Ill. NENA, APCO Chapters Seek Clarity on Use of 911 Fees for 988
The Illinois chapters of the National Emergency Number Association and APCO asked the FCC to issue a formal opinion on whether the use of 911 fees to build and support 988 constitutes fee diversion, said a letter posted Tuesday in…
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docket 20-291. The groups said the state was authorized July 1 to transfer $5 million in 911 fees to 988 but was told transferring the fees to a 988 trust fund "would constitute a diversion of fees" and could disqualify the state from future federal grants. "As funding continues to be an issue for 911 systems nationally, the diversion of 911 fees to support another program directly impacts the ability to build a sustainable National Next Generation 911 network," the groups said, saying it's "likely that a systemic diversion of 911 fees will be used to build and support 988 operations nationally" without clarification.