102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2751

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Kathleen Willis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2024. Makes various changes to definitions. Provides that within 12 months of the awarding of a contract under the Public Utilities Act to establish a statewide next generation 9-1-1 network (rather than July 1, 2021), every 9-1-1 system in Illinois shall provide next generation 9-1-1 service. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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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 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
5by changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.1, 7, 8, 10, 10.1, 10.3,
614, 15, 15.2, 15.2a, 15.4a, 15.6, 15.6a, 15.6b, 17.5, 19, 20,
730, 40, 45, and 99 and by adding Sections 6.2 and 7.1 as
8follows:
 
9    (50 ILCS 750/2)  (from Ch. 134, par. 32)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
11    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
12context otherwise requires:
13    "9-1-1 network" means the network used for the delivery of
149-1-1 calls and messages over dedicated and redundant
15facilities to a primary or backup 9-1-1 PSAP that meets the
16appropriate grade of service P.01 grade of service standards
17for basic 9-1-1 and enhanced 9-1-1 services or meets national
18I3 industry call delivery standards for Next Generation 9-1-1
19services.
20    "9-1-1 system" means the geographic area that has been
21granted an order of authority by the Commission or the
22Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator to use "9-1-1" as the primary
23emergency telephone number, including but not limited to the

 

 

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1network, software applications, databases, CPE components and
2operational and management procedures required to provide
39-1-1 service.
4    "9-1-1 Authority" means includes an Emergency Telephone
5System Board, Joint Emergency Telephone System Board that
6provides for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system ,
7and a qualified governmental entity. "9-1-1 Authority"
8includes the Department of State Police only to the extent it
9provides 9-1-1 services under this Act.
10    "Administrator" means the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator.
11    "Advanced service" means any telecommunications service
12with or without dynamic bandwidth allocation, including, but
13not limited to, ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI), that,
14through the use of a DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or
15multi-channel transmission facility, is capable of
16transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
17telecommunications services to the public switched network or
18the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency.
19    "ALI" or "automatic location identification" means, in an
20E9-1-1 system, the automatic display at the public safety
21answering point of the caller's telephone number, the address
22or location of the caller's telephone, and supplementary
23emergency services information of the location from which a
24call originates.
25    "ANI" or "automatic number identification" means the
26automatic display of the 10 digit telephone number associated

 

 

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1with the caller's telephone number 9-1-1 calling party's
2number on the PSAP monitor.
3    "Automatic alarm" and "automatic alerting device" mean any
4device that will access the 9-1-1 system for emergency
5services upon activation and does not provide for two-way
6communication.
7    "Answering point" means a PSAP, SAP, Backup PSAP, Unmanned
8Backup Answering Point, or VAP.
9    "Authorized entity" means an answering point or
10participating agency other than a decommissioned PSAP.
11    "Backup PSAP" means an a public safety answering point
12that meets the appropriate standards of service and serves as
13an alternate to the PSAP operating independently from the PSAP
14for enhanced systems and is at a different location, which has
15the capability to direct dispatch for the PSAP or otherwise
16transfer emergency calls directly to an authorized entity. and
17operates independently from the PSAP. A backup PSAP may accept
18overflow calls from the PSAP or be activated if the primary
19PSAP is disabled.
20    "Board" means an Emergency Telephone System Board or a
21Joint Emergency Telephone System Board created pursuant to
22Section 15.4.
23    "Carrier" means a business entity that provides a
24communication function to a customer base, typically for a
25fee, that accesses the statewide 9-1-1 system. "Carrier"
26includes, but is not limited to, a telecommunications carrier,

 

 

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1carrier and a wireless carrier, local exchange carrier, and
2VoIP service provider carrier.
3    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
4    "Computer aided dispatch" or "CAD" means a computer-based
5system that aids public safety telecommunicators PSAP
6telecommunicators by automating selected dispatching and
7recordkeeping activities.
8    "Direct dispatch dispatch method" means a 9-1-1 service
9wherein upon receipt of an emergency call, that provides for
10the direct dispatch by a public safety telecommunicator
11transmits - without delay, transfer, relay, or referral - all
12relevant available information to PSAP telecommunicator of the
13appropriate public safety personnel or emergency responders
14unit upon receipt of an emergency call and the decision as to
15the proper action to be taken.
16    "Decommissioned" means the revocation of a PSAPs authority
17to handle 9-1-1 calls as an answering point within the 9-1-1
18network.
19    "Department" means the Department of State Police.
20    "DS-1, T-1, or similar un-channelized or multi-channel
21transmission facility" means a facility that can transmit and
22receive a bit rate of at least 1.544 megabits per second
23(Mbps).
24    "Dynamic bandwidth allocation" means the ability of the
25facility or customer to drop and add channels, or adjust
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1purposes.
2    "Emergency call" means any type of request for emergency
3assistance through a 9 1-1 network either to the digits 9-1-1
4or the emergency 24/7 10-digit telephone number for all
5answering points. An emergency call is not limited to a voice
6telephone call. It could be a two-way video call, an
7interactive text, Teletypewriter (TTY), an SMS, an Instant
8Message, or any new mechanism for communications available in
9the future. An emergency call occurs when the request for
10emergency assistance is received by a public safety
11telecommunicator.
12    "Enhanced 9-1-1" or "E9-1-1" means a telephone system that
13includes network switching, database and PSAP premise elements
14capable of providing automatic location identification data,
15selective routing, selective transfer, fixed transfer, and a
16call back number, including any enhanced 9-1-1 service so
17designated by the Federal Communications Commission in its
18report and order in WC Dockets Nos. 04-36 and 05-196, or any
19successor proceeding.
20    "ETSB" means an emergency telephone system board appointed
21by the corporate authorities of any county or municipality
22that provides for the management and operation of a 9-1-1
23system.
24    "Grade of service" means P.01 for enhanced 9-1-1 services
25or the NENA i3 Solution adopted standard for NG9-1-1.
26    "Hearing-impaired individual" means a person with a

 

 

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1permanent hearing loss who can regularly and routinely
2communicate by telephone only through the aid of devices which
3can send and receive written messages over the telephone
4network.
5    "Hosted supplemental 9-1-1 service" means a database
6service that:
7        (1) electronically provides information to 9-1-1 call
8    takers when a call is placed to 9-1-1;
9        (2) allows telephone subscribers to provide
10    information to 9-1-1 to be used in emergency scenarios;
11        (3) collects a variety of formatted data relevant to
12    9-1-1 and first responder needs, which may include, but is
13    not limited to, photographs of the telephone subscribers,
14    physical descriptions, medical information, household
15    data, and emergency contacts;
16        (4) allows for information to be entered by telephone
17    subscribers through a secure website where they can elect
18    to provide as little or as much information as they
19    choose;
20        (5) automatically displays data provided by telephone
21    subscribers to 9-1-1 call takers for all types of
22    telephones when a call is placed to 9-1-1 from a
23    registered and confirmed phone number;
24        (6) supports the delivery of telephone subscriber
25    information through a secure internet connection to all
26    emergency telephone system boards;

 

 

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1        (7) works across all 9-1-1 call taking equipment and
2    allows for the easy transfer of information into a
3    computer aided dispatch system; and
4        (8) may be used to collect information pursuant to an
5    Illinois Premise Alert Program as defined in the Illinois
6    Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act.
7    "Interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider" or
8"Interconnected VoIP provider" has the meaning given to that
9term under Section 13-235 of the Public Utilities Act.
10    "Joint ETSB" means a Joint Emergency Telephone System
11Board established by intergovernmental agreement of two or
12more municipalities or counties, or a combination thereof, to
13provide for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system.
14    "Local public agency" means any unit of local government
15or special purpose district located in whole or in part within
16this State that provides or has authority to provide
17firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency
18services.
19    "Mechanical dialer" means any device that accesses either
20manually or remotely triggers a dialing device to access the
219-1-1 system without human intervention and does not provide
22for two-way communication.
23    "Master Street Address Guide" or "MSAG" is a database of
24street names and house ranges within their associated
25communities defining emergency service zones (ESZs) and their
26associated emergency service numbers (ESNs) to enable proper

 

 

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1routing of 9-1-1 calls.
2    "Mobile telephone number" or "MTN" means the telephone
3number assigned to a wireless telephone at the time of initial
4activation.
5    "Network connections" means the number of voice grade
6communications channels directly between a subscriber and a
7telecommunications carrier's public switched network, without
8the intervention of any other telecommunications carrier's
9switched network, which would be required to carry the
10subscriber's inter-premises traffic and which connection
11either (1) is capable of providing access through the public
12switched network to a 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System, if one
13exists, or (2) if no system exists at the time a surcharge is
14imposed under Section 15.3, that would be capable of providing
15access through the public switched network to the local 9-1-1
16Emergency Telephone System if one existed. Where multiple
17voice grade communications channels are connected to a
18telecommunications carrier's public switched network through a
19private branch exchange (PBX) service, there shall be
20determined to be one network connection for each trunk line
21capable of transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises
22traffic to the public switched network or the subscriber's
239-1-1 calls to the public agency. Where multiple voice grade
24communications channels are connected to a telecommunications
25carrier's public switched network through Centrex centrex type
26service, the number of network connections shall be equal to

 

 

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1the number of PBX trunk equivalents for the subscriber's
2service or other multiple voice grade communication channels
3facility, as determined by reference to any generally
4applicable exchange access service tariff filed by the
5subscriber's telecommunications carrier with the Commission.
6    "Network costs" means those recurring costs that directly
7relate to the operation of the 9-1-1 network as determined by
8the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator with the advice of the
9Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, which may include, but need
10not be limited to, some or all of the following: costs for
11interoffice trunks, selective routing charges, transfer lines
12and toll charges for 9-1-1 services, Automatic Location
13Information (ALI) database charges, independent local exchange
14carrier charges and non-system provider charges, carrier
15charges for third party database for on-site customer premises
16equipment, back-up PSAP trunks for non-system providers,
17periodic database updates as provided by carrier (also known
18as "ALI data dump"), regional ALI storage charges, circuits
19for call delivery (fiber or circuit connection), NG9-1-1
20costs, and all associated fees, taxes, and surcharges on each
21invoice. "Network costs" shall not include radio circuits or
22toll charges that are other than for 9-1-1 services.
23    "Next generation 9-1-1" or "NG9-1-1" means a secure an
24Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) open-standards system
25comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational
26policies and procedures that: managed ESInets, functional

 

 

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1elements and applications, and databases that replicate
2traditional E9-1-1 features and functions and provide
3additional capabilities. "NG9-1-1" systems are designed to
4provide access to emergency services from all connected
5communications sources, and provide multimedia data
6capabilities for PSAPs and other emergency services
7organizations.
8            (A) provides standardized interfaces from
9        emergency call and message services to support
10        emergency communications;
11            (B) processes all types of emergency calls,
12        including voice, text, data, and multimedia
13        information;
14            (C) acquires and integrates additional emergency
15        call data useful to call routing and handling;
16            (D) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and
17        data to the appropriate public safety answering point
18        and other appropriate emergency entities based on the
19        location of the caller;
20            (E) supports data, video, and other communications
21        needs for coordinated incident response and
22        management; and
23            (F) interoperates with services and networks used
24        by first responders to facilitate emergency response.
25    "NG9-1-1 costs" means those recurring costs that directly
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1the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator with the advice of the
2Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, which may include including,
3but need not be limited to, costs for NENA i3 Core Components
4(Border Control Function (BCF), Emergency Call Routing
5Function (ECRF), Location Validation Function (LVF), Emergency
6Services Routing Proxy (ESRP), Policy Store/Policy Routing
7Functions (PSPRF) and Location Information Servers (LIS)),
8Statewide ESInet, software external to the PSAP (data
9collection, identity management, aggregation and GIS
10functionality), and gateways (legacy 911 tandems or gateways
11or both). Emergency System Routing Proxy (ESRP), Emergency
12Call Routing Function/Location Validation Function (ECRF/LVF),
13Spatial Information Function (SIF), the Border Control
14Function (BCF), and the Emergency Services Internet Protocol
15networks (ESInets), legacy network gateways, and all
16associated fees, taxes, and surcharges on each invoice.
17    "Private branch exchange" or "PBX" means a private
18telephone system and associated equipment located on the
19user's property that provides communications between internal
20stations and external networks.
21    "Private business switch service" means network and
22premises based systems including a VoIP, Centrex type service,
23or PBX service, even though key telephone systems or
24equivalent telephone systems registered with the Federal
25Communications Commission under 47 C.F.R. Part 68 are directly
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1switch service" does not include key telephone systems or
2equivalent telephone systems registered with the Federal
3Communications Commission under 47 C.F.R. Part 68 when not
4used in conjunction with a VoIP, Centrex type, or PBX systems.
5"Private business switch service" typically includes, but is
6not limited to, private businesses, corporations, and
7industries where the telecommunications service is primarily
8for conducting business.
9    "Private residential switch service" means network and
10premise based systems including a VoIP, Centrex type service,
11or PBX service or key telephone systems or equivalent
12telephone systems registered with the Federal Communications
13Commission under 47 C.F.R. Part 68 that are directly connected
14to a VoIP, Centrex type service, or PBX systems equipped for
15switched local network connections or 9-1-1 system access to
16residential end users through a private telephone switch.
17"Private residential switch service" does not include key
18telephone systems or equivalent telephone systems registered
19with the Federal Communications Commission under 47 C.F.R.
20Part 68 when not used in conjunction with a VoIP, Centrex type,
21or PBX systems. "Private residential switch service" typically
22includes, but is not limited to, apartment complexes,
23condominiums, and campus or university environments where
24shared tenant service is provided and where the usage of the
25telecommunications service is primarily residential.
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1government or special purpose district located in whole or in
2part within this State, that provides or has authority to
3provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other
4emergency services.
5    "Public safety agency" means a functional division of a
6public agency that provides firefighting, police, medical, or
7other emergency services to respond to and manage emergency
8incidents. For the purpose of providing wireless service to
9users of 9-1-1 emergency services, as expressly provided for
10in this Act, the Department of State Police may be considered a
11public safety agency.
12    "Public safety answering point" or "PSAP" means the
13primary answering location of an emergency call that meets the
14appropriate standards of service and is responsible for
15receiving and processing is a set of call-takers authorized by
16a governing body and operating under common management that
17receive 9-1-1 calls and asynchronous event notifications for a
18defined geographic area and processes those calls and events
19according to a specified operational policy.
20    "PSAP representative" means the manager or supervisor of a
21Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) who oversees the daily
22operational functions and is responsible for the overall
23management and administration of the PSAP.
24    "Public safety telecommunicator" means any person employed
25in a full-time or part-time capacity at an answering point
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1or transferring an emergency call for dispatch to the
2appropriate emergency responder.
3    "Public safety telecommunicator supervisor" means any
4person employed in a full-time or part-time capacity at an
5answering point or by a 9-1-1 Authority, whose primary duties
6or responsibilities are to direct, administer, or manage any
7public safety telecommunicator and whose responsibilities
8include answering, receiving or transferring an emergency call
9for dispatch to the appropriate responders.
10    "Qualified governmental entity" means a unit of local
11government authorized to provide 9-1-1 services pursuant to
12this Act where no emergency telephone system board exists.
13    "Referral method" means a 9-1-1 service in which the
14public safety telecommunicator PSAP telecommunicator provides
15the calling party with the telephone number of the appropriate
16public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.
17    "Regular service" means any telecommunications service,
18other than advanced service, that is capable of transporting
19either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
20telecommunications services to the public switched network or
21the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency.
22    "Relay method" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public
23safety telecommunicator PSAP telecommunicator takes the
24pertinent information from a caller and relays that
25information to the appropriate public safety agency or other
26provider of emergency services.

 

 

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1    "Remit period" means the billing period, one month in
2duration, for which a wireless carrier remits a surcharge and
3provides subscriber information by zip code to the Department,
4in accordance with Section 20 of this Act.
5    "Secondary Answering Point" or "SAP" means a location,
6other than a PSAP, that is able to receive the voice, data, and
7call back number of E9-1-1 or NG9-1-1 emergency calls
8transferred from a PSAP and completes the call taking process
9by dispatching police, medical, fire, or other emergency
10responders.
11    "Statewide wireless emergency 9-1-1 system" means all
12areas of the State where an emergency telephone system board
13or, in the absence of an emergency telephone system board, a
14qualified governmental entity, has not declared its intention
15for one or more of its public safety answering points to serve
16as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point for
17its jurisdiction. The operator of the statewide wireless
18emergency 9-1-1 system shall be the Department of State
19Police.
20    "System" means the communications equipment and related
21software applications required to produce a response by the
22appropriate emergency public safety agency or other provider
23of emergency services as a result of an emergency call being
24placed to 9-1-1.
25    "System provider" means the contracted entity providing
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1    "Telecommunications carrier" means those entities included
2within the definition specified in Section 13-202 of the
3Public Utilities Act, and includes those carriers acting as
4resellers of telecommunications services. "Telecommunications
5carrier" includes telephone systems operating as mutual
6concerns. "Telecommunications carrier" does not include a
7wireless carrier.
8    "Telecommunications technology" means equipment that can
9send and receive written messages over the telephone network.
10    "Transfer method" means a 9-1-1 service in which the
11public safety telecommunicator, who receives an emergency PSAP
12telecommunicator receiving a call, transmits, redirects, or
13conferences transfers that call to the appropriate public
14safety agency or other provider of emergency services.
15Transfer shall not include a relay or referral of the
16information without transferring the caller.
17    "Transmitting messages" shall have the meaning given to
18that term under Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
19    "Trunk line" means a transmission path, or group of
20transmission paths, connecting a subscriber's PBX to a
21telecommunications carrier's public switched network. In the
22case of regular service, each voice grade communications
23channel or equivalent amount of bandwidth capable of
24transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
25telecommunications services to the public switched network or
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1considered a trunk line, even if it is bundled with other
2channels or additional bandwidth. In the case of advanced
3service, each DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or
4multi-channel transmission facility that is capable of
5transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
6telecommunications services to the public switched network or
7the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be
8considered a single trunk line, even if it contains multiple
9voice grade communications channels or otherwise supports 2 or
10more voice grade calls at a time; provided, however, that each
11additional increment of up to 24 voice grade channels of
12transmission capacity that is capable of transporting either
13the subscriber's inter-premises voice telecommunications
14services to the public switched network or the subscriber's
159-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be considered an
16additional trunk line.
17    "Unmanned backup answering point PSAP" means an a public
18safety answering point that serves as an alternate to the PSAP
19at an alternate location and is typically unmanned but can be
20activated if the primary PSAP is disabled.
21    "Virtual answering point" or "VAP" means a temporary or
22nonpermanent location that is capable of receiving an
23emergency call, contains a fully functional worksite that is
24not bound to a specific location, but rather is portable and
25scalable, connecting public safety telecommunicators emergency
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1of completing the call dispatching process.
2    "Voice-impaired individual" means a person with a
3permanent speech disability which precludes oral
4communication, who can regularly and routinely communicate by
5telephone only through the aid of devices which can send and
6receive written messages over the telephone network.
7    "Wireless carrier" means a provider of two-way cellular,
8broadband PCS, geographic area 800 MHZ and 900 MHZ Commercial
9Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), Wireless Communications Service
10(WCS), or other Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), as
11defined by the Federal Communications Commission, offering
12radio communications that may provide fixed, mobile, radio
13location, or satellite communication services to individuals
14or businesses within its assigned spectrum block and
15geographical area or that offers real-time, two-way voice
16service that is interconnected with the public switched
17network, including a reseller of such service.
18    "Wireless enhanced 9-1-1" means the ability to relay the
19telephone number of the originator of a 9-1-1 call and
20location information from any mobile handset or text telephone
21device accessing the wireless system to the designated
22wireless public safety answering point as set forth in the
23order of the Federal Communications Commission, FCC Docket No.
2494-102, adopted June 12, 1996, with an effective date of
25October 1, 1996, and any subsequent amendment thereto.
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1functional division of a 9-1-1 authority accepting wireless
29-1-1 calls.
3    "Wireless subscriber" means an individual or entity to
4whom a wireless service account or number has been assigned by
5a wireless carrier, other than an account or number associated
6with prepaid wireless telecommunication service.
7(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 750/3)  (from Ch. 134, par. 33)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
10    Sec. 3. (a) By July 1, 2017, every local public agency
11shall be within the jurisdiction of a 9-1-1 system.
12    (b) Within 12 months of the awarding of a contract to a
13vendor certified under Section 13-900 of the Public Utilities
14Act to establish a statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 network By
15December 31, 2021, every 9-1-1 system in Illinois shall
16provide Next Generation 9-1-1 service.
17    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or
18discourage in any way the formation of multijurisdictional or
19regional systems, and any system established pursuant to this
20Act may include the territory of more than one public agency or
21may include a segment of the territory of a public agency.
22(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.)
 
23    (50 ILCS 750/4)  (from Ch. 134, par. 34)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)

 

 

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1    Sec. 4. Every system shall include police, firefighting,
2and emergency medical and ambulance services, and may include
3other emergency services. The system may incorporate private
4ambulance service. In those areas in which a public safety
5agency of the State provides such emergency services, the
6system shall include such public safety agencies.
7(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 750/5)  (from Ch. 134, par. 35)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
10    Sec. 5. The digits "9-1-1" shall be the primary emergency
11telephone number within the system, but a public agency or
12public safety agency shall maintain a separate secondary 10
13seven digit emergency backup number for at least six months
14after the "9-1-1" system is established and in operation, and
15shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone
16calls.
17(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
18    (50 ILCS 750/6)  (from Ch. 134, par. 36)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
20    Sec. 6. Capabilities of system; pay telephones. All
21systems shall be designed to meet the specific requirements of
22each community and public agency served by the system. Every
23system shall be designed to have the capability to of
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1transfer method, or referral method in response to emergency
2calls. The General Assembly finds and declares that the most
3critical aspect of the design of any system is the procedure
4established for handling a telephone request for emergency
5services.
6    In addition, to maximize efficiency and utilization of the
7system, all pay telephones within each system shall enable a
8caller to dial "9-1-1" for emergency services without the
9necessity of inserting a coin. This paragraph does not apply
10to pay telephones located in penal institutions, as defined in
11Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that have been
12designated for the exclusive use of committed persons.
13(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
14    (50 ILCS 750/6.1)  (from Ch. 134, par. 36.1)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
16    Sec. 6.1. Every 9-1-1 system shall be readily accessible
17to hearing-impaired and voice-impaired individuals through the
18use of telecommunications technology for hearing-impaired and
19speech-impaired individuals.
20(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/6.2 new)
22    Sec. 6.2. Every 9-1-1 system shall be able to accept text
23to 9-1-1 no later than January 1, 2024. The Illinois State
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1Section.
 
2    (50 ILCS 750/7)  (from Ch. 134, par. 37)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
4    Sec. 7. The General Assembly finds that, because of
5overlapping jurisdiction of public agencies, public safety
6agencies and telephone service areas, the Administrator, with
7the advice and recommendation of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory
8Board, shall establish a general overview or plan to
9effectuate the purposes of this Act within the time frame
10provided in this Act. The General Assembly further finds and
11declares that direct dispatch should be utilized if possible
12to shorten the time required for the public to request and
13receive emergency aid. The Administrator shall minimize the
14use of transfer, relay, and referral of an emergency call if
15possible and encourage Backup PSAPs to be able to direct
16dispatch. Transfer, relay, and referral of an emergency call
17to an entity other than an answering point or the Illinois
18State Police shall not be utilized in response to emergency
19calls unless exigent circumstances exist. In order to insure
20that proper preparation and implementation of emergency
21telephone systems are accomplished by all public agencies as
22required under this Act, the Department, with the advice and
23assistance of the Attorney General, shall secure compliance by
24public agencies as provided in this Act.
25(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 750/7.1 new)
2    Sec. 7.1. Training.
3    (a) Each 9-1-1 Authority, as well as its answering points,
4shall ensure its public safety telecommunicators and public
5safety telecommunicator Supervisors comply with the training,
6testing, and certification requirements established pursuant
7to Section 2605-53 of the Department of State Police Law.
8    (b) Each 9-1-1 Authority, as well as its answering points,
9shall maintain a record regarding its public safety
10telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator
11Supervisors compliance with this Section for at least 7 years
12and shall make the training records available for inspection
13by the Administrator upon request.
14    (c) Costs incurred for the development of standards,
15training, testing and certification shall be expenses paid by
16the Department from the funds available to the Administrator
17and the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board under Section 30 of
18this Act. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of
19grants or other non-surcharge funding sources available for
20this purpose.
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/8)  (from Ch. 134, par. 38)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
23    Sec. 8. The Administrator, with the advice and
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1coordinate the implementation of systems established under
2this Act. To assist with this coordination, all systems
3authorized to operate under this Act shall register with the
4Administrator information regarding its composition and
5organization, including, but not limited to, identification of
6all answering points. Decommissioned PSAPs shall not be
7registered and are not part of the 9-1-1 system in Illinois
8PSAPs, SAPs, VAPs, Backup PSAPs, and Unmanned Backup PSAPs.
9The Department may adopt rules for the administration of this
10Section.
11(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
12    (50 ILCS 750/10)  (from Ch. 134, par. 40)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
14    Sec. 10. (a) The Administrator, with the advice and
15recommendation of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, shall
16establish uniform technical and operational standards for all
179-1-1 systems in Illinois. All findings, orders, decisions,
18rules, and regulations issued or promulgated by the Commission
19under this Act or any other Act establishing or conferring
20power on the Commission with respect to emergency
21telecommunications services, shall continue in force.
22Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, where
23applicable, the Administrator shall, with the advice and
24recommendation of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, amend
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1regulations to conform to the specific provisions of this Act
2as soon as practicable after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
4    (a-5) All 9-1-1 systems are responsible for complying with
5the uniform technical and operational standards adopted by the
6Administrator and the Illinois State Police with the advice
7and recommendation of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board.
8    (b) The Department may adopt emergency rules necessary to
9implement the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 99th
10General Assembly under subsection (t) of Section 5-45 of the
11Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
12    (c) Nothing in this Act shall deprive the Commission of
13any authority to regulate the provision by telecommunication
14carriers or 9-1-1 system service providers of
15telecommunication or other services under the Public Utilities
16Act.
17    (d) For rules that implicate both the regulation of 9-1-1
18authorities under this Act and the regulation of
19telecommunication carriers and 9-1-1 system service providers
20under the Public Utilities Act, the Department and the
21Commission may adopt joint rules necessary for implementation.
22    (e) Any findings, orders, or decisions of the
23Administrator under this Section shall be deemed a final
24administrative decision and shall be subject to judicial
25review under the Administrative Review Law.
26(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 750/10.1)  (from Ch. 134, par. 40.1)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
3    Sec. 10.1. Confidentiality.
4    (a) 9-1-1 information consisting of names, addresses and
5telephone numbers of telephone customers whose listings are
6not published in directories or listed in Directory Assistance
7Offices is confidential. Except as provided in subsection (b),
8information shall be provided on a call-by-call basis only for
9the purpose of responding to emergency calls. For the purposes
10of this subsection (a), "emergency" means a situation in which
11property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt
12notification of the public safety agency is essential.
13    (b) 9-1-1 information, including information described in
14subsection (a), may be used by a public safety agency for the
15purpose of placing out-going emergency calls.
16    (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits a municipality with
17a population of more than 500,000 from using 9-1-1
18information, including information described in subsection
19(a), for the purpose of responding to calls made to a
20non-emergency telephone system that is under the supervision
21and control of a public safety agency and that shares all or
22some facilities with an emergency telephone system.
23    (d) Any public safety agency that uses 9-1-1 information
24for the purposes of subsection (b) must establish methods and
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1required by subsection (a).
2    (e) Divulging confidential information in violation of
3this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
4(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
5    (50 ILCS 750/10.3)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
7    Sec. 10.3. Notice of address change. The Emergency
8Telephone System Board or qualified governmental entity in any
9county implementing a 9-1-1 system that changes any person's
10address (when the person whose address has changed has not
11moved to a new residence) shall notify the person (i) of the
12person's new address and (ii) that the person should contact
13the local election authority to determine if the person should
14re-register to vote.
15(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
16    (50 ILCS 750/14)  (from Ch. 134, par. 44)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
18    Sec. 14. The General Assembly declares that a major
19purpose of this Act is to ensure that 9-1-1 systems have
20redundant methods of dispatch for: (1) each public safety
21agency within its jurisdiction, herein known as participating
22agencies; and (2) 9-1-1 systems whose jurisdictional
23boundaries are contiguous, herein known as adjacent 9-1-1
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1a public safety agency that needs to be dispatched by the
2adjacent 9-1-1 system. Another primary purpose of this Section
3is to eliminate instances in which a public safety agency
4refuses, once dispatched, to render aid outside of the
5jurisdictional boundaries of the public safety agency.
6Therefore, in implementing a 9-1-1 system under this Act, all
79-1-1 authorities shall enter into call handling and aid
8outside jurisdictional boundaries agreements with each
9participating agency and adjacent 9-1-1 system. The agreements
10shall provide a primary and secondary means of dispatch. It
11must also provide that, once an emergency unit is dispatched
12in response to a request through the system, such unit shall
13render its services to the requesting party without regard to
14whether the unit is operating outside its normal
15jurisdictional boundaries. Certified notification of the
16continuation of call handling and aid outside jurisdictional
17boundaries agreements shall be made among the involved parties
18on an annual basis. The Illinois State Police may adopt rules
19for the administration of this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/15)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
23    Sec. 15. Copies of the annual certified notification of
24continuing agreement required by Section 14 shall be filed
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1agreements shall be so filed prior to the 31st day of January.
2The Attorney General shall commence judicial proceedings to
3enforce compliance with this Section and Section 14, where a
4public agency or public safety agency has failed to timely
5enter into such agreement or file copies thereof.
6(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
7    (50 ILCS 750/15.2)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.2)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
9    Sec. 15.2. Any person placing an "emergency call" to
10calling the number "911" for the purpose of making a false
11alarm or complaint and reporting false information when, at
12the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows
13there is no reasonable ground for making the call or
14transmission and further knows that the call or transmission
15could result in the emergency response of any public safety
16agency, is subject to the provisions of Section 26-1 of the
17Criminal Code of 2012.
18(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
19    (50 ILCS 750/15.2a)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.2a)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
21    Sec. 15.2a. The installation of or connection to a
22telephone company's network of any automatic alarm, automatic
23alerting device, or mechanical dialer that causes the number
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1services is prohibited in a 9-1-1 system. Any device that
2allows for one button emergency calling must be equipped to
3minimize accidental activation.
4    This Section does not apply to a person who connects to a
59-1-1 network using automatic crash notification technology
6subject to an established protocol.
7    This Section does not apply to devices used to enable
8access to the 9-1-1 system for cognitively-impaired or special
9needs persons or for persons with disabilities in an emergency
10situation reported by a caregiver after initiating a missing
11person's report. The device must have the capability to be
12activated and controlled remotely by trained personnel at a
13service center to prevent falsely activated or repeated calls
14to the 9-1-1 system in a single incident. The device must have
15the technical capability to generate location information to
16the 9-1-1 system. Under no circumstances shall a device be
17sold for use in a geographical jurisdiction where the 9-1-1
18system has not deployed wireless phase II location technology.
19The alerting device shall also provide for either 2-way
20communication or send a pre-recorded message to a 9-1-1
21provider explaining the nature of the emergency so that the
229-1-1 provider will be able to dispatch the appropriate
23emergency responder.
24    Violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A
25second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 4
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1(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
2    (50 ILCS 750/15.4a)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
4    Sec. 15.4a. Consolidation.
5    (a) By July 1, 2017, and except as otherwise provided in
6this Section, Emergency Telephone System Boards, Joint
7Emergency Telephone System Boards, qualified governmental
8entities, and PSAPs shall be consolidated as follows, subject
9to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section:
10        (1) In any county with a population of at least
11    250,000 that has a single Emergency Telephone System
12    Board, or qualified governmental entity and more than 2
13    PSAPs, shall reduce the number of PSAPs by at least 50% or
14    to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing in this
15    paragraph shall preclude consolidation resulting in one
16    PSAP in the county.
17        (2) In any county with a population of at least
18    250,000 that has more than one Emergency Telephone System
19    Board, Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, or
20    qualified governmental entity, any 9-1-1 Authority serving
21    a population of less than 25,000 shall be consolidated
22    such that no 9-1-1 Authority in the county serves a
23    population of less than 25,000.
24        (3) In any county with a population of at least
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1    Emergency Telephone System Board, Joint Emergency
2    Telephone System Board, or qualified governmental entity,
3    each 9-1-1 Authority shall reduce the number of PSAPs by
4    at least 50% or to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing
5    in this paragraph shall preclude consolidation of a 9-1-1
6    Authority into a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board,
7    and nothing in this paragraph shall preclude consolidation
8    resulting in one PSAP in the county.
9        (4) In any county with a population of less than
10    250,000 that has a single Emergency Telephone System Board
11    or qualified governmental entity and more than 2 PSAPs,
12    the 9-1-1 Authority shall reduce the number of PSAPs by at
13    least 50% or to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing in
14    this paragraph shall preclude consolidation resulting in
15    one PSAP in the county.
16        (5) In any county with a population of less than
17    250,000 that has more than one Emergency Telephone System
18    Board or , Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, or
19    qualified governmental entity and more than 2 PSAPS, the
20    9-1-1 Authorities shall be consolidated into a single
21    joint board, and the number of PSAPs shall be reduced by at
22    least 50% or to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing in
23    this paragraph shall preclude consolidation resulting in
24    one PSAP in the county.
25        (6) Any 9-1-1 Authority that does not have a PSAP
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1    intergovernmental agreement with an existing 9-1-1
2    Authority that has a PSAP to create a Joint Emergency
3    Telephone Board.
4        (7) The corporate authorities of each county that has
5    no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 shall provide
6    enhanced 9-1-1 wireline and wireless enhanced 9-1-1
7    service for that county by either (i) entering into an
8    intergovernmental agreement with an existing Emergency
9    Telephone System Board to create a new Joint Emergency
10    Telephone System Board, or (ii) entering into an
11    intergovernmental agreement with the corporate authorities
12    that have created an existing Joint Emergency Telephone
13    System Board.
14    (b) By July 1, 2016, each county required to consolidate
15pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section
16and each 9-1-1 Authority required to consolidate pursuant to
17paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) of this Section
18shall file a plan for consolidation or a request for a waiver
19pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section with the Office of
20the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator.
21        (1) No county or 9-1-1 Authority may avoid the
22    requirements of this Section by converting primary PSAPs
23    to secondary or virtual answering points; however a PSAP
24    may be decommissioned. Staff from decommissioned PSAPs may
25    remain to perform non-emergency police, fire, or ems
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1    compliance with this Section shall be ineligible to
2    receive consolidation grant funds issued under Section
3    15.4b of this Act or monthly disbursements otherwise due
4    under Section 30 of this Act, until the county or 9-1-1
5    Authority is in compliance.
6        (2) Within 60 calendar days of receiving a
7    consolidation plan or waiver, the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory
8    Board shall hold at least one public hearing on the plan
9    and provide a recommendation to the Administrator. Notice
10    of the hearing shall be provided to the respective entity
11    to which the plan applies.
12        (3) Within 90 calendar days of receiving a
13    consolidation plan or waiver, the Administrator shall
14    approve the plan, approve the plan as modified, or grant a
15    waiver pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section. In
16    making his or her decision, the Administrator shall
17    consider any recommendation from the Statewide 9-1-1
18    Advisory Board regarding the plan. If the Administrator
19    does not follow the recommendation of the Board, the
20    Administrator shall provide a written explanation for the
21    deviation in his or her decision.
22        (4) The deadlines provided in this subsection may be
23    extended upon agreement between the Administrator and
24    entity which submitted the plan.
25    (c) A waiver from a consolidation required under
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1Administrator finds that the consolidation will result in a
2substantial threat to public safety, is economically
3unreasonable, or is technically infeasible.
4    (d) Any decision of the Administrator under this Section
5shall be deemed a final administrative decision and shall be
6subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review
7Law.
8(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
9    (50 ILCS 750/15.6)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
11    Sec. 15.6. Enhanced 9-1-1 service; business service.
12    (a) After June 30, 2000, or within 18 months after
13enhanced 9-1-1 service becomes available, any entity that
14installs or operates a private business switch service and
15provides telecommunications facilities or services to
16businesses shall assure that the system is connected to the
17public switched network in a manner that calls to 9-1-1 result
18in automatic number and location identification. For buildings
19having their own street address and containing workspace of
2040,000 square feet or less, location identification shall
21include the building's street address. For buildings having
22their own street address and containing workspace of more than
2340,000 square feet, location identification shall include the
24building's street address and one distinct location
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1buildings containing workspace of 40,000 square feet or less
2having a common public street address shall have a distinct
3location identification for each building in addition to the
4street address.
5    (b) Exemptions. Buildings containing workspace of more
6than 40,000 square feet are exempt from the multiple location
7identification requirements of subsection (a) if the building
8maintains, at all times, alternative and adequate means of
9signaling and responding to emergencies. Those means shall
10include, but not be limited to, a telephone system that
11provides the physical location of 9-1-1 calls coming from
12within the building. Health care facilities are presumed to
13meet the requirements of this paragraph if the facilities are
14staffed with medical or nursing personnel 24 hours per day and
15if an alternative means of providing information about the
16source of an emergency call exists. Buildings under this
17exemption must provide 9-1-1 service that provides the
18building's street address.
19    Buildings containing workspace of more than 40,000 square
20feet are exempt from subsection (a) if the building maintains,
21at all times, alternative and adequate means of signaling and
22responding to emergencies, including a telephone system that
23provides the location of a 9-1-1 call coming from within the
24building, and the building is serviced by its own medical,
25fire and security personnel. Buildings under this exemption
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1Administrator.
2    Buildings in communities not serviced by enhanced 9-1-1
3service are exempt from subsection (a).
4    Correctional institutions and facilities, as defined in
5subsection (d) of Section 3-1-2 of the Unified Code of
6Corrections, are exempt from subsection (a).
7    (c) This Act does not apply to any PBX telephone extension
8that uses radio transmissions to convey electrical signals
9directly between the telephone extension and the serving PBX.
10    (d) An entity that violates this Section is guilty of a
11business offense and shall be fined not less than $1,000 and
12not more than $5,000.
13    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to preclude
14the Attorney General on behalf of the Department or on his or
15her own initiative, or any other interested person, from
16seeking judicial relief, by mandamus, injunction, or
17otherwise, to compel compliance with this Section.
18    (f) The Department may promulgate rules for the
19administration of this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/15.6a)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
23    Sec. 15.6a. Wireless emergency 9-1-1 service.
24    (a) The digits "9-1-1" shall be the designated emergency
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1    (b) The Department may set non-discriminatory and uniform
2technical and operational standards consistent with the rules
3of the Federal Communications Commission for directing calls
4to authorized public safety answering points. These standards
5shall not in any way prescribe the technology or manner a
6wireless carrier shall use to deliver wireless 9-1-1 or
7wireless E9-1-1 calls, and these standards shall not exceed
8the requirements set by the Federal Communications Commission;
9however, standards for directing calls to the authorized
10public safety answering point shall be included. The authority
11given to the Department in this Section is limited to setting
12standards as set forth herein and does not constitute
13authority to regulate wireless carriers.
14    (c) For the purpose of providing wireless 9-1-1 emergency
15services, an emergency telephone system board or, in the
16absence of an emergency telephone system board, a qualified
17governmental entity, may declare its intention for one or more
18of its public safety answering points to serve as a primary
19wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point for its
20jurisdiction by notifying the Administrator in writing within
216 months after receiving its authority to operate a 9-1-1
22system under this Act. In addition, 2 or more emergency
23telephone system boards or qualified governmental entities
24may, by virtue of an intergovernmental agreement, provide
25wireless 9-1-1 service. Until the jurisdiction comes into
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1State Police shall be the primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety
2answering point for any jurisdiction that did not provide
3notice to the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Department
4prior to January 1, 2016.
5    (d) The Administrator, upon a request from a qualified
6governmental entity or an emergency telephone system board and
7with the advice and recommendation of the Statewide 9-1-1
8Advisory Board, may grant authority to the emergency telephone
9system board or a qualified governmental entity to provide
10wireless 9-1-1 service in areas for which the Department has
11accepted wireless 9-1-1 responsibility. The Administrator
12shall maintain a current list of all 9-1-1 systems and
13qualified governmental entities providing wireless 9-1-1
14service under this Act.
15(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
16    (50 ILCS 750/15.6b)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
18    Sec. 15.6b. Next Generation 9-1-1 service.
19    (a) The Administrator, with the advice and recommendation
20of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, shall develop and
21implement a plan for a statewide Next Generation 9-1-1
22network. The Next Generation 9-1-1 network must be an Internet
23protocol-based platform that at a minimum provides:
24        (1) improved 9-1-1 call delivery;
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1        (3) increased ease of communication between 9-1-1
2    service providers, allowing immediate transfer of 9-1-1
3    calls, caller information, photos, and other data
4    statewide;
5        (4) a hosted solution with redundancy built in; and
6        (5) compliance with the most current NENA Standards i3
7    Solution 08-003.
8    (b) By July 1, 2016, the Administrator, with the advice
9and recommendation of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board,
10shall design and issue a competitive request for a proposal to
11secure the services of a consultant to complete a feasibility
12study on the implementation of a statewide Next Generation
139-1-1 network in Illinois. By July 1, 2017, the consultant
14shall complete the feasibility study and make recommendations
15as to the appropriate procurement approach for developing a
16statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 network.
17    (c) Within 12 months of the final report from the
18consultant under subsection (b) of this Section, the
19Department shall procure and finalize a contract with a vendor
20certified under Section 13-900 of the Public Utilities Act to
21establish a statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 network. The
22Illinois State Police, in consultation with and subject to the
23approval of the Chief Procurement Officer, may procure a
24single contract or multiple contracts to implement the
25provisions of this Section. A contract or contracts under this
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1Procurement Code, except for Sections 20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and
220-160 and Article 50 of that Code, provided that the Chief
3Procurement Officer may, in writing with justification, waive
4any certification required under Article 50 of the Illinois
5Procurement Code. This exemption is inoperative 2 years from
6the effective date of this Amendatory Act of the 102nd General
7Assembly. Within 12 months of securing the contract By July 1,
82021, the vendor shall implement a Next Generation 9-1-1
9network that allows 9-1-1 systems providing 9-1-1 service to
10Illinois residents to access the system utilizing their
11current infrastructure if it meets the standards adopted by
12the Department.
13(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.)
 
14    (50 ILCS 750/17.5)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
16    Sec. 17.5. Statewide 9-1-1 Call Directory call transfer,
17forward, or relay.
18    (a) The General Assembly finds the following:
19        (1) Some 9-1-1 systems throughout this State do not
20    have a procedure in place to manually transfer, forward,
21    or relay 9-1-1 calls originating within one 9-1-1 system's
22    jurisdiction, but which should properly be answered and
23    dispatched by another 9-1-1 system, to the appropriate
24    9-1-1 system for answering and dispatch of first
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1        (2) On January 1, 2016, the General Assembly gave
2    oversight authority of 9-1-1 systems to the Department of
3    State Police.
4        (3) Since that date, the Department of State Police
5    has authorized individual 9-1-1 systems in counties and
6    municipalities to implement and upgrade enhanced 9-1-1
7    systems throughout the State.
8    (b) The Department shall prepare a directory of all
9authorized 9-1-1 systems in the State. The directory shall
10include an emergency 24/7 10-digit telephone number for all
11primary public safety answering points located in each 9-1-1
12system to which 9-1-1 calls from another jurisdiction can be
13transferred. This directory shall be made available to each
149-1-1 authority for its use in establishing standard operating
15procedures regarding calls outside its 9-1-1 jurisdiction.
16    (c) Each 9-1-1 system shall provide the Department with
17the following information:
18        (1) The name of the PSAP, a list of every
19    participating agency, and the county the PSAP is in,
20    including college and university public safety entities.
21        (2) The 24/7 10-digit emergency telephone number and
22    email address for the dispatch agency to which 9-1-1 calls
23    originating in another 9-1-1 jurisdiction can be
24    transferred or by which the PSAP can be contacted via
25    email to exchange information. The emergency telephone
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1    automated system but rather is answered by a person. Each
2    9-1-1 system shall provide the Department with any changes
3    to the participating agencies and this number and email
4    address immediately upon the change occurring. Each 9-1-1
5    system shall provide the PSAP information and , the 24/7
6    10-digit emergency telephone number and email address to
7    the Manager of the Department's 9-1-1 Program within 30
8    days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9    102nd 100th General Assembly.
10        (3) The standard operating procedure describing the
11    manner in which the 9-1-1 system will transfer, forward,
12    or relay 9-1-1 calls originating within its jurisdiction,
13    but which should properly be answered and dispatched by
14    another 9-1-1 system, to the appropriate 9-1-1 system.
15    Each 9-1-1 system shall provide the standard operating
16    procedures to the Manager of the Department's 9-1-1
17    Program within 180 days after the effective date of this
18    amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
19    (d) Unless exigent circumstances dictate otherwise, each
209-1-1 system's public safety telecommunicators shall be
21responsible for remaining on the line with the caller when a
229-1-1 call originates within its jurisdiction to ensure the
239-1-1 call is transferred to the appropriate authorized entity
24for answer and dispatch until a public safety telecommunicator
25is on the line and confirms jurisdiction for the call.
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1    (50 ILCS 750/19)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
3    Sec. 19. Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board.
4    (a) Beginning July 1, 2015, there is created the Statewide
59-1-1 Advisory Board within the Department of State Police.
6The Board shall consist of the following 11 voting members:
7        (1) The Director of the State Police, or his or her
8    designee, who shall serve as chairman.
9        (2) The Executive Director of the Commission, or his
10    or her designee.
11        (3) Nine members appointed by the Governor as follows:
12            (A) one member representing the Illinois chapter
13        of the National Emergency Number Association, or his
14        or her designee;
15            (B) one member representing the Illinois chapter
16        of the Association of Public-Safety Communications
17        Officials, or his or her designee;
18            (C) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system
19        from a county with a population of less than 37,000
20        50,000;
21            (C-5) one member representing a 9-1-1 system with
22        a population between 37,000 and 100,000;
23            (D) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system
24        from a county with a population between 100,000 50,000
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1            (E) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system
2        from a county with a population of more than 250,000;
3            (F) (blank); one member representing a
4        municipality with a population of less than 500,000 in
5        a county with a population in excess of 2,000,000;
6            (G) one member representing the Illinois
7        Association of Chiefs of Police;
8            (H) one member representing the Illinois Sheriffs'
9        Association; and
10            (I) one member representing the Illinois Fire
11        Chiefs Association.
12    The Governor shall appoint the following non-voting
13members: (i) one member representing an incumbent local
14exchange 9-1-1 system provider; (ii) one member representing a
15non-incumbent local exchange 9-1-1 system provider; (iii) one
16member representing a large wireless carrier; (iv) one member
17representing an incumbent local exchange carrier; (v) one
18member representing the Illinois Telecommunications
19Association; (vi) one member representing the Cable Television
20and Communication Association of Illinois; and (vii) one
21member representing the Illinois State Ambulance Association.
22The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority
23Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the
24Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate may each appoint
25a member of the General Assembly to temporarily serve as a
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1the repeal date of this Act to discuss legislative initiatives
2of the Board.
3    (b) The Governor shall make initial appointments to the
4Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board by August 31, 2015. Six of the
5voting members appointed by the Governor shall serve an
6initial term of 2 years, and the remaining voting members
7appointed by the Governor shall serve an initial term of 3
8years. Thereafter, each appointment by the Governor shall be
9for a term of 3 years. Non-voting members shall serve for a
10term of 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
11as the original appointment. Persons appointed to fill a
12vacancy shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.
13    Members of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall serve
14without compensation.
15    (c) The 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board, as constituted on
16June 1, 2015 without the legislative members, shall serve in
17the role of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board until all
18appointments of voting members have been made by the Governor
19under subsection (a) of this Section.
20    (d) The Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall:
21        (1) advise the Department of State Police and the
22    Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator on the oversight of 9-1-1
23    systems and the development and implementation of a
24    uniform statewide 9-1-1 system;
25        (2) make recommendations to the Governor and the
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1    throughout the State; and
2        (3) exercise all other powers and duties provided in
3    this Act.
4    (e) The Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall submit to the
5General Assembly a report by March 1 of each year providing an
6update on the transition to a statewide 9-1-1 system and
7recommending any legislative action.
8    (f) The Department of State Police shall provide
9administrative support to the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board.
10(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 6-29-15; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
11    (50 ILCS 750/20)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
13    Sec. 20. Statewide surcharge.
14    (a) On and after January 1, 2016, and except with respect
15to those customers who are subject to surcharges as provided
16in Sections 15.3 and 15.3a of this Act, a monthly surcharge
17shall be imposed on all customers of telecommunications
18carriers and wireless carriers as follows:
19        (1) Each telecommunications carrier shall impose a
20    monthly surcharge per network connection; provided,
21    however, the monthly surcharge shall not apply to a
22    network connection provided for use with pay telephone
23    services. Where multiple voice grade communications
24    channels are connected between the subscriber's premises
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1    exchange (PBX), Centrex centrex type service, or other
2    multiple voice grade communication channels facility,
3    there shall be imposed 5 such surcharges per network
4    connection for both regular service and advanced service
5    provisioned trunk lines. Until December 31, 2017, the
6    surcharge shall be $0.87 per network connection and on and
7    after January 1, 2018, the surcharge shall be $1.50 per
8    network connection.
9        (2) Each wireless carrier shall impose and collect a
10    monthly surcharge per CMRS connection that either has a
11    telephone number within an area code assigned to Illinois
12    by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator or has
13    a billing address in this State. Until December 31, 2017,
14    the surcharge shall be $0.87 per connection and on and
15    after January 1, 2018, the surcharge shall be $1.50 per
16    connection.
17    (b) State and local taxes shall not apply to the
18surcharges imposed under this Section.
19    (c) The surcharges imposed by this Section shall be stated
20as a separately stated item on subscriber bills.
21    (d) The telecommunications carrier collecting the
22surcharge may deduct and retain 1.74% an amount not to exceed
233% of the gross amount of surcharge collected to reimburse the
24telecommunications carrier for the expense of accounting and
25collecting the surcharge. On and after July 1, 2022, the
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1deduct and retain 1.74% an amount not to exceed 3% of the gross
2amount of the surcharge collected to reimburse the wireless
3carrier for the expense of accounting and collecting the
4surcharge.
5    (d-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of
6this Section, an amount not greater than 2.5% may be deducted
7and retained if the telecommunications or wireless carrier can
8support through documentation, expenses that exceed the 1.74%
9allowed. The documentation shall be submitted to the Illinois
10State Police and input obtained from the Statewide 9-1-1
11Advisory Board prior to approval of the deduction.
12    (e) Surcharges imposed under this Section shall be
13collected by the carriers and shall be remitted to the
14Department, either by check or electronic funds transfer, by
15the end of the next calendar month after the calendar month in
16which it was collected for deposit into the Statewide 9-1-1
17Fund. Carriers are not required to remit surcharge moneys that
18are billed to subscribers but not yet collected.
19    The first remittance by wireless carriers shall include
20the number of subscribers by zip code, and the 9-digit zip code
21if currently being used or later implemented by the carrier,
22that shall be the means by which the Department shall
23determine distributions from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. This
24information shall be updated at least once each year. Any
25carrier that fails to provide the zip code information
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1penalty set forth in subsection (g) of this Section.
2    (f) If, within 8 calendar days after it is due under
3subsection (e) of this Section, a carrier does not remit the
4surcharge or any portion thereof required under this Section,
5then the surcharge or portion thereof shall be deemed
6delinquent until paid in full, and the Department may impose a
7penalty against the carrier in an amount equal to the greater
8of:
9        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month from the
10    time an amount becomes delinquent until the amount is paid
11    in full; or
12        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1% and the sum of
13    all delinquent amounts for each month or portion of a
14    month that the delinquent amounts remain unpaid.
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
20the amount of the delinquency and is in addition to any other
21penalty imposed under this Section.
22    (g) If, within 8 calendar days after it is due, a wireless
23carrier does not provide the number of subscribers by zip code
24as required under subsection (e) of this Section, then the
25report is deemed delinquent and the Department may impose a
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1of:
2        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month that the
3    report is delinquent; or
4        (2) an amount equal to the product of $0.01 and the
5    number of subscribers served by the carrier for each month
6    or portion of a month that the delinquent report is not
7    provided.
8    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (g)
9for a portion of a month during which the carrier provides the
10number of subscribers by zip code as required under subsection
11(e) of this Section shall be prorated for each day of that
12month during which the carrier had not provided the number of
13subscribers by zip code as required under subsection (e) of
14this Section. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (g) is
15in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
16    (h) A penalty imposed and collected in accordance with
17subsection (f) or (g) of this Section shall be deposited into
18the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund for distribution according to Section
1930 of this Act.
20    (i) The Department may enforce the collection of any
21delinquent amount and any penalty due and unpaid under this
22Section by legal action or in any other manner by which the
23collection of debts due the State of Illinois may be enforced
24under the laws of this State. The Department may excuse the
25payment of any penalty imposed under this Section if the
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1is unjust.
2    (j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
3nothing shall impair the right of wireless carriers to recover
4compliance costs for all emergency communications services
5that are not reimbursed out of the Wireless Carrier
6Reimbursement Fund directly from their wireless subscribers by
7line-item charges on the wireless subscriber's bill. Those
8compliance costs include all costs incurred by wireless
9carriers in complying with local, State, and federal
10regulatory or legislative mandates that require the
11transmission and receipt of emergency communications to and
12from the general public, including, but not limited to,
13E9-1-1.
14(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
15    (50 ILCS 750/30)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
17    Sec. 30. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund; surcharge disbursement.
18    (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the
19Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be renamed the Statewide
209-1-1 Fund. Any appropriations made from the Wireless Service
21Emergency Fund shall be payable from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund.
22The Fund shall consist of the following:
23        (1) 9-1-1 wireless surcharges assessed under the
24    Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act.
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1    Act.
2        (3) Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under
3    Section 15 of the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act.
4        (4) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the
5    Fund.
6        (5) Any income from interest, premiums, gains, or
7    other earnings on moneys in the Fund.
8        (6) Money from any other source that is deposited in
9    or transferred to the Fund.
10    (b) Subject to appropriation and availability of funds,
11the Department shall distribute the 9-1-1 surcharges monthly
12as follows:
13        (1) From each surcharge collected and remitted under
14    Section 20 of this Act:
15            (A) $0.013 shall be distributed monthly in equal
16        amounts to each County Emergency Telephone System
17        Board or qualified governmental entity in counties
18        with a population under 100,000 according to the most
19        recent census data which is authorized to serve as a
20        primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point
21        for the county and to provide wireless 9-1-1 service
22        as prescribed by subsection (b) of Section 15.6a of
23        this Act, and which does provide such service.
24            (B) $0.033 shall be transferred by the Comptroller
25        at the direction of the Department to the Wireless
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1        July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, $0.026 shall be
2        transferred; from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019,
3        $0.020 shall be transferred; from July 1, 2019,
4        through June 30, 2020, $0.013 shall be transferred;
5        from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, $0.007 will be
6        transferred; and after June 30, 2021, no transfer
7        shall be made to the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement
8        Fund.
9            (C) Until December 31, 2017, $0.007 and on and
10        after January 1, 2018, $0.017 shall be used to cover
11        the Department's administrative costs.
12            (D) Beginning January 1, 2018, until June 30,
13        2020, $0.12, and on and after July 1, 2020, $0.04 shall
14        be used to make monthly proportional grants to the
15        appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless
16        9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of
17        the billing addresses of subscribers wireless
18        carriers.
19            (E) Until June 30, 2024 2021, $0.05 shall be used
20        by the Department for grants for NG9-1-1 expenses,
21        with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities that provide
22        9-1-1 service within the territory of a Large Electing
23        Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 of the Public
24        Utilities Act.
25            (F) On and after July 1, 2020, $0.13 shall be used
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1        the Statewide NG9-1-1 system.
2        (2) After disbursements under paragraph (1) of this
3    subsection (b), all remaining funds in the Statewide 9-1-1
4    Fund shall be disbursed in the following priority order:
5            (A) The Fund shall pay monthly to:
6                (i) the 9-1-1 Authorities that imposed
7            surcharges under Section 15.3 of this Act and were
8            required to report to the Illinois Commerce
9            Commission under Section 27 of the Wireless
10            Emergency Telephone Safety Act on October 1, 2014,
11            except a 9-1-1 Authority in a municipality with a
12            population in excess of 500,000, an amount equal
13            to the average monthly wireline and VoIP surcharge
14            revenue attributable to the most recent 12-month
15            period reported to the Department under that
16            Section for the October 1, 2014 filing, subject to
17            the power of the Department to investigate the
18            amount reported and adjust the number by order
19            under Article X of the Public Utilities Act, so
20            that the monthly amount paid under this item
21            accurately reflects one-twelfth of the aggregate
22            wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue properly
23            attributable to the most recent 12-month period
24            reported to the Commission; or
25                (ii) county qualified governmental entities
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1            as of December 31, 2015, and counties that did not
2            impose a surcharge as of June 30, 2015, an amount
3            equivalent to their population multiplied by .37
4            multiplied by the rate of $0.69; counties that are
5            not county qualified governmental entities and
6            that did not impose a surcharge as of December 31,
7            2015, shall not begin to receive the payment
8            provided for in this subsection until E9-1-1 and
9            wireless E9-1-1 services are provided within their
10            counties; or
11                (iii) counties without 9-1-1 service that had
12            a surcharge in place by December 31, 2015, an
13            amount equivalent to their population multiplied
14            by .37 multiplied by their surcharge rate as
15            established by the referendum.
16            (B) All 9-1-1 network costs for systems outside of
17        municipalities with a population of at least 500,000
18        shall be paid by the Department directly to the
19        vendors.
20            (C) All expenses incurred by the Administrator and
21        the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board and costs
22        associated with procurement under Section 15.6b
23        including requests for information and requests for
24        proposals.
25            (D) Funds may be held in reserve by the Statewide
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1        for grants under Section 15.4b of this Act and for
2        NG9-1-1 expenses up to $12.5 million per year in State
3        fiscal years 2016 and 2017; up to $20 million in State
4        fiscal year 2018; up to $20.9 million in State fiscal
5        year 2019; up to $15.3 million in State fiscal year
6        2020; up to $16.2 million in State fiscal year 2021; up
7        to $23.1 million in State fiscal year 2022; and up to
8        $17.0 million per year for State fiscal year 2023 and
9        each year thereafter. The amount held in reserve in
10        State fiscal years 2021 2018 and 2022 2019 shall not be
11        less than $6.5 million. Disbursements under this
12        subparagraph (D) shall be prioritized as follows: (i)
13        consolidation grants prioritized under subsection (a)
14        of Section 15.4b of this Act; (ii) NG9-1-1 expenses;
15        and (iii) consolidation grants under Section 15.4b of
16        this Act for consolidation expenses incurred between
17        January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2016.
18            (E) All remaining funds per remit month shall be
19        used to make monthly proportional grants to the
20        appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless
21        9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of
22        the billing addresses of subscribers of wireless
23        carriers.
24    (c) The moneys deposited into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund
25under this Section shall not be subject to administrative
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1Act.
2    (d) Whenever two or more 9-1-1 Authorities consolidate,
3the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be
4entitled to the monthly payments that had theretofore been
5made to each consolidating 9-1-1 Authority. Any reserves held
6by any consolidating 9-1-1 Authority shall be transferred to
7the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Whenever
8a county that has no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 enters
9into an agreement to consolidate to create or join a Joint
10Emergency Telephone System Board, the Joint Emergency
11Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly
12payments that would have otherwise been paid to the county if
13it had provided 9-1-1 service.
14(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.)
 
15    (50 ILCS 750/40)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
17    Sec. 40. Financial reports.
18    (a) The Department shall create uniform accounting
19procedures, with such modification as may be required to give
20effect to statutory provisions applicable only to
21municipalities with a population in excess of 500,000, that
22any emergency telephone system board, qualified governmental
23entity, or unit of local government receiving surcharge money
24pursuant to Section 15.3, 15.3a, or 30 of this Act must follow.
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1each emergency telephone system board, qualified governmental
2entity, or unit of local government receiving surcharge money
3pursuant to Section 15.3, 15.3a, or 30 shall report to the
4Department audited financial statements showing total revenue
5and expenditures for the period beginning with the end of the
6period covered by the last submitted report through the end of
7the previous calendar year in a form and manner as prescribed
8by the Department. Such financial information shall include:
9        (1) a detailed summary of revenue from all sources
10    including, but not limited to, local, State, federal, and
11    private revenues, and any other funds received;
12        (2) all expenditures made during the reporting period
13    from distributions under this Act;
14        (3) call data and statistics, when available, from the
15    reporting period, as specified by the Department and
16    collected in accordance with any reporting method
17    established or required by the Department;
18        (4) all costs associated with dispatching appropriate
19    public safety agencies to respond to 9-1-1 calls received
20    by the PSAP; and
21        (5) all funding sources and amounts of funding used
22    for costs described in paragraph (4) of this subsection
23    (b).
24    The emergency telephone system board, qualified
25governmental entity, or unit of local government is
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1financial statements. The Department shall post the audited
2financial statements on the Department's website.
3    (c) Along with its audited financial statement, each
4emergency telephone system board, qualified governmental
5entity, or unit of local government receiving a grant under
6Section 15.4b of this Act shall include a report of the amount
7of grant moneys received and how the grant moneys were used. In
8case of a conflict between this requirement and the Grant
9Accountability and Transparency Act, or with the rules of the
10Governor's Office of Management and Budget adopted thereunder,
11that Act and those rules shall control.
12    (d) If an emergency telephone system board or qualified
13governmental entity that receives funds from the Statewide
149-1-1 Fund fails to file the 9-1-1 system financial reports as
15required under this Section or is determined to have spent
16funds contrary to Section 35 of this Act, the Department shall
17suspend and withhold monthly disbursements otherwise due to
18the emergency telephone system board or qualified governmental
19entity under Section 30 of this Act until the report is filed.
20    Any monthly disbursements that have been withheld for 12
21months or more shall be forfeited by the emergency telephone
22system board or qualified governmental entity and shall be
23distributed proportionally by the Department to compliant
24emergency telephone system boards and qualified governmental
25entities that receive funds from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund.
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1governmental entity not in compliance with this Section shall
2be ineligible to receive any consolidation grant or
3infrastructure grant issued under this Act.
4    (e) The Department may adopt emergency rules necessary to
5implement the provisions of this Section.
6    (f) Any findings or decisions of the Department under this
7Section shall be deemed a final administrative decision and
8shall be subject to judicial review under the Administrative
9Review Law.
10    (g) Beginning October 1, 2017, the Department shall
11provide a quarterly report to the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory
12Board of its expenditures from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund for
13the prior fiscal quarter.
14(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
15    (50 ILCS 750/45)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)
17    Sec. 45. Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund.
18    (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the
19Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund, which was created
20previously under Section 30 of the Wireless Emergency
21Telephone Safety Act, shall continue in existence without
22interruption notwithstanding the repeal of that Act. Moneys in
23the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund may be used, subject
24to appropriation, only (i) to reimburse wireless carriers for
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1provisions of Federal Communications Commission wireless
2enhanced 9-1-1 service mandates, and (ii) to pay the
3reasonable and necessary costs of the Illinois Commerce
4Commission in exercising its rights, duties, powers, and
5functions under this Act. This reimbursement to wireless
6carriers may include, but need not be limited to, the cost of
7designing, upgrading, purchasing, leasing, programming,
8installing, testing, and maintaining necessary data, hardware,
9and software and associated operating and administrative costs
10and overhead.
11    (b) To recover costs from the Wireless Carrier
12Reimbursement Fund, the wireless carrier shall submit sworn
13invoices to the Illinois Commerce Commission. In no event may
14any invoice for payment be approved for (i) costs that are not
15related to compliance with the requirements established by the
16wireless enhanced 9-1-1 mandates of the Federal Communications
17Commission, or (ii) costs with respect to any wireless
18enhanced 9-1-1 service that is not operable at the time the
19invoice is submitted.
20    (c) If in any month the total amount of invoices submitted
21to the Illinois Commerce Commission and approved for payment
22exceeds the amount available in the Wireless Carrier
23Reimbursement Fund, wireless carriers that have invoices
24approved for payment shall receive a pro-rata share of the
25amount available in the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund
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1available that month, and the balance of the payments shall be
2carried into the following months until all of the approved
3payments are made.
4    (d) A wireless carrier may not receive payment from the
5Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund for its costs of providing
6wireless enhanced 9-1-1 services in an area when a unit of
7local government or emergency telephone system board provides
8wireless 9-1-1 services in that area and was imposing and
9collecting a wireless carrier surcharge prior to July 1, 1998.
10    (e) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall maintain
11detailed records of all receipts and disbursements and shall
12provide an annual accounting of all receipts and disbursements
13to the Auditor General.
14    (f) The Illinois Commerce Commission must annually review
15the balance in the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund as of
16June 30 of each year and shall direct the Comptroller to
17transfer into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund for distribution in
18accordance with subsection (b) of Section 30 of this Act any
19amount in excess of outstanding invoices as of June 30 of each
20year.
21    (g) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall adopt rules to
22govern the reimbursement process.
23(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
24    (50 ILCS 750/99)
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1    Sec. 99. Repealer. This Act is repealed on December 31,
22024 2021.
3(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.)
 
4    (50 ILCS 750/9 rep.)
5    (50 ILCS 750/13 rep.)
6    (50 ILCS 750/17 rep.)
7    Section 10. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
8by repealing Sections 9, 13, and 17.
 
9    Section 15. The Department of State Police Law of the
10Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
11Section 2605-53 as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-53)
13    Sec. 2605-53. 9-1-1 system; sexual assault and sexual
14abuse.
15    (a) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, in
16consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the
17Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, shall:
18        (1) develop comprehensive guidelines for
19    evidence-based, trauma-informed, victim-centered handling
20    of sexual assault or sexual abuse calls by Public Safety
21    Answering Point tele-communicators; and
22        (2) adopt rules and minimum standards for an
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1    curriculum for handling of sexual assault or sexual abuse
2    calls for Public Safety Answering Point tele-communicators
3    ("PSAP").
4    (a-5) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, in
5consultation with the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, shall:
6        (1) develop comprehensive guidelines for training on
7    emergency dispatch procedures, including but not limited
8    to emergency medical dispatch, and the delivery of 9-1-1
9    services and professionalism for public safety
10    telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator
11    supervisors; and
12        (2) adopt rules and minimum standards for continuing
13    education on emergency dispatch procedures, including but
14    not limited to emergency medical dispatch, and the
15    delivery of 9-1-1 services and professionalism for public
16    safety telecommunicators and public safety
17    telecommunicator Supervisors; and
18    (a-10) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator may
19as necessary establish by rule appropriate testing and
20certification processes consistent with the training required
21by this Section.
22    (b) Training requirements:
23        (1) Newly hired PSAP tele-communicators must complete
24    the sexual assault and sexual abuse training curriculum
25    established in subsection (a) of this Section prior to
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1        (2) All existing PSAP tele-communicators shall
2    complete the sexual assault and sexual abuse training
3    curriculum established in subsection (a) of this Section
4    within 2 years of the effective date of this amendatory
5    Act of the 99th General Assembly.
6        (3) Newly hired public safety telecommunicators shall
7    complete the emergency dispatch procedures training
8    curriculum established in subsection (a-5) of this Section
9    prior to independently handling emergency calls.
10        (4) All public safety telecommunicators and public
11    safety telecommunicator supervisors who were not required
12    to complete new hire training prior to handling emergency
13    calls, must either demonstrate proficiency or complete the
14    training established in subsection (a-5) of this Section
15    within one year of the effective date of this Amendatory
16    Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
17        (5) All public safety telecommunicators and public
18    safety telecommunicator supervisors shall complete the
19    continuing education training regarding the delivery of
20    9-1-1 services and professionalism bi-annually.
21    (c) The Illinois State Police may adopt rules for the
22administration of this Section.
23(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
24    Section 20. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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1    (720 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
2    Sec. 26-1. Disorderly conduct.
3    (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she
4knowingly:
5        (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
6    alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
7    peace;
8        (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
9    manner to the fire department of any city, town, village
10    or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing
11    at the time of the transmission that there is no
12    reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists;
13        (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
14    manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb
15    or other explosive of any nature or a container holding
16    poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant,
17    or radioactive substance is concealed in a place where its
18    explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at
19    the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable
20    ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a
21    container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
22    chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
23    concealed in the place;
24        (3.5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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1    school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily
2    harm directed against persons at a school, school
3    function, or school event, whether or not school is in
4    session;
5        (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
6    manner to any peace officer, public officer or public
7    employee a report to the effect that an offense will be
8    committed, is being committed, or has been committed,
9    knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no
10    reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be
11    committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
12        (5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
13    manner a false report to any public safety agency without
14    the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that
15    transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and
16    welfare of the public; or
17        (6) Places an "emergency call", as defined in Section
18    1 of the Emergency Telephone System Act, to Calls the
19    number "911" or transmits or causes to be transmitted in
20    any manner to a public safety agency for the purpose of
21    making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and
22    reporting information when, at the time the call or
23    transmission is made, the person knows there is no
24    reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and
25    further knows that the call or transmission could result
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1        (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
2    manner a false report to the Department of Children and
3    Family Services under Section 4 of the Abused and
4    Neglected Child Reporting Act;
5        (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
6    manner a false report to the Department of Public Health
7    under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental
8    Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
9    Care Act, or the MC/DD Act;
10        (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
11    manner to the police department or fire department of any
12    municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
13    owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
14    an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
15    emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
16    there is no reasonable ground for believing that the
17    assistance is required;
18        (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
19    manner a false report under Article II of Public Act
20    83-1432;
21        (11) Enters upon the property of another and for a
22    lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
23    dwelling on the property through any window or other
24    opening in it; or
25        (12) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
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1    collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
2    alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
3    which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
4    alleged debtor.
5    (b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
6Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
7(a)(5) or (a)(11) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A
8violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a
9Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(2),
10(a)(3.5), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is
11a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection (a)(3) of this
12Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not less than
13$3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in addition
14to any other penalty imposed.
15    A violation of subsection (a)(12) of this Section is a
16Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
17$3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7)
18or (a)(5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A third or
19subsequent violation of subsection (a)(11) of this Section is
20a Class 4 felony.
21    (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
22a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
23to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
24than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
25jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
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1whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
2offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
3conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
4    This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
5sentence of incarceration.
6    (d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
7the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
8conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a
9false alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has
10been placed in a school that requires an emergency response to
11reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency
12response officer or officers that were dispatched to the
13school for the cost of the response. If the court determines
14that the person convicted of disorderly conduct that requires
15an emergency response to a school is indigent, the provisions
16of this subsection (d) do not apply.
17    (e) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
18the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
19conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) to
20reimburse the public agency for the reasonable costs of the
21emergency response by the public agency up to $10,000. If the
22court determines that the person convicted of disorderly
23conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) is
24indigent, the provisions of this subsection (e) do not apply.
25    (f) For the purposes of this Section, "emergency response"
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1response of a public official in an authorized emergency
2vehicle, any condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize
3public safety and results in, or could result in, the
4evacuation of any area, building, structure, vehicle, or of
5any other place that any person may enter, or any incident
6requiring a response by a police officer, a firefighter, a
7State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
8(Source: P.A. 101-238, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    50 ILCS 750/2from Ch. 134, par. 32
4    50 ILCS 750/3from Ch. 134, par. 33
5    50 ILCS 750/4from Ch. 134, par. 34
6    50 ILCS 750/5from Ch. 134, par. 35
7    50 ILCS 750/6from Ch. 134, par. 36
8    50 ILCS 750/6.1from Ch. 134, par. 36.1
9    50 ILCS 750/6.2 new
10    50 ILCS 750/7from Ch. 134, par. 37
11    50 ILCS 750/7.1 new
12    50 ILCS 750/8from Ch. 134, par. 38
13    50 ILCS 750/10from Ch. 134, par. 40
14    50 ILCS 750/10.1from Ch. 134, par. 40.1
15    50 ILCS 750/10.3
16    50 ILCS 750/14from Ch. 134, par. 44
17    50 ILCS 750/15from Ch. 134, par. 45
18    50 ILCS 750/15.2from Ch. 134, par. 45.2
19    50 ILCS 750/15.2afrom Ch. 134, par. 45.2a
20    50 ILCS 750/15.4a
21    50 ILCS 750/15.6
22    50 ILCS 750/15.6a
23    50 ILCS 750/15.6b
24    50 ILCS 750/17.5
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1    50 ILCS 750/20
2    50 ILCS 750/30
3    50 ILCS 750/40
4    50 ILCS 750/45
5    50 ILCS 750/99
6    50 ILCS 750/9 rep.
7    50 ILCS 750/13 rep.
8    50 ILCS 750/17 rep.
9    20 ILCS 2605/2605-53
10    720 ILCS 5/26-1from Ch. 38, par. 26-1