Sen. Susan Garrett

Filed: 4/27/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 555

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 555 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
5by changing Section 15.4 and by adding Sections 2.27 and 2.28
6as follows:
 
7    (50 ILCS 750/2.27 new)
8    Sec. 2.27. Computer aided dispatch system. "Computer aided
9dispatch" means a method for dispatching emergency services by
10computer.
 
11    (50 ILCS 750/2.28 new)
12    Sec. 2.28. Smart 9-1-1 service. "Smart 9-1-1 service" means
13a database service that electronically provides information to
149-1-1 call takers when a call is placed to 9-1-1. Information
15that is electronically provided may include, but shall not be

 

 

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1limited to, photographs of citizens, physical descriptions,
2medical information, household data, and emergency contacts.
3The system shall allow for information to be entered by
4citizens via a secure website where they can elect to provide
5as little or as much information as they choose.
 
6    (50 ILCS 750/15.4)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4)
7    Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers.
8    (a) The corporate authorities of any county or municipality
9that imposes a surcharge under Section 15.3 shall establish an
10Emergency Telephone System Board. The corporate authorities
11shall provide for the manner of appointment and the number of
12members of the Board, provided that the board shall consist of
13not fewer than 5 members, one of whom must be a public member
14who is a resident of the local exchange service territory
15included in the 9-1-1 coverage area, one of whom (in counties
16with a population less than 100,000) must be a member of the
17county board, and at least 3 of whom shall be representative of
18the 9-1-1 public safety agencies, including but not limited to
19police departments, fire departments, emergency medical
20services providers, and emergency services and disaster
21agencies, and appointed on the basis of their ability or
22experience. In counties with a population of more than 100,000
23but less than 2,000,000, a member of the county board may serve
24on the Emergency Telephone System Board. Elected officials,
25including members of a county board, are also eligible to serve

 

 

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1on the board. Members of the board shall serve without
2compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and
3necessary expenses. Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or
4combination thereof, that impose a surcharge under Section 15.3
5may, instead of establishing individual boards, establish by
6intergovernmental agreement a Joint Emergency Telephone System
7Board pursuant to this Section. The manner of appointment of
8such a joint board shall be prescribed in the agreement.
9    (b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by
10ordinance of the municipality or county, or by
11intergovernmental agreement in the case of a joint board. The
12powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to the
13following:
14        (1) Planning a 9-1-1 system.
15        (2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation,
16    upgrading, or maintenance of the system, including the
17    establishment of equipment specifications and coding
18    systems.
19        (3) Receiving moneys from the surcharge imposed under
20    Section 15.3, and from any other source, for deposit into
21    the Emergency Telephone System Fund.
22        (4) Authorizing all disbursements from the fund.
23        (5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation
24    or upgrade of the system.
25        (6) Participating in a Regional Pilot Project to
26    implement next generation 9-1-1, as defined in this Act,

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for
2    federal or State grants, personnel training, and
3    specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras as
4    needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired
5    emergency situations or events.
6        (9) The defraying of expenses incurred in
7    participation in a Regional Pilot Project to implement next
8    generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions set forth in
9    this Act.
10        (10) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch
11    system or Smart 9-1-1 services.
12    Moneys in the fund may also be transferred to a
13participating fire protection district to reimburse volunteer
14firefighters who man remote telephone switching facilities
15when dedicated 9-1-1 lines are down.
16    (d) The board shall complete the data base before
17implementation of the 9-1-1 system. The error ratio of the data
18base shall not at any time exceed 1% of the total data base.
19(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1443, eff. 8-20-10;
2097-517, eff. 8-23-11.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".