2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - STATE GOVERNMENT — EXECUTIVE
43.105 Consolidated technology services agency.
43.105.330 State interoperability executive committee.

     Effective date -- 2011 c 367: See note following RCW 47.29.170.

     Finding -- Intent -- 2006 c 76: "The legislature finds that local governments need to have interoperable communications to ensure the public safety and welfare of all citizens in the state of Washington. In light of recent catastrophic events around the world, including in the United States, it is now more important than ever that all responders be able to communicate clearly and without interference or malfunction.

     The legislature has learned that numerous states, the federal government, and some international governments have adopted the project-25 standard for interoperable communications. Local governments in Washington have started to purchase the project-25 interoperable communication[s] standard equipment. In order to ensure that local governments continue to make smart purchasing decisions, they need certainty that the purchases will be interoperable with state equipment and that the state will adopt the national project-25 standards. It is the intent of this act to provide certainty to local governments that a statewide project-25 interoperable communications system will be in place throughout Washington in the near future, and the investments they are making are advantageous to the original intent of interoperable communications, thus ensuring the safety and welfare of Washington's citizens." [2006 c 76 § 1.]

     Inventory -- Statewide public safety communications plan -- 2003 c 18: "(1) The state interoperability executive committee shall take inventory of and evaluate all state and local government-owned public safety communications systems, and prepare a statewide public safety communications plan. The plan must set forth recommendations for executive and legislative action to insure that public safety communications systems can communicate with one another and conform to federal law and regulations governing emergency communications systems and spectrum allocation. The plan must include specific goals for improving interoperability of public safety communications systems and identifiable benchmarks for achieving those goals.

     (2) The committee shall present the inventory and plan required in subsection (1) of this section to the board and appropriate legislative committees as follows:

     (a) By December 31, 2003, an inventory of state government-operated public safety communications systems;

     (b) By July 31, 2004, an inventory of all public safety communications systems in the state;

     (c) By March 31, 2004, an interim statewide public safety communications plan; and

     (d) By December 31, 2004, a final statewide public safety communications plan.

     (3) The committee shall consult regularly with the joint legislative audit and review committee and the legislative evaluation and accounting program committee while developing the inventory and plan under this section." [2003 c 18 § 5.]

     Intent -- Finding -- Effective date -- 2003 c 18: See notes following RCW 43.105.020.