1. Next Generation 9-1-1 Legislative/Activity Briefing
Steve Marzolf, ISP Director
VML Committee Meetings
July 20-21, 2017 1

2. Agenda What is NG9-1-1 How it will be deployed in Virginia
Legislation being considered by the Services Board
PSAP Grant Program Changes
PSAP Funding Formula
First Standards Document
Next steps

3. Challenges to Existing 9-1-1 System
Telecommunications Services
Multiple service providers/technologies
New technologies/applications continually developed
National and global instead of local
Increased flexibility/mobility of citizens
9-1-1 system
Nine, independent networks
Extremely limited ability to process data
CORE ANALOG TECHOLOGY IS GOING AWAY

4. What is Next Generation 9-1-1?
Migration from circuit (analog) to packet switched (IP) technology
A complete upgrade of the E9-1-1 network to a shared IP network
Current network is going away!!!
May be a system of systems
Required to meet new demands
Ability to transfer calls anywhere
Permits receiving of text, photos, video

5. How Deployed NG9-1-1 Feasibility Study in January 2015
Comprehensive Plan in July 2015
Focus shifted from planning to implementing
Implementing by Selective Router Pair
Northern Virginia first
NG9-1-1 GIS Data Preparation
ESInet Setup
NG9-1-1 Core Services

6. Transition Costs Estimated at $69 million statewide
Source for those costs
PSAP Grant Program
Billing Agreements
Network Improvement Fund
Elimination of wireless cost recovery
Ongoing cost covered by removal of tariffs
Borrowing authority ($30M)

7. Legislative History No 9-1-1 legislation before 1998
1998 – Established Board and study
2000 – Crime Commission Report
Created PSC
Moved Board
Required E9-1-1 and wireless 9-1-1
Established cost recovery for wireless E9-1-1
2006 – Funding formula established
2012 – Funding formula changed

8. Proposed 2018 Legislative Action
Elimination of wireless cost recovery
Remove Wireless Carrier E-911 Cost Recovery Subcommittee
All service providers required to provide at no cost to Commonwealth or PSAP (carriers may challenge)
Point of interconnection for ESInet
Grants focused on NG9-1-1

9. PSAP Grant Program FY2019 further focuses grant toward NG9-1-1
Dropping some items previously funded
Last year for Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
Funding available for training, call handling equipment, mapping, GIS data and NG9-1-1 network and services
FY2020 PSAP Grant Program will likely evolve to a multi-year funding program to deploy NG9-1-1

10. PSAP Funding Formula Code requires recalculation July 1, 2018
Funding Committee formed by Board
Considered several options
Remove recalculation
Existing Board formula
New approaches
Focused on call load and population based formulas
Recommended hybrid call load and cost with a $40,000 minimum

11. 9-1-1 Standard First standard being considered by Board
Developed by PSAP stakeholders
Sets minimum criteria for a PSAP
Focuses on the “What” but not the “How”
All PSAPs must install and maintain appropriate call handling equipment to receive and process calls
Shall and Should used in document
All current PSAPs should meet the standard except text-to-911 requirement

12. Next Steps
Continue outreach on legislative agenda, grant program, funding formula and standard
September Board meeting to approve:
Final legislative language
PSAP funding formula
PSAP standard
Start develop of 2020 grant guidelines
Select NG9-1-1 solution provider