(1) The Office of Emergency Management shall:
(a) Adopt rules in accordance with ORS chapter 183 relating to the planning, administration and funding of 9-1-1 emergency reporting systems established pursuant to ORS 401.720.
(b) Upon request of a 9-1-1 jurisdiction, local government or governing body, assist in planning 9-1-1 emergency reporting systems. In addition, the office may at the request of a 9-1-1 jurisdiction act as an agent of the 9-1-1 jurisdiction for the purposes of purchasing and maintaining equipment and services required to fulfill the requirements of ORS 401.720.
(c) Report biennially to the Legislative Assembly the progress made in implementing ORS 305.823 and 401.710 to 401.816. The report shall include financial information concerning all revenues collected, distributed and expended by state agencies and 9-1-1 jurisdictions, and all account and subaccount balances, for the purposes of complying with ORS 401.710 to 401.816.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the office shall not require by rule or otherwise that the proposed or established 9-1-1 emergency reporting system of a 9-1-1 jurisdiction meet any technical standards in addition to those provided in ORS 401.720.
(3) The office may establish advisory committees and study groups to study and advise on the planning and administration of 9-1-1 emergency reporting systems, multijurisdictional 9-1-1 emergency reporting systems and issues impacting 9-1-1 emergency reporting systems throughout the state. [1981 c.533 §3; 1989 c.793 §9; 1991 c.743 §4]
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