15.315 Same; councils.

(1) Interoperability council.

(a) There is created an interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs under s. 15.03.

(b) The council consists of all of the following:

1. The attorney general, the adjutant general, the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of transportation, and a representative from the department of administration with knowledge of information technology, or their designees.

2. Ten members appointed by the governor for staggered 4-year terms, including a chief of police, a sheriff, a chief of a fire department, a director of emergency medical services, a local government elected official, a local emergency management director, a representative of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, a hospital representative, a local health department representative, and one other person with relevant experience or expertise in interoperable communications.

(c) The governor shall designate a member of the council as the chairperson and a member as the vice chairperson.

(2) 911 subcommittee.

(a) There is created a 911 subcommittee of the interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs under s. 15.03. The 911 subcommittee consists of one member serving a 3-year term who is appointed by the adjutant general and the following members serving 3-year terms who are appointed by the governor:

1. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin cities, villages, or towns.

2. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin counties.

3. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association, or a Wisconsin chapter of an association, that promotes a universal emergency telephone number system.

4. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin county sheriffs.

5. Two individuals, each of whom represents a different commercial mobile radio service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (2g), operating in Wisconsin: one serving a primarily regional market and one serving a national market.

6. Two individuals recommended by a Wisconsin association, or a Wisconsin chapter of an association, of public safety communications professionals.

7. Two individuals recommended by an association of Wisconsin telecommunications providers, as defined in s. 196.01 (8p), each of whom represents an incumbent local exchange carrier.

8. An individual who represents a competitive local exchange carrier.

9. An individual who represents a voice over Internet protocol provider.

10. A police chief recommended by an association of Wisconsin police chiefs.

11. A fire chief recommended by an association of Wisconsin fire chiefs.

12. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association that promotes emergency management.

13. An individual who represents a video service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (12r).

14. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association of emergency medical service providers.

15. An individual recommended by an association of land information professionals.

(b) In making appointments under par. (a), the governor shall consider the geographical diversity of, and the representation of urban and rural interests by, the membership of the 911 subcommittee.

History: 2017 a. 59 s. 34m, 39m.