Section 206 – Strategic plan — Report.

• (1) The authority shall create, maintain, and review annually a statewide, comprehensive multiyear strategic plan, in consultation with state and local stakeholders, the PSAP advisory committee, and the public safety advisory committee, that:
  • (a) coordinates the authority’s activities and duties in the:
    • (i) 911 Division;
    • (ii) Radio Network Division;
    • (iii) Interoperability Division; and
    • (iv) Administrative Services Division; and
  • (b) includes:
    • (i) a plan for maintaining, upgrading, and expanding the public safety communications network, including microwave and fiber optics based systems;
    • (ii) a plan for statewide interoperability;
    • (iii) a plan for statewide coordination;
    • (iv) radio network coverage maps; and
    • (v) FirstNet standards.

• (2) The executive director shall update the strategic plan described in Subsection (1) before July 1 of each year.

• (3) The executive director shall, before December 1 of each year, report on the strategic plan described in Subsection (1) to:
  • (a) the board;
  • (b) the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; and
  • (c) the Legislative Management Committee.

• (4) The authority shall consider the strategic plan described in Subsection (1) before spending funds in the restricted accounts created by this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 368, 2020 General Session