricted accounts described in:]
206          [(i) Section 63H-7a-303;]
207          [(ii) Section 63H-7a-304; and]
208          [(iii) Section 63H-7a-403;]
209          [(c) the recipient of each disbursement, the goods and services received, and a
210     description of the project funded by the disbursement;]
211          [(d) any conditions placed by the authority on the disbursements from a restricted
212     account;]
213          [(e) the anticipated expenditures from the restricted accounts described in this chapter
214     for the next fiscal year;]
215          [(f) the amount of any unexpended funds carried forward;]
216          [(g) the goals for implementation of the authority strategic plan and the progress report
217     of accomplishments and updates to the plan; and]
218          [(h) other relevant justification for ongoing support from the restricted accounts created
219     by Sections 63H-7a-303, 63H-7a-304, and 63H-7a-403.]
220          Section 6. Section 63H-7a-206 is amended to read:
221          63H-7a-206. Required annual reporting and strategic plan.
222          (1) The authority shall create, maintain, and review annually a statewide,
223     comprehensive multiyear strategic plan, in consultation with state and local stakeholders, the
224     PSAP advisory committee, and the public safety advisory committee, that:
225          (a) coordinates the authority's activities and duties in the:
226          (i) 911 Division;
227          (ii) Radio Network Division;
228          (iii) Interoperability Division; and
229          (iv) Administrative Services Division; and
230          (b) includes:
231          (i) a plan for maintaining, upgrading, and expanding the public safety communications
232     network, including microwave and fiber optics based systems;
233          (ii) a plan for statewide interoperability;
234          (iii) a plan for statewide coordination;
235          (iv) radio network coverage maps; and
236          (v) FirstNet standards.
237          (2) The executive director shall update the strategic plan described in Subsection (1)
238     before July 1 of each year.
239          (3) The executive director shall, before December 1 of each year, report on the strategic
240     plan described in Subsection (1) to:
241          (a) the board;
242          (b) the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; [and]
243          (c) the Legislative Management Committee[.]; and
244          (d) the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
245          (4) Each report described in Subsection (3) shall include a description of the authority's
246     goals for implementation of the strategic plan and a progress report of accomplishments and
247     updates to the strategic plan.
248          [(4)] (5) The authority shall consider the strategic plan described in Subsection (1)
249     before spending funds in the restricted accounts created by this chapter.
250          (6) (a) Following the close of each fiscal year, the executive director shall submit and
251     make available to the public an annual report of the authority's activities for the preceding year
252     to the governor, the board, the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations
253     Subcommittee, the Legislative Management Committee, and the Retirement and Independent
254     Entities Interim Committee.
255          (b) Each report described in Subsection (6)(a) shall include:
256          (i) the agency's complete operating and financial statement for the preceding fiscal
257     year;
258          (ii) the total aggregate surcharge collected by the state in the last fiscal year under Title
259     69, Chapter 2, Part 4, Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service Charges;
260          (iii) the amount of each disbursement from the restricted accounts described in:
261          (A) Section 63H-7a-303;
262          (B) Section 63H-7a-304; and
263          (C) Section 63H-7a-403;
264          (iv) the recipient of each disbursement, the goods and services received, and a
265     description of the project funded by the disbursement;
266          (v) any conditions the authority placed on the disbursements from a restricted account;
267          (vi) the anticipated expenditures from the restricted accounts described in this chapter
268     for the next fiscal year;
269          (vii) the amount of any unexpended funds carried forward; and
270          (viii) other relevant justification for ongoing support from the restricted accounts
271     created by:
272          (A) Section 63H-7a-303;
273          (B) Section 63H-7a-304; and
274          (C) Section 63H-7a-403.
275          Section 7. Section 63H-7a-301 is amended to read:
276          63H-7a-301. 911 Division.
277          [(1) This part is known as the "911 Division."]
278          [(2)] (1) There is created within the authority the 911 Division.
279          [(3)] (2) The 911 Division [shall have] has the duties and powers described in this
280     chapter.
281          Section 8. Section 63H-7a-303 is amended to read:
282          63H-7a-303. Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account -- Creation --
283     Administration -- Permitted uses.
284          (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the
285     "Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account," consisting of money appropriated or
286     otherwise made available by the Legislature.
287          (2) Subject to this Subsection (2) and appropriations by the Legislature, the authority
288     may expend funds in the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account for the following
289     purposes:
290          (a) enhancing public safety as provided in this chapter; and
291          (b) creating a shared computer aided dispatch system including:
292          (i) an interoperable computer aided dispatch platform that will be selected, shared, or
293     hosted on a statewide or regional basis;
294          (ii) an interoperable computer aided dispatch platform selected by a county of the first
295     class, when:
296          (A) authorized through an interlocal agreement between the county's two primary
297     public safety answering points; and
298          (B) the county's computer aided dispatch platform is capable of interfacing with the
299     platform described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
300          (iii) a statewide computer aided dispatch system data sharing platform to provide
301     interoperability of systems.
302          (3) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature and approval by the board, the
303     Administrative Services Division may expend funds from the Computer Aided Dispatch
304     Restricted Account to cover the Administrative Services Division's administrative costs related
305     to the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account.
306          (4) [On July 1, 2024,] At the close of fiscal year 2024, the Division of Finance shall
307     transfer all funds in the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account [shall automatically
308     transfer] to the 911 account.
309          Section 9. Section 63H-7a-304.5 is amended to read:
310          63H-7a-304.5. Distributions from 911 account to qualifying PSAPs.
311          (1) As used in this section:
312          (a) "Certified statement" means a statement signed by a PSAP's director or other
313     authorized administrator certifying the PSAP's compliance with the requirements of Subsection
314     (2)(a).
315          (b) "Fiscal year" means the period from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the following
316     year.
317          (c) "Proportionate share" means a percentage derived by dividing a PSAP's average
318     911 call volume, as reported to the State Tax Commission under Section 69-2-302, for the
319     preceding three years by the total of the average 911 call volume for the same three-year period
320     for all PSAPs that have submitted a certified statement seeking a distribution of the applicable
321     remaining funds.
322          (d) "Qualifying PSAP" means a PSAP that:
323          (i) meets the requirements of Subsection (2)(a) for the period for which remaining
324     funds are sought; and
325          (ii) submits a timely certified statement to the authority.
326          (e) "Remaining funds" means the money remaining in the 911 account after deducting:
327          (i) disbursements under Subsections 63H-7a-304(2)(a), (3), and (4);
328          (ii) authority expenditures or disbursements in accordance with the authority's strategic
329     plan, including expenditures or disbursements to pay for:
330          (A) implementing, maintaining, or upgrading the public safety communications
331     network or statewide 911 phone system; and
332          (B) authority overhead for managing the 911 portion of the public safety
333     communications network; and
334          (iii) money that the board determines should remain in the 911 account for future use.
335          (f) "Required transfer rate" means[:]
336          [(i)] a transfer rate of no more than 2%[; or].
337          [(ii) for a PSAP with a transfer rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, that is
338     greater than 2%, and until June 30, 2023, the transfer rate that meets the requirement for the
339     applicable period under Subsection 69-2-204(3)(a), (b), or (c).]
340          (g) "Transfer rate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 69-2-204.
341          (2) (a) To qualify for a proportionate share of remaining funds, a PSAP shall, for the
342     period for which remaining funds are sought:
343          (i) have answered:
344          (A) 90% of all 911 calls arriving at the PSAP within 15 seconds; and
345          (B) 95% of all 911 calls arriving at the PSAP within 20 seconds;
346          (ii) have adopted and be using the statewide CAD-to-CAD call handling and 911 call
347     transfer protocol adopted by the board under Subsection 63H-7a-204(17);
348          (iii) have participated in the authority's annual interoperability exercise;
349          (iv) have complied with the required transfer rate; and
350          (v) be designated as an emergency medical service dispatch center according to Section
351     26B-4-117.
352          (b) A PSAP that seeks a proportionate share of remaining funds shall submit a certified
353     statement to the authority no later than July 31 following the end of the fiscal year for which
354     remaining funds are sought.
355          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a):
356          (i) a qualifying PSAP in a county with multiple PSAPs does not qualify for a
357     proportionate share of remaining funds for a period beginning after June 30, 2023, unless every
358     PSAP in that county is a qualifying PSAP; and
359          (ii) a PSAP described in Subsection 69-2-203(5) does not qualify for remaining funds.
360          (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), for PSAPs that have become qualifying PSAPs for
361     the previous fiscal year the authority shall distribute to each qualifying PSAP that PSAP's
362     proportionate share of the remaining funds.
363          (b) The authority may not distribute more than 20% of remaining funds to any single
364     PSAP.
365          (4) All money that a PSAP receives under this section is subject to Section 69-2-301.
366          Section 10. Section 63H-7a-401 is amended to read:
367          63H-7a-401. Radio Network Division.
368          [(1) This part is known as the "Radio Network Division." (2)] There is created within
369     the authority the Radio Network Division.
370          Section 11. Section 63H-7a-501 is amended to read:
371          63H-7a-501. Interoperability Division.
372          [(1) This part is known as the "Interoperability Division."]
373          [(2)] (1) There is created within the authority the Interoperability Division, which [shall
374     be] is responsible for the duties of the authority as specified in this chapter.
375          [(3)] (2) The executive director shall appoint a statewide interoperability coordinator
376     with the approval of the board.
377          (3) The statewide interoperability coordinator shall be funded by the Department of
378     Public Safety within appropriations to the Department of Public Safety for this purpose.
379          Section 12. Section 63H-7a-601 is amended to read:
380          63H-7a-601. Administrative Services Division -- Creation -- Legal services.
381          [(1) This part is known as "Administrative Services Division."]
382          [(2)] (1) There is created within the authority the Administrative Services Division.
383          [(3)] (2) The Administrative Services Division shall provide financial and human
384     resources assistance to the authority under the direction of the board and the executive director.
385          [(4)] (3) At the board's request and with the board's approval, the Administrative
386     Services Division may establish or contract for legal services for the authority.
387          Section 13. Section 63H-7a-804 is amended to read:
388          63H-7a-804. Audit by state auditor -- Reimbursement for costs.
389          [(1) The authority shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report
390     of its activities for the preceding year to the governor and the Legislature. Each report shall set
391     forth a complete operating and financial statement of the agency during the fiscal year it
392     covers.]
393          [(2)] (1) The state auditor shall at least once in each year audit the books and accounts
394     of the authority or shall contract with an independent certified public accountant for this audit.
395          (2) The audit described in Subsection (1) shall include a review of the procedures
396     adopted under the requirements of Subsection [63H-7a-803(2)] 63H-7a-104(4) and a
397     determination as to whether the board has complied with the requirements of [Subsection
398     63H-7a-803(2)] Subsections 63H-7a-104(2) and (3).
399          (3) The authority shall reimburse the state auditor from available money of the
400     authority for the actual and necessary costs of [that] an audit described in Subsection (1).
401          Section 14. Section 63I-2-263 is amended to read:
402          63I-2-263. Repeal dates: Title 63A to Title 63N.
403          (1) Title 63A, Chapter 2, Part 5, Educational Interpretation and Translation Services
404     Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2025.
405          [(2) Section 63A-17-303 is repealed July 1, 2023.]
406          [(3)] (2) Section 63A-17-806 is repealed June 30, 2026.
407          [(4) Title 63C, Chapter 22, Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology
408     Commission is repealed July 1, 2023.]
409          [(5)] (3) Section 63H-7a-303 is repealed July 1, 2024.
410          (4) The following provisions related to the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted
411     Account are repealed July 1, 2024:
412          (a) Subsection 63H-7a-206(6)(b)(iii)(A);
413          (b) Subsection 63H-7a-206(6)(b)(viii)(A);
414          (c) Subsection 63H-7a-302(1)(f)(ii);
415          (d) Subsection 63H-7a-302(1)(h);
416          (e) in Subsection 63H-7a-302(2), the language that states, "the Computer Aided
417     Dispatch Restricted Account created in Section 63H-7a-303 or";
418          (f) Subsection 63H-7a-302(3);
419          (g) Subsection 63H-7a-302(5);
420          (h) Subsection 63H-7a-602(1); and
421          (i) Subsection 63J-1-602.1(51).
422          (5) In relation to the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account, on July 1, 2024,
423     Subsection 63H-7a-302(2) is amended to read: "The 911 Division may recommend to the
424     executive director to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of equipment or personal property
425     purchased, leased, or belonging to the authority that is related to funds expended from the 911
426     account, the proceeds of which shall return to the 911 account."
427          (6) Subsection 63H-7a-403(2)(b), regarding the charge to maintain the public safety
428     communications network, is repealed July 1, 2033.
429          (7) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(45), which lists appropriations to the State Tax
430     Commission for property tax deferral reimbursements, is repealed July 1, 2027.
431          (8) Subsection 63N-2-213(12)(a), relating to claiming a tax credit in the same taxable
432     year as the targeted business income tax credit, is repealed December 31, 2024.
433          (9) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 3, Targeted Business Income Tax Credit in an Enterprise
434     Zone, is repealed December 31, 2024.
435          Section 15. Section 69-2-204 is amended to read:
436          69-2-204. Public safety answering point 911 call transfer rate requirements.
437          (1) As used in this section:
438          [(a) "Fiscal year" means the period from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the following
439     year.]
440          [(b) (i)] (a) "Transfer rate" means the percentage of 911 calls that are:
441          [(A)] (i) received by a public safety answering point during a fiscal year; and
442          [(B)] (ii) transferred to another location in the state.
443          [(ii)] (b) "Transfer rate" does not include transfers from a public safety answering point
444     to 988 services or poison control.
445          (2) [Subject to Subsection (3), a] A public safety answering point shall maintain a
446     transfer rate that is no more than 2%.
447          [(3) A public safety answering point with a transfer rate for the fiscal year ending June
448     30, 2020, that is greater than 2% shall:]
449          [(a) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, reduce the public safety answering point's
450     transfer rate to at least 5% less than the transfer rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020;]
451          [(b) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, reduce the public safety answering point's
452     transfer rate:]
453          [(i) to at least 15% less than the transfer rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020;
454     or]
455          [(ii) to at least 10% less than the transfer rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021;
456     and]
457          [(c) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, reduce the public safety answering point's
458     transfer rate to no more than 5%.]
459          Section 16. Repealer.
460          This bill repeals:
461          Section 63H-7a-101, Title.
462          Section 63H-7a-206.5, Report on implementing audit recommendations.
463          Section 63H-7a-800, Title.
464          Section 63H-7a-803, Relation to certain acts -- Participation in Risk Management
465     Fund.
466          Section 17. Effective date.
467          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.