HCS/HB 1143 - This act makes all 911 service user telephone calls, telephone call transmissions and recorded tapes of calls closed public records and permits them to be used solely for handling emergency calls, public safety purposes and law enforcement. A written consent or court order is required for the release of the call to an otherwise unauthorized party.

The Wireless Service Provider Enhanced 911 Advisory Board is created to advise the Office of Administration in implementing a Federal Communications Commission order that outlines requirements for wireless enhanced 911 service. The Wireless Service Provider Enhanced 911 Service Fund is also created.

The Commissioner of Administration is authorized to establish a fee not to exceed 75 cents per wireless telephone number per month. Before a fee is established, the question of the fee must be submitted to the voters and approved. Wireless service providers will collect the fee from wireless service customers and remit the payment to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the fund. Wireless service providers may retain 1% of surcharge moneys for billing and collection costs.

The act authorizes the Office of Administration to administer the fund, to distribute the money in the fund for approved expenditures and to retain no more than 5% of moneys in the fund for fund administration costs and board expenses. The Office of Administration is required to review annually the distribution formula and adjust the fee within the limit of 75 cents per month. At least 10% of total funds allocated for public safety answering points must be distributed equally among all participating public safety answering points.

Wireless service providers are relieved from criminal liability or civil damages resulting from the release of subscriber information, unless gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct is involved.

This act contains an emergency clause.
TOM MORTON

SCA 1 - REMOVES SECTION 190.313 WHICH ESTABLISHED 911 EMERGENCY CALLS AND TAPES OF SUCH CALLS AS CLOSED RECORDS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 610, RSMO. SCA 2 - REDUCES MAXIMUM ALLOWED MONTHLY FEE ON CELLULAR SERVICE FROM 75 CENTS TO 50 CENTS.