S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Sec. 16B.1 of S.L. 2018-5 directs the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to do the following:

• Determine the value of all in-kind contributions made by units of local government, the federal government, and nongovernmental entities to support the North Carolina Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) system.
• Increase outreach to VIPER stakeholders beyond those that participate in the State Interoperability Executive Committee.
• Conduct an annual survey of local, State, and federal users of VIPER in order to track and measure user satisfaction and feedback over time.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.