1. (a) The Authority shall have the following standing committees. The Chair of each committee must be a member of the board. Recommendation of removal of non-members from a committee will be recommended by the Committee Chair and approved by the Authority. Resignation of committee members can be accepted by the committee chair without Authority approval.
2. (1) Administrative Committee. The duties of the Administrative Committee shall include the following:
3. (A) Recommending changes to administrative rules;
4. (B) Advising on issues of budget and finance;
5. (C) Recommending certification of PSAPs for funding;
6. (D) Overseeing the distribution of grants;
7. (E) Recommending the escrow of funds;
8. (F) Reviewing PSAP annual reports;
9. (G) Conducting or reviewing audits of fee collections;
10. (H) Recommending areas for grant funding emphasis; and
11. (I) Such tasks as the Chair deems advisable, subject to the approval of the Authority.
12. (2) Technical Committee. The duties of the Technical Committee shall include the following:
13. (A) Developing the plan to deploy the NG9-1-1 services statewide;
14. (B) Recommending 9-1-1 equipment standards for use in competitive bidding and contracting;
15. (C) Developing model plans to facilitate equipment and technology sharing;
16. (D) Identifying state, federal and industry programs and standards beneficial for the deployment of NG9-1-1 statewide;
17. (E) Recommending areas for grant funding emphasis;
18. (F) Conducting an inventory of the 9-1-1 infrastructure;
19. (G) Identifying call routing and networks in use by PSAPs;
20. (H) Reviewing and recommending for Authority approval the technical requirements necessary to deliver 9-1-1 calls to PSAPs using nationally recognized standards;
21. (I) Recommending improvement plans for local 9-1-1 centers to be compliant with current 9-1-1 technology;
22. (J) Reviewing local plans to deploy NG9-1-1 to ensure they align with the State’s master plan;
23. (K) Reviewing and making recommendations for improvement plans to ensure local PSAPs are meeting the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) standards as listed in Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 145:15-11-2;
24. (L) Recommending Geographic Information Systems (GIS) requirements needed for 9-1-1;
25. (M) Creating and maintaining a process for granting extensions to local agencies requesting time extensions, and reviewing and recommending said requests for Authority approval, as needed;
26. (N) Reviewing the escrow of funds; and
27. (O) Such other tasks as the Chair deems advisable, subject to the approval of the Authority.
28. (3) Operations Committee. The duties of the Operations Committee shall include the following:
29. (A) Developing training program standards for 9-1-1 call takers;
30. (B) Reviewing PSAP annual report items that relate to national emergency dispatch standards;
31. (C) Recommending improvement plans for PSAPs who have failed to deploy Phase II service or have failed to deliver service consistent with NENA standards;
32. (D) Developing best practices for PSAP operations;
33. (E) Formulating a Strategic Plan as a guide for statewide coverage and interoperability between PSAPs
34. (F) Recommending areas for grant funding emphasis;
35. (G) Recommending requirements for mandatory training for telecommunicators;
36. (H) Recommending for Authority approval local training programs that meet or exceed mandatory training requirements;
37. (I) Reviewing and recommending for Authority approval extensions from agencies that request additional time to obtain the necessary mandatory training certification as required by Section 2873 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
38. (J) Approving or recommending improvement plans based on the annual training declaration forms which certify that local training programs meet or exceed the State’s required training;
39. (K) Reviewing and making recommendations for the escrowing of funds per public agencies that fail to meet the mandatory training requirements; and
40. (L) Such tasks as the Chair deems advisable, subject to approval of the Authority.
41. (4) Executive Committee. Members of the Executive Committee shall be the officers and standing committee chairsor vice chairs, in the absence of the committee chair.
42. (5) Nominating committee. The chair of the Nominating Committee will not be considered a part of the Executive Committee, unless otherwise qualified. Nominating committee will be appointed by the chair or a majority of the board and will not be considered part of the Executive Committee. Nominating committee will be appointed by the chair or a majority of the board and will not be considered part of the Executive Committee.
43. (b) Ad hoc committees may be created by the Chair or by the majority vote of the Authority. Non-members may be appointed to ad hoc committees subject to the Authority's approval. The Chair of each ad hoc committee must be a member of the board. The Chair is not included as a member of the Executive Committee. The chair of the Ad hoc committee will establish attendance and participation expectations and share them with the entire committee. Recommendation of removal of non-members from a committee will be recommended by the Ad hoc Committee Chair and approved by the Authority. Resignation of committee members can be accepted by the Ad hoc committee chair without Authority approval. Nominating committee will be appointed by the chair or a majority of the board and will not be considered part of the Executive Committee.

Added at 34 Ok Reg 599, eff 7-11-17 (emergency)

Added at 35 Ok Reg 911, eff 9-14-18

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 21, effective 7-25-25