Ohio Statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network Steering Committee

found: Ohio 9-1-1 Program Office. ... Annual Report, online resource: 2015:unnumbered page 1 (The main responsibilities of the [Ohio 9-1-1 Program] office are to coordinate and support the ESINet Steering Committee)

found: ESINet Steering Committee home page, viewed September 21, 2016(Ohio Statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESINet) Steering Committee: An Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESINet) is a network capable of connecting calls, texts and other forms of media from the public to 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). The Ohio ESINet Steering Committee has been tasked with the following: Address the development of a statewide ESINet, including a review of the current funding model for this state's 9-1-1 systems; Examine the readiness of the state's current technology infrastructure to support Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1); Research legislative authority with regard to governance and funding; Make recommendations for consolidation of public-safety-answering-point operations in this state, to accommodate next-generation 9-1-1 technology and to facilitate a more efficient and effective emergency services system; Recommend policies, procedures, and statutory or regulatory authority to effectively govern a statewide emergency services internet protocol network; Coordinate with statewide initiatives and associations) - http://911.ohio.gov/ESINet