North Carolina SB 569: Create Public App. for Reporting Threats.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2023
S 1
SENATE BILL 569

Short Title: Create Public App. for Reporting Threats. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Marcus (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 5, 2023
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP AN 2
OPERATIONAL PLAN TO CREATE A DIGITAL APPLICATION TO REPORT 3
THREATS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. The Department of Public Safety shall, in consultation with the 6
Department of Information Technology and the State Bureau of Investigation, develop an 7
operational plan for the creation of a digital public safety application that does, at a minimum, 8
each of the following: 9
(1) Allows any member of the public to quickly and anonymously report 10
information regarding threats to public safety. 11
(2) Communicates with existing applications and initiatives designed to protect 12
public safety. 13
(3) Communicates with State and local law enforcement agencies regarding 14
reported threats deemed to be credible. 15
SECTION 2. No later than April 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety shall 16
report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety with the plan 17
required by Section 1 of this act. 18
SECTION 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 19
Public Safety the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 20
2023-2024 fiscal year to be used to develop the plan required by Section 1 of this act. 21
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2023. 22