Sec.28-24-4a. Implementation of a transition grant program

(a) A town or city may apply for a PSAP transition grant to reimburse such town's or city’s expenses related to the transition of its stand-alone PSAP to an approved multi-town or regional PSAP. A town or city that continues to utilize a secondary PSAP shall not be eligible for transition grant funds. Such reimbursable expenses, which shall be limited to costs associated with the relocation of existing emergency telecommunications systems and non-recurring costs associated with providing for additional functional capacity at the regional PSAP, shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars. Transition grants are limited by the availability of funds and shall be subject to the approval of the Division. Reimbursable expenses include expenses for the following:

(1) Changes to existing radio systems of the affected parties that are required by the move;

(2) Emergency telecommunications equipment and systems required by the stand-alone PSAP or multi-town or regional PSAP to facilitate the incorporation of another town or city; and

(3) Analysis, design or planning of a new regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP. Towns or cities are eligible for analysis, design and planning costs, allocated on a one-time basis, for a new regional PSAP at the rate of fifteen thousand dollars for the first two member towns or cities plus an additional five thousand dollars for each additional member town or city.

(b) Any entity provided with transition grant funds shall be audited in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(c) Transition grant requests shall contain the following information and documentation:

(1) Detailed description of the current emergency telecommunications services offered by the participating towns or cities that will be relocated to the regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP;

(2) Detailed listing of the expenses related to transition of the existing PSAP to the regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP;

(3) Certification by each legislative body having jurisdiction over the existing town or city PSAP or multi-town PSAP that the move to the regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP is authorized, including the date of the effective change; and

(4) Certification by the regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP regarding the participation of an additional member town or city.

(d) A transition grant request shall be submitted to the Division not less than six months prior to the effective date of the move. The Division shall approve or deny a transition grant request not later than ninety days after its receipt of the grant application.

(e) A town or city receiving a transition grant for reimbursable expenses under the provisions of this section shall not be eligible for a transition grant for a period of five years from the date of the award of the original transition grant.

(f) A town or city or group of towns or cities that receives a transition grant within two years of receiving the grant, changes to a stand-alone operation or moves to a regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP that is different from the one for which the town, city or group of towns or cities received the transition grant, shall refund the amount of such grant to the State of Connecticut, Office of the State Treasurer, for deposit in the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund.

(Effective July 1, 2020)