An Act To Improve the E-9-1-1 System
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0674
Committee Amendment CA_A_H100 (House)
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "!!" to H.P. 495, L.D. 674, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve the E-9-1-1 System" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding Implementation and Funding ofE-9-1-1 Dispatch Protocols' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Stakeholder group. Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission, 
Emergency Services Communications Bureau shall convene a stakeholder group to 
develop recommendations regarding standardized dispatch protocol requirements and use 
of the E-9-1-1 fund to cover costs of emergency dispatch protocol implementation. The 
bureau shall invite, at a minimum, representatives of the Department of Public Safety, 
public safety answering points, dispatch centers that are not public safety answering 
points, chiefs of police, county sheriffs, fire chiefs, county commissioners, emergency 
medical service providers, dispatchers, the Maine Municipal Association, the Maine 
Emergency County Communications Association and the Maine Chapter of the National 
Emergency Number Association to participate in the stakeholder group. The stakeholder 
group shall examine and make recommendations regarding: 
1. The use of funds available in the E-9-1-1 fund to cover costs associated with the 
adoption and implementation of standardized dispatch protocols and related requirements, 
with attention to efficient and effective use of funds and providing relief to local 
taxpayers; 
2. Issues identified by stakeholders related to the adoption and implementation of 
standardized dispatch protocols for fire 9-1-1 calls and medical 9-1-1 calls, with 
consideration of staffing, training, funding, quality assurance, dispatch response time and 
effectiveness of emergency services; and 
3. Potential future implementation of standardized dispatch protocols for police 9-1-
calls on a mandatory or voluntary basis. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ll" to H.P. 495, L.D. 674 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than November 1, 2019, the Public 
Utilities Commission, Emergency Services Communication Bureau shall submit a report 
on the work of the stakeholder group established in section 1 to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology. 
The report must include the 
recommendations of the stakeholder group regarding the issues identified in section 1, 
along with an outline of changes to law or mle necessary to implement those 
recommendations. The committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of 
the 129th Legislature related to the report. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which was a concept draft. The amendment directs 
the Public Utilities Commission, Emergency Services Communications Bureau to 
convene a stakeholder group to develop recommendations regarding emergency dispatch 
protocols and use of the E-9-1-1 fund to support standardized dispatch protocol 
implementation. The amendment requires the stakeholder group to examine and make 
recommendations regarding: the use of the E-9-1-1 fund to cover costs associated with 
the implementation of standardized dispatch protocols and related requirements; issues 
related to the adoption and implementation of protocols for fire 9-1-1 calls and medical 9-
1-1 calls; and potential future implementation of dispatch protocols for police 9-1-1 
protocols on a mandatory or voluntary basis. The amendment requires the bureau to 
submit a report detailing the recommendations of the stakeholder group to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology by November 1, 2019 and 
authorizes the committee to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th 
Legislature related to the report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/01/19 fe.ac:. 
LD 674 
LR 1511(02) 
An Act To Improve the E-9-1-1 System 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment IJ, {If --/00) 
Committee: Energy Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission to convene a stakeholder group to develop recommendations 
regarding emergency dispatch protocols, uses of the E-9-1-1 fund and report back on its findings are anticipated to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety 
associated with paiticipating in the group can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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