34 Pa. Code § 49.21 - Reimbursement of municipalities for installation of teletypewriters
(a) Under section
3.4 of the act (35 P. S. §
1223.4), a
municipality in this Commonwealth which installs a teletypewriter in its police
headquarters, or other location designated by the municipality to enable deaf
residents of the municipality to communicate requests for assistance in
emergencies to the police or other designated emergency response organizations,
may be reimbursed by the Department for the purchase and installation costs of
the devices, subject to the availability of funds.
(b) To be eligible for reimbursement under
this section, a municipality shall install teletypewriters having the following
features. The teletypewriter shall:
(1) Be a
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-approved device.
(2) Be AC-powered.
(3) Have a battery-powered backup source
capable of powering the unit for up to 3 hours.
(4) Have a typewriter-style layout.
(5) Have a minimum 20-character
display/minimum 0.25 inch (6mm) character height.
(6) Have a battery-backed-up memory capable
of storing conversations and storing and sending pretyped messages.
(7) Have a minimum 20-column
printer.
(8) Have automatic
answering capability.
(9) Have
direct connection to telephone lines.
(10) Have keyboard dialing.
(11) Have the capability to communicate and
transmit signals in Baudot and ASCII codes.
(c) The Department will notify municipalities
of the availability of funds by publication of a notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin. The notice will specify the amount of
funds available, the official with whom applications for reimbursement shall be
filed, the deadline for making the application and other information determined
to be pertinent by the Department. For the convenience of both the
municipalities and the Department, the Department will develop and make
available an application form for use by the municipalities.
(d) Reimbursement to each eligible
municipality under this section shall be limited to the cost of purchasing and
installing one teletypewriter, unless additional funds remain, or are made
available, after reimbursement is made to all eligible municipalities making
application for reimbursement. Where an emergency communications center
provides dispatch service for municipalities, the emergency communications
center may file a single application for reimbursement on behalf of its member
municipalities.
(e) If available
funds are insufficient to fully reimburse the municipalities, the Department
will prorate the funds as follows:
(1) The
total amount of available funds will be divided by the number of municipalities
applying, and determined eligible, for reimbursement to determine a
proportional share.
(2) If the
reimbursable costs of all of the municipalities exceed the proportional share,
all municipalities will be reimbursed in an amount equal to the proportional
share.
(3) If the reimbursable
costs of a municipality are less than, or equal to, the proportional share,
that municipality will be reimbursed for its full costs and these amounts will
be deducted from the total amount of funds available.
(4) The amount of available funds remaining
after the deductions specified in paragraph (3) will be divided by the number
of municipalities remaining to be reimbursed to yield a new proportional share.
These municipalities' shares will be allocated based upon the new proportional
share, using the steps outlined in paragraphs (2)-(4).
(5) The process in paragraphs (1)-(4) is
subject to repetition any number of times until the available funds are
exhausted or reimbursement is made to the eligible municipalities which
apply.
Notes
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 49.2 (relating to jurisdiction and effective dates).
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