Effective September 26, 2008
41-3542. Advisory
commission; powers and duties; report
A. The Arizona public safety
communications advisory commission shall make recommendations to the agency
regarding the development and maintenance of work plans to outline areas of work
to be performed and appropriate schedules for at least the following:
1. The development
of a standard based system that provides interoperability of public safety
agencies' communications statewide.
2. The promotion of
the development and use of standard based systems.
3. The
identification of priorities and essential tasks determined by the advisory
commission.
4. The development
of a timeline for project activities.
5. Completion of a
survey of existing and planned efforts statewide and benchmark against similar
efforts nationally.
6. Providing
support for the state interoperability executive committee.
7. Establishing
committees and work groups as necessary.
B. The agency may:
1. Employ personnel
as required with available monies.
2. Enter into
contracts to assess, design, construct and use public safety communications
systems.
3. Accept grants,
fees and other monies for use by the agency and the advisory commission.
4. Enter into
agreements to carry out the purposes of this article.
5. Request
cooperation from any state agency for the purposes of this article.
C. The department of public safety
shall consult with the director of the government information technology agency
or the director's designee on an ongoing basis. The Director of the Government
Information Technology Agency shall submit a quarterly report to the joint
legislative budget committee for review regarding expenditures and progress of
the commission, including a review of staff operations and preparation of
requests for proposals for system detail and concept work.
D. The commission shall annually
submit a report of its activities and recommendations to the governor, the
speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on or
before December 1 and shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of
state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public
records.
