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C. When incurred by a cellular or wireless telecommunications
service provider:

 
(1) That are approved by the bureau to be properly
incurred for the implementation of E-9-1-1 technologies
and procedures;

 
(2) That are not separately billed to customers; and

 
(3) For which the provider is not reimbursed from any
other source.

 
The Public Utilities Commission, in consultation with the bureau,
shall establish procedures for reviewing and approving expenses
pursuant to paragraph B.

 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2927, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

 
3-A.__Payment of emergency medical dispatch training costs.__
To assist public safety answering points in meeting the
requirements of Title 32, section 85-A, the bureau shall provide
free training courses for emergency medical dispatchers, as
defined in Title 32, section 85-A, subsection 1, paragraph D, or
reimburse public safety answering points for reasonable costs, as
determined by the bureau, incurred for training courses approved
by the bureau and attended by employees of the public safety
answering point upon submission by the public safety answering
point of adequate documentation of completion of the courses by
the employees.__The bureau shall provide each public safety
answering point a sufficient number of approved Emergency Medical
Dispatch Priority Reference System documents in printed or
electronic format, as determined by the bureau pursuant to Title
32, section 85-A.__All costs incurred by the bureau under this
subsection must be paid from the E-9-1-1 fund.

 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §85-A is enacted to read:

 
§85-A.__Emergency medical dispatch personnel

 
1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following
meanings.

 
A.__"Bureau" means the Emergency Services Communication
Bureau within the Public Utilities Commission.

 
B.__"Emergency Medical Dispatch Priority Reference System"
means a system approved by the bureau and the board that
includes:


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