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| To amend section 128.021 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| require the statewide emergency services internet | 2 |
| protocol network steering committee to update the | 3 |
| operational standards for public safety answering | 4 |
| points. | 5 |
| Section 1. That section 128.021 of the Revised Code be | 6 |
| amended to read as follows: | 7 |
| Sec. 128.021. (A) Not later than January 1, 2014, and in | 8 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the steering | 9 |
| committee shall adopt rules that establish technical and | 10 |
| operational standards for public safety answering points eligible | 11 |
| to receive disbursements under section 128.55 of the Revised Code. | 12 |
| The rules shall incorporate industry standards and best practices | 13 |
| for wireless 9-1-1 services. Public safety answering points shall | 14 |
| comply with the standards not later than two years after the | 15 |
| effective date of the rules adopting the standards. | 16 |
| (B) Not later than July 1, 2015, and in accordance with | 17 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the steering committee shall | 18 |
| conduct an assessment of the operational standards for public | 19 |
| safety answering points developed under division (A) of this | 20 |
| section and revise the standards as necessary to ensure that the | 21 |
| operational standards contain the following: | 22 |
| (1) Policies to ensure that public safety answering point | 23 |
| personnel prioritize life-saving questions in responding to each | 24 |
| call to a 9-1-1 system established under this chapter; | 25 |
| (2) A requirement that all public safety answering point | 26 |
| personnel complete proper training or provide proof of prior | 27 |
| training to give instructions regarding emergency situations. | 28 |
| Section 2. This act is named the "Live Like Levi Act." | 29 |