DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
60FF1-5.003E911 State Grant Programs
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 46 No. 218, November 6, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the Board at a public meeting held December 16, 2020. The changes are as follows:
60FF1-5.003 911 Grant Programs.
The E911 Board assists Florida with the installation of Enhanced 911 (E911), Phase II and Next Generation 911 systems.
(1) Eligibility. Any Board of County Commissioners in the State of Florida. In addition, a group of counties or a region may apply for a grant.
(2) General conditions.
(a) Each county, group of counties or region and each county therein, applying for 911 Grant funds shall complete and submit W Form 3A, “911 Grant Programs,” revised 12/2020 October, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference and which may be obtained from the E911 Board office at the following address:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- 10506, or
State of Florida E911 Board
ATTN: Administrative Staff
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Suite 260
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
The applicant must provide the completed, signed Application Form, and associated quotes. The grant application must be postmarked or delivered by hand or email to: E911BoardElectronicGrantReports@dms.fl.gov on or before the submission date specified in the E911 Board notification of a State E911 Program as published in the Florida Administrative Register.
(b) Priorities for awarding of grants will be determined by the E911 Board. Grant priorities may be adjusted by the E911 Board and published with the grant application package three (3) months prior to the application submission date. The grant priority list is available as an addendum with the grant application at the start of each grant cycle.
(c) through (e) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 365.172(6)(a)11. FS. Law implemented 365.172(6)(a)3.b., 365.173(2)(i), 365.172(9)(a), (b), (c) FS. History–New 12-7-08, Amended 10-27-10, Formerly 60FF-5.003, Amended 8-25-11, 9-2-12, 10-22-13, 8-31-14, 9-23-15, 5-31-16, 1-10-18, 6-26-19, .
Changes to “911 Grant Program” (incorporated material):
Each reference to “county” has been changed to “county, group of counties or region.”
Punctuation has been corrected.
Language in section 7.2 has been amended.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Matthew Matney, Chairman, E911 Board, 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 135F, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950, or by email Matthew.Matney@dms.myflorida.com.
