SB2368 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 16038 HLH 40356 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2368

Introduced 1/28/2016, by Sen. Michael Connelly

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 405/405-20	was 20 ILCS 405/35.7
20 ILCS 405/405-250	was 20 ILCS 405/35.7a
20 ILCS 405/405-410
30 ILCS 105/5.55	from Ch. 127, par. 141.55
30 ILCS 105/6p-1	from Ch. 127, par. 142p1
30 ILCS 105/6p-2	from Ch. 127, par. 142p2
30 ILCS 105/6z-34
30 ILCS 105/8.16a	from Ch. 127, par. 144.16a
30 ILCS 105/5.12 rep.
215 ILCS 5/408	from Ch. 73, par. 1020
215 ILCS 5/408.2	from Ch. 73, par. 1020.2
215 ILCS 5/1202	from Ch. 73, par. 1065.902
215 ILCS 5/1206	from Ch. 73, par. 1065.906
820 ILCS 305/17	from Ch. 48, par. 138.17
820 ILCS 310/17	from Ch. 48, par. 172.52

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Replaces certain references to "statistical research", "statistical services", and "electronic data processing" with "information technology". Changes the name of the Statistical Services Revolving Fund to the Technology Management Revolving Fund. Dissolves the Communications Revolving Fund and provides that any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the Technology Management Revolving Fund. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2016.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Sections 405-20, 405-250, and 405-410 as follows:

(20 ILCS 405/405-20) (was 20 ILCS 405/35.7)

Sec. 405-20. Fiscal policy information to Governor; information technology statistical research planning.

(a) The Department shall be responsible for providing the Governor with timely, comprehensive, and meaningful information pertinent to the formulation and execution of fiscal policy. In performing this responsibility the Department shall have the power and duty to do the following:

(1) Control the procurement, retention, installation, maintenance, and operation, as specified by the Director, of information technology electronic data processing equipment and software used by State agencies in such a manner as to achieve maximum economy and provide adequate assistance in the development of information suitable for management analysis.

(2) Establish principles and standards of information technology statistical reporting by State agencies and priorities for completion of research by those agencies in accordance with the requirements for management analysis as specified by the Director.

(3) Establish, through the Director, charges for information technology statistical services requested by State agencies and rendered by the Department. The Department is likewise empowered through the Director to establish prices or charges for information technology services rendered by the Department for all statistical reports purchased by agencies and individuals not connected with State government.

(4) Instruct all State agencies as the Director may require to report regularly to the Department, in the manner the Director may prescribe, their usage of information technology electronic information devices and services, the cost incurred, the information produced, and the procedures followed in obtaining the information. All State agencies shall request of the Director any information technology resources statistical services requiring the use of electronic devices and shall conform to the priorities assigned by the Director in using those electronic devices.

(5) Examine the accounts, use of information technology resources, and statistical data of any organization, body, or agency receiving appropriations from the General Assembly.

(6) Install and operate a modern information system utilizing equipment adequate to satisfy the requirements for analysis and review as specified by the Director. Expenditures for information technology statistical services rendered shall be reimbursed by the recipients. The reimbursement shall be determined by the Director as amounts sufficient to reimburse the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund for expenditures incurred in rendering the services.

(b) In addition to the other powers and duties listed in this Section, the Department shall analyze the present and future aims, needs, and requirements of information technology statistical research and planning in order to provide for the formulation of overall policy relative to the use of electronic data processing equipment and software by the State of Illinois. In making this analysis, the Department under the Director shall formulate a master plan for the use of information technology statistical research, utilizing electronic equipment, software, and services most advantageously, and advising whether electronic data processing equipment and software should be leased or purchased by the State. The Department under the Director shall prepare and submit interim reports of meaningful developments and proposals for legislation to the Governor on or before January 30 each year. The Department under the Director shall engage in a continuing analysis and evaluation of the master plan so developed, and it shall be the responsibility of the Department to recommend from time to time any needed amendments and modifications of any master plan enacted by the General Assembly.

(c) For the purposes of this Section, Section 405-245, and paragraph (4) of Section 405-10 only, "State agencies" means all departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the State of Illinois subject to the Governor.

(Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)

(20 ILCS 405/405-250) (was 20 ILCS 405/35.7a)

Sec. 405-250. Information technology Statistical services; use of information technology electronic data processing equipment and software. The Department may make information technology resources statistical services and the use of information technology electronic data processing equipment and software, including necessary telecommunications lines and equipment, available to local governments, elected State officials, State educational institutions, and all other governmental units of the State requesting them. The Director is empowered to establish prices and charges for the information technology resources statistical services so furnished and for the use of the information technology electronic data processing equipment and software and necessary telecommunications lines and equipment. The prices and charges shall be sufficient to reimburse the cost of furnishing the services and use of equipment, software, and lines.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 405/405-410)

Sec. 405-410. Transfer of Information Technology functions.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Director of Central Management Services, working in cooperation with the Director of any other agency, department, board, or commission directly responsible to the Governor, may direct the transfer, to the Department of Central Management Services, of those information technology functions at that agency, department, board, or commission that are suitable for centralization.

Upon receipt of the written direction to transfer information technology functions to the Department of Central Management Services, the personnel, equipment, and property (both real and personal) directly relating to the transferred functions shall be transferred to the Department of Central Management Services, and the relevant documents, records, and correspondence shall be transferred or copied, as the Director may prescribe.

(b) Upon receiving written direction from the Director of Central Management Services, the Comptroller and Treasurer are authorized to transfer the unexpended balance of any appropriations related to the information technology functions transferred to the Department of Central Management Services and shall make the necessary fund transfers from any special fund in the State Treasury or from any other federal or State trust fund held by the Treasurer to the General Revenue Fund or , the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund, or the Communications Revolving Fund, as designated by the Director of Central Management Services, for use by the Department of Central Management Services in support of information technology functions or any other related costs or expenses of the Department of Central Management Services.

(c) The rights of employees and the State and its agencies under the Personnel Code and applicable collective bargaining agreements or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by any transfer under this Section.

(d) The functions transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Section shall be vested in and shall be exercised by the Department of Central Management Services. Each act done in the exercise of those functions shall have the same legal effect as if done by the agencies, offices, divisions, departments, bureaus, boards and commissions from which they were transferred.

Every person or other entity shall be subject to the same obligations and duties and any penalties, civil or criminal, arising therefrom, and shall have the same rights arising from the exercise of such rights, powers, and duties as had been exercised by the agencies, offices, divisions, departments, bureaus, boards, and commissions from which they were transferred.

Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person in regards to the functions transferred to or upon the agencies, offices, divisions, departments, bureaus, boards, and commissions from which the functions were transferred, the same shall be made, given, furnished or served in the same manner to or upon the Department of Central Management Services.

This Section does not affect any act done, ratified, or cancelled or any right occurring or established or any action or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal cause regarding the functions transferred, but those proceedings may be continued by the Department of Central Management Services.

This Section does not affect the legality of any rules in the Illinois Administrative Code regarding the functions transferred in this Section that are in force on the effective date of this Section. If necessary, however, the affected agencies shall propose, adopt, or repeal rules, rule amendments, and rule recodifications as appropriate to effectuate this Section.

(Source: P.A. 93-25, eff. 6-20-03; 93-839, eff. 7-30-04; 93-1067, eff. 1-15-05.)

Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing Sections 5.55, 6p-1, 6p-2, 6z-34, and 8.16a as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.55) (from Ch. 127, par. 141.55)

Sec. 5.55. The Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund.

(Source: Laws 1919, p. 946.)

(30 ILCS 105/6p-1) (from Ch. 127, par. 142p1)

Sec. 6p-1. The Technology Management Revolving Fund (formerly known as the Statistical Services Revolving Fund) shall be initially financed by a transfer of funds from the General Revenue Fund. Thereafter, all fees and other monies received by the Department of Central Management Services in payment for statistical services rendered pursuant to Section 405-20 of the Department of Central Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-20) shall be paid into the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund. Beginning July 1, 2016, all fees and other moneys received by the Department of Central Management Services in payment for communications services rendered pursuant to the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or sale of surplus State communications equipment shall be paid into the Technology Management Revolving Fund. The money in this fund shall be used by the Department of Central Management Services as reimbursement for expenditures incurred in rendering statistical services and, beginning July 1, 2016, as reimbursement for expenditures incurred in relation to communications services.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(30 ILCS 105/6p-2) (from Ch. 127, par. 142p2)

Sec. 6p-2. The Communications Revolving Fund shall be initially financed by a transfer of funds from the General Revenue Fund. Thereafter, all fees and other monies received by the Department of Central Management Services in payment for communications services rendered pursuant to the Department of Central Management Services Law or sale of surplus State communications equipment shall be paid into the Communications Revolving Fund. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the money in this fund shall be used by the Department of Central Management Services as reimbursement for expenditures incurred in relation to communications services.

On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer $3,000,000 from the Communications Revolving Fund to the Emergency Public Health Fund to be used for the purposes specified in Section 55.6a of the Environmental Protection Act.

In addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by law, on July 1, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Communications Revolving Fund.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Communications Revolving Fund into the Technology Management Revolving Fund. Upon completion of the transfers, the Communications Revolving Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the Technology Management Revolving Fund.

(Source: P.A. 97-641, eff. 12-19-11.)

(30 ILCS 105/6z-34)

Sec. 6z-34. Secretary of State Special Services Fund. There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund may, subject to appropriation, be used by the Secretary of State for any or all of the following purposes:

(1) For general automation efforts within operations of the Office of Secretary of State.

(2) For technology applications in any form that will enhance the operational capabilities of the Office of Secretary of State.

(3) To provide funds for any type of library grants authorized and administered by the Secretary of State as State Librarian.

These funds are in addition to any other funds otherwise authorized to the Office of Secretary of State for like or similar purposes.

On August 15, 1997, all fiscal year 1997 receipts that exceed the amount of $15,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund to the Statistical Services Revolving Fund (now known as the Technology Management Revolving Fund); on August 15, 1998 and each year thereafter through 2000, all receipts from the fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th that exceed the amount of $17,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund to the Statistical Services Revolving Fund (now known as the Technology Management Revolving Fund); on August 15, 2001 and each year thereafter through 2002, all receipts from the fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th that exceed the amount of $19,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund to the Statistical Services Revolving Fund (now known as the Technology Management Revolving Fund); and on August 15, 2003 and each year thereafter, all receipts from the fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th that exceed the amount of $33,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund to the Technology Management Revolving Fund (formerly known as the Statistical Services Revolving Fund).

(Source: P.A. 92-32, eff. 7-1-01; 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)

(30 ILCS 105/8.16a) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.16a)

Sec. 8.16a. Appropriations for the procurement, installation, retention, maintenance and operation of electronic data processing and information technology devices and software used by state agencies subject to Section 405-20 of the Department of Central Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-20), the purchase of necessary supplies and equipment and accessories thereto, and all other expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of those electronic data processing and information technology devices and software are payable from the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund. However, no contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred for any expenditure from the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund until after the purpose and amount has been approved in writing by the Director of Central Management Services. Until there are sufficient funds in the Technology Management Revolving Fund (formerly known as the Statistical Services Revolving Fund) to carry out the purposes of this amendatory Act of 1965, however, the State agencies subject to that Section 405-20 shall, on written approval of the Director of Central Management Services, pay the cost of operating and maintaining electronic data processing systems from current appropriations as classified and standardized in the State Finance Act "An Act in relation to State finance", approved June 10, 1919, as amended.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(30 ILCS 105/5.12 rep.)

Section 15. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing Section 5.12.

Section 20. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by changing Sections 408, 408.2, 1202, and 1206 as follows:

(215 ILCS 5/408) (from Ch. 73, par. 1020)

Sec. 408. Fees and charges.

(1) The Director shall charge, collect and give proper acquittances for the payment of the following fees and charges:

(a) For filing all documents submitted for the incorporation or organization or certification of a domestic company, except for a fraternal benefit society, $2,000.

(b) For filing all documents submitted for the incorporation or organization of a fraternal benefit society, $500.

(c) For filing amendments to articles of incorporation and amendments to declaration of organization, except for a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit association, a burial society or a farm mutual, $200.

(d) For filing amendments to articles of incorporation of a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit association or a burial society, $100.

(e) For filing amendments to articles of incorporation of a farm mutual, $50.

(f) For filing bylaws or amendments thereto, $50.

(g) For filing agreement of merger or consolidation:

(i) for a domestic company, except for a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit association, a burial society, or a farm mutual, $2,000.

(ii) for a foreign or alien company, except for a fraternal benefit society, $600.

(iii) for a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit association, a burial society, or a farm mutual, $200.

(h) For filing agreements of reinsurance by a domestic company, $200.

(i) For filing all documents submitted by a foreign or alien company to be admitted to transact business or accredited as a reinsurer in this State, except for a fraternal benefit society, $5,000.

(j) For filing all documents submitted by a foreign or alien fraternal benefit society to be admitted to transact business in this State, $500.

(k) For filing declaration of withdrawal of a foreign or alien company, $50.

(l) For filing annual statement by a domestic company, except a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit association, a burial society, or a farm mutual, $200.

(m) For filing annual statement by a domestic fraternal benefit society, $100.

(n) For filing annual statement by a farm mutual, a mutual benefit association, or a burial society, $50.

(o) For issuing a certificate of authority or renewal thereof except to a foreign fraternal benefit society, $400.

(p) For issuing a certificate of authority or renewal thereof to a foreign fraternal benefit society, $200.

(q) For issuing an amended certificate of authority, $50.

(r) For each certified copy of certificate of authority, $20.

(s) For each certificate of deposit, or valuation, or compliance or surety certificate, $20.

(t) For copies of papers or records per page, $1.

(u) For each certification to copies of papers or records, $10.

(v) For multiple copies of documents or certificates listed in subparagraphs (r), (s), and (u) of paragraph (1) of this Section, $10 for the first copy of a certificate of any type and $5 for each additional copy of the same certificate requested at the same time, unless, pursuant to paragraph (2) of this Section, the Director finds these additional fees excessive.

(w) For issuing a permit to sell shares or increase paid-up capital:

(i) in connection with a public stock offering, $300;

(ii) in any other case, $100.

(x) For issuing any other certificate required or permissible under the law, $50.

(y) For filing a plan of exchange of the stock of a domestic stock insurance company, a plan of demutualization of a domestic mutual company, or a plan of reorganization under Article XII, $2,000.

(z) For filing a statement of acquisition of a domestic company as defined in Section 131.4 of this Code, $2,000.

(aa) For filing an agreement to purchase the business of an organization authorized under the Dental Service Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act or of a health maintenance organization or a limited health service organization, $2,000.

(bb) For filing a statement of acquisition of a foreign or alien insurance company as defined in Section 131.12a of this Code, $1,000.

(cc) For filing a registration statement as required in Sections 131.13 and 131.14, the notification as required by Sections 131.16, 131.20a, or 141.4, or an agreement or transaction required by Sections 124.2(2), 141, 141a, or 141.1, $200.

(dd) For filing an application for licensing of:

(i) a religious or charitable risk pooling trust or a workers' compensation pool, $1,000;

(ii) a workers' compensation service company, $500;

(iii) a self-insured automobile fleet, $200; or

(iv) a renewal of or amendment of any license issued pursuant to (i), (ii), or (iii) above, $100.

(ee) For filing articles of incorporation for a syndicate to engage in the business of insurance through the Illinois Insurance Exchange, $2,000.

(ff) For filing amended articles of incorporation for a syndicate engaged in the business of insurance through the Illinois Insurance Exchange, $100.

(gg) For filing articles of incorporation for a limited syndicate to join with other subscribers or limited syndicates to do business through the Illinois Insurance Exchange, $1,000.

(hh) For filing amended articles of incorporation for a limited syndicate to do business through the Illinois Insurance Exchange, $100.

(ii) For a permit to solicit subscriptions to a syndicate or limited syndicate, $100.

(jj) For the filing of each form as required in Section 143 of this Code, $50 per form. The fee for advisory and rating organizations shall be $200 per form.

(i) For the purposes of the form filing fee, filings made on insert page basis will be considered one form at the time of its original submission. Changes made to a form subsequent to its approval shall be considered a new filing.

(ii) Only one fee shall be charged for a form, regardless of the number of other forms or policies with which it will be used.

(iii) Fees charged for a policy filed as it will be issued regardless of the number of forms comprising that policy shall not exceed $1,500. For advisory or rating organizations, fees charged for a policy filed as it will be issued regardless of the number of forms comprising that policy shall not exceed $2,500.

(iv) The Director may by rule exempt forms from such fees.

(kk) For filing an application for licensing of a reinsurance intermediary, $500.

(ll) For filing an application for renewal of a license of a reinsurance intermediary, $200.

(2) When printed copies or numerous copies of the same paper or records are furnished or certified, the Director may reduce such fees for copies if he finds them excessive. He may, when he considers it in the public interest, furnish without charge to state insurance departments and persons other than companies, copies or certified copies of reports of examinations and of other papers and records.

(3) The expenses incurred in any performance examination authorized by law shall be paid by the company or person being examined. The charge shall be reasonably related to the cost of the examination including but not limited to compensation of examiners, electronic data processing costs, supervision and preparation of an examination report and lodging and travel expenses. All lodging and travel expenses shall be in accord with the applicable travel regulations as published by the Department of Central Management Services and approved by the Governor's Travel Control Board, except that out-of-state lodging and travel expenses related to examinations authorized under Section 132 shall be in accordance with travel rates prescribed under paragraph 301-7.2 of the Federal Travel Regulations, 41 C.F.R. 301-7.2, for reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred during official travel. All lodging and travel expenses may be reimbursed directly upon authorization of the Director. With the exception of the direct reimbursements authorized by the Director, all performance examination charges collected by the Department shall be paid to the Insurance Producer Administration Fund, however, the electronic data processing costs incurred by the Department in the performance of any examination shall be billed directly to the company being examined for payment to the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund.

(4) At the time of any service of process on the Director as attorney for such service, the Director shall charge and collect the sum of $20, which may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the suit or action causing such service to be made if he prevails in such suit or action.

(5) (a) The costs incurred by the Department of Insurance in conducting any hearing authorized by law shall be assessed against the parties to the hearing in such proportion as the Director of Insurance may determine upon consideration of all relevant circumstances including: (1) the nature of the hearing; (2) whether the hearing was instigated by, or for the benefit of a particular party or parties; (3) whether there is a successful party on the merits of the proceeding; and (4) the relative levels of participation by the parties.

(b) For purposes of this subsection (5) costs incurred shall mean the hearing officer fees, court reporter fees, and travel expenses of Department of Insurance officers and employees; provided however, that costs incurred shall not include hearing officer fees or court reporter fees unless the Department has retained the services of independent contractors or outside experts to perform such functions.

(c) The Director shall make the assessment of costs incurred as part of the final order or decision arising out of the proceeding; provided, however, that such order or decision shall include findings and conclusions in support of the assessment of costs. This subsection (5) shall not be construed as permitting the payment of travel expenses unless calculated in accordance with the applicable travel regulations of the Department of Central Management Services, as approved by the Governor's Travel Control Board. The Director as part of such order or decision shall require all assessments for hearing officer fees and court reporter fees, if any, to be paid directly to the hearing officer or court reporter by the party(s) assessed for such costs. The assessments for travel expenses of Department officers and employees shall be reimbursable to the Director of Insurance for deposit to the fund out of which those expenses had been paid.

(d) The provisions of this subsection (5) shall apply in the case of any hearing conducted by the Director of Insurance not otherwise specifically provided for by law.

(6) The Director shall charge and collect an annual financial regulation fee from every domestic company for examination and analysis of its financial condition and to fund the internal costs and expenses of the Interstate Insurance Receivership Commission as may be allocated to the State of Illinois and companies doing an insurance business in this State pursuant to Article X of the Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact. The fee shall be the greater fixed amount based upon the combination of nationwide direct premium income and nationwide reinsurance assumed premium income or upon admitted assets calculated under this subsection as follows:

(a) Combination of nationwide direct premium income and nationwide reinsurance assumed premium.

(i) $150, if the premium is less than $500,000 and there is no reinsurance assumed premium;

(ii) $750, if the premium is $500,000 or more, but less than $5,000,000 and there is no reinsurance assumed premium; or if the premium is less than $5,000,000 and the reinsurance assumed premium is less than $10,000,000;

(iii) $3,750, if the premium is less than $5,000,000 and the reinsurance assumed premium is $10,000,000 or more;

(iv) $7,500, if the premium is $5,000,000 or more, but less than $10,000,000;

(v) $18,000, if the premium is $10,000,000 or more, but less than $25,000,000;

(vi) $22,500, if the premium is $25,000,000 or more, but less than $50,000,000;

(vii) $30,000, if the premium is $50,000,000 or more, but less than $100,000,000;

(viii) $37,500, if the premium is $100,000,000 or more.

(b) Admitted assets.

(i) $150, if admitted assets are less than $1,000,000;

(ii) $750, if admitted assets are $1,000,000 or more, but less than $5,000,000;

(iii) $3,750, if admitted assets are $5,000,000 or more, but less than $25,000,000;

(iv) $7,500, if admitted assets are $25,000,000 or more, but less than $50,000,000;

(v) $18,000, if admitted assets are $50,000,000 or more, but less than $100,000,000;

(vi) $22,500, if admitted assets are $100,000,000 or more, but less than $500,000,000;

(vii) $30,000, if admitted assets are $500,000,000 or more, but less than $1,000,000,000;

(viii) $37,500, if admitted assets are $1,000,000,000 or more.

(c) The sum of financial regulation fees charged to the domestic companies of the same affiliated group shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any single year and shall be billed by the Director to the member company designated by the group.

(7) The Director shall charge and collect an annual financial regulation fee from every foreign or alien company, except fraternal benefit societies, for the examination and analysis of its financial condition and to fund the internal costs and expenses of the Interstate Insurance Receivership Commission as may be allocated to the State of Illinois and companies doing an insurance business in this State pursuant to Article X of the Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact. The fee shall be a fixed amount based upon Illinois direct premium income and nationwide reinsurance assumed premium income in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) $150, if the premium is less than $500,000 and there is no reinsurance assumed premium;

(b) $750, if the premium is $500,000 or more, but less than $5,000,000 and there is no reinsurance assumed premium; or if the premium is less than $5,000,000 and the reinsurance assumed premium is less than $10,000,000;

(c) $3,750, if the premium is less than $5,000,000 and the reinsurance assumed premium is $10,000,000 or more;

(d) $7,500, if the premium is $5,000,000 or more, but less than $10,000,000;

(e) $18,000, if the premium is $10,000,000 or more, but less than $25,000,000;

(f) $22,500, if the premium is $25,000,000 or more, but less than $50,000,000;

(g) $30,000, if the premium is $50,000,000 or more, but less than $100,000,000;

(h) $37,500, if the premium is $100,000,000 or more.

The sum of financial regulation fees under this subsection (7) charged to the foreign or alien companies within the same affiliated group shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any single year and shall be billed by the Director to the member company designated by the group.

(8) Beginning January 1, 1992, the financial regulation fees imposed under subsections (6) and (7) of this Section shall be paid by each company or domestic affiliated group annually. After January 1, 1994, the fee shall be billed by Department invoice based upon the company's premium income or admitted assets as shown in its annual statement for the preceding calendar year. The invoice is due upon receipt and must be paid no later than June 30 of each calendar year. All financial regulation fees collected by the Department shall be paid to the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund. The Department may not collect financial examiner per diem charges from companies subject to subsections (6) and (7) of this Section undergoing financial examination after June 30, 1992.

(9) In addition to the financial regulation fee required by this Section, a company undergoing any financial examination authorized by law shall pay the following costs and expenses incurred by the Department: electronic data processing costs, the expenses authorized under Section 131.21 and subsection (d) of Section 132.4 of this Code, and lodging and travel expenses.

Electronic data processing costs incurred by the Department in the performance of any examination shall be billed directly to the company undergoing examination for payment to the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund. Except for direct reimbursements authorized by the Director or direct payments made under Section 131.21 or subsection (d) of Section 132.4 of this Code, all financial regulation fees and all financial examination charges collected by the Department shall be paid to the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund.

All lodging and travel expenses shall be in accordance with applicable travel regulations published by the Department of Central Management Services and approved by the Governor's Travel Control Board, except that out-of-state lodging and travel expenses related to examinations authorized under Sections 132.1 through 132.7 shall be in accordance with travel rates prescribed under paragraph 301-7.2 of the Federal Travel Regulations, 41 C.F.R. 301-7.2, for reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred during official travel. All lodging and travel expenses may be reimbursed directly upon the authorization of the Director.

In the case of an organization or person not subject to the financial regulation fee, the expenses incurred in any financial examination authorized by law shall be paid by the organization or person being examined. The charge shall be reasonably related to the cost of the examination including, but not limited to, compensation of examiners and other costs described in this subsection.

(10) Any company, person, or entity failing to make any payment of $150 or more as required under this Section shall be subject to the penalty and interest provisions provided for in subsections (4) and (7) of Section 412.

(11) Unless otherwise specified, all of the fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund.

(12) For purposes of this Section:

(a) "Domestic company" means a company as defined in Section 2 of this Code which is incorporated or organized under the laws of this State, and in addition includes a not-for-profit corporation authorized under the Dental Service Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, a health maintenance organization, and a limited health service organization.

(b) "Foreign company" means a company as defined in Section 2 of this Code which is incorporated or organized under the laws of any state of the United States other than this State and in addition includes a health maintenance organization and a limited health service organization which is incorporated or organized under the laws of any state of the United States other than this State.

(c) "Alien company" means a company as defined in Section 2 of this Code which is incorporated or organized under the laws of any country other than the United States.

(d) "Fraternal benefit society" means a corporation, society, order, lodge or voluntary association as defined in Section 282.1 of this Code.

(e) "Mutual benefit association" means a company, association or corporation authorized by the Director to do business in this State under the provisions of Article XVIII of this Code.

(f) "Burial society" means a person, firm, corporation, society or association of individuals authorized by the Director to do business in this State under the provisions of Article XIX of this Code.

(g) "Farm mutual" means a district, county and township mutual insurance company authorized by the Director to do business in this State under the provisions of the Farm Mutual Insurance Company Act of 1986.

(Source: P.A. 97-486, eff. 1-1-12; 97-603, eff. 8-26-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

(215 ILCS 5/408.2) (from Ch. 73, par. 1020.2)

Sec. 408.2. Statistical Services. Any public record, or any data obtained by the Department of Insurance, which is subject to public inspection or copying and which is maintained on a computer processible medium, may be furnished in a computer processed or computer processible medium upon the written request of any applicant and the payment of a reasonable fee established by the Director sufficient to cover the total cost of the Department for processing, maintaining and generating such computer processible records or data, except to the extent of any salaries or compensation of Department officers or employees.

The Director of Insurance is specifically authorized to contract with members of the public at large, enter waiver agreements, or otherwise enter written agreements for the purpose of assuring public access to the Department's computer processible records or data, or for the purpose of restricting, controlling or limiting such access where necessary to protect the confidentiality of individuals, companies or other entities identified by such documents.

All fees collected by the Director under this Section 408.2 shall be deposited in the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund and credited to the account of the Department of Insurance. Any surplus funds remaining in such account at the close of any fiscal year shall be delivered to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund.

(Source: P.A. 84-989.)

(215 ILCS 5/1202) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.902)

Sec. 1202. Duties. The Director shall:

(a) determine the relationship of insurance premiums and related income as compared to insurance costs and expenses and provide such information to the General Assembly and the general public;

(b) study the insurance system in the State of Illinois, and recommend to the General Assembly what it deems to be the most appropriate and comprehensive cost containment system for the State;

(c) respond to the requests by agencies of government and the General Assembly for special studies and analysis of data collected pursuant to this Article. Such reports shall be made available in a form prescribed by the Director. The Director may also determine a fee to be charged to the requesting agency to cover the direct and indirect costs for producing such a report, and shall permit affected insurers the right to review the accuracy of the report before it is released. The fees shall be deposited into the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund and credited to the account of the Department of Insurance;

(d) make an interim report to the General Assembly no later than August 15, 1987, and an a annual report to the General Assembly no later than July 1 every year thereafter which shall include the Director's findings and recommendations regarding its duties as provided under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 98-226, eff. 1-1-14; revised 10-21-15.)

(215 ILCS 5/1206) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.906)

Sec. 1206. Expenses. The companies required to file reports under this Article shall pay a reasonable fee established by the Director sufficient to cover the total cost of the Department incident to or associated with the administration and enforcement of this Article, including the collection, analysis and distribution of the insurance cost data, the conversion of hard copy reports to tape, and the compilation and analysis of basic reports. The Director may establish a schedule of fees for this purpose. Expenses for additional reports shall be billed to those requesting the reports. Any such fees collected under this Section shall be paid to the Director of Insurance and deposited into the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund and credited to the account of the Department of Insurance.

(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

Section 25. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by changing Section 17 as follows:

(820 ILCS 305/17) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.17)

Sec. 17. The Commission shall cause to be printed and furnish free of charge upon request by any employer or employee such blank forms as may facilitate or promote efficient administration and the performance of the duties of the Commission. It shall provide a proper record in which shall be entered and indexed the name of any employer who shall file a notice of declination or withdrawal under this Act, and the date of the filing thereof; and a proper record in which shall be entered and indexed the name of any employee who shall file such notice of declination or withdrawal, and the date of the filing thereof; and such other notices as may be required by this Act; and records in which shall be recorded all proceedings, orders and awards had or made by the Commission or by the arbitration committees, and such other books or records as it shall deem necessary, all such records to be kept in the office of the Commission.

The Commission may destroy all papers and documents which have been on file for more than 5 years where there is no claim for compensation pending or where more than 2 years have elapsed since the termination of the compensation period.

The Commission shall compile and distribute to interested persons aggregate statistics, taken from any records and reports in the possession of the Commission. The aggregate statistics shall not give the names or otherwise identify persons sustaining injuries or disabilities or the employer of any injured person or person with a disability.

The Commission is authorized to establish reasonable fees and methods of payment limited to covering only the costs to the Commission for processing, maintaining and generating records or data necessary for the computerized production of documents, records and other materials except to the extent of any salaries or compensation of Commission officers or employees.

All fees collected by the Commission under this Section shall be deposited in the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund and credited to the account of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

Section 30. The Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is amended by changing Section 17 as follows:

(820 ILCS 310/17) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.52)

Sec. 17. The Commission shall cause to be printed and shall furnish free of charge upon request by any employer or employee such blank forms as it shall deem requisite to facilitate or promote the efficient administration of this Act, and the performance of the duties of the Commission. It shall provide a proper record in which shall be entered and indexed the name of any employer who shall file a notice of election under this Act, and the date of the filing thereof; and a proper record in which shall be entered and indexed the name of any employee who shall file a notice of election, and the date of the filing thereof; and such other notices as may be required by this Act; and records in which shall be recorded all proceedings, orders and awards had or made by the Commission, or by the arbitration committees, and such other books or records as it shall deem necessary, all such records to be kept in the office of the Commission. The Commission, in its discretion, may destroy all papers and documents except notices of election and waivers which have been on file for more than five years where there is no claim for compensation pending, or where more than two years have elapsed since the termination of the compensation period.

The Commission shall compile and distribute to interested persons aggregate statistics, taken from any records and reports in the possession of the Commission. The aggregate statistics shall not give the names or otherwise identify persons sustaining injuries or disabilities or the employer of any injured person or person with a disability.

The Commission is authorized to establish reasonable fees and methods of payment limited to covering only the costs to the Commission for processing, maintaining and generating records or data necessary for the computerized production of documents, records and other materials except to the extent of any salaries or compensation of Commission officers or employees.

All fees collected by the Commission under this Section shall be deposited in the Technology Management Statistical Services Revolving Fund and credited to the account of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 1, 2016.