(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to implement
the requirement in Health and Safety Code §771.078 that the Commission
adopt by rule the standard provisions for contracts between the Commission
and Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) for the provisioning of 9-1-1
service.
(b) Per Health and Safety Code §771.078(c), contracts
under this section must provide for:
(1) the reporting of financial information regarding
administrative expenses by RPCs in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
(2) the reporting of information regarding the current
performance, efficiency, and degree of implementation of emergency
communications services in each RPC's service area;
(3) the collection of efficiency data on the operation
of 9-1-1 answering points;
(4) standards for the use of answering points and the
creation of new answering points;
(5) quarterly disbursements of money due under the
contract, except as provided by paragraph (6) of this subsection;
(6) the Commission to withhold disbursement to a RPC
that does not follow a standard imposed by the contract, a Commission
rule, or a statute; and
(7) a means for the Commission to give an advance on
a quarterly distribution under the contract to a RPC that has a financial
emergency.
(c) Per a Commission Program Policy Statement (PPS),
the Commission provides a standard form for contracts under this section.
(d) Per a Commission PPS, the Commission provides start-up
funding to each RPC at the beginning of each fiscal year to avoid
financial emergencies resulting from a lack of money to pay initial
program expenses.
Source Note: The provisions of this §251.12 adopted to be effective November 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 10044; amended to be effective February 10, 2003, 28 TexReg 1171; amended to be effective August 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 6535; amended to be effective May 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 3956; amended to be effective August 21, 2005, 30 TexReg 4633; amended to be effective December 7, 2008, 33 TexReg 9971; amended to be effective March 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 1357
