Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2864

The powers and duties of the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority

created in Section 2863 of this title shall be to:

1. Approve or disapprove the selection of the Oklahoma 9-1-1

Coordinator by majority vote of the members. The Authority shall

direct the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Coordinator to administer grants approved

by the Authority pursuant to this section and perform other duties

as it deems necessary to accomplish the requirements of the Oklahoma

9-1-1 Management Authority Act;

2. Prepare grant solicitations for funding for the purposes of

assisting public agencies with funding for consolidation of

facilities or services, deployment of Phase II technology or

successor technology, development of next-generation 9-1-1 regional

emergency service networks, and for other purposes it deems

appropriate and necessary;

3. Work in conjunction with the Oklahoma Department of

Emergency Management and Homeland Security to create an annual

budget for the Authority, which shall be approved by majority vote

of the members;

4. Direct the Oklahoma Tax Commission to escrow all or any

portion of funds collected pursuant to the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management

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Authority Act attributable to a public agency, if the public agency

fails to:

a. submit or comply with master plans to deliver Next

Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) services as required by the

Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority Act and approved

by the Authority. Local plans must align with the

State’s Master plan to deploy NG9-1-1,

b. meet standards of the National Emergency Number

Association (NENA) limited to call-taking and caller-

location technology or comply with an improvement plan

to meet such standards as directed by the Authority,

c. submit annual reports or audits as required by the

Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority Act,

d. provide connectivity and interoperability between

state, regional and local next-generation systems, or

e. comply with the requirements of the Oklahoma 9-1-1

Management Authority Act or procedures established by

the Authority;

5. Establish and submit to the Tax Commission a list of

eligible governing bodies entitled to receive 9-1-1 telephone fees

and establish annual population figures and square miles for the

coverage area of the public safety answering points (PSAPs) for the

purpose of distributing fees collected pursuant to Section 2865 of

this title. Distribution of the net monthly revenue from 9-1-1 fees

after the distributions established in Sections 2865, 2866, and 2867

of this title will be provided to eligible governing bodies

established by this section as follows:

a. a flat rate of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per

month per PSAP, and

b. from the remaining balance:

(1) ten percent (10%) to be derived by dividing the

land area covered by each public agency’s

response area by the total land area of the

state, and
d in Sections 2865, 2866, and 2867

of this title will be provided to eligible governing bodies

established by this section as follows:

a. a flat rate of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per

month per PSAP, and

b. from the remaining balance:

(1) ten percent (10%) to be derived by dividing the

land area covered by each public agency’s

response area by the total land area of the

state, and

(2) ninety percent (90%) to be derived by dividing

the population of each public agency’s response

area by the total population of the state using

data from the latest available Census estimates

as of July 1 of each year;

6. Assist any public agency the Authority determines is

performing below NENA standards, as limited by paragraph 4 of this

section, according to the improvement plan required by the Oklahoma

9-1-1 Management Authority Act. The Authority shall establish a

time period for the public agency to come into compliance after

which the Authority shall escrow funds as authorized in this

section. Improvement plans may include consideration and

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recommendations for consolidation with other public agencies, and

sharing equipment and technology with other jurisdictions;

7. Require an annual report from public agencies regarding

operations and financing of the public safety answering point (PSAP)

and approve, modify or reject such reports;

8. Conduct and review audits and financial records of the

wireless service providers and review public agencies’ audits and

financial records regarding the collection, remittance and

expenditures of 9-1-1 wireless telephone fees as required by the

Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority Act;

9. Develop a master plan to deploy next-generation 9-1-1

services statewide. This will include the development of

performance criteria critical to the function and performance of

NG9-1-1 networks and systems;

10. Establish rules for interoperability between state,

regional and local NG9-1-1 systems;

11. Facilitate information-sharing among public agencies;

12. Create and maintain best practices databases for PSAP

operations;

13. Encourage equipment- and technology-sharing among all

jurisdictions;

14. Develop training program standards for public safety

telecommunicators for call taking.

Training program standards shall include instruction

on recognizing the need for and delivery of High-

Quality Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) that can be

delivered by 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for

acute events requiring CPR including, but not limited

to, out-of-hospital cardiac events (OHCA);

15. Mediate disputes between public agencies and other entities

involved in providing 9-1-1 emergency telephone services;

16. Provide a clearinghouse of contact information for

communications service companies and PSAPs operating in this state;

17. Make recommendations for consolidation upon the request of

public agencies;

18. Establish contracts for the necessary equipment and

services to deliver 9-1-1 calls to the public safety answering

points;

19. Establish an eligible use list for 9-1-1 funds; and

20. Take any steps necessary to carry out the duties required

by the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority Act.