The N.J. legislature passed a bill requiring local govts. to cons...
The N.J. legislature passed a bill requiring local govts. to consolidate their E-911 public safety answering points. It also would mandate reforms to the state Office of Information Technologies. If signed by Gov. Jon Corzine (D), SB-45 would require…
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the state Office of Emergency Telecom Services to condition state E-911 funding allocations on recipient municipalities, counties and the State Police “merging and sharing” their answering points. The bill would authorize the state treasurer to set 911 call-volume minimums as a yardstick for deciding which answering points to consolidate. The bill would put limits on use of police officers as 911 dispatchers. It also would put 2 more members on the state Information Technology (IT) Governing Board, bringing it to 9, and make the chairperson a separate appointment. The bill also would create a secondary IT project review board to evaluate large-scale state IT projects, create the position of CTO and allow for up to 6 deputy technology officers.