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TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0713 (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 771.0713. Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Fund

Sec. 771.0713.  NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE FUND.  (a)  The next generation 9-1-1 service fund is created as a fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by federal law, the comptroller shall transfer to the credit of the next generation 9-1-1 service fund any amount available from federal money provided to this state from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) or from any other federal governmental source for purposes of this chapter.  The comptroller shall transfer the money as soon as practicable following the receipt by this state of a sufficient amount of federal money for the transfer.(c)  Money deposited to the credit of the next generation 9-1-1 service fund may be used only for the purpose of supporting the deployment and reliable operation of next generation 9-1-1 service, including the costs of equipment, operations, and administration.  Money in the fund may be distributed to only the commission and emergency communication districts and must be used in a manner that complies with federal law.(d)  Interest earned on money deposited to the credit of the next generation 9-1-1 service fund is exempt from Section 404.071, Government Code.  Interest on money in the fund shall be retained in the fund.(e)  The comptroller may issue guidelines for use by the commission and emergency communication districts in implementing this section.(f)  All money in the fund shall be distributed in accordance with this section not later than December 31, 2022, and all money distributed under this section shall be spent not later than December 31, 2024, for the deployment and reliable operation of next generation 9-1-1 service.(g)  This section expires September 1, 2025.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 830 (H.B. 2911), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0725 (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 771.0725. Establishment of Rates for Fees

Sec. 771.0725.  ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES FOR FEES.(a)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.(e)  The commission shall establish the rate for the equalization surcharge imposed under Section 771.072 for each state fiscal biennium in an amount that ensures the aggregate of the anticipated surcharges collected from all customers for the following 12 months does not exceed the aggregate of the surcharges collected from all customers during the preceding 12 months.  Any change in the equalization surcharge rate may not become effective before the 90th day after the date notice of the change is provided by the commission to the service providers.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 73.05, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (S.B. 809), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0735 (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 771.0735. Sourcing of Charges for Mobile Telecommunications Services

Sec. 771.0735.  SOURCING OF CHARGES FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.  The federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act (4 U.S.C. Sections 116-126) governs the sourcing of charges for mobile telecommunications services.  In accordance with that Act:(1)  mobile telecommunications services provided in a taxing jurisdiction to a customer, the charges for which are billed by or for the customer's home service provider, shall be deemed to be provided by the customer's home service provider;(2)  all charges for mobile telecommunications services that are deemed to be provided by the customer's home service provider in accordance with the Act are authorized to be subjected to tax, charge, or fee by the taxing jurisdictions whose territorial limits encompass the customer's place of primary use, regardless of where the mobile telecommunications services originate, terminate, or pass through, and no other taxing jurisdiction may impose taxes, charges, or fees on charges for such mobile telecommunications services; and(3)  the fee and the surcharge imposed on wireless telecommunications bills shall be administered in accordance with Section 151.061, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 370, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 73.07, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.074 (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 771.074. Exemption

Sec. 771.074.  EXEMPTION.  A fee or surcharge authorized by this subchapter, Chapter 772, or a home-rule municipality may not be imposed on or collected from the state or the federal government.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 84, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0751 (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 771.0751. Use of Revenue in Certain Counties

Text of section added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 2For text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 2, see other Sec. 771.0751Sec. 771.0751.  USE OF REVENUE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to the use of fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter in the county that has the highest population within a region subject to this subchapter.(b)  In addition to use authorized or required by Section 771.072(e) or (f), 771.073(e), or 771.075, fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter may be used for any costs considered necessary by the commission and attributable to:(1)  designing a 9-1-1 system;  or(2)  obtaining and maintaining equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate:(A)  a public safety answering point and related operations;  or(B)  other related answering points and operations.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.075 (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 771.075. Use of Revenue

Sec. 771.075.  USE OF REVENUE.  Except as provided by Section 771.0751, 771.072(e), 771.072(f), or 771.073(e), fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter may be used only for planning, development, provision, and enhancement of the effectiveness of 9-1-1 service as approved by the commission.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 670, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 6, eff;  Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.0751 (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 771.0751. Use of Revenue in Certain Counties

Text of section added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 2For text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 2, see other Sec. 771.0751Sec. 771.0751.  USE OF REVENUE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to the use of fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter in a county subject to this subchapter with a population of at least one million.(b)  In addition to use authorized or required by Section 771.072(e) or (f), 771.073(e), or 771.075, fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter may be used for any costs considered necessary by the commission and attributable to:(1)  designing a 9-1-1 system;  or(2)  obtaining and maintaining equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate:(A)  a public safety answering point and related operations;  or(B)  other related answering points and operations.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.076 (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 771.076. Audits

Sec. 771.076.  AUDITS.  (a)  The commission or an employee of the commission may notify the comptroller of any irregularity that may indicate that an audit of a service provider collecting a fee or surcharge under this subchapter is warranted.  The comptroller also may audit a service provider at the comptroller's discretion, without first receiving a notification from the commission or an employee of the commission.  The cost of the audit shall not be assessed against the service provider.  The commission may require at its own expense that an audit be conducted of a public agency receiving money under this chapter.(b)  If the comptroller conducts an audit of a service provider that collects and disburses fees or surcharges under this subchapter, the comptroller shall also audit those collections and disbursements to determine if the provider is complying with this chapter.(c)  At the request of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the state auditor may audit a regional planning commission or other public agency designated by the regional planning commission that receives money under this subchapter.(d)  The audit of a public agency under Subsection (a) or (c) must be limited to the collection, remittance, and expenditure of money collected under this subchapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 85, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.077 (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 771.077. Collection of Fees and Surcharges

Sec. 771.077.  COLLECTION OF FEES AND SURCHARGES.  (a)  The comptroller may establish collection procedures to collect past due amounts and may recover the costs of collection from a service provider or business service user that fails to timely deliver the fees and the equalization surcharge to the comptroller. Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, apply to the administration and collection of amounts by the comptroller under this subchapter.(b)  The comptroller may establish procedures to be used by the commission to notify the comptroller of a service provider's or business service user's failure to timely deliver the fees or surcharges.(c)  The comptroller shall deposit amounts received as costs of collection in the general revenue fund.(d)  The comptroller shall:(1)  remit to the commission money collected under this section for fees provided by Section 771.0711 and associated late penalties;(2)  deposit to the 9-1-1 services fee account any money collected under this section for fees provided by Section 771.071 and associated late penalties;  and(3)  deposit to the account as authorized by Section 771.072 any money collected under this section for fees provided by Section 771.072 and associated late penalties.(e)  The commission shall:(1)  deposit or distribute the money remitted under Subsection (d)(1) as Section 771.0711 provides for fees received under that section;  and(2)  distribute the money remitted under Subsection (d)(2) and appropriated to the commission under contracts as provided by Section 771.078(b)(1).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 86, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.079 (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 771.079. 9-1-1 Services Fee Fund

Sec. 771.079.  9-1-1 SERVICES FEE FUND.  (a)  The 9-1-1 services fee fund is an account in the general revenue fund.(b)  The account consists of:(1)  fees deposited in the fund as provided by Sections 771.071 and 771.0711;  and(2)  notwithstanding Section 404.071, Government Code, all interest attributable to money held in the account.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for planning, development, provision, or enhancement of the effectiveness of 9-1-1 service or for contracts with regional planning commissions for 9-1-1 service, including for the purposes of:(1)  maintaining 9-1-1 service levels while providing for a transition to a system capable of addressing newer technologies and capable of addressing other needs;(2)  planning and deploying statewide, regional, and local emergency network systems; and(3)  updating geospatial mapping technologies.(c-1)  The legislature may appropriate money from the account to provide assistance to volunteer fire departments under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, only if:(1)  the purposes described by Subsection (c) have been accomplished or are fully funded for the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection is made; and(2)  all other sources of revenue dedicated for the purposes of providing assistance to volunteer fire departments under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, are obligated for the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection is made.(d)  Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to the account.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 (H.B. 7), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch|Section 771.102. Establishment of the Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Centers Program

Sec. 771.102.  ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council appointed under Section 773.012, shall administer the program in which emergency medical dispatchers located in regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers are used to provide life-saving and other emergency medical instructions to persons who need guidance while awaiting the arrival of emergency medical personnel.  The purpose of a regional emergency medical dispatch resource center is not to dispatch personnel or equipment resources but to serve as a resource to provide pre-arrival instructions that may be accessed by selected public safety answering points that are not adequately staffed or funded to provide those services.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 , Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, shall:(1)  design criteria and protocols and provide oversight as needed to conduct the program;(2)  collect the necessary data to evaluate the program; and(3)  report its findings to the legislature.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch|Section 771.103. Participation in Program

Sec. 771.103.  PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall determine which public safety answering points are interested in participating in the program.(b)  Participating public safety answering points must agree to participate in any required training and to provide regular reports required by the commission for the program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch|Section 771.104. Selection of Program Participants and Regional Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Centers

Sec. 771.104.  SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS.  (a)  The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, may select public safety answering points to participate in the program or to serve as regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers.  A public safety answering point may participate in the program and serve as a regional emergency medical dispatch resource center.  A public safety answering point selected for the program or to serve as a resource center must:(1)  have a fully functional quality assurance program that measures each emergency medical dispatcher's compliance with the medical protocol;(2)  have dispatch personnel who meet the requirements for emergency medical dispatcher certification or the equivalent as determined by the Department of State Health Services;(3)  use emergency medical dispatch protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical dispatch;(4)  have sufficient experience in providing pre-arrival instructions; and(5)  have sufficient resources to handle the additional workload and responsibilities of the program.(b)  In selecting an existing public safety answering point to act as a resource center, the commission shall consider a public safety answering point's ability to keep records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the program.  The commission shall share information regarding a public safety answering point's abilities with the advisory council.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch|Section 771.105. Criteria for Emergency Medical Dispatch Intervention

Sec. 771.105.  CRITERIA FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH INTERVENTION.  The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, shall define criteria that establish the need for emergency medical dispatch intervention to be used by participating public safety answering points to determine which calls are to be transferred to the regional emergency medical dispatch resource center for emergency medical dispatch intervention.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 771.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch|Section 771.106. Funding of Program

Sec. 771.106.  FUNDING OF PROGRAM.  (a)  State funds may be appropriated to the commission to fund the program.(b)  The commission may seek grant funding for the program.(c)  A political subdivision that participates in the program may pay an appropriate share of the cost of the program.(d)  The provisions in this subchapter that require the commission to conduct and evaluate the program are contingent on the commission receiving funding in accordance with this section.  If a sufficient number of political subdivisions in a region that could be served by a program offer to pay the commission an amount that in the aggregate, together with any other funding received under this section, is sufficient to fund the program for the region, the commission:(1)  shall enter into contracts with the offering political subdivisions under which each will pay an appropriate share of the cost; and(2)  when the amount under the signed contracts, together with any other funding received under this section, is sufficient to fund the program for the region, shall implement the program for the region.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|