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SB2063 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2063

 

Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
50 ILCS 751/10
50 ILCS 751/17
50 ILCS 751/70
50 ILCS 751/80 new

    Creates the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. Provides for a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge of 1.5% per retail transaction. Provides that a home rule municipality with a population of more than 500,000 that was imposing its own surcharge on wireless carriers prior to July 1, 1998, may impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge not to exceed 6% per retail transaction sourced to that jurisdiction. Defines "retail transaction". Sets forth the requirements and procedures for sellers to collect and remit the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge. Exempts providers and sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from liability for damages under specified circumstances. Preempts home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Removes from the definition of "wireless telephone service" prepaid wireless telephone service. Deletes certain provisions concerning surcharges for prepaid wireless telephone service. Extends the repeal of the Act to January 1, 2019. Provides that the term "wireless subscriber" does not include a subscriber with an account or number associated with prepaid wireless telecommunication service. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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,
17prepaid wireless telecommunications services are not sold or
18used pursuant to term contracts or subscriptions and monthly
19bills are not sent to consumers by prepaid wireless
20telecommunication service providers or retail vendors.
21    Prepaid wireless consumers have the same access to
22emergency 9-1-1 services from their wireless devices as
23wireless consumers on term contracts. Prepaid wireless

 

 

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1consumers benefit from the ability to access the 9-1-1 system
2by dialing 9-1-1.
3    Consumers purchase prepaid wireless telecommunication
4services at a wide variety of general retail locations and
5other distribution channels. Such purchases are made on a
6cash-and-carry or pay-as-you-go basis from retailers.
7    It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
8        (1) ensure equitable contributions to the funding of
9    9-1-1 systems from consumers of prepaid wireless
10    telecommunication services;
11        (2) collect 9-1-1 surcharges from purchasers of
12    prepaid wireless telecommunications service at the point
13    of sale;
14        (3) impose the collection and remittance obligation
15    for 9-1-1 surcharges on sellers of prepaid wireless
16    telecommunications service;
17        (4) impose a single statewide 9-1-1 surcharge on point
18    of sale transactions in order to minimize administrative
19    costs on retailers.
 
20    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
21    "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless
22telecommunications service in a retail transaction.
23    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
24    "Prepaid wireless E911 surcharge" means the charge that is
25required to be collected by a seller from a consumer in the

 

 

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1amount established under Section 15 of this Act.
2    "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a
3wireless telecommunications service that allows a caller to
4dial 9-1-1 to access the 9-1-1 system, which service must be
5paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or
6dollars of which the amount declines with use in a known
7amount.
8    "Provider" means a person that provides prepaid wireless
9telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the
10Federal Communications Commission.
11    "Retail transaction" means the purchase of prepaid
12wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any
13purpose other than resale.
14    "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless
15telecommunications service to another person.
16    "Wireless telecommunications service" means commercial
17mobile radio service as defined by 47 C.F.R. 20.3.
 
18    Section 15. Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge.
19    (a) There is hereby imposed a prepaid wireless 9-1-1
20surcharge of 1.5% per retail transaction. The amount of the
21surcharge may be reduced or increased pursuant to subsection
22(e).
23    (a-5) In lieu of the surcharge imposed under subsection
24(a), a home rule municipality having a population in excess of
25500,000 that was imposing its own surcharge on wireless

 

 

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1carriers prior to July 1, 1998, may impose a prepaid wireless
29-1-1 surcharge not to exceed 6% per retail transaction sourced
3to that jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph (b).
4    (b) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall be collected
5by the seller from the consumer with respect to each retail
6transaction occurring in this State. The amount of the prepaid
7wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall be either separately stated on
8an invoice, receipt, or other similar document that is provided
9to the consumer by the seller or otherwise disclosed to the
10consumer.
11    For purposes of this subsection (b), a retail transaction
12occurs in this State if (i) the retail transaction is made in
13person by a consumer at the seller's business location and the
14business is located within the State or (ii) the retail
15transaction is treated as occurring in this State for purposes
16of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
17    (c) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge is the liability
18of the consumer and not of the seller or of any provider,
19except that the seller shall be liable to remit all prepaid
20wireless 9-1-1 surcharges that the seller collects from
21consumers as provided in Section 20, including all such
22surcharges that the seller is deemed to collect where the
23amount of the surcharge has not been separately stated on an
24invoice, receipt, or other similar document provided to the
25consumer by the seller.
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1is collected by a seller from a consumer, whether or not such
2amount is separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other
3similar document provided to the consumer by the seller, shall
4not be included in the base for measuring any tax, fee,
5surcharge, or other charge that is imposed by this State, any
6political subdivision of this State, or any intergovernmental
7agency.
8    (e) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge shall be
9proportionately increased or reduced, as applicable, upon any
10change to the surcharge imposed under Section 17 of the
11Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. The adjusted rate
12shall be determined by dividing the amount of the surcharge
13imposed under Section 17 of the Wireless Emergency Telephone
14Safety Act by $50. Such increase or reduction shall be
15effective on the effective date of the change to the surcharge
16imposed under Section 17 of the Wireless Emergency Telephone
17Safety Act or, if later, the first day of the first calendar
18month to occur at least 60 days after the enactment of the
19change to the surcharge imposed under Section 17 of the
20Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. The Department shall
21provide not less than 30 days' notice of an increase or
22reduction in the amount of the surcharge on the Department's
23website.
24    (f) Bundled transactions. When prepaid wireless
25telecommunications service is sold with one or more other
26products or services for a single, non-itemized price, then the

 

 

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1percentage specified in subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section
215 shall be applied to the entire non-itemized price unless the
3seller elects to apply the percentage to (i) the dollar amount
4of the prepaid wireless telecommunications service if that
5dollar amount is disclosed to the consumer or (ii) the portion
6of the price that is attributable to the prepaid wireless
7telecommunications service if the retailer can identify that
8portion by reasonable and verifiable standards from its books
9and records that are kept in the regular course of business for
10other purposes, including, but not limited to, books and
11records that are kept for non-tax purposes. However, if a
12minimal amount of prepaid wireless telecommunications service
13is sold with a prepaid wireless device for a single,
14non-itemized price, then the seller may elect not to apply the
15percentage specified in subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section
1615 to such transaction. For purposes of this subsection, an
17amount of service denominated as 10 minutes or less or $5 or
18less is considered minimal.
 
19    Section 20. Administration of prepaid wireless 9-1-1
20surcharge.
21    (a) Prepaid wireless E911 charges collected by sellers
22shall be remitted to the Department at the times and in the
23manner provided by the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The
24Department shall establish registration and payment procedures
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1procedures that apply to the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
2    (b) A seller shall be permitted to deduct and retain 3% of
3prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges that are collected by the
4seller from consumers.
5    (c) The audit and appeal procedures applicable to the
6Retailers' Occupation Tax Act shall apply to prepaid wireless
7E911 charges.
8    (d) The Department shall establish procedures by which a
9seller of prepaid wireless telecommunications service may
10document that a sale is not a retail transaction. The
11procedures must substantially coincide with the procedures for
12documenting sale for resale transactions under the Retailers'
13Occupation Tax Act.
14    (e) The Department shall pay all remitted prepaid wireless
15E911 charges over to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
16Wireless Service Emergency Fund within 30 days after receipt,
17for use and distribution in accordance with the provisions of
18the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. The Department may
19deduct an amount, not to exceed 2% of remitted charges, to be
20retained by the Department to reimburse its direct costs of
21administering the collection and remittance of prepaid
22wireless 9-1-1 surcharges.
 
23    Section 25. Liability of sellers and providers.
24    (a) The provisions of Section 50 of the Wireless Emergency
25Telephone Safety Act shall apply to sellers and providers of

 

 

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1prepaid wireless telecommunications service.
2    (b) No provider or seller of prepaid wireless
3telecommunications service shall be liable for damages to any
4person resulting from or incurred in connection with the
5provision of any lawful assistance to any investigative or law
6enforcement officer of the United States, this or any other
7state, or any political subdivision of this or any other state,
8in connection with any lawful investigation or other law
9enforcement activity by such law enforcement officer.
 
10    Section 27. Home rule. A home rule unit, other than a home
11rule municipality having a population in excess of 500,000 that
12was imposing its own surcharge on wireless carriers prior to
13July 1, 1998, may not impose a separate surcharge on wireless
149-1-1 service in addition to the surcharge imposed on wireless
159-1-1 service under this Act. This Section is a denial and
16limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
17(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
18    Section 30. Exclusivity of prepaid wireless 9-1-1
19surcharge. The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge imposed by this
20Act shall be the only 9-1-1 funding obligation imposed with
21respect to prepaid wireless telecommunications service in this
22State. No tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge shall be imposed
23by this State, any political subdivision of this State, or any
24intergovernmental agency, for 9-1-1 funding purposes, upon any

 

 

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1provider, seller, or consumer with respect to the sale,
2purchase, use, or provision of prepaid wireless
3telecommunications service.
 
4    Section 95. The Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act is
5amended by changing Sections 10, 17, and 70 and by adding
6Section 80 as follows:
 
7    (50 ILCS 751/10)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on April 1, 2013)
9    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
10    "Active prepaid wireless telephone" means a prepaid
11wireless telephone that has been used or activated by the
12customer during the month to complete a telephone call for
13which the customer's card or account was decremented.
14    "Emergency telephone system board" means a board appointed
15by the corporate authorities of any county or municipality that
16provides for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system
17within the scope of the duties and powers prescribed by the
18Emergency Telephone System Act.
19    "Master street address guide" means the computerized
20geographical database that consists of all street and address
21data within a 9-1-1 system.
22    "Mobile telephone number" or "MTN" shall mean the telephone
23number assigned to a wireless telephone at the time of initial
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1    "Prepaid wireless telecommunication telephone service"
2means a cellular or wireless telecommunications telephone
3service that allows a caller to dial 9-1-1 to access the 9-1-1
4system, which service must be paid for in advance and is sold
5in predetermined units or dollars which the amount declines
6with use in a known amount. which is activated by payment in
7advance of a finite dollar amount or for a finite set of
8minutes and which, unless an additional finite dollar amount or
9finite set of minutes is paid in advance, terminates either (i)
10upon use by a customer and delivery by the wireless carrier of
11an agreed-upon amount of service corresponding to the total
12dollar amount paid in advance, or within a certain period of
13time following initial purchase or activation.
14    "Public safety agency" means a functional division of a
15public agency that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or
16other emergency services. For the purpose of providing wireless
17service to users of 9-1-1 emergency services, as expressly
18provided for in this Act, the Department of State Police may be
19considered a public safety agency.
20    "Qualified governmental entity" means a unit of local
21government authorized to provide 9-1-1 services pursuant to the
22Emergency Telephone System Act where no emergency telephone
23system board exists.
24    "Remit period" means the billing period, one month in
25duration, for which a wireless carrier, other than a prepaid
26wireless carrier that provides zip code information based upon

 

 

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1the addresses associated with its customers' points of
2purchase, customers' billing addresses, or locations
3associated with MTNs, as described in subsection (a) of Section
417, remits a surcharge and provides subscriber information by
5zip code to the Illinois Commerce Commission, in accordance
6with Section 17 of this Act.
7    "Statewide wireless emergency 9-1-1 system" means all
8areas of the State where an emergency telephone system board
9or, in the absence of an emergency telephone system board, a
10qualified governmental entity has not declared its intention
11for one or more of its public safety answering points to serve
12as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point for
13its jurisdiction. The operator of the statewide wireless
14emergency 9-1-1 system shall be the Department of State Police.
15    "Sufficient positive balance" means a dollar amount
16greater than or equal to the monthly wireless 9-1-1 surcharge
17amount.
18    "Wireless carrier" means a provider of two-way cellular,
19broadband PCS, geographic area 800 MHZ and 900 MHZ Commercial
20Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), Wireless Communications Service
21(WCS), or other Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), as
22defined by the Federal Communications Commission, offering
23radio communications that may provide fixed, mobile, radio
24location, or satellite communication services to individuals
25or businesses within its assigned spectrum block and
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1service that is interconnected with the public switched
2network, including a reseller of such service.
3    "Wireless enhanced 9-1-1" means the ability to relay the
4telephone number of the originator of a 9-1-1 call and location
5information from any mobile handset or text telephone device
6accessing the wireless system to the designated wireless public
7safety answering point as set forth in the order of the Federal
8Communications Commission, FCC Docket No. 94-102, adopted June
912, 1996, with an effective date of October 1, 1996, and any
10subsequent amendment thereto.
11    "Wireless public safety answering point" means the
12functional division of an emergency telephone system board,
13qualified governmental entity, or the Department of State
14Police accepting wireless 9-1-1 calls.
15    "Wireless subscriber" means an individual or entity to whom
16a wireless service account or number has been assigned by a
17wireless carrier, other than an account or number associated
18with prepaid wireless telecommunication service.
19    "Wireless telephone service" includes prepaid wireless
20telephone service and means all "commercial mobile service", as
21that term is defined in 47 CFR 20.3, including all personal
22communications services, wireless radio telephone services,
23geographic area specialized and enhanced specialized mobile
24radio services, and incumbent wide area specialized mobile
25radio licensees that offer real time, two-way service that is
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1(Source: P.A. 95-63, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
2    (50 ILCS 751/17)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on April 1, 2013)
4    Sec. 17. Wireless carrier surcharge.
5    (a) Except as provided in Sections Section 45 and 80, each
6wireless carrier shall impose a monthly wireless carrier
7surcharge per CMRS connection that either has a telephone
8number within an area code assigned to Illinois by the North
9American Numbering Plan Administrator or has a billing address
10in this State. In the case of prepaid wireless telephone
11service, this surcharge shall be remitted based upon the
12address associated with the point of purchase, the customer
13billing address, or the location associated with the MTN for
14each active prepaid wireless telephone that has a sufficient
15positive balance as of the last day of each month, if that
16information is available. No wireless carrier shall impose the
17surcharge authorized by this Section upon any subscriber who is
18subject to the surcharge imposed by a unit of local government
19pursuant to Section 45. Prior to January 1, 2008 (the effective
20date of Public Act 95-698), the surcharge amount shall be the
21amount set by the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board. Beginning on
22January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-698), the
23monthly surcharge imposed under this Section shall be $0.73 per
24CMRS connection. The wireless carrier that provides wireless
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1subscriber. For mobile telecommunications services provided on
2and after August 1, 2002, any surcharge imposed under this Act
3shall be imposed based upon the municipality or county that
4encompasses the customer's place of primary use as defined in
5the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act. The
6surcharge shall be stated as a separate item on the
7subscriber's monthly bill. The wireless carrier shall begin
8collecting the surcharge on bills issued within 90 days after
9the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board sets the monthly wireless
10surcharge. State and local taxes shall not apply to the
11wireless carrier surcharge.
12    (b) Except as provided in Sections Section 45 and 80, a
13wireless carrier shall, within 45 days of collection, remit,
14either by check or by electronic funds transfer, to the State
15Treasurer the amount of the wireless carrier surcharge
16collected from each subscriber. Of the amounts remitted under
17this subsection prior to January 1, 2008 (the effective date of
18Public Act 95-698), and for surcharges imposed before January
191, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-698) but remitted
20after January 1, 2008, the State Treasurer shall deposit
21one-third into the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund and
22two-thirds into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund. For
23surcharges collected and remitted on or after January 1, 2008
24(the effective date of Public Act 95-698), $0.1475 per
25surcharge collected shall be deposited into the Wireless
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1collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service
2Emergency Fund. Of the amounts deposited into the Wireless
3Carrier Reimbursement Fund under this subsection, $0.01 per
4surcharge collected may be distributed to the carriers to cover
5their administrative costs. Of the amounts deposited into the
6Wireless Service Emergency Fund under this subsection, $0.01
7per surcharge collected may be disbursed to the Illinois
8Commerce Commission to cover its administrative costs.
9    (c) The first such remittance by wireless carriers shall
10include the number of customers by zip code, and the 9-digit
11zip code if currently being used or later implemented by the
12carrier, that shall be the means by which the Illinois Commerce
13Commission shall determine distributions from the Wireless
14Service Emergency Fund. This information shall be updated no
15less often than every year. Wireless carriers are not required
16to remit surcharge moneys that are billed to subscribers but
17not yet collected. Any carrier that fails to provide the zip
18code information required under this subsection (c) or any
19prepaid wireless carrier that fails to provide zip code
20information based upon the addresses associated with its
21customers' points of purchase, customers' billing addresses,
22or locations associated with MTNs, as described in subsection
23(a) of this Section, shall be subject to the penalty set forth
24in subsection (f) of this Section.
25    (d) (Blank.) Within 90 days after August 13, 2007 (the
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1implement a mechanism for the collection of the surcharge
2imposed under subsection (a) of this Section from its
3subscribers. If a wireless carrier does not implement a
4mechanism for the collection of the surcharge from its
5subscribers in accordance with this subsection (d), then the
6carrier is required to remit the surcharge for all subscribers
7until the carrier is deemed to be in compliance with this
8subsection (d) by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
9    (e) If before midnight on the last day of the third
10calendar month after the closing date of the remit period a
11wireless carrier does not remit the surcharge or any portion
12thereof required under this Section, then the surcharge or
13portion thereof shall be deemed delinquent until paid in full,
14and the Illinois Commerce Commission may impose a penalty
15against the carrier in an amount equal to the greater of:
16        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month from the
17    time an amount becomes delinquent until the amount is paid
18    in full; or
19        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1% and the sum of
20    all delinquent amounts for each month or portion of a month
21    that the delinquent amounts remain unpaid.
22    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (e)
23for a portion of a month during which the carrier provides the
24number of subscribers by zip code as required under subsection
25(c) of this Section shall be prorated for each day of that
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1subscribers by zip code as required under subsection (c) of
2this Section. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (e) is
3in addition to the amount of the delinquency and is in addition
4to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
5    (f) If, before midnight on the last day of the third
6calendar month after the closing date of the remit period, a
7wireless carrier does not provide the number of subscribers by
8zip code as required under subsection (c) of this Section, then
9the report is deemed delinquent and the Illinois Commerce
10Commission may impose a penalty against the carrier in an
11amount equal to the greater of:
12        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month that the
13    report is delinquent; or
14        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1/2˘ and the
15    number of subscribers served by the wireless carrier.
16    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (f)
17for a portion of a month during which the carrier pays the
18delinquent amount in full shall be prorated for each day of
19that month that the delinquent amount was paid in full. Any
20penalty imposed under this subsection (f) is in addition to any
21other penalty imposed under this Section.
22    (g) The Illinois Commerce Commission may enforce the
23collection of any delinquent amount and any penalty due and
24unpaid under this Section by legal action or in any other
25manner by which the collection of debts due the State of
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1Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission, or his
2or her designee, may excuse the payment of any penalty imposed
3under this Section if the Executive Director, or his or her
4designee, determines that the enforcement of this penalty is
5unjust.
6    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
7nothing shall impair the right of wireless carriers to recover
8compliance costs for all emergency communications services
9that are not reimbursed out of the Wireless Carrier
10Reimbursement Fund directly from their customers via line-item
11charges on the customer's bill. Those compliance costs include
12all costs incurred by wireless carriers in complying with
13local, State, and federal regulatory or legislative mandates
14that require the transmission and receipt of emergency
15communications to and from the general public, including, but
16not limited to, E-911.
17    (i) The Auditor General shall conduct, on an annual basis,
18an audit of the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and the
19Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund for compliance with the
20requirements of this Act. The audit shall include, but not be
21limited to, the following determinations:
22        (1) Whether the Commission is maintaining detailed
23    records of all receipts and disbursements from the Wireless
24    Carrier Emergency Fund and the Wireless Carrier
25    Reimbursement Fund.
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1    charged to the funds are adequately documented and are
2    reasonable.
3        (3) Whether the Commission's procedures for making
4    grants and providing reimbursements in accordance with the
5    Act are adequate.
6        (4) The status of the implementation of wireless 9-1-1
7    and E9-1-1 services in Illinois.
8    The Commission, the Department of State Police, and any
9other entity or person that may have information relevant to
10the audit shall cooperate fully and promptly with the Office of
11the Auditor General in conducting the audit. The Auditor
12General shall commence the audit as soon as possible and
13distribute the report upon completion in accordance with
14Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
15(Source: P.A. 95-63, eff. 8-13-07; 95-698, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876,
16eff. 8-21-08.)
 
17    (50 ILCS 751/70)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on April 1, 2013)
19    Sec. 70. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2019
20April 1, 2013.
21(Source: P.A. 95-63, eff. 8-13-07; 95-698, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
22    (50 ILCS 751/80 new)
23    Sec. 80. Prepaid wireless telecommunications service;
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1requirements imposed by Section 17 or authorized by Section 45
2shall not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications
3service. The provisions of the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge
4Act shall apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications
5service.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
72011.