(1) SLERS Partner – Public safety entities, other than Joint Task Force entities, which are eligible under Part 90 of the Federal Communication Commission’s rules to use spectrum allocated for public safety use, to which Contractor provides communications services on SLERS.
    (2) SLERS Partners shall be classified as follows:
    (a) Local First Responders – Agencies of local government providing law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services.
    (b) Other Public Safety User – Agencies of local government other than First Responders.
    (c) Interoperability Users – Government agencies requiring communications with federal, state, or local government First Responders using the State interoperability talk groups. Interoperability Users use another radio system for their primary radio system; SLERS is a secondary system for these agencies.
    (d) State Government Users – Non-JTF User agencies of state government.
    (e) Federal Government User – Federal government entities which are authorized by the Department of Management Services pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 90.179 and the provisions of this rule chapter.
    (f) Affiliate User – Personnel that are task-assigned or liaison to a JTF Agency in direct support of the JTF Agency’s mission but are not a member of the JTF Agency shall be classified as JTF Agency under this rule chapter, provided that all communication on the system is in direct coordination with the JTF Agency User. Separate internal talk groups set up strictly for the use of a non-JTF Agency shall constitute eligible SLERS Partner use under this rule chapter. Such groups shall be subject to the same eligibility requirements and membership conditions as any SLERS Partner.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 282.702(9). Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 282.709. History-New 5-11-08.