(Annapolis, MD): Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (D-Gaithersburg & Rockville) has been focused on our 9-1-1 emergency systems and plans to introduce five bills on the topic this session. The first of these, SB285, will be heard tomorrow in the Senate Finance Committee at 1pm. This bill, co-sponsored by Chairman Middleton, would bring together the best and the brightest emergency response experts, local government leaders, and service providers to study the issues that will likely arise. The transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 is complex and multi-faceted; we need to plan now in order to ensure smooth implementation.

 

Among the witnesses testifying for the bill tomorrow will be several police and emergency management system directors and a representative from the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo), which has made this one of their priority bills this session.