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Mississippi Emergency Communications Act; create.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The Mississippi Communications Authority Within The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To Create An Advisory Board To Advise The Authority; To Require The Authority To Administer, Receive, And Audit Emergency Communications Service Charges; To Require The Authority To Develop, Establish, And Publish A State Ng911 Plan; To Require The Authority To Publish Minimum Standards, Specifications, And Requirements For Each Ecd Ng911 Plan; To Prescribe The Authority's Duties And Responsibilities; To Establish The Ng911 Cmrs Grant Fund; To Describe The Authority's Powers; To Stipulate That All Monies Received By The Authority Pursuant To This Act Shall Be Deemed Trust Funds; To Stipulate That This Act Shall Be Liberally Construed To Effect The Purposes Of This Act For The Welfare Of The State And Its Inhabitants; To Establish Confidentiality For Information Submitted To The Authority Or The Department; To Stipulate That The Attorney General Shall Provide Legal Services To The Authority; To Outline Emergency Communications Service Charges; To Stipulate That Charges Collected By Service Providers Shall Be Remitted To The Department According To Chapter 65 Of Title 27; To Create Certain Provisions For The Remittance Of Charges; To Provide For The Application Of The Emergency Communication Service Charge; To Establish Liability For The Emergency Communications Service Charge; To Account For Prepaid Wireless Communications Service; To Provide For Audit And Appeal Procedures; To Create A Timeline For Introducing The New System; To Stipulate That Wireless Emergency Telephone Service Shall Not Be Used For Personal Use; To Account For Deposit And Disbursement Of Funds Collected Under This Act; To Require Ecds To Submit Financial And Program Reports To The Authority Advisory Board On An Annual Basis; To Require Each Ecd To Adopt An Ng911 Plan No Later Than December 31, 2030; To A

https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/SB2835/2025
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