Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-21. Duties of InTRAC
(1) Establish, implement, and administer, in whole or in part, a statewide dual party relay service system. Any contract for the supply or operation of a dual party relay service system or for the supply of telecommunications devices shall be provided through a competitively selected vendor.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-21
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- dual party relay services: means telecommunications transmission services that provide the ability for a person who has a hearing impairment or speech impairment to engage in communication with a hearing person in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual who does not have a hearing impairment or speech impairment to communicate using voice communication services. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-3
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- InTRAC: means a corporation formed under Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-6
- LEC: refers to any communications service provider (as defined in Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-8
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) Annually review the costs it incurred during prior periods, make reasonable projections of anticipated funding requirements for future periods, and file a report of the results of the review and projections with the commission by May 1 of each year.
(4) Annually employ an independent accounting firm to prepare audited financial statements for the end of each fiscal year of the InTRAC to consist of:
(A) a balance sheet;
(B) a statement of income; and
(C) a statement of cash flow;
and file a copy of these financial statements with the commission before May 2 of each year.
(5) Enter into contracts with any LEC to provide dual party relay services for the LEC, upon request by the LEC. However, the InTRAC:
(A) shall require reasonable compensation from the LEC for the provision of these services;
(B) is not required to contract with its members; and
(C) shall provide dual party relay services to InTRAC members for communications service originating with the members’ Indiana customers for no consideration other than the payment to the InTRAC of the surcharges collected by the member under this chapter.
(6) Send to each of its members and file with the governor and the general assembly before May 2 of each year an annual report that contains the following:
(A) A description of the InTRAC’s activities for the previous fiscal year.
(B) A description and evaluation of the dual party relay services that the InTRAC provides.
(C) A report of the volume of services the InTRAC provided during the previous fiscal year.
(D) A copy of the financial statements that subdivision (4) requires.
A report filed under this subdivision with the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.75-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.80-1996, SEC.6; P.L.28-2004, SEC.72; P.L.27-2006, SEC.33.