| (a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to implement
the requirement in Health and Safety Code §771.078 that the Commission
adopt by rule the standard provisions for a contract between the Commission
and a Regional Planning Commission (RPC) to provide 9-1-1 service.
(b) Per Health and Safety Code §771.078(c), a
contract under this section must provide for:
(1) the reporting of financial information regarding
administrative expenses in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(2) the reporting of information regarding the current
performance, efficiency, and degree of implementation of emergency
communications services in an RPC's 9-1-1 service area;
(3) the collection of efficiency data on the operation
of 9-1-1 answering points;
(4) standards for the use of and the creation of new
public safety answering points;
(5) quarterly disbursements of money due under the
contract, except as provided by paragraph (6) of this subsection;
(6) the Commission to withhold disbursement to an RPC
that does not follow a standard imposed by the contract, a Commission
rule, or a statute; and
(7) a means for the Commission to give an advance on
a quarterly distribution under the contract to an RPC that has a financial
emergency.
(c) Per Commission Program Policy Statement (PPS) Contracts
for 9-1-1 Service, the Commission provides a standard form for contracts
under this section.
(d) Per Commission PPS Regional Planning Commission
Advance Quarterly Funding, the Commission provides advance funding
to an RPC at the beginning of each fiscal quarter to fund operating
costs attributable to providing 9-1-1 service.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §251.12 adopted to be effective November 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 10044; amended to be effective February 10, 2003, 28 TexReg 1171; amended to be effective August 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 6535; amended to be effective May 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 3956; amended to be effective August 21, 2005, 30 TexReg 4633; amended to be effective December 7, 2008, 33 TexReg 9971; amended to be effective March 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 1357; amended to be effective June 9, 2021, 46 TexReg 3515 |
