Utah Code 69-2-203. Audit of public safety answering points within a county — Reports — Consequence of failure to comply

69-2-203. Audit of public safety answering points within a county — Reports — Consequence of failure to comply.

(1)

A county that by June 30, 2024, has not achieved a transfer rate, as defined in Section 69-2-204, of 2% or less shall:

Dispatch center: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63H-7a-103. See Utah Code 69-2-102
Public safety answering point: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63H-7a-103. See Utah Code 69-2-102

(a)	utilize a qualified third party to conduct an audit of each public safety answering point within the county; and

(b)	require the audit to be completed no later than January 1, 2025.

(2)

The audit described in Subsection (1) shall evaluate:

(a)	how best to provide the emergency services within the county;

(b)	what needs to happen for the PSAPs within the county to achieve a transfer rate, as defined in Section 69-2-204, of 2% or less;

(c)	whether the county could provide more cost efficient emergency service or improve public safety by establishing a single public safety answering point for the county; and

(d)	the extent to which the dispatch center‘s policies, procedures, or interlocal agreements cause a PSAP to experience difficulty in meeting the requirements of Section 63H-7a-304.5.

(3)

(a)	Each public safety answering point shall participate and cooperate in the audit described in Subsection (1).

(b)	A public safety answering point that fails to participate and cooperate in the audit as described in Subsection (1) is ineligible for funding or services provided by the Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Services Account described in Section 63H-7a-304.

(4)

No later than February 28, 2025, a county required to have an audit conducted under Subsection (1) shall submit to the Utah Communications Authority:

(a)	a copy of the audit report; and

(b)	a written plan of how and when the county will implement the audit recommendations.

(5)	A PSAP in a county that fails to comply with the requirements of this section does not qualify for a distribution of funds under Section 63H-7a-304.5 for the entire calendar year in which the PSAP does not qualify.

Amended by Chapter 507, 2023 General Session