Part 12.
COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 251.
REGIONAL PLANS--STANDARDS
1 TAC §251.1
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) adopts
an amendment to §251.1, concerning regional plans for 9-1-1 service,
without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 5, 2004, issue
of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 2138).
The amendment is adopted to simplify the language and make it more uniform
and consistent.
This section is adopted as part of Rule Review of Chapter 251 pursuant
to Government Code, §2001.039. The rule continues to be essential to
the CSEC's operations and per statutory authority.
The amendment provides updated language and removes the definitions from
this section and places it within a new proposed rule that will contain all
pertinent definitions in one location to help reduce unnecessary duplication
and ensure consistency of definitions.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under Texas Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 771, §§771.051, 771.055, 771.056, 771.057, and 771.075;
and Title 1 Texas Administrative Code, Part 12, Chapter 251, Regional Plan
Standards, which provide the Commission on State Emergency Communications
with the authority to plan, develop, provide provisions and the enhancement
of effective and efficient 9-1-1 service.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 12, 2004.
TRD-200402416
Paul Mallett
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Effective date: May 2, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933
1 TAC §251.9
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) adopts
an amendment to §251.9, concerning the use and distribution of 9-1-1
funds and other related funds for database maintenance, which provides for
the operation of an E9-1-1 system and the delivery of a caller's location,
without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 5, 2004, issue
of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 2146).
This section is adopted as part of Rule Review of Chapter 251 pursuant
to Government Code, §2001.039. The rule continues to be essential to
the CSEC's operations and per statutory authority.
The amendment provides updated language and removes the definitions from
this section and places it within a new proposed rule that will contain all
pertinent definitions in one location to help reduce unnecessary duplication
and ensure consistency of definitions.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under Texas Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 771, §§771.051, 771.056 and 771.057; and Title 1, Texas
Administrative Code, Part 12, Chapter 251, Regional Plan Standards, which
provide the Commission with the authority to provide provisions for the effective
and efficient 9-1-1 emergency services throughout a region.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 12, 2004.
TRD-200402417
Paul Mallett
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Effective date: May 2, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933
1 TAC §251.11
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) adopts
an amendment to §251.11, concerning the establishment of a formal monitoring
process to ensure compliance with applicable law, rules, polices and procedures,
without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 5, 2004, issue
of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 2148).
This section is adopted as part of Rule Review of Chapter 251 pursuant
to Government Code, §2001.039. The rule continues to be essential to
the CSEC's operations and per statutory authority.
The amendment provides updated language and removes the definitions from
this section and places it within a new proposed rule that will contain all
pertinent definitions in one location to help reduce unnecessary duplication
and ensure consistency of definitions. Parts of this section may be incorporated
into Program Policy Statements in the future that will allow for more detailed
instructions and flexibility to meet program needs.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under Health and Safety Code, Chapter
771, §§771.051, 771.055, 771.056, and 771.059; and the Texas Administrative
Code, Part 12, Chapter 251, Regional Plan Standards.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 12, 2004.
TRD-200402418
Paul Mallett
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Effective date: May 2, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933
1 TAC §251.12
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) adopts
an amendment to §251.12, concerning contracts for 9-1-1 services, without
changes to the proposed text as published in the March 5, 2004, issue of the
This section is adopted as part of Rule Review of Chapter 251 pursuant
to Government Code, §2001.039. The rule continues to be essential to
the CSEC's operations and per statutory authority.
The amendment incorporates language from the General Appropriations Act
for the FY 2004-2005 funding biennium. The proposed revision is in response
to a finding of the CSEC internal audit on the agency's compliance with legislative
and rider requirements. This will require an amendment to the current FY 2004-2005
contracts for 9-1-1 service between CSEC and each Regional Planning Commission.
Per the Office of Attorney General, the Commission has the authority to proceed
with the contract amendments prior to the end of the required posting period,
since this revision is specifically required by the Legislature.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted pursuant to the Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 771, §§771.071, 771.0711, 771.072, 771.073, 771.075, 771.078,
771.055, 771.056, and Title 1 Texas Administrative Code, Part 12, which authorizes
the Commission to adopt policies and procedures prescribing the distribution
and use of 9-1-1 funds for providing 9-1-1 service.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 12, 2004.
TRD-200402419
Paul Mallett
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Effective date: May 2, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933
1 TAC §251.13
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) adopts
an amendment to §251.13, concerning the use of the 9-1-1 database for
emergency notification services, without changes to the proposed text as published
in the March 5, 2004, issue of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 2152).
This section is adopted as part of Rule Review of Chapter 251 pursuant
to Government Code, §2001.039. The rule continues to be essential to
the CSEC's operations and per statutory authority.
The amendment provides updated language and removes the definitions from
this section and places it within a new proposed rule that will contain all
pertinent definitions in one location to help reduce unnecessary duplication
and ensure consistency of definitions.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under Health and Safety Code, Chapter
771, §§771.051, 777.051(a)(7), 771.055, 771.056, 771.057, and 771.075;
and Title 1 Texas Administrative Code, Part 12, Chapter 251, Regional Plan
Standards, which provide the Commission with the authority to plan, develop,
provide provisions for the enhancement of effective and efficient 9-1-1 service.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 12, 2004.
TRD-200402420
Paul Mallett
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Effective date: May 2, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933
1 TAC §255.5
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) adopts
an amendment to §255.5, concerning the optional use of an uncollectible
factor in the remittance of 9-1-1 revenue, without changes to the proposed
text as published in the March 5, 2004, issue of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 2161).
The Commission adopts the rule with amendments to address statutory changes
since the adoption of the rule. These statutory changes are the change from
2% to 1% in the administrative charge and the deletion of the word advisory
from the name of the Commission. This action is adopted as part of Rule Review
of Chapter 255, which is being published elsewhere in this issue of
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted pursuant to the Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 771, §§771.071, 771.072, and 771.073.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 12, 2004.
TRD-200402423
Paul Mallett
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Effective date: May 2, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933
Chapter 255.
FINANCE