§ 69-2-203. Audit of public safety answering points within a county -- Reports -- Consequence of failure to comply.

(1) A county that by June 30, 2024, failed to achieve a transfer rate, as defined in Section 69-2-204, of 2% or less shall: (a) utilize a qualified third party to conduct an audit of each public safety answering point within the county; and (b) require the audit to be completed no later than January 1, 2025. (2) The audit described in Subsection (1) shall evaluate: (a) how best to provide the emergency services within the county; (b) what needs to happen for the PSAPs within the county to achieve a transfer rate, as defined in Section 69-2-204, of 2% or less; (c) whether the county could provide more cost efficient emergency service or improve public safety by establishing a single public safety answering point for the county; and (d) the extent to which the dispatch center's policies, procedures, or interlocal agreements cause a PSAP to experience difficulty in meeting the standards described in Section 69-2-204. (3) No later than February 28, 2025, a county required to have an audit conducted under Subsection (1) shall submit to the Utah Communications Authority: (a) a copy of the audit report; (b) a written plan of how and when the public safety answering point will implement the audit recommendations and achieve compliance with the standards described in Section 69-2-204; and (c) on or before January 1 of each year, beginning in 2026 and ending in 2029, submit to the Utah Communications Authority an implementation report that describes: (i) the progress made in implementing the audit recommendations; and (ii) the status of achieving compliance with the standards described in Section 69-2-204.