COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         3222-01

Bill No.:          HB 1712

Subject:           Emergency Services: 911 Systems

Type:              Original

Date:               March 28, 2008

Bill Summary:            Changes the laws regarding emergency services.

FISCAL SUMMARY

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 9 pages.

☐ Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).

☐ Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Department of Economic Development - Public Service Commission assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Department of Revenue assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Department of Public Safety - All Divisions assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Office of Administration assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Department of Social Services assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Department of Health and Senior Services assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the City of Columbia assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Kansas City Metropolitan College assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Linn State Technical College assume no fiscal impact.

Oversight assumes the local government 911 Emergency Services Fund could have some fiscal impact related to the costs of road sign name changes made during the 911 addressing procedures required in Section 67.318 of this proposal. Oversight assumes fiscal impact to the fund would be minimal. Oversight assumes costs would be one-time costs and will be shown as $0 to Unknown. Cost of signage maintenance would not be funded by 911 funds.

Section 190.292 - Sales Tax for Emergency Dispatching of Emergency Services:

Oversight assumes that Section 190.292.12 has been amended by deleting subsection 12 which states that the provisions of Section 190.292 would only apply to Warren County.

Oversight assumes that by removing subsection 12 the sales tax provision as written would then apply to all counties.

ASSUMPTION (continued)

Oversight assumes that should a county adopt the imposition of a sales tax for 911 purposes the Department of Revenue - Sales Tax Division would collect the sales tax, and would retain a 1% collection fee that would be deposited into the State’s General Revenue Fund. Oversight cannot determine if any counties would adopt the sales tax, or if they did, what rate of taxation would be imposed, therefore, Oversight will show fiscal impact to the General Revenue Fund as $0 to Unknown.

* Section 190.292 allows the imposition of a sales tax for emergency dispatching services. Oversight assumes costs would not exceed income resulting in either an annual $0 or positive fund balance. For purposes of this fiscal note Oversight assumes an annual $0 fund balance.

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

Small businesses located within a county that received voter approval to impose a sales tax for emergency dispatching services could expect to pay, collect, and administer the sales tax.

FISCAL DESCRIPTION

This bill changes the laws regarding emergency services. In its main provisions, the bill:

(1) Requires all counties, excluding the City of St. Louis, to establish and maintain 911 addressing where enhanced 911 service has been approved, including areas within municipalities. The county governing body may delegate the 911 addressing authority within a municipality to its governing body. The 911 addressing will become the official addresses, and the cost of materials related to road sign changes will be funded by 911 revenues. Any database information in any 911 public safety answering point will be confidential, nonpublic information;

(2) Authorizes an emergency services communications board with the powers and duties specified in Section 190.294, RSMo, to be appointed by a governing body adopting an emergency telephone tax under Section 190.305; and

(3) Requires multistation or private branch exchange multiline telephone systems purchased or upgraded after January 1, 2009, to be designed and maintained to provide a call-back number and emergency response location. Requirements for operators of various types of multiline telephone systems are specified.

DESCRIPTION (continued)

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Office of Administration

Department of Economic Development - Public Service Commission

Department of Public Safety - All Divisions

Department of Health and Senior Services

Department of Social Services

Department of Revenue

City of Columbia

Boone County Sheriff

Kansas City Metropolitan College

Linn State Technical College

NOT RESPONDING

Cities of :

Bridgeton

Cape Girardeau

Centralia

Gladstone

Harrisonville

Independence

Jefferson City

Joplin

Kansas City

Maryland Heights

Mexico

Pacific

Poplar Bluff

Raytown

NOT RESPONDING (continued)

Rolla

Springfield

St. Charles

St. Peters

St. Louis

Warrenton

Webb City

West Plains

County Commissions of the Counties of:

Boone

Butler

Callaway

Cape Girardeau

Cass

Clay

Cole

Cooper

Greene

Jackson County Executive

Jasper

Jefferson

Johnson

Laclede

Lawrence

Lincoln

Marion

Monroe

New Madrid

Nodaway

St. Charles County Executive

NOT RESPONDING (continued)

St. Louis County Executive

Sullivan

Taney

Texas

Warren

Emergency Entities:

Boone County Fire Protection District

Buchanan County Sheriff

Central County Fire and Rescue - St. Louis County

Clark County Sheriff

Columbia Police Department

Creve Coeur Fire Protection District

Desoto Rural Fire Protection District

Eureka Fire Protection District

Greene County Sheriff

Hawk Point Fire Protection District

Hillsboro Fire Protection District

Independence Police Department

Jackson County Sheriff

Kansas City Police Department

Lake St. Louis Fire Protection District

Mehlville Fire Protection District

Platte County Sheriff

St. Charles County Ambulance District

St. Charles Police Department

St. Joseph Police Department

St. Louis County Police Department

St. Louis City Metropolitan Police Department

Taney County Ambulance District

Valle Ambulance District

NOT RESPONDING (continued)

County Hospitals of:

Barton County

Bates County Memorial

Cedar County Memorial

Cooper County

Excelsior Springs Medical Center

Putnam County Memorial

Washington County Memorial

State Universities and Colleges:

East Central College

Harris-Stowe College

Jefferson County College

Missouri Western State College

Missouri Southern State College

Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State College

St. Charles Community College

University of Missouri

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                March 28, 2008