Rep. Brad E. Halbrook

Filed: 3/14/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3207

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3207 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
5by changing Section 15.4 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 750/15.4)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4)
7    Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers.
8    (a) The corporate authorities of any county or municipality
9that imposes a surcharge under Section 15.3 shall establish an
10Emergency Telephone System Board. The corporate authorities
11shall provide for the manner of appointment and the number of
12members of the Board, provided that the board shall consist of
13not fewer than 5 members, one of whom must be a public member
14who is a resident of the local exchange service territory
15included in the 9-1-1 coverage area, one of whom (in counties
16with a population less than 100,000) must be a member of the

 

 

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1county board, and at least 3 of whom shall be representative of
2the 9-1-1 public safety agencies, including but not limited to
3police departments, fire departments, emergency medical
4services providers, and emergency services and disaster
5agencies, and appointed on the basis of their ability or
6experience. In counties with a population of more than 100,000
7but less than 2,000,000, a member of the county board may serve
8on the Emergency Telephone System Board. Elected officials,
9including members of a county board, are also eligible to serve
10on the board. Members of the board shall serve without
11compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and
12necessary expenses. Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or
13combination thereof, that impose a surcharge under Section 15.3
14may, instead of establishing individual boards, establish by
15intergovernmental agreement a Joint Emergency Telephone System
16Board pursuant to this Section. The manner of appointment of
17such a joint board shall be prescribed in the agreement.
18    Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
19General Assembly, appointed members of the Emergency Telephone
20System Board shall serve staggered 4-year terms. The corporate
21authorities of any county or municipality shall apply term
22limits to board members currently serving their terms in the
23following manner: (1) one-third of board members' terms shall
24expire on January 1, 2015; (2) one-third of board members'
25terms shall expire on January 1, 2017; and (3) remaining board
26members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2019. Board members

 

 

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1may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms by the
2corporate authorities of any county or municipality.
3    The corporate authorities of a county or municipality may,
4by a vote of the majority of the members elected, remove any
5Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct or
6neglect of office.
7    (b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by
8ordinance of the municipality or county, or by
9intergovernmental agreement in the case of a joint board. The
10powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to the
11following:
12        (1) Planning a 9-1-1 system.
13        (2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation,
14    upgrading, or maintenance of the system, including the
15    establishment of equipment specifications and coding
16    systems.
17        (3) Receiving moneys from the surcharge imposed under
18    Section 15.3, and from any other source, for deposit into
19    the Emergency Telephone System Fund.
20        (4) Authorizing all disbursements from the fund.
21        (5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation
22    or upgrade of the system.
23        (6) Participating in a Regional Pilot Project to
24    implement next generation 9-1-1, as defined in this Act,
25    subject to the conditions set forth in this Act.
26    (c) All moneys received by a board pursuant to a surcharge

 

 

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1imposed under Section 15.3 shall be deposited into a separate
2interest-bearing Emergency Telephone System Fund account. The
3treasurer of the municipality or county that has established
4the board or, in the case of a joint board, any municipal or
5county treasurer designated in the intergovernmental
6agreement, shall be custodian of the fund. All interest
7accruing on the fund shall remain in the fund. No expenditures
8may be made from such fund except upon the direction of the
9board by resolution passed by a majority of all members of the
10board. Expenditures may be made only to pay for the costs
11associated with the following:
12        (1) The design of the Emergency Telephone System.
13        (2) The coding of an initial Master Street Address
14    Guide data base, and update and maintenance thereof.
15        (3) The repayment of any moneys advanced for the
16    implementation of the system.
17        (4) The charges for Automatic Number Identification
18    and Automatic Location Identification equipment, a
19    computer aided dispatch system that records, maintains,
20    and integrates information, mobile data transmitters
21    equipped with automatic vehicle locators, and maintenance,
22    replacement and update thereof to increase operational
23    efficiency and improve the provision of emergency
24    services.
25        (5) The non-recurring charges related to installation
26    of the Emergency Telephone System and the ongoing network

 

 

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1    charges.
2        (6) The acquisition and installation, or the
3    reimbursement of costs therefor to other governmental
4    bodies that have incurred those costs, of road or street
5    signs that are essential to the implementation of the
6    emergency telephone system and that are not duplicative of
7    signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction
8    charged with maintaining road and street signs.
9        (7) Other products and services necessary for the
10    implementation, upgrade, and maintenance of the system and
11    any other purpose related to the operation of the system,
12    including costs attributable directly to the construction,
13    leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or
14    costs of personnel attributable directly to the operation
15    of the system. Costs attributable directly to the operation
16    of an emergency telephone system do not include the costs
17    of public safety agency personnel who are and equipment
18    that is dispatched in response to an emergency call.
19        (7.5) The purchase of real property if the purchase is
20    made before March 16, 2006.
21        (8) In the case of a municipality that imposes a
22    surcharge under subsection (h) of Section 15.3, moneys may
23    also be used for any anti-terrorism or emergency
24    preparedness measures, including, but not limited to,
25    preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for
26    federal or State grants, personnel training, and

 

 

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1    specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras as
2    needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired
3    emergency situations or events.
4        (9) The defraying of expenses incurred in
5    participation in a Regional Pilot Project to implement next
6    generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions set forth in
7    this Act.
8        (10) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch
9    system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1 services.
10    Moneys in the fund may also be transferred to a
11participating fire protection district to reimburse volunteer
12firefighters who man remote telephone switching facilities
13when dedicated 9-1-1 lines are down.
14    (d) The board shall complete the data base before
15implementation of the 9-1-1 system. The error ratio of the data
16base shall not at any time exceed 1% of the total data base.
17(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1443, eff. 8-20-10;
1897-517, eff. 8-23-11; 97-1018, eff. 8-17-12.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.".