Section 725.205  Tentative Plans

a)         A local public agency proposing to operate a 9-1-1 system shall first hold an informational meeting.  This meeting may include:

1)         each public agency having jurisdiction in the telephone service areas of the proposed system;

2)         each public safety agency having jurisdiction in the telephone service areas of the proposed system;

3)         each telecommunications carrier providing the local exchange service in the proposed service area;

4)         recognized emergency medical planning groups, e.g., Area Wide Hospital Emergency Services (AHES);

5)         any other emergency service providers and planning agencies deemed necessary by local desire; and

6)         any telecommunications carrier providing 9-1-1 related services.

b)         Any additional meetings as are necessary shall be held between the proposed served agencies and any telecommunications carrier serving the proposed 9-1-1 service area to determine the system design.

c)         Tentative plans shall consist of a narrative of the proposed system's operation and a completed "Application to Illinois Commerce Commission For the Provision of 9-1-1 Service," consisting of the following exhibits:

1)         Exhibit 1:  A map showing the boundaries of the proposed system;

2)         Exhibit 2:  A map or maps showing the jurisdictional boundary of each system participant and adjoining public agencies and public safety agencies;

3)         Exhibit 3:  A list of system participants showing the land area in square miles and the estimated population served in their jurisdictions, including their addresses, telephone numbers and form of dispatch;

4)         Exhibit 4:  A list of the public agencies or public safety agencies adjacent to the proposed system boundaries, including their addresses and telephone numbers;

5)         Exhibit 5:  A list of the involved telecommunications carriers, their telephone service areas in the proposed system, area code, prefixes involved, and type of 9-1-1 system as specified in Section 725.500(g);

6)         Exhibit 6:  Identification of financial arrangements including revenues available for funding the 9-1-1 system;

7)         Exhibit 7:  A summary of the anticipated implementation cost and annual operating cost of the proposed system that are directly associated with the 9-1-1 call handling process.  Copies of contractual agreements between System Management and any telecommunications carriers shall be included;

8)         Exhibit 8:  Call Handling Agreements: Copies of the proposed agreements between the PSAP and the public agencies and/or public safety agencies in a single system.  Copies of the proposed agreements between PSAPs in adjacent systems or, in the absence of a PSAP, the public agencies or public safety agencies whose jurisdictional boundaries are contiguous.  These agreements shall indicate the primary and secondary methods to be employed for notification of emergency calls received from requesting parties within their respective jurisdictions and shall include either direct dispatch, call referral, call relay, or call transfer;

9)         Exhibit 9:  Aid Outside Normal Jurisdictional Boundaries: A copy of the proposed annual agreement between the PSAP management and all public agencies and/or public safety agencies in a single system and in different systems but whose jurisdictional boundaries are contiguous.  This agreement shall provide that, once an emergency unit is dispatched in response to a request through the system by direct dispatch, call referral, call relay, or call transfer, this unit shall render its service to the requesting party without regard to whether the unit is operating outside its normal jurisdictional boundaries.  A copy of both agreements shall be filed with the Chief Clerk of the Commission at the time the petition is filed; and

10)         Exhibit 10:  A completed checklist supplied by the Commission, a network diagram, and a test plan pursuant to Section 725.505(y) (completed to the extent possible in consideration of the tentative plan).

d)         A copy of the tentative plan shall be filed for review by the Commission at least one year prior to the proposed on-line date.  A copy of the tentative plan shall also be provided to the telecommunications carriers providing service within the service area of the PSAP. The Commission's 9-1-1 Program shall review each tentative plan and provide an opinion to the originating agency within 120 days after receipt.

e)         Approval of tentative plans by the Commission's 9-1-1 Program shall be required prior to a final plan being submitted.  Plans filed under Section 11 of the ETSA [50 ILCS 750/11] shall conform to minimum standards as established pursuant to Section 10 of the ETSA [50 ILCS 750/10].

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 15742, effective December 1, 2004)