Rep. Brad E. Halbrook

Filed: 4/12/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3207

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in the
2following manner: (1) one-third of board members' terms shall
3expire on January 1, 2015; (2) one-third of board members'
4terms shall expire on January 1, 2016; and (3) remaining board
5members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2017. Board members
6may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms by the
7corporate authorities of the county or municipality.
8    The corporate authorities of a county or municipality may,
9by a vote of the majority of the members elected, remove an
10Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct,
11official misconduct, or neglect of office.
12    (b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by
13ordinance of the municipality or county, or by
14intergovernmental agreement in the case of a joint board. The
15powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to the
16following:
17        (1) Planning a 9-1-1 system.
18        (2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation,
19    upgrading, or maintenance of the system, including the
20    establishment of equipment specifications and coding
21    systems.
22        (3) Receiving moneys from the surcharge imposed under
23    Section 15.3, and from any other source, for deposit into
24    the Emergency Telephone System Fund.
25        (4) Authorizing all disbursements from the fund.
26        (5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation

 

 

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

 

 

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1    replacement and update thereof to increase operational
2    efficiency and improve the provision of emergency
3    services.
4        (5) The non-recurring charges related to installation
5    of the Emergency Telephone System and the ongoing network
6    charges.
7        (6) The acquisition and installation, or the
8    reimbursement of costs therefor to other governmental
9    bodies that have incurred those costs, of road or street
10    signs that are essential to the implementation of the
11    emergency telephone system and that are not duplicative of
12    signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction
13    charged with maintaining road and street signs.
14        (7) Other products and services necessary for the
15    implementation, upgrade, and maintenance of the system and
16    any other purpose related to the operation of the system,
17    including costs attributable directly to the construction,
18    leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or
19    costs of personnel attributable directly to the operation
20    of the system. Costs attributable directly to the operation
21    of an emergency telephone system do not include the costs
22    of public safety agency personnel who are and equipment
23    that is dispatched in response to an emergency call.
24        (7.5) The purchase of real property if the purchase is
25    made before March 16, 2006.
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1    surcharge under subsection (h) of Section 15.3, moneys may
2    also be used for any anti-terrorism or emergency
3    preparedness measures, including, but not limited to,
4    preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for
5    federal or State grants, personnel training, and
6    specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras as
7    needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired
8    emergency situations or events.
9        (9) The defraying of expenses incurred in
10    participation in a Regional Pilot Project to implement next
11    generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions set forth in
12    this Act.
13        (10) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch
14    system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1 services.
15    Moneys in the fund may also be transferred to a
16participating fire protection district to reimburse volunteer
17firefighters who man remote telephone switching facilities
18when dedicated 9-1-1 lines are down.
19    (d) The board shall complete the data base before
20implementation of the 9-1-1 system. The error ratio of the data
21base shall not at any time exceed 1% of the total data base.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1443, eff. 8-20-10;
2397-517, eff. 8-23-11; 97-1018, eff. 8-17-12.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.".