Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 4/5/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2063

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2063 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act.
 
6    Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds and declares
7that maintaining effective and efficient 9-1-1 systems across
8the State benefits all citizens. The fees imposed upon the
9consumers of telecommunication services that have the ability
10to dial 9-1-1 are an important funding mechanism to assist the
11State and units of local government with the deployment of
12enhanced 9-1-1 services to the citizens of this State.
13    Prepaid wireless telecommunication services are an
14important segment of the telecommunications industry and have
15proven particularly attractive to low-income and low-volume
16consumers. Unlike traditional telecommunication services,

 

 

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1prepaid wireless telecommunications services are not sold or
2used pursuant to term contracts or subscriptions and monthly
3bills are not sent to consumers by prepaid wireless
4telecommunication service providers or retail vendors.
5    Prepaid wireless consumers have the same access to
6emergency 9-1-1 services from their wireless devices as
7wireless consumers on term contracts. Prepaid wireless
8consumers benefit from the ability to access the 9-1-1 system
9by dialing 9-1-1.
10    Consumers purchase prepaid wireless telecommunication
11services at a wide variety of general retail locations and
12other distribution channels. Such purchases are made on a
13cash-and-carry or pay-as-you-go basis from retailers.
14    It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
15        (1) ensure equitable contributions to the funding of
16    9-1-1 systems from consumers of prepaid wireless
17    telecommunication services;
18        (2) collect 9-1-1 surcharges from purchasers of
19    prepaid wireless telecommunications service at the point
20    of sale;
21        (3) impose the collection and remittance obligation
22    for 9-1-1 surcharges on sellers of prepaid wireless
23    telecommunications service;
24        (4) impose a statewide administered 9-1-1 surcharge on
25    point of sale transactions in order to minimize
26    administrative costs on retailers.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
2    "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless
3telecommunications service in a retail transaction.
4    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
5    "Prepaid wireless E911 surcharge" means the charge that is
6required to be collected by a seller from a consumer in the
7amount established under Section 15 of this Act.
8    "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a
9wireless telecommunications service that allows a caller to
10dial 9-1-1 to access the 9-1-1 system, which service must be
11paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or
12dollars of which the amount declines with use in a known
13amount.
14    "Provider" means a person that provides prepaid wireless
15telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the
16Federal Communications Commission.
17    "Retail transaction" means the purchase of prepaid
18wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any
19purpose other than resale.
20    "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless
21telecommunications service to another person.
22    "Wireless telecommunications service" means commercial
23mobile radio service as defined by 47 C.F.R. 20.3.
 
24    Section 15. Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge.

 

 

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1    (a) There is hereby imposed on consumers a prepaid wireless
29-1-1 surcharge of 1.5% per retail transaction. The surcharge
3authorized by this subsection (a) does not apply in a home rule
4municipality having a population in excess of 500,000. The
5amount of the surcharge may be reduced or increased pursuant to
6subsection (e).
7    (a-5) A home rule municipality having a population in
8excess of 500,000 on of the effective date of this Act may only
9impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge not to exceed 7% per
10retail transaction sourced to that jurisdiction and collected
11and remitted in accordance with the provisions of subsection
12(b-5).
13    (b) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall be collected
14by the seller from the consumer with respect to each retail
15transaction occurring in this State and shall be remitted to
16the Department by the seller as provided in this Act. The
17amount of the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall be
18separately stated as a distinct item apart from the charge for
19the prepaid wireless telecommunications service on an invoice,
20receipt, or other similar document that is provided to the
21consumer by the seller or shall be otherwise disclosed to the
22consumer. If the seller does not separately state the surcharge
23as a distinct item to the consumer as provided in this Section,
24then the seller shall maintain books and records as required by
25this Act which clearly identify the amount of the 9-1-1
26surcharge for retail transactions.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this subsection (b), a retail transaction
2occurs in this State if (i) the retail transaction is made in
3person by a consumer at the seller's business location and the
4business is located within the State; (ii) the seller is a
5provider and sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service
6to a consumer located in Illinois; (iii)the retail transaction
7is treated as occurring in this State for purposes of the
8Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; or (iv) a seller that is
9included within the definition of a "retailer maintaining a
10place of business in this State" under Section 2 of the Use Tax
11Act makes a sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications service
12to a consumer located in Illinois. In the case of a retail
13transaction which does not occur in person at a seller's
14business location, if a consumer uses a credit card to purchase
15prepaid wireless telecommunications service on-line or over
16the telephone, and no product is shipped to the consumer, the
17transaction occurs in this State if the billing address for the
18consumer's credit card is in this State.
19    (b-5) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge imposed under
20subsection (a-5) of this Section shall be collected by the
21seller from the consumer with respect to each retail
22transaction occurring in the municipality imposing the
23surcharge. The amount of the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge
24shall be separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other
25similar document that is provided to the consumer by the seller
26or shall be otherwise disclosed to the consumer. If the seller

 

 

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1does not separately state the surcharge as a distinct item to
2the consumer as provided in this Section, then the seller shall
3maintain books and records as required by this Act which
4clearly identify the amount of the 9-1-1 surcharge for retail
5transactions.
6    For purposes of this subsection (b-5), a retail transaction
7occurs in the municipality if (i) the retail transaction is
8made in person by a consumer at the seller's business location
9and the business is located within the municipality; (ii) the
10seller is a provider and sells prepaid wireless
11telecommunications service to a consumer located in the
12municipality; (iii) the retail transaction is treated as
13occurring in the municipality for purposes of the Retailers'
14Occupation Tax Act; or (iv) a seller that is included within
15the definition of a "retailer maintaining a place of business
16in this State" under Section 2 of the Use Tax Act makes a sale
17of prepaid wireless telecommunications service to a consumer
18located in the municipality. In the case of a retail
19transaction which does not occur in person at a seller's
20business location, if a consumer uses a credit card to purchase
21prepaid wireless telecommunications service on-line or over
22the telephone, and no product is shipped to the consumer, the
23transaction occurs in the municipality if the billing address
24for the consumer's credit card is in the municipality.
25    (c) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge is imposed on the
26consumer and not on any provider. The seller shall be liable to

 

 

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1remit all prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges that the seller
2collects from consumers as provided in Section 20, including
3all such surcharges that the seller is deemed to collect where
4the amount of the surcharge has not been separately stated on
5an invoice, receipt, or other similar document provided to the
6consumer by the seller. The surcharge collected or deemed
7collected by a seller shall constitute a debt owed by the
8seller to this State, and any such surcharge actually collected
9shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Department.
10    For purposes of this subsection (c), the surcharge shall
11not be imposed or collected from entities that are tax exempt
12under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
13    (d) The amount of the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge that
14is collected by a seller from a consumer, if such amount is
15separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other similar
16document provided to the consumer by the seller, shall not be
17included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, surcharge, or
18other charge that is imposed by this State, any political
19subdivision of this State, or any intergovernmental agency.
20    (e) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge imposed under
21subsection (a) of this Section shall be proportionately
22increased or reduced, as applicable, upon any change to the
23surcharge imposed under Section 17 of the Wireless Emergency
24Telephone Safety Act. The adjusted rate shall be determined by
25dividing the amount of the surcharge imposed under Section 17
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1increase or reduction shall be effective on the first day of
2the first calendar month to occur at least 60 days after the
3enactment of the change to the surcharge imposed under Section
417 of the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. The
5Department shall provide not less than 30 days' notice of an
6increase or reduction in the amount of the surcharge on the
7Department's website.
8    (e-5) Any changes in the rate of the surcharge imposed by a
9municipality under the authority granted in subsection (a-5) of
10this Section shall be effective on the first day of the first
11calendar month to occur at least 60 days after the enactment of
12the change. The Department shall provide not less than 30 days'
13notice of the increase or reductions in the rate of such
14surcharge on the Department's website.
15    (f) When prepaid wireless telecommunications service is
16sold with one or more other products or services for a single,
17non-itemized price, then the percentage specified in
18subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section 15 shall be applied to
19the entire non-itemized price unless the seller elects to apply
20the percentage to (i) the dollar amount of the prepaid wireless
21telecommunications service if that dollar amount is disclosed
22to the consumer or (ii) the portion of the price that is
23attributable to the prepaid wireless telecommunications
24service if the retailer can identify that portion by reasonable
25and verifiable standards from its books and records that are
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1including, but not limited to, books and records that are kept
2for non-tax purposes. However, if a minimal amount of prepaid
3wireless telecommunications service is sold with a prepaid
4wireless device for a single, non-itemized price, then the
5seller may elect not to apply the percentage specified in
6subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section 15 to such transaction.
7For purposes of this subsection, an amount of service
8denominated as 10 minutes or less or $5 or less is considered
9minimal.
 
10    Section 20. Administration of prepaid wireless 9-1-1
11surcharge.
12    (a) In the administration and enforcement of this Act, the
13provisions of Sections 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e,
145f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the
15Retailers' Occupation Tax Act that are not inconsistent with
16this Act, and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
17Act shall apply as far as practicable, to the subject matter of
18this Act to the same extent as if those provisions were
19included in this Act. References to "taxes" in these
20incorporated Sections shall be construed to apply to the
21administration, payment, and remittance of all surcharges
22under this Act. The Department shall establish registration and
23payment procedures that substantially coincide with the
24registration and payment procedures that apply to the
25Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.

 

 

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1    (b) For the first 12 months after the effective date of
2this Act, a seller shall be permitted to deduct and retain 5%
3of prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges that are collected by the
4seller from consumers and that are remitted and timely filed
5with the Department. After the first 12 months, a seller shall
6be permitted to deduct and retain 3% of prepaid wireless 9-1-1
7surcharges that are collected by the seller from consumers and
8that are remitted and timely filed with the Department.
9    (c) The Department shall pay all remitted prepaid wireless
10E911 charges over to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
11Wireless Service Emergency Fund within 30 days after receipt.
12The Illinois Commerce Commission shall distribute such funds in
13the same proportion as they are distributed under the Wireless
14Emergency Telephone Safety Act and such funds may only be used
15in accordance with the provisions of the Wireless Emergency
16Telephone Safety Act. The Department may deduct an amount, not
17to exceed 3% during the first year following the effective date
18of this Act and not to exceed 2% during every year thereafter
19of remitted charges, to be retained by the Department to
20reimburse its direct costs of administering the collection and
21remittance of prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges.
22    (d) The Department shall administer the collection of all
239-1-1 surcharges and may adopt and enforce reasonable rules
24relating to the administration and enforcement of the
25provisions of this Act as may be deemed expedient. The
26Department shall require all surcharges collected under this

 

 

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1Act to be reported on existing forms or combined forms,
2including, but not limited to, Form ST-1.
 
3    Section 25. Liability of sellers and providers. The
4provisions of Section 50 of the Wireless Emergency Telephone
5Safety Act shall apply to sellers and providers of prepaid
6wireless telecommunications service.
 
7    Section 27. Home rule. A home rule unit may not impose a
8separate surcharge on wireless 9-1-1 service in addition to the
9surcharge imposed on wireless 9-1-1 service under this Act.
10This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and
11functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of
12the Illinois Constitution.
 
13    Section 30. Exclusivity of prepaid wireless 9-1-1
14surcharge. The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge imposed by this
15Act shall be the only 9-1-1 funding obligation imposed with
16respect to prepaid wireless telecommunications service in this
17State. No tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge shall be imposed
18by this State, any political subdivision of this State, or any
19intergovernmental agency, for 9-1-1 funding purposes, upon any
20provider, seller, or consumer with respect to the sale,
21purchase, use, or provision of prepaid wireless
22telecommunications service.
 

 

 

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1    Section 95. The Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act is
2amended by changing Sections 10 and 17 and by adding Section 80
3as follows:
 
4    (50 ILCS 751/10)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on April 1, 2013)
6    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Active prepaid wireless telephone" means a prepaid
8wireless telephone that has been used or activated by the
9customer during the month to complete a telephone call for
10which the customer's card or account was decremented.
11    "Emergency telephone system board" means a board appointed
12by the corporate authorities of any county or municipality that
13provides for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system
14within the scope of the duties and powers prescribed by the
15Emergency Telephone System Act.
16    "Master street address guide" means the computerized
17geographical database that consists of all street and address
18data within a 9-1-1 system.
19    "Mobile telephone number" or "MTN" shall mean the telephone
20number assigned to a wireless telephone at the time of initial
21activation.
22    "Prepaid wireless telecommunications telephone service"
23means wireless telecommunications telephone service that
24allows a caller to dial 9-1-1 to access the 9-1-1 system, which
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1predetermined units or dollars which the amount declines with
2use in a known amount. which is activated by payment in advance
3of a finite dollar amount or for a finite set of minutes and
4which, unless an additional finite dollar amount or finite set
5of minutes is paid in advance, terminates either (i) upon use
6by a customer and delivery by the wireless carrier of an
7agreed-upon amount of service corresponding to the total dollar
8amount paid in advance, or within a certain period of time
9following initial purchase or activation.
10    "Public safety agency" means a functional division of a
11public agency that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or
12other emergency services. For the purpose of providing wireless
13service to users of 9-1-1 emergency services, as expressly
14provided for in this Act, the Department of State Police may be
15considered a public safety agency.
16    "Qualified governmental entity" means a unit of local
17government authorized to provide 9-1-1 services pursuant to the
18Emergency Telephone System Act where no emergency telephone
19system board exists.
20    "Remit period" means the billing period, one month in
21duration, for which a wireless carrier, other than a prepaid
22wireless carrier that provides zip code information based upon
23the addresses associated with its customers' points of
24purchase, customers' billing addresses, or locations
25associated with MTNs, as described in subsection (a) of Section
2617, remits a surcharge and provides subscriber information by

 

 

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1zip code to the Illinois Commerce Commission, in accordance
2with Section 17 of this Act.
3    "Statewide wireless emergency 9-1-1 system" means all
4areas of the State where an emergency telephone system board
5or, in the absence of an emergency telephone system board, a
6qualified governmental entity has not declared its intention
7for one or more of its public safety answering points to serve
8as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point for
9its jurisdiction. The operator of the statewide wireless
10emergency 9-1-1 system shall be the Department of State Police.
11    "Sufficient positive balance" means a dollar amount
12greater than or equal to the monthly wireless 9-1-1 surcharge
13amount.
14    "Wireless carrier" means a provider of two-way cellular,
15broadband PCS, geographic area 800 MHZ and 900 MHZ Commercial
16Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), Wireless Communications Service
17(WCS), or other Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), as
18defined by the Federal Communications Commission, offering
19radio communications that may provide fixed, mobile, radio
20location, or satellite communication services to individuals
21or businesses within its assigned spectrum block and
22geographical area or that offers real-time, two-way voice
23service that is interconnected with the public switched
24network, including a reseller of such service.
25    "Wireless enhanced 9-1-1" means the ability to relay the
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1information from any mobile handset or text telephone device
2accessing the wireless system to the designated wireless public
3safety answering point as set forth in the order of the Federal
4Communications Commission, FCC Docket No. 94-102, adopted June
512, 1996, with an effective date of October 1, 1996, and any
6subsequent amendment thereto.
7    "Wireless public safety answering point" means the
8functional division of an emergency telephone system board,
9qualified governmental entity, or the Department of State
10Police accepting wireless 9-1-1 calls.
11    "Wireless subscriber" means an individual or entity to whom
12a wireless service account or number has been assigned by a
13wireless carrier, other than an account or number associated
14with prepaid wireless telecommunication service.
15    "Wireless telephone service" includes prepaid wireless
16telephone service and means all "commercial mobile service", as
17that term is defined in 47 CFR 20.3, including all personal
18communications services, wireless radio telephone services,
19geographic area specialized and enhanced specialized mobile
20radio services, and incumbent wide area specialized mobile
21radio licensees that offer real time, two-way service that is
22interconnected with the public switched telephone network.
23(Source: P.A. 95-63, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
24    (50 ILCS 751/17)
25    (Section scheduled to be repealed on April 1, 2013)

 

 

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1    Sec. 17. Wireless carrier surcharge.
2    (a) Except as provided in Sections Section 45 and 80, each
3wireless carrier shall impose a monthly wireless carrier
4surcharge per CMRS connection that either has a telephone
5number within an area code assigned to Illinois by the North
6American Numbering Plan Administrator or has a billing address
7in this State. In the case of prepaid wireless telephone
8service, this surcharge shall be remitted based upon the
9address associated with the point of purchase, the customer
10billing address, or the location associated with the MTN for
11each active prepaid wireless telephone that has a sufficient
12positive balance as of the last day of each month, if that
13information is available. No wireless carrier shall impose the
14surcharge authorized by this Section upon any subscriber who is
15subject to the surcharge imposed by a unit of local government
16pursuant to Section 45. Prior to January 1, 2008 (the effective
17date of Public Act 95-698), the surcharge amount shall be the
18amount set by the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board. Beginning on
19January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-698), the
20monthly surcharge imposed under this Section shall be $0.73 per
21CMRS connection. The wireless carrier that provides wireless
22service to the subscriber shall collect the surcharge from the
23subscriber. For mobile telecommunications services provided on
24and after August 1, 2002, any surcharge imposed under this Act
25shall be imposed based upon the municipality or county that
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1the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act. The
2surcharge shall be stated as a separate item on the
3subscriber's monthly bill. The wireless carrier shall begin
4collecting the surcharge on bills issued within 90 days after
5the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board sets the monthly wireless
6surcharge. State and local taxes shall not apply to the
7wireless carrier surcharge.
8    (b) Except as provided in Sections Section 45 and 80, a
9wireless carrier shall, within 45 days of collection, remit,
10either by check or by electronic funds transfer, to the State
11Treasurer the amount of the wireless carrier surcharge
12collected from each subscriber. Of the amounts remitted under
13this subsection prior to January 1, 2008 (the effective date of
14Public Act 95-698), and for surcharges imposed before January
151, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-698) but remitted
16after January 1, 2008, the State Treasurer shall deposit
17one-third into the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund and
18two-thirds into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund. For
19surcharges collected and remitted on or after January 1, 2008
20(the effective date of Public Act 95-698), $0.1475 per
21surcharge collected shall be deposited into the Wireless
22Carrier Reimbursement Fund, and $0.5825 per surcharge
23collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service
24Emergency Fund. Of the amounts deposited into the Wireless
25Carrier Reimbursement Fund under this subsection, $0.01 per
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1their administrative costs. Of the amounts deposited into the
2Wireless Service Emergency Fund under this subsection, $0.01
3per surcharge collected may be disbursed to the Illinois
4Commerce Commission to cover its administrative costs.
5    (c) The first such remittance by wireless carriers shall
6include the number of wireless subscribers customers by zip
7code, and the 9-digit zip code if currently being used or later
8implemented by the carrier, that shall be the means by which
9the Illinois Commerce Commission shall determine distributions
10from the Wireless Service Emergency Fund. This information
11shall be updated no less often than every year. Wireless
12carriers are not required to remit surcharge moneys that are
13billed to subscribers but not yet collected. Any carrier that
14fails to provide the zip code information required under this
15subsection (c) or any prepaid wireless carrier that fails to
16provide zip code information based upon the addresses
17associated with its customers' points of purchase, customers'
18billing addresses, or locations associated with MTNs, as
19described in subsection (a) of this Section, shall be subject
20to the penalty set forth in subsection (f) of this Section.
21    (d) Any funds collected under the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1
22Surcharge Act shall be distributed using a prorated method
23based upon zip code information collected from post-paid
24wireless carriers under subsection (c) of this Section. Within
2590 days after August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act
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1the collection of the surcharge imposed under subsection (a) of
2this Section from its subscribers. If a wireless carrier does
3not implement a mechanism for the collection of the surcharge
4from its subscribers in accordance with this subsection (d),
5then the carrier is required to remit the surcharge for all
6subscribers until the carrier is deemed to be in compliance
7with this subsection (d) by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
8    (e) If before midnight on the last day of the third
9calendar month after the closing date of the remit period a
10wireless carrier does not remit the surcharge or any portion
11thereof required under this Section, then the surcharge or
12portion thereof shall be deemed delinquent until paid in full,
13and the Illinois Commerce Commission may impose a penalty
14against the carrier in an amount equal to the greater of:
15        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month from the
16    time an amount becomes delinquent until the amount is paid
17    in full; or
18        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1% and the sum of
19    all delinquent amounts for each month or portion of a month
20    that the delinquent amounts remain unpaid.
21    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (e)
22for a portion of a month during which the carrier provides the
23number of subscribers by zip code as required under subsection
24(c) of this Section shall be prorated for each day of that
25month during which the carrier had not provided the number of
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1this Section. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (e) is
2in addition to the amount of the delinquency and is in addition
3to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
4    (f) If, before midnight on the last day of the third
5calendar month after the closing date of the remit period, a
6wireless carrier does not provide the number of subscribers by
7zip code as required under subsection (c) of this Section, then
8the report is deemed delinquent and the Illinois Commerce
9Commission may impose a penalty against the carrier in an
10amount equal to the greater of:
11        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month that the
12    report is delinquent; or
13        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1/2¢ and the
14    number of subscribers served by the wireless carrier.
15    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (f)
16for a portion of a month during which the carrier pays the
17delinquent amount in full shall be prorated for each day of
18that month that the delinquent amount was paid in full. Any
19penalty imposed under this subsection (f) is in addition to any
20other penalty imposed under this Section.
21    (g) The Illinois Commerce Commission may enforce the
22collection of any delinquent amount and any penalty due and
23unpaid under this Section by legal action or in any other
24manner by which the collection of debts due the State of
25Illinois may be enforced under the laws of this State. The
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1or her designee, may excuse the payment of any penalty imposed
2under this Section if the Executive Director, or his or her
3designee, determines that the enforcement of this penalty is
4unjust.
5    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
6nothing shall impair the right of wireless carriers to recover
7compliance costs for all emergency communications services
8that are not reimbursed out of the Wireless Carrier
9Reimbursement Fund directly from their wireless subscribers
10customers via line-item charges on the wireless subscriber's
11customer's bill. Those compliance costs include all costs
12incurred by wireless carriers in complying with local, State,
13and federal regulatory or legislative mandates that require the
14transmission and receipt of emergency communications to and
15from the general public, including, but not limited to, E-911.
16    (i) The Auditor General shall conduct, on an annual basis,
17an audit of the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and the
18Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund for compliance with the
19requirements of this Act. The audit shall include, but not be
20limited to, the following determinations:
21        (1) Whether the Commission is maintaining detailed
22    records of all receipts and disbursements from the Wireless
23    Carrier Emergency Fund and the Wireless Carrier
24    Reimbursement Fund.
25        (2) Whether the Commission's administrative costs
26    charged to the funds are adequately documented and are

 

 

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1    reasonable.
2        (3) Whether the Commission's procedures for making
3    grants and providing reimbursements in accordance with the
4    Act are adequate.
5        (4) The status of the implementation of wireless 9-1-1
6    and E9-1-1 services in Illinois.
7    The Commission, the Department of State Police, and any
8other entity or person that may have information relevant to
9the audit shall cooperate fully and promptly with the Office of
10the Auditor General in conducting the audit. The Auditor
11General shall commence the audit as soon as possible and
12distribute the report upon completion in accordance with
13Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
14(Source: P.A. 95-63, eff. 8-13-07; 95-698, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876,
15eff. 8-21-08.)
 
16    (50 ILCS 751/80 new)
17    Sec. 80. Prepaid wireless telecommunications service;
18surcharge. The wireless carrier surcharge and any other
19requirements imposed by Section 17 or authorized by Section 45
20shall not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications
21service. The provisions of the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge
22Act shall apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications
23service.
 
24    Section 97. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing

 

 

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1Section 13-230 as follows:
 
2    (220 ILCS 5/13-230)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2013)
4    Sec. 13-230. Prepaid calling service. "Prepaid calling
5service" means telecommunications service that must be paid for
6in advance by an end user, enables the end user to originate
7calls using an access number or authorization code, whether
8manually or electronically dialed, and is sold in predetermined
9units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a
10known amount. A prepaid calling service call is a call made by
11an end user using prepaid calling service. "Prepaid calling
12service" does not include prepaid wireless telecommunications
13telephone service as defined in Section 10 of the Wireless
14Emergency Telephone Safety Act.
15(Source: P.A. 93-1002, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
16    Section 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
17severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
18    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
191, 2012.".