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 1        AN ACT concerning State agencies.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title. This Act may  be  cited  as  the
 5    State Agency Web Site Act.

 6        Section 5.  Definitions. As used in this Act:
 7        "Cookie"  means  a  set  of computer data or instructions
 8    that is placed on a consumer's computer by a Web site  server
 9    to collect or store information about the consumer.
10        "State  agencies"  has  the meaning given to that term in
11    Section 1-7 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.

12        Section  10.  Cookies   and   other   invasive   tracking
13    programs.
14        (a)  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  subsection (b),
15    State agency Web sites may not use permanent cookies  or  any
16    other  invasive  tracking programs that monitor and track Web
17    site viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may use
18    transactional cookies that facilitate business transactions.
19        (b)  Permanent cookies used by State agency Web sites may
20    be exempt from the prohibition in subsection (a) if they meet
21    the following criteria:
22             (1)  The use of permanent cookies adds value to  the
23        user otherwise not available;
24             (2)  The  permanent  cookies are not used to monitor
25        and track web site viewing habits  unless  all  types  of
26        information   collected  and  the  State's  use  of  that
27        information add user value and are  disclosed  through  a
28        comprehensive online privacy statement.
29    The  Internet Privacy Task Force established under Section 15
30    shall define the exemption and limitations of this subsection
 
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 1    (b) in practice.

 2        Section 15.  Internet Privacy Task Force.
 3        (a)  The Internet Privacy Task Force,  consisting  of  17
 4    members,  is  established.  The members shall be appointed as
 5    follows:  2  each  by   the   Speaker   of   the   House   of
 6    Representatives,   the  House  Minority  Leader,  the  Senate
 7    President, and the Senate  Minority  Leader;  and  9  by  the
 8    Governor.   The  Governor's  appointees  shall  include  both
 9    professionals in the area of computer and Internet technology
10    and laypersons. The members of the Task Force shall select  a
11    chairperson.  Members  of  the  Task  Force  shall receive no
12    compensation but shall be reimbursed for  necessary  expenses
13    incurred in the performance of their duties.
14        (b)  The  Task  Force  shall  explore  the  technical and
15    procedural changes that are needed in the  State's  computing
16    environment  to  ensure that visits to State Web sites remain
17    private. The Task Force shall identify the threats to privacy
18    from browsers, search engines, Web servers, Internet  service
19    providers,  and  State  agencies  and make recommendations as
20    needed. If needed, the Task Force shall devise procedures for
21    creating  or  installing  computer  programs  on  State  host
22    computers  that  will  disable  cookies  and  other  invasive
23    programs.
24        (c)  The Task Force shall submit reports to the  Governor
25    and the General Assembly by December 31 of each year.