20160909LSO Memorandum.pdf

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MEMORANDUM
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TO: Rules Review Subcommittee of the Senate State Affairs Committee and the House State
Affairs Committee
FROM: Division Manager -Mike Nugent
DATE: September 09, 2016
SUBJECT: Public Utilities Commission
IDAPA 31.46.02 -Rules for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) -Proposed Rule (Docket No.
31-4602-1602)
The Public Utilities Commission is proposing to amend its Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
Rules. TRS are services that enable a communications-impaired person to send and receive messages to and
from a noncommunications-impaired person, using specialized telecommunications equipment. The Commis­
sion contracts with a TRS Administrator that requests and evaluates proposals from TRS providers that wish
to enter a contract to be a TRS provider for Idaho. The proposed rules delete obsolete references; correct mis­
spellings and outdated e-mail addresses; and revises the Administrator 's process for requesting proposals from
TRS providers. The proposed rules reduce the number of members on the advisory committee that assists the
Administrator in assessing TRS providers' responses to the requests, and that reviews the services provided
by the selected provider. It appears the proposed rules have been promulgated within the scope of statutory
authority granted to the Public Utilities Commission.
cc: Public Utilities Commission
Jean D. Jewell
Mike Nugent, Manager
Research & Legislation
Statehouse, P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720--0054
Cathy Holland-Smith, Manager
Budget & Policy Analysis
April Renfro, Manager
Legislative Audits
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