This legislation requires alarm companies to attempt to verify alarm calls by calling or texting the property owner up to two times before sending the alarm signal to public safety for response.  The alarm companies would not be required to verify the alarm calls for fire alarms, panic alarms, robbery in progress alarms or alarms where the alarm company can tell from the audio or video that a crime is occurring.

This legislation creates the Georgia Emergency 9-1-1 Support Authority to assist E-911 centers with implementing new technologies, auditing telecommunication companies to ensure proper collection and payment of E-911 fees, assist and support regional E-911 facilities and provide E-911 grants.  The authority members are made-up of appointed local elected officials and staff.  Funding for the authority would come from voluntary contributions by the local governments receiving services and additional revenues produced by increasing the prepaid E-911 fee from .75 cents per transaction to $1.50 per transaction.