Single Point of Contact Wireless Services

Cell Phone Connectivity Interim Study Committee. The bill requires the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety (division) to develop a single point of contact within the division to:

• Help ensure statewide coverage of the integrated public alert and warning system for wireless emergency alerts and the emergency alert system;
• Provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions on becoming integrated public alert and warning system certified;
• Provide technical assistance, consistent with the language access in emergency communications study, to implement best practices for inclusive alerting; and
• Offer recommendations to improve current wireless alert systems in Colorado that address language and access needs.

Under current law, the Colorado broadband office (office) has certain duties related to broadband in Colorado. The bill requires the office to also perform those duties for wireless services.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)