Wis. Stat. § 15.315 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.315
Same; councils.
Status: in_force

(1) Interoperability council.

(a) There is created an interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs under s. 15.03 .

(b) The council consists of all of the following:

1. The attorney general, the adjutant general, the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of transportation, and a representative from the department of administration with knowledge of information technology, or their designees.

2. Ten members appointed by the governor for staggered 4-year terms, including a chief of police, a sheriff, a chief of a fire department, a director of emergency medical services, a local government elected official, a local emergency management director, a representative of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, a hospital representative, a local health department representative, and one other person with relevant experience or expertise in interoperable communications.

(c) The governor shall designate a member of the council as the chairperson and a member as the vice chairperson.

(2) 911 subcommittee.

(a) There is created a 911 subcommittee of the interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs under s. 15.03 . The 911 subcommittee consists of one member serving a 3-year term who is appointed by the adjutant general and the following members serving 3-year terms who are appointed by the governor:

1. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin cities, villages, or towns.

2. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin counties.

3. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association, or a Wisconsin chapter of an association, that promotes a universal emergency telephone number system.

4. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin county sheriffs.

5. Two individuals, each of whom represents a different commercial mobile radio service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (2g) , operating in Wisconsin: one serving a primarily regional market and one serving a national market.

6. Two individuals recommended by a Wisconsin association, or a Wisconsin chapter of an association, of public safety communications professionals.

7. Two individuals recommended by an association of Wisconsin telecommunications providers, as defined in s. 196.01 (8p) , each of whom represents an incumbent local exchange carrier.

8. An individual who represents a competitive local exchange carrier.

9. An individual who represents a voice over Internet protocol provider.

10. A police chief recommended by an association of Wisconsin police chiefs.

11. A fire chief recommended by an association of Wisconsin fire chiefs.

12. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association that promotes emergency management.

13. An individual who represents a video service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (12r) .

14. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association of emergency medical service providers.

15. An individual recommended by an association of land information professionals.

(b) In making appointments under par. (a) , the governor shall consider the geographical diversity of, and the representation of urban and rural interests by, the membership of the 911 subcommittee.

History: 2017 a. 59 s. 34m , 39m .