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TX Health & Safety Code § 771.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter B. Commission on State Emergency Communications|Section 771.039. Complaints

Sec. 771.039.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The commission shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the commission.  The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the commission;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint;  and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the commission closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(b)  The commission shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the commission's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The commission, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter B. Commission on State Emergency Communications|Section 771.040. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 771.040.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission rules; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.(b)  The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The commission shall:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (H.B. 1861), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.0511. Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network; Emergency Communications Advisory Committee

Sec. 771.0511.  EMERGENCY SERVICES INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Advisory committee" means the Emergency Communications Advisory Committee.(2)  "State-level emergency services Internet Protocol network" means a private Internet Protocol network or Virtual Private Network that:(A)  is used for communications between and among public safety answering points and other entities that support or are supported by public safety answering points in providing emergency call handling and response; and(B)  will be a part of the Texas Next Generation Emergency Communications System.(b)  The commission, with the assistance of an advisory committee, may coordinate the development, implementation, and management of an interconnected, state-level emergency services Internet Protocol network.(c)  If the commission acts under Subsection (b), the commission shall establish policy and oversee agency involvement in the development and implementation of the interconnected, state-level emergency services Internet Protocol network.(d)  If the commission acts under Subsection (b), the commission shall appoint an advisory committee.  The advisory committee must include at least:(1)  one representative from a regional planning commission;(2)  one representative from an emergency communication district, as that term is defined by Section 771.001(3)(A); and(3)  one representative from an emergency communication district, as that term is defined by Section 771.001(3)(B).(e)  In appointing members of an advisory committee, the commission shall consult with regional planning commissions and emergency communication districts throughout the state.  The commission shall ensure that each member of the advisory committee has appropriate training, experience, and knowledge in 9-1-1 systems and network management to assist in the implementation and operation of a complex network.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (H.B. 1861), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.0512. Obligations or Requirements Concerning Voice Over Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol Enabled Service, or Commercial Mobile Service or Wireline Service

Sec. 771.0512.  OBLIGATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL, INTERNET PROTOCOL ENABLED SERVICE, OR COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE OR WIRELINE SERVICE.  Defining "9-1-1 service" as a communications service and other amendments effective September 1, 2013, do not expand or change the authority or jurisdiction of a public agency or the commission over commercial mobile service or wireline service including Voice over Internet Protocol service or Internet Protocol enabled service or expand the authority of a public agency or the commission to assess 911 fees.  Nothing in this chapter affects Section 52.002(d), Utilities Code. In this section, "Voice over Internet Protocol service," "Internet Protocol enabled service," and "commercial mobile service" have the meanings assigned by Sections 51.002 and 51.003, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.052. Agency Cooperation

Sec. 771.052.  AGENCY COOPERATION.  Each public agency and regional planning commission shall cooperate with the commission to the fullest extent possible.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.053. Statewide Limitation on Liability of Service Providers and Certain Public Officers

Sec. 771.053.  STATEWIDE LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICERS.  (a)  A service provider of communications service involved in providing 9-1-1 service, a manufacturer of equipment used in providing 9-1-1 service, a developer of software used in providing 9-1-1 service, a third party or other entity involved in providing 9-1-1 service, or an officer, director, or employee of the service provider, manufacturer, developer, third party, or other entity involved in providing 9-1-1 service is not liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.(b)  A member of the commission or of the governing body of a public agency is not liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission causing the claim, damage, or loss violates a statute or ordinance applicable to the action.(c)  This section shall be interpreted to provide protection relating to confidentiality and immunity and protection from liability with at least the same scope and to at least the same extent as described by federal law, including 47 U.S.C. Section 615a and 47 U.S.C. Section 1472.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.054. Effect of Chapter on Emergency Communication Districts

Sec. 771.054.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICTS.  Except as expressly provided by this chapter, this chapter does not affect the existence or operation of an emergency communication district or prevent the addition of territory to the area served by an emergency communication district as provided by law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.056. Submission of Regional Plan to Commission

Sec. 771.056.  SUBMISSION OF REGIONAL PLAN TO COMMISSION.  (a)  The regional planning commission shall submit a regional plan, or an amendment to the plan, to the commission for approval or disapproval.(b)  In making its determination, the commission shall consider whether the plan or amendment satisfies the standards established by the commission under this chapter, the cost and effectiveness of the plan or amendment, and the appropriateness of the plan or amendment in the establishment of statewide 9-1-1 service.(c)  The commission shall notify a regional planning commission of the approval or disapproval of the plan or amendment not later than the 90th day after the date the commission receives an administratively complete plan or amendment.  If the commission disapproves the plan, it shall specify the reasons for disapproval and set a deadline for submission of a modified plan.(d)  If the commission approves the plan, it shall allocate to the region from the money collected under Sections 771.071, 771.0711, and 771.072 and appropriated to the commission the amount that the commission considers appropriate to operate 9-1-1 service in the region according to the plan and contracts executed under Section 771.078.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|Sec. 771.057.  AMENDMENT OF PLAN.  A regional plan may be amended according to the procedure determined by the commission.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.059. Target Date for Statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 771.059.  TARGET DATE FOR STATEWIDE NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE. Before September 1, 2025, all parts of the state must be covered by next generation 9-1-1 service.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 830 (H.B. 2911), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.060. Business Providing Residential Telephone Switches

Sec. 771.060.  BUSINESS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SWITCHES.  A business service user that provides residential facilities and owns or leases a private telephone switch used to provide telephone service to facility residents shall provide to those residential end users the same level of 9-1-1 service that a service supplier is providing to other residential end users in the area participating in the regional plan under Section 771.051(2).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.061. Statewide Confidentiality of Information

Sec. 771.061.  STATEWIDE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.  (a)  Information that a service provider of communications service is required to furnish to a governmental entity, including a regional planning commission, emergency communications district, or public safety answering point, in providing 9-1-1 service or that a service provider, third party, or other entity voluntarily furnishes at the request of a governmental entity in providing 9-1-1 service is confidential and is not available for public inspection.  Information that is contained in an address database maintained by a governmental entity or a third party used in providing 9-1-1 service is confidential and is not available for public inspection.  The service provider or third party is not liable to any person who uses a 9-1-1 service for the release of information furnished by the service provider or third party in providing 9-1-1 service, unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.(b)  Information that a service provider furnishes to the commission or an emergency communication district to verify or audit emergency service fees or surcharge remittances and that includes access line or market share information of an individual service provider is confidential and not available for public inspection.(c)  This section shall be interpreted to provide protection relating to confidentiality and immunity and protection from liability with at least the same scope and to at least the same extent as described by federal law, including 47 U.S.C. Section 615a and 47 U.S.C. Section 1472.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.062. Local Adoption of State Rule

Sec. 771.062.  LOCAL ADOPTION OF STATE RULE.  (a)  An emergency communication district may adopt any provision of this chapter or any commission rule.  The commission may enforce a provision or rule adopted by an emergency communication district under this section.(b)  The commission shall maintain and update at least annually a list of provisions or rules that have been adopted by emergency communication districts under this section.(c)  An emergency communication district or home-rule municipality that operates a 9-1-1 system independent of the state system may voluntarily submit strategic planning information to the commission for use in preparing the strategic plan for statewide 9-1-1 service.  This information as determined by the commission, if reported, may:(1)  include a survey of the current performance, efficiency, and degree of implementation of emergency communications services;(2)  detail the progress made toward meeting the goals and objectives of the previous strategic plan;(3)  describe the strategic direction, goals, and objectives for emergency communications services;(4)  identify major issues, long-range policy guidelines, and priorities relating to improving emergency communications services;  and(5)  detail the financial performance of each district in implementing emergency communications services.(d)  The commission shall establish reasonable guidelines for use by districts and home-rule municipalities in preparing information for the strategic plan for statewide 9-1-1 services.  These guidelines shall include the time frames of information and instructions for submission.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications|Section 771.063. Definition of Local Exchange Access Line and Equivalent Local Exchange Access Line

Sec. 771.063.  DEFINITION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS LINE AND EQUIVALENT LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS LINE.  (a)  The advisory commission shall determine by rulemaking what constitutes a local exchange access line and an equivalent local exchange access line for all 9-1-1 emergency services fees imposed statewide.(b)  By October 1, 1999, the advisory commission shall adopt definitions of a local exchange access line and an equivalent local exchange access line that exclude a line from a telecommunications service provider to an Internet service provider for the Internet service provider's data modem lines used only to provide its Internet access service and that are not capable of transmitting voice messages.(c)  The advisory commission shall annually review the definitions of a local exchange access line and an equivalent local exchange access line to address technical and structural changes in the provision of telecommunications and data services.  In that annual review, the advisory commission may include previously excluded Internet service provider data modem lines if it determines that circumstances have changed sufficiently enough that 9-1-1 emergency calls through those lines are done on a regular basis or that the data lines are voice-capable or that the lines are functionally equivalent.(d)  An emergency communication district described by Section 771.001(3)(A) or (B) that has not participated in a regional plan shall use the advisory commission's definitions of a local exchange access line and an equivalent local exchange access line for purposes of imposing its emergency service fees and may not impose an emergency service fee on any line excluded from the advisory commission's definitions.(e)  A service provider shall collect and remit the emergency service fees to the advisory commission or the appropriate emergency communication district, as applicable, in accordance with the advisory commission's definition of a local exchange access line and an equivalent local exchange access line.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1203, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0712 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Financing State Emergency Communications|Section 771.0712. Prepaid 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee

Sec. 771.0712.  PREPAID 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE.  (a)  To ensure that all 9-1-1 agencies under Section 418.051, Government Code, are adequately funded, beginning on June 1, 2010, a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 emergency services fee of two percent of the purchase price of each prepaid wireless telecommunications service purchased by any method, shall be collected by the seller from the consumer at the time of each retail transaction of prepaid wireless telecommunications service occurring in this state and remitted to the comptroller consistent with Chapter 151, Tax Code, and distributed consistent with the procedures in place for the emergency services fee in Section 771.0711, Health and Safety Code.  A seller may deduct and retain two percent of prepaid wireless 9-1-1 emergency services fees that it collects under this section to offset its costs in administering this fee.(b)  The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this section by June 1, 2010.(c)  A seller who fails to file a report or remit a fee collected or payable as provided by this section and comptroller rules shall pay five percent of the amount due and payable as a penalty, and if the seller fails to file the report or remit the fee within 30 days after the day the fee or report is due, the seller shall pay an additional five percent of the amount due and payable as an additional penalty.(d)  In addition to any other penalty authorized by this section, a seller who fails to file a report as provided by this section shall pay a penalty of $50.  The penalty provided by this subsection is assessed without regard to whether the seller subsequently files the report or whether any taxes were due from the seller for the reporting period under the required report.Text of subsection effective on July 01, 2022(e)  A marketplace provider, as defined by Section 151.0242(a), Tax Code, shall:(1)  collect on behalf of the seller the fee imposed by this section on a sale made through the marketplace; and(2)  after making the deduction authorized to be made by a seller under Subsection (a), remit the fee to the comptroller in the same manner a seller remits collected fees under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 3.03a, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 14.10, eff. October 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 569 (S.B. 477), Sec. 3, eff. July 1, 2022.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (g).