Idaho Bills

Amends, repeals and adds to existing law to create the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission and charge it with the duties formerly held by the Idaho Emergency Communications Commission and the Statewide Interoperability Executive Council.

The proposed legislation will consolidate governance for emergency and public safety communications by merging the Idaho Emergency Communications Commission (ECC) and the Statewide Interoperability Executive Council (SIEC). The public safety community is seeking a convergence of public safety communications. This convergence recognizes that advances in technology can support a public safety communications ecosystem where 9-1-1, dispatch, device interoperability and information sharing are accomplished seamlessly. The current fragmented governance approach does not support adequate coordination. Furthermore, the current scope of these governing bodies does not provide for coordinated strategic planning for all components of public safety communications.