The FCBA Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee will sponsor a CLE on Monday, December 11 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET entitled Implementing Kari’s Law and Ray Baum’s Act: Innovations and Challenges for Enterprise 911 Calling.  This program will be held virtually via the Zoom platform.

The FCBA will apply for 2.0 hours of MCLE credit from the VA Bar.  This program has not yet been approved.

FCBA no longer offers CA MCLE credit to attendees.  If you wish to obtain CA credit, you must apply for it on your own.  FCBA will, however, provide a generic certificate of attendance that may be used.  Please click here for more information on the CA Bar Standards for MCLE Activity Approval and Requirements.

Online registration is closed.  Please contact Elina Gross if you would like to register.

AGENDA

To implement Kari’s Law and Ray Baum’s Act in 2019, the FCC adopted new rules that require certain multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) to support direct 911 dialing and notifications to a central location, and convey relevant location information to appropriate emergency communications centers. Soon after, the COVID-19 pandemic caused enterprises to rapidly shift from legacy fixed on-premises telephone systems to innovative IP-based solutions that support remote communications on fixed and non-fixed devices. This CLE will review the FCC’s new rules under Kari’s Law and Ray Baum’s Act and discuss the solutions and challenges to implement those rules in a post-COVID-19 era.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.              New Enterprise 911 Calling Requirements
This panel will provide an overview of Kari’s Law and Ray Baum’s Act and the FCC’s MLTS 911 requirements from the advocates and policymakers behind the new rules.

Moderator:
Morgan Reeds, Director, USTelecom

Speakers:
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO
Mark Fletcher, Vice President of Public Safety Solutions, 911inform
David Furth, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.              Innovative Solutions and Challenges for Enterprise 911 Calling
This panel will review the solutions and challenges to complying with the FCC’s MLTS 911 requirements from innovators, practitioners and representatives of enterprises.

 Moderator:
Kathleen Slattery Thompson, Associate, Keller and Heckman LLP

Speakers:
John T. Scott, III, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Steve Seitz, Senior Corporate Counsel, CELA – Privacy, Safety, & Regulatory Affairs (Telecom), Microsoft Corp.
[Speakers subject to change]

Cost: $135.00 for Private Sector Members; $95.00 for Non-Profit 501c3 Members; $50.00 for Government/Academic/Transitional/Retired Members; No charge for Law Student Members; $205.00 for Non-Members