Indiana § 10-14-3-22.6 Program for training and certifying communications service engineers
and technical personnel as first response communications service
providers

Indiana Statutes

§ 10-14-3-22.6 — Program for training and certifying communications service engineers and technical personnel as first response communications service providers

Indiana § 10-14-3-22.6

Title 10PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 14EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Ch. 3Emergency Management and Disaster Law

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Ind. Code § 10-14-3-22.6 (2026).

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(a)Communications service providers in Indiana, in cooperation with the agency, the Indiana Cable Telecommunications Association, and the Indiana Telecommunications Association or a successor association, shall develop comprehensive and coordinated plans for:

(1)preparation for; and

(2)responding appropriately to; an emergency or disaster.

(b)Any statewide organization or a member of a statewide organization that represents communications service providers may establish a program for training and certifying communications service engineers and technical personnel as first response communications service providers. A program established under this subsection must:

(1)be consistent with federal law and guidelines;

(2)provide training and education concerning:

(A)restoration of;

(B)

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6. (a) Communications service providers
in Indiana, in cooperation with the agency, the Indiana Cable
Telecommunications Association, and the Indiana Telecommunications
Association or a successor association, shall develop comprehensive
and coordinated plans for:
(1) preparation for; and
(2) responding appropriately to;
an emergency or disaster.
(b) Any statewide organization or a member of a statewide
organization that represents communications service providers may
establish a program for training and certifying communications service
engineers and technical personnel as first response communications
service providers. A program established under this subsection must:
(1) be consistent with federal law and guidelines;
(2) provide training and education concerning:
(A) restoration of;
(B) repairing;
(C) resupplying; or
(D) any combination of the activities under clauses (A) through
(C) related to;
any facilities or equipment of a communications service provider
in an area affected by an emergency or disaster; and
(3) provide training and education concerning the personal safety
of a first response communications service provider in an area
affected by an emergency or disaster.
(c) To the extent practicable and consistent with not endangering
public safety or inhibiting recovery efforts, the state and political
subdivisions shall allow a first response communications service
provider access to an area affected by an emergency or disaster for the
purpose of restoration of, repairing, or resupplying (or any combination
of these activities) a facility or equipment critical to the ability of a
communications service provider to acquire, produce, or transmit
essential emergency or disaster related public information
programming, including repairing and maintaining transmitters and
transporting fuel for generators.