Sen. Bill Cunningham

Filed: 4/21/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3940

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3940 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "(30 ILCS 105/5.531 rep.)
5    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
6Section 5.531.
 
7    Section 10. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
8by changing Sections 2, 3, 6.2, 11.5, 14, 15.2, 15.3, 15.3a,
915.4, 15.4b, 15.5, 20, 30, 35, 40, 50, and 99 as follows:
 
10    (50 ILCS 750/2)  (from Ch. 134, par. 32)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
12    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
13context otherwise requires:
14    "9-1-1 network" means the network used for the delivery of
159-1-1 calls and messages over dedicated and redundant

 

 

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1facilities to a primary or backup 9-1-1 PSAP that meets the
2appropriate grade of service.
3    "9-1-1 system" means the geographic area that has been
4granted an order of authority by the Commission or the
5Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator to use "9-1-1" as the primary
6emergency telephone number, including, but not limited to, the
7network, software applications, databases, CPE components and
8operational and management procedures required to provide
99-1-1 service.
10    "9-1-1 Authority" means an Emergency Telephone System
11Board or Joint Emergency Telephone System Board that provides
12for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system. "9-1-1
13Authority" includes the Illinois State Police only to the
14extent it provides 9-1-1 services under this Act.
15    "9-1-1 System Manager" means the manager, director,
16administrator, or coordinator who at the direction of his or
17her Emergency Telephone System Board is responsible for the
18implementation and execution of the order of authority issued
19by the Commission or the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator through
20the programs, policies, procedures, and daily operations of
21the 9-1-1 system consistent with the provisions of this Act.
22    "Administrator" means the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator.
23    "Advanced service" means any telecommunications service
24with or without dynamic bandwidth allocation, including, but
25not limited to, ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI), that,
26through the use of a DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or

 

 

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1multi-channel transmission facility, is capable of
2transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
3telecommunications services to the public switched network or
4the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency.
5    "Aggregator" means an entity that ingresses 9-1-1 calls of
6multiple traffic types or 9-1-1 calls from multiple
7originating service providers and combines them on a trunk
8group or groups (or equivalent egress connection arrangement
9to a 9-1-1 system provider's E9-1-1/NG9-1-1 network or
10system), and that uses the routing information provided in the
11received call setup signaling to select the appropriate trunk
12group and proceeds to signal call setup toward the 9-1-1
13system provider. "Aggregator" includes an originating service
14provider that provides aggregation functions for its own 9-1-1
15calls. "Aggregator" also includes an aggregation network or an
16aggregation entity that provides aggregator services for other
17types of system providers, such as cloud-based services or
18enterprise networks as its client.
19    "ALI" or "automatic location identification" means the
20automatic display at the public safety answering point of the
21address or location of the caller's telephone and
22supplementary emergency services information of the location
23from which a call originates.
24    "ANI" or "automatic number identification" means the
25automatic display of the 10-digit telephone number associated
26with the caller's telephone number.

 

 

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1    "Automatic alarm" and "automatic alerting device" mean any
2device that will access the 9-1-1 system for emergency
3services upon activation and does not provide for two-way
4communication.
5    "Answering point" means a PSAP, SAP, Backup PSAP, Unmanned
6Backup Answering Point, or VAP.
7    "Authorized entity" means an answering point or
8participating agency other than a decommissioned PSAP.
9    "Backup PSAP" means an answering point that meets the
10appropriate standards of service and serves as an alternate to
11the PSAP operating independently from the PSAP at a different
12location that has the capability to direct dispatch for the
13PSAP or otherwise transfer emergency calls directly to an
14authorized entity. A backup PSAP may accept overflow calls
15from the PSAP or be activated if the primary PSAP is disabled.
16    "Board" means an Emergency Telephone System Board or a
17Joint Emergency Telephone System Board created pursuant to
18Section 15.4.
19    "Call back number" means a number used by a PSAP to
20recontact a location from which a 9-1-1 call was placed,
21regardless of whether that number is a direct-dial number for
22a station used to originate a 9-1-1 call.
23    "Carrier" includes a telecommunications carrier and a
24wireless carrier.
25    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
26    "Computer aided dispatch" or "CAD" means a computer-based

 

 

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1system that aids public safety telecommunicators by automating
2selected dispatching and recordkeeping activities.
3    "Direct dispatch" means a 9-1-1 service wherein upon
4receipt of an emergency call, a public safety telecommunicator
5transmits - without delay, transfer, relay, or referral - all
6relevant available information to the appropriate public
7safety personnel or emergency responders.
8    "Dispatchable location" means the street address of a
99-1-1 caller and additional information, such as room number,
10floor number, or similar information, necessary to identify
11the location of the 9-1-1 caller.
12    "Decommissioned" means the revocation of a PSAPs authority
13to handle 9-1-1 calls as an answering point within the 9-1-1
14network.
15    "DS-1, T-1, or similar un-channelized or multi-channel
16transmission facility" means a facility that can transmit and
17receive a bit rate of at least 1.544 megabits per second
18(Mbps).
19    "Dynamic bandwidth allocation" means the ability of the
20facility or customer to drop and add channels, or adjust
21bandwidth, when needed in real time for voice or data
22purposes.
23    "Emergency call" means any type of request for emergency
24assistance through a 9-1-1 network either to the digits 9-1-1
25or the emergency 24/7 10-digit telephone number for all
26answering points. An emergency call is not limited to a voice

 

 

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1telephone call. It could be a two-way video call, an
2interactive text, Teletypewriter (TTY), an SMS, an Instant
3Message, or any new mechanism for communications available in
4the future. An emergency call occurs when the request for
5emergency assistance is received by a public safety
6telecommunicator.
7    "EMS personnel" has the meaning given to that term in
8Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
9Act.
10    "Enhanced 9-1-1" or "E9-1-1" means a telephone system that
11includes network switching, database and PSAP premise elements
12capable of providing automatic location identification data,
13selective routing, selective transfer, fixed transfer, and a
14call back number, including any enhanced 9-1-1 service so
15designated by the Federal Communications Commission in its
16report and order in WC Dockets Nos. 04-36 and 05-196, or any
17successor proceeding.
18    "ETSB" means an emergency telephone system board appointed
19by the corporate authorities of any county or municipality
20that provides for the management and operation of a 9-1-1
21system.
22    "First responder" means someone designated by a public
23safety agency who is charged with responding to emergency
24service requests, including emergency communications
25professionals, public safety telecommunicators, public safety
26telecommunicator supervisors, and police, fire, and EMS

 

 

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1personnel who operate in the field.
2    "Grade of service" means P.01 for E9-1-1 enhanced 9-1-1
3services or the equivalent for NENA Baseline NG9-1-1 as set
4forth in the NENA i3 Solution adopted standard for NG9-1-1.
5    "Hearing-impaired individual" means a person with a
6permanent hearing loss who can regularly and routinely
7communicate by telephone only through the aid of devices which
8can send and receive written messages over the telephone
9network.
10    "Hosted supplemental 9-1-1 service" means a database
11service that:
12        (1) electronically provides information to 9-1-1 call
13    takers when a call is placed to 9-1-1;
14        (2) allows telephone subscribers to provide
15    information to 9-1-1 to be used in emergency scenarios;
16        (3) collects a variety of formatted data relevant to
17    9-1-1 and first responder needs, which may include, but is
18    not limited to, photographs of the telephone subscribers,
19    physical descriptions, medical information, household
20    data, and emergency contacts;
21        (4) allows for information to be entered by telephone
22    subscribers through a secure website where they can elect
23    to provide as little or as much information as they
24    choose;
25        (5) automatically displays data provided by telephone
26    subscribers to 9-1-1 call takers for all types of

 

 

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1    telephones when a call is placed to 9-1-1 from a
2    registered and confirmed phone number;
3        (6) supports the delivery of telephone subscriber
4    information through a secure internet connection to all
5    emergency telephone system boards;
6        (7) works across all 9-1-1 call taking equipment and
7    allows for the easy transfer of information into a
8    computer aided dispatch system; and
9        (8) may be used to collect information pursuant to an
10    Illinois Premise Alert Program as defined in the Illinois
11    Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act.
12    "Interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider" or
13"Interconnected VoIP provider" has the meaning given to that
14term under Section 13-235 of the Public Utilities Act.
15    "Joint ETSB" means a Joint Emergency Telephone System
16Board established by intergovernmental agreement of two or
17more municipalities or counties, or a combination thereof, to
18provide for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system.
19    "Key telephone system" means a type of MLTS designed to
20provide shared access to several outside lines through buttons
21or keys typically offering identified access lines with direct
22line appearance or termination on a given telephone set.
23    "Local public agency" means any unit of local government
24or special purpose district located in whole or in part within
25this State that provides or has authority to provide
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1services.
2    "Mechanical dialer" means any device that accesses the
39-1-1 system without human intervention and does not provide
4for two-way communication.
5    "Master Street Address Guide" or "MSAG" is a database of
6street names and house ranges within their associated
7communities defining emergency service zones (ESZs) and their
8associated emergency service numbers (ESNs) to enable proper
9routing of 9-1-1 calls.
10    "Mobile telephone number" or "MTN" means the telephone
11number assigned to a wireless telephone at the time of initial
12activation.
13    "Multi-line telephone system" or "MLTS" means a system
14that is comprised of a common control unit or units, telephone
15sets, control hardware and software, and adjunct systems and
16that enables users to make and receive telephone calls using
17shared resources, such as telephone network trunks or data
18link bandwidth. The terms "multi-line telephone system" and
19"MLTS" include, but are not limited to: network-based and
20premises-based systems, such as Centrex service;
21premises-based, hosted, and cloud-based VoIP systems; PBX,
22hybrid, and key telephone systems (as classified by the
23Federal Communications Commission under 47 CFR Part 68 or any
24successor rules); and systems owned or leased by governmental
25agencies, nonprofit entities, and for-profit businesses.
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1communications channels directly between a subscriber and a
2telecommunications carrier's public switched network, without
3the intervention of any other telecommunications carrier's
4switched network, which would be required to carry the
5subscriber's inter-premises traffic and which connection
6either (1) is capable of providing access through the public
7switched network to a 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System, if one
8exists, or (2) if no system exists at the time a surcharge is
9imposed under Section 15.3, that would be capable of providing
10access through the public switched network to the local 9-1-1
11Emergency Telephone System if one existed. Where multiple
12voice grade communications channels are connected to a
13telecommunications carrier's public switched network through a
14private branch exchange (PBX) service, there shall be
15determined to be one network connection for each trunk line
16capable of transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises
17traffic to the public switched network or the subscriber's
189-1-1 calls to the public agency. Where multiple voice grade
19communications channels are connected to an OSP's public
20switched network through Centrex type service, the number of
21network connections shall be equal to the number of PBX trunk
22equivalents for the subscriber's service or other multiple
23voice grade communication channels facility, as determined by
24reference to any generally applicable exchange access service
25tariff filed by the subscriber's telecommunications carrier
26with the Commission.

 

 

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1    "Network costs" means those recurring costs that directly
2relate to the operation of the 9-1-1 network as determined by
3the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator with the advice of the
4Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, which may include, but need
5not be limited to, some or all of the following: costs for
6interoffice trunks, selective routing charges, transfer lines
7and toll charges for 9-1-1 services, Automatic Location
8Information (ALI) database charges, independent local exchange
9carrier charges and non-system provider charges, carrier
10charges for third party database for on-site customer premises
11equipment, back-up PSAP trunks for non-system providers,
12periodic database updates as provided by carrier (also known
13as "ALI data dump"), regional ALI storage charges, circuits
14for call delivery (fiber or circuit connection), NG9-1-1
15costs, and all associated fees, taxes, and surcharges on each
16invoice. "Network costs" shall not include radio circuits or
17toll charges that are other than for 9-1-1 services.
18    "Next generation 9-1-1" or "NG9-1-1" means a secure
19Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) open-standards system
20comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational
21policies and procedures that:
22            (A) provides standardized interfaces from
23        emergency call and message services to support
24        emergency communications;
25            (B) processes all types of emergency calls,
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1        information;
2            (C) acquires and integrates additional emergency
3        call data useful to call routing and handling;
4            (D) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and
5        data to the appropriate public safety answering point
6        and other appropriate emergency entities based on the
7        location of the caller;
8            (E) supports data, video, and other communications
9        needs for coordinated incident response and
10        management; and
11            (F) interoperates with services and networks used
12        by first responders to facilitate emergency response.
13    "NG9-1-1 costs" means those recurring costs that directly
14relate to the Next Generation 9-1-1 service as determined by
15the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator with the advice of the
16Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, which may include, but need
17not be limited to, costs for NENA i3 Core Components (Border
18Control Function (BCF), Emergency Call Routing Function
19(ECRF), Location Validation Function (LVF), Emergency Services
20Routing Proxy (ESRP), Policy Store/Policy Routing Functions
21(PSPRF), and Location Information Servers (LIS)), Statewide
22ESInet, software external to the PSAP (data collection,
23identity management, aggregation, and GIS functionality), and
24gateways (legacy 9-1-1 tandems or gateways or both).
25    "Originating service provider" or "OSP" means the entity
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1originate voice or nonvoice 9-1-1 requests for assistance and
2who would interconnect, in any of various fashions, to the
39-1-1 system provider for purposes of delivering 9-1-1 traffic
4to the public safety answering points.
5    "Private branch exchange" or "PBX" means a private
6telephone system and associated equipment located on the
7user's property that provides communications between internal
8stations and external networks.
9    "Private business switch service" means network and
10premises based systems including a VoIP, Centrex type service,
11or PBX service, even though key telephone systems or
12equivalent telephone systems registered with the Federal
13Communications Commission under 47 CFR Part 68 are directly
14connected to Centrex type and PBX systems. "Private business
15switch service" does not include key telephone systems or
16equivalent telephone systems registered with the Federal
17Communications Commission under 47 CFR Part 68 when not used
18in conjunction with a VoIP, Centrex type, or PBX systems.
19"Private business switch service" typically includes, but is
20not limited to, private businesses, corporations, and
21industries where the telecommunications service is primarily
22for conducting business.
23    "Private residential switch service" means network and
24premise based systems including a VoIP, Centrex type service,
25or PBX service or key telephone systems or equivalent
26telephone systems registered with the Federal Communications

 

 

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1Commission under 47 CFR Part 68 that are directly connected to
2a VoIP, Centrex type service, or PBX systems equipped for
3switched local network connections or 9-1-1 system access to
4residential end users through a private telephone switch.
5"Private residential switch service" does not include key
6telephone systems or equivalent telephone systems registered
7with the Federal Communications Commission under 47 CFR Part
868 when not used in conjunction with a VoIP, Centrex type, or
9PBX systems. "Private residential switch service" typically
10includes, but is not limited to, apartment complexes,
11condominiums, and campus or university environments where
12shared tenant service is provided and where the usage of the
13telecommunications service is primarily residential.
14    "Public agency" means the State, and any unit of local
15government or special purpose district located in whole or in
16part within this State, that provides or has authority to
17provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other
18emergency services.
19    "Public safety agency" means a functional division of a
20public agency that provides firefighting, police, medical, or
21other emergency services to respond to and manage emergency
22incidents. For the purpose of providing wireless service to
23users of 9-1-1 emergency services, as expressly provided for
24in this Act, the Illinois State Police may be considered a
25public safety agency.
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1primary answering location of an emergency call that meets the
2appropriate standards of service and is responsible for
3receiving and processing those calls and events according to a
4specified operational policy.
5    "PSAP representative" means the manager or supervisor of a
6Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) who oversees the daily
7operational functions and is responsible for the overall
8management and administration of the PSAP.
9    "Public safety telecommunicator" means any person employed
10in a full-time or part-time capacity at an answering point
11whose duties or responsibilities include answering, receiving,
12or transferring an emergency call for dispatch to the
13appropriate emergency responder.
14    "Public safety telecommunicator supervisor" means any
15person employed in a full-time or part-time capacity at an
16answering point or by a 9-1-1 Authority, whose primary duties
17or responsibilities are to direct, administer, or manage any
18public safety telecommunicator and whose responsibilities
19include answering, receiving, or transferring an emergency
20call for dispatch to the appropriate emergency responders.
21    "Referral" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public
22safety telecommunicator provides the calling party with the
23telephone number of the appropriate public safety agency or
24other provider of emergency services.
25    "Regular service" means any telecommunications service,
26other than advanced service, that is capable of transporting

 

 

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1either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
2telecommunications services to the public switched network or
3the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency.
4    "Relay" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public safety
5telecommunicator takes the pertinent information from a caller
6and relays that information to the appropriate public safety
7agency or other provider of emergency services.
8    "Remit period" means the billing period, one month in
9duration, for which a wireless carrier remits a surcharge and
10provides subscriber information by zip code to the Illinois
11State Police, in accordance with Section 20 of this Act.
12    "Secondary Answering Point" or "SAP" means a location,
13other than a PSAP, that is able to receive the voice, data, and
14call back number of E9-1-1 or NG9-1-1 emergency calls
15transferred from a PSAP and completes the call taking process
16by dispatching police, medical, fire, or other emergency
17responders.
18    "Shared residential MLTS service" means the use of one or
19more MLTS or MLTS services to provide telephone service to
20residential facilities, including, but not limited to,
21single-family dwellings and multi-family dwellings, such as
22apartments, even if the service is not individually billed.
23    "Shared telecommunications services" means the provision
24of telecommunications and information management services and
25equipment within a user group located in discrete private
26premises in building complexes, campuses, or high-rise

 

 

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1buildings by a commercial shared services provider or by a
2user association, through privately owned customer premises
3equipment and associated data processing and information
4management services. The term "shared telecommunications
5services" includes the provisioning of connections to the
6facilities of a local exchange carrier or an interexchange
7carrier.
8    "Statewide wireless emergency 9-1-1 system" means all
9areas of the State where an emergency telephone system board
10has not declared its intention for one or more of its public
11safety answering points to serve as a primary wireless 9-1-1
12public safety answering point for its jurisdiction. The
13operator of the statewide wireless emergency 9-1-1 system
14shall be the Illinois State Police.
15    "System" means the communications equipment and related
16software applications required to produce a response by the
17appropriate emergency public safety agency or other provider
18of emergency services as a result of an emergency call being
19placed to 9-1-1.
20    "System provider" means the contracted entity providing
219-1-1 network and database services.
22    "Telecommunications carrier" means those entities included
23within the definition specified in Section 13-202 of the
24Public Utilities Act, and includes those carriers acting as
25resellers of telecommunications services. "Telecommunications
26carrier" includes telephone systems operating as mutual

 

 

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1concerns. "Telecommunications carrier" does not include a
2wireless carrier.
3    "Telecommunications technology" means equipment that can
4send and receive written messages over the telephone network.
5    "Temporary residence MLTS" means the use of a MLTS or MLTS
6service to provide telephone service to occupants of temporary
7or transient dwellings, including, but not limited to,
8dormitories, hotels, motels, health care facilities, and
9nursing homes, or other similar facilities.
10    "Transfer" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public
11safety telecommunicator, who receives an emergency call,
12transmits, redirects, or conferences that call to the
13appropriate public safety agency or other provider of
14emergency services. "Transfer" shall not include a relay or
15referral of the information without transferring the caller.
16    "Transmitting messages" shall have the meaning given to
17that term under Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
18    "Trunk line" means a transmission path, or group of
19transmission paths, connecting a subscriber's PBX to a
20telecommunications carrier's public switched network. In the
21case of regular service, each voice grade communications
22channel or equivalent amount of bandwidth capable of
23transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
24telecommunications services to the public switched network or
25the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be
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1channels or additional bandwidth. In the case of advanced
2service, each DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or
3multi-channel transmission facility that is capable of
4transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
5telecommunications services to the public switched network or
6the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be
7considered a single trunk line, even if it contains multiple
8voice grade communications channels or otherwise supports 2 or
9more voice grade calls at a time; provided, however, that each
10additional increment of up to 24 voice grade channels of
11transmission capacity that is capable of transporting either
12the subscriber's inter-premises voice telecommunications
13services to the public switched network or the subscriber's
149-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be considered an
15additional trunk line.
16    "Unmanned backup answering point" means an answering point
17that serves as an alternate to the PSAP at an alternate
18location and is typically unmanned but can be activated if the
19primary PSAP is disabled.
20    "Virtual answering point" or "VAP" means a temporary or
21nonpermanent location that is capable of receiving an
22emergency call, contains a fully functional worksite that is
23not bound to a specific location, but rather is portable and
24scalable, connecting public safety telecommunicators to the
25work process, and is capable of completing the call
26dispatching process.

 

 

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1    "Voice-impaired individual" means a person with a
2permanent speech disability which precludes oral
3communication, who can regularly and routinely communicate by
4telephone only through the aid of devices which can send and
5receive written messages over the telephone network.
6    "Wireless carrier" means a provider of two-way cellular,
7broadband PCS, geographic area 800 MHZ and 900 MHZ Commercial
8Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), Wireless Communications Service
9(WCS), or other Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), as
10defined by the Federal Communications Commission, offering
11radio communications that may provide fixed, mobile, radio
12location, or satellite communication services to individuals
13or businesses within its assigned spectrum block and
14geographical area or that offers real-time, two-way voice
15service that is interconnected with the public switched
16network, including a reseller of such service.
17    "Wireless enhanced 9-1-1" means the ability to relay the
18telephone number of the originator of a 9-1-1 call and
19location information from any mobile handset or text telephone
20device accessing the wireless system to the designated
21wireless public safety answering point as set forth in the
22order of the Federal Communications Commission, FCC Docket No.
2394-102, adopted June 12, 1996, with an effective date of
24October 1, 1996, and any subsequent amendment thereto.
25    "Wireless public safety answering point" means the
26functional division of a 9-1-1 authority accepting wireless

 

 

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19-1-1 calls.
2    "Wireless subscriber" means an individual or entity to
3whom a wireless service account or number has been assigned by
4a wireless carrier, other than an account or number associated
5with prepaid wireless telecommunication service.
6(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
7102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-983, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 750/3)  (from Ch. 134, par. 33)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
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 36 18 months of the awarding of a contract to a
13vendor certified under Section 13-900 of the Public Utilities
14Act to provide Next Generation 9-1-1 service, every 9-1-1
15system in Illinois, except in a municipality with a population
16over 500,000, shall provide Next Generation 9-1-1 service. A
17municipality with a population over 500,000 shall provide Next
18Generation 9-1-1 service by July 1, 2024 December 31, 2023.
19    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or
20discourage in any way the formation of multijurisdictional or
21regional systems, and any system established pursuant to this
22Act may include the territory of more than one public agency or
23may include a segment of the territory of a public agency.
24(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 750/6.2)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
3    Sec. 6.2. Every 9-1-1 system shall be able to accept text
4to 9-1-1 no later than July 1, 2024 January 1, 2023. The
5Illinois State Police shall adopt rules for the implementation
6of this Section.
7(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 750/11.5)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
10    Sec. 11.5. Aggregator and originating service provider
11responsibilities.
12    (a) Each aggregator, and the originating service providers
13whose 9-1-1 calls are being aggregated by the aggregator,
14shall comply with their respective requirements in 83 Ill.
15Adm. Code 725.410.
16    (b) Beginning February 1, 2024 and every February 1
17thereafter July 1, 2021, each aggregator that is operating
18within the State must submit email the Office of the Statewide
199-1-1 Administrator to provide the following information that
20supports the implementation of and the migration to the
21Statewide NG9-1-1 system to the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1
22Administrator on a form prescribed and made available by the
23Illinois State Police for this purpose:
24        (1) A company 9-1-1 contact, address, email, and phone
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1        (2) A list of originating service providers that the
2    aggregator transports 9-1-1 calls for and then to the
3    appropriate 9-1-1 system provider. New or current
4    aggregators must update the required information within 30
5    days of implementing any changes in information required
6    by this subsection.
7    (c) Each aggregator shall establish procedures for
8receiving No Record Found errors from the 9-1-1 System
9Provider, identifying the originating service provider who
10delivered the call to the aggregator, and referring the No
11Record Found errors to that originating service provider.
12    (d) Each originating service provider shall establish
13procedures with the 9-1-1 system provider for preventing and
14resolving No Record Found errors in the 9-1-1 database and
15make every effort to ensure 9-1-1 calls are sent to the
16appropriate public safety answering point.
17    (e) If a 9-1-1 system is being transitioned to NG9-1-1
18service or to a new provider, each aggregator shall be
19responsible for coordinating any modifications that are needed
20to ensure that the originating service provider provides the
21required level of service to its customers. Each aggregator
22shall coordinate those network changes or additions for those
23migrations in a timely manner with the appropriate 9-1-1
24system provider who shall be managing its respective
25implementation schedule and cut over. Each aggregator shall
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1the aggregator's successful turn up of the network changes or
2additions supporting the migration and include the necessary
3information for the originating service provider's migration
4(such as public safety answering point name, Federal
5Communications Commission Identification, and Emergency
6Services Routing Number). The notice shall be provided to the
7originating service providers within 2 weeks of acceptance
8testing and conversion activities between the aggregator and
9the 9-1-1 system provider.
10    (f) The 9-1-1 system provider shall coordinate directly
11with the originating service providers (unless the aggregator
12separately agrees to coordinate with the originating service
13providers) for migration, but in no case shall that migration
14exceed 30 days after receipt of notice from the aggregator,
15unless agreed to by the originating service provider and 9-1-1
16system provider.
17    (g) Each aggregator shall coordinate test calls with the
189-1-1 system provider and the 9-1-1 Authority when turning up
19new circuits or making network changes. Each originating
20service provider shall perform testing of its network and
21provisioning upon notification from the aggregator that the
22network has been tested and accepted with the 9-1-1 system
23provider.
24    (h) Each aggregator and originating service provider
25customer shall deliver all 9-1-1 calls, audio, data, and
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1State.
2(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)
 
3    (50 ILCS 750/14)  (from Ch. 134, par. 44)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
5    Sec. 14. The General Assembly declares that a major
6purpose of this Act is to ensure that 9-1-1 systems have
7redundant methods of dispatch for: (1) each public safety
8agency within its jurisdiction, herein known as participating
9agencies; and (2) 9-1-1 systems whose jurisdictional
10boundaries are contiguous, herein known as adjacent 9-1-1
11systems, when an emergency request for service is received for
12a public safety agency that needs to be dispatched by the
13adjacent 9-1-1 system. Another primary purpose of this Section
14is to eliminate instances in which a public safety agency
15refuses, once dispatched, to render aid outside of the
16jurisdictional boundaries of the public safety agency.
17Therefore, in implementing a 9-1-1 system under this Act, all
189-1-1 authorities shall enter into call handling and aid
19outside jurisdictional boundaries agreements with each
20participating agency and adjacent 9-1-1 system. The agreements
21shall provide a primary and secondary means of dispatch. It
22must also provide that, once an emergency unit is dispatched
23in response to a request through the system, such unit shall
24render its services to the requesting party without regard to
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1jurisdictional boundaries. The call handling and aid outside
2jurisdictional boundaries agreements shall be incorporated
3into the plan filed under Section 11. Notice of any changes to
4call handling and aid outside jurisdictional boundaries
5agreements must be made annually during the financial
6reporting process Certified notification of the continuation
7of call handling and aid outside jurisdictional boundaries
8agreements shall be made among the involved parties on an
9annual basis. The Illinois State Police may adopt rules for
10the administration of this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 
12    (50 ILCS 750/15.2)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.2)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
14    Sec. 15.2. Any person placing a call or text an "emergency
15call" to the number "911" or causing a transmission, in any
16manner, to a public safety agency or public safety answering
17point for the purpose of making an alarm or complaint and
18reporting false information when, at the time the call, text,
19or transmission is made, the person knows there is no
20reasonable ground for making the call, text, or transmission
21and further knows that the call or transmission could result
22in the emergency response of any public safety agency, is
23subject to the provisions of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code
24of 2012.
25(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 750/15.3)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.3)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
3    Sec. 15.3. Local non-wireless surcharge.
4    (a) Except as provided in subsection (l) of this Section,
5the corporate authorities of any municipality or any county
6may, subject to the limitations of subsections (c), (d), and
7(h), and in addition to any tax levied pursuant to the
8Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act, impose a
9monthly surcharge on billed subscribers of network connection
10provided by telecommunication carriers engaged in the business
11of transmitting messages by means of electricity originating
12within the corporate limits of the municipality or county
13imposing the surcharge at a rate per network connection
14determined in accordance with subsection (c), however the
15monthly surcharge shall not apply to a network connection
16provided for use with pay telephone services. Provided,
17however, that where multiple voice grade communications
18channels are connected between the subscriber's premises and a
19public switched network through private branch exchange (PBX)
20or centrex type service, a municipality imposing a surcharge
21at a rate per network connection, as determined in accordance
22with this Act, shall impose:
23        (i) in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or
24    less or in any county, 5 such surcharges per network
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1    both regular service and advanced service provisioned
2    trunk lines;
3        (ii) in a municipality with a population, prior to
4    March 1, 2010, of 500,000 or more, 5 surcharges per
5    network connection, as defined under Section 2 of this
6    Act, for both regular service and advanced service
7    provisioned trunk lines;
8        (iii) in a municipality with a population, as of March
9    1, 2010, of 500,000 or more, 5 surcharges per network
10    connection, as defined under Section 2 of this Act, for
11    regular service provisioned trunk lines, and 12 surcharges
12    per network connection, as defined under Section 2 of this
13    Act, for advanced service provisioned trunk lines, except
14    where an advanced service provisioned trunk line supports
15    at least 2 but fewer than 23 simultaneous voice grade
16    calls ("VGC's"), a telecommunication carrier may elect to
17    impose fewer than 12 surcharges per trunk line as provided
18    in subsection (iv) of this Section; or
19        (iv) for an advanced service provisioned trunk line
20    connected between the subscriber's premises and the public
21    switched network through a P.B.X., where the advanced
22    service provisioned trunk line is capable of transporting
23    at least 2 but fewer than 23 simultaneous VGC's per trunk
24    line, the telecommunications carrier collecting the
25    surcharge may elect to impose surcharges in accordance
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1    any telecommunications carrier's obligations to otherwise
2    keep and maintain records. Any telecommunications carrier
3    electing to impose fewer than 12 surcharges per an
4    advanced service provisioned trunk line shall keep and
5    maintain records adequately to demonstrate the VGC
6    capability of each advanced service provisioned trunk line
7    with fewer than 12 surcharges imposed, provided that 12
8    surcharges shall be imposed on an advanced service
9    provisioned trunk line regardless of the VGC capability
10    where a telecommunications carrier cannot demonstrate the
11    VGC capability of the advanced service provisioned trunk
12    line.
 
13Facility VGC's 911 Surcharges
14Advanced service provisioned trunk line 18-23 12
15Advanced service provisioned trunk line 12-17 10
16Advanced service provisioned trunk line 2-11 8
17    Subsections (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) are not intended to
18make any change in the meaning of this Section, but are
19intended to remove possible ambiguity, thereby confirming the
20intent of paragraph (a) as it existed prior to and following
21the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
22Assembly.
23    For mobile telecommunications services, if a surcharge is
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1county that encompasses the customer's place of primary use as
2defined in the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity
3Act. A municipality may enter into an intergovernmental
4agreement with any county in which it is partially located,
5when the county has adopted an ordinance to impose a surcharge
6as provided in subsection (c), to include that portion of the
7municipality lying outside the county in that county's
8surcharge referendum. If the county's surcharge referendum is
9approved, the portion of the municipality identified in the
10intergovernmental agreement shall automatically be
11disconnected from the county in which it lies and connected to
12the county which approved the referendum for purposes of a
13surcharge on telecommunications carriers.
14    (b) For purposes of computing the surcharge imposed by
15subsection (a), the network connections to which the surcharge
16shall apply shall be those in-service network connections,
17other than those network connections assigned to the
18municipality or county, where the service address for each
19such network connection or connections is located within the
20corporate limits of the municipality or county levying the
21surcharge. Except for mobile telecommunication services, the
22"service address" shall mean the location of the primary use
23of the network connection or connections. For mobile
24telecommunication services, "service address" means the
25customer's place of primary use as defined in the Mobile
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1    (c) Upon the passage of an ordinance to impose a surcharge
2under this Section the clerk of the municipality or county
3shall certify the question of whether the surcharge may be
4imposed to the proper election authority who shall submit the
5public question to the electors of the municipality or county
6in accordance with the general election law; provided that
7such question shall not be submitted at a consolidated primary
8election. The public question shall be in substantially the
9following form:
10-------------------------------------------------------------
11    Shall the county (or city, village
12or incorporated town) of ..... impose          YES
13a surcharge of up to ...¢ per month per
14network connection, which surcharge will
15be added to the monthly bill you receive   ------------------
16for telephone or telecommunications
17charges, for the purpose of installing
18(or improving) a 9-1-1 Emergency               NO
19Telephone System?
20-------------------------------------------------------------
21    If a majority of the votes cast upon the public question
22are in favor thereof, the surcharge shall be imposed.
23    However, if a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board is to
24be created pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement under
25Section 15.4, the ordinance to impose the surcharge shall be
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1votes cast upon the public question by the electors of all of
2the municipalities or counties, or combination thereof, that
3are parties to the intergovernmental agreement.
4    The referendum requirement of this subsection (c) shall
5not apply to any municipality with a population over 500,000
6or to any county in which a proposition as to whether a
7sophisticated 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System should be
8installed in the county, at a cost not to exceed a specified
9monthly amount per network connection, has previously been
10approved by a majority of the electors of the county voting on
11the proposition at an election conducted before the effective
12date of this amendatory Act of 1987.
13    (d) A county may not impose a surcharge, unless requested
14by a municipality, in any incorporated area which has
15previously approved a surcharge as provided in subsection (c)
16or in any incorporated area where the corporate authorities of
17the municipality have previously entered into a binding
18contract or letter of intent with a telecommunications carrier
19to provide sophisticated 9-1-1 service through municipal
20funds.
21    (e) A municipality or county may at any time by ordinance
22change the rate of the surcharge imposed under this Section if
23the new rate does not exceed the rate specified in the
24referendum held pursuant to subsection (c).
25    (f) The surcharge authorized by this Section shall be
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1carrier providing the subscriber the network connection as a
2separately stated item on the subscriber's bill.
3    (g) The amount of surcharge collected by the
4telecommunications carrier shall be paid to the particular
5municipality or county or Joint Emergency Telephone System
6Board not later than 30 days after the surcharge is collected,
7net of any network or other 9-1-1 or sophisticated 9-1-1
8system charges then due the particular telecommunications
9carrier, as shown on an itemized bill. The telecommunications
10carrier collecting the surcharge shall also be entitled to
11deduct 3% of the gross amount of surcharge collected to
12reimburse the telecommunications carrier for the expense of
13accounting and collecting the surcharge.
14    (h) Except as expressly provided in subsection (a) of this
15Section, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 98th General Assembly and until December 31, 2017, a
17municipality with a population of 500,000 or more shall not
18impose a monthly surcharge per network connection in excess of
19the highest monthly surcharge imposed as of January 1, 2014 by
20any county or municipality under subsection (c) of this
21Section. Beginning January 1, 2018 and until December 31, 2025
222023, a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not
23impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $5.00 per network
24connection. On or after January 1, 2026 2024, a municipality
25with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly
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1    (i) Any municipality or county or joint emergency
2telephone system board that has imposed a surcharge pursuant
3to this Section prior to the effective date of this amendatory
4Act of 1990 shall hereafter impose the surcharge in accordance
5with subsection (b) of this Section.
6    (j) The corporate authorities of any municipality or
7county may issue, in accordance with Illinois law, bonds,
8notes or other obligations secured in whole or in part by the
9proceeds of the surcharge described in this Section. The State
10of Illinois pledges and agrees that it will not limit or alter
11the rights and powers vested in municipalities and counties by
12this Section to impose the surcharge so as to impair the terms
13of or affect the security for bonds, notes or other
14obligations secured in whole or in part with the proceeds of
15the surcharge described in this Section. The pledge and
16agreement set forth in this Section survive the termination of
17the surcharge under subsection (l) by virtue of the
18replacement of the surcharge monies guaranteed under Section
1920; the State of Illinois pledges and agrees that it will not
20limit or alter the rights vested in municipalities and
21counties to the surcharge replacement funds guaranteed under
22Section 20 so as to impair the terms of or affect the security
23for bonds, notes or other obligations secured in whole or in
24part with the proceeds of the surcharge described in this
25Section.
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1telecommunications carrier pursuant to this Section shall be
2held to be a special fund in trust for the municipality, county
3or Joint Emergency Telephone Board imposing the surcharge.
4Except for the 3% deduction provided in subsection (g) above,
5the special fund shall not be subject to the claims of
6creditors of the telecommunication carrier.
7    (l) Any surcharge imposed pursuant to this Section by a
8county or municipality, other than a municipality with a
9population in excess of 500,000, shall cease to be imposed on
10January 1, 2016.
11(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 
12    (50 ILCS 750/15.3a)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
14    Sec. 15.3a. Local wireless surcharge.
15    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
16unit of local government or emergency telephone system board
17providing wireless 9-1-1 service and imposing and collecting a
18wireless carrier surcharge prior to July 1, 1998 may continue
19its practices of imposing and collecting its wireless carrier
20surcharge, but, except as provided in subsection (b) of this
21Section, in no event shall that monthly surcharge exceed $2.50
22per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or
23in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis. For
24mobile telecommunications services provided on and after
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1upon the municipality or county that encompasses the
2customer's place of primary use as defined in the Mobile
3Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act.
4    (b) Until December 31, 2017, the corporate authorities of
5a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000 on the
6effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
7Assembly may by ordinance continue to impose and collect a
8monthly surcharge per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS)
9connection or in-service telephone number billed on a monthly
10basis that does not exceed the highest monthly surcharge
11imposed as of January 1, 2014 by any county or municipality
12under subsection (c) of Section 15.3 of this Act. Beginning
13January 1, 2018, and until December 31, 2025 2023, a
14municipality with a population in excess of 500,000 may by
15ordinance continue to impose and collect a monthly surcharge
16per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or
17in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis that
18does not exceed $5.00. On or after January 1, 2026 2024, the
19municipality may continue imposing and collecting its wireless
20carrier surcharge as provided in and subject to the
21limitations of subsection (a) of this Section.
22    (c) In addition to any other lawful purpose, a
23municipality with a population over 500,000 may use the moneys
24collected under this Section for any anti-terrorism or
25emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited
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1federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized
2equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal
3with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or
4events.
5(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 
6    (50 ILCS 750/15.4)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
8    Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers.
9    (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section,
10the corporate authorities of any county or municipality may
11establish an Emergency Telephone System Board.
12    The corporate authorities shall provide for the manner of
13appointment and the number of members of the Board, provided
14that the board shall consist of not fewer than 5 members, one
15of whom must be a public member who is a resident of the local
16exchange service territory included in the 9-1-1 coverage
17area, one of whom (in counties with a population less than
18100,000) may be a member of the county board, and at least 3 of
19whom shall be representative of the 9-1-1 public safety
20agencies, including but not limited to police departments,
21fire departments, emergency medical services providers, and
22emergency services and disaster agencies, and appointed on the
23basis of their ability or experience. In counties with a
24population of more than 100,000 but less than 2,000,000, a
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1Telephone System Board. Elected officials, including members
2of a county board, are also eligible to serve on the board.
3Members of the board shall serve without compensation but
4shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses.
5Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or combination
6thereof, may, instead of establishing individual boards,
7establish by intergovernmental agreement a Joint Emergency
8Telephone System Board pursuant to this Section. The manner of
9appointment of such a joint board shall be prescribed in the
10agreement. On or after the effective date of this amendatory
11Act of the 100th General Assembly, any new intergovernmental
12agreement entered into to establish or join a Joint Emergency
13Telephone System Board shall provide for the appointment of a
14PSAP representative to the board.
15    Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
16General Assembly, appointed members of the Emergency Telephone
17System Board shall serve staggered 3-year terms if: (1) the
18Board serves a county with a population of 100,000 or less; and
19(2) appointments, on the effective date of this amendatory Act
20of the 98th General Assembly, are not for a stated term. The
21corporate authorities of the county or municipality shall
22assign terms to the board members serving on the effective
23date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in the
24following manner: (1) one-third of board members' terms shall
25expire on January 1, 2015; (2) one-third of board members'
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1members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2017. Board members
2may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms by the
3corporate authorities of the county or municipality.
4    The corporate authorities of a county or municipality may,
5by a vote of the majority of the members elected, remove an
6Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct,
7official misconduct, or neglect of office.
8    (b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by
9ordinance of the municipality or county, or by
10intergovernmental agreement in the case of a joint board. The
11powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to the
12following:
13        (1) Planning a 9-1-1 system.
14        (2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation,
15    upgrading, or maintenance of the system, including the
16    establishment of equipment specifications and coding
17    systems.
18        (3) Receiving moneys from the surcharge imposed under
19    Section 15.3, or disbursed to it under Section 30, and
20    from any other source, for deposit into the Emergency
21    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) (Blank).
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1    and responsibilities shall be set forth by the Emergency
2    Telephone System Board in writing.
3    (c) All moneys received by a board pursuant to a surcharge
4imposed under Section 15.3, or disbursed to it under Section
530, shall be deposited into a separate interest-bearing
6Emergency Telephone System Fund account. The treasurer of the
7municipality or county that has established the board or, in
8the case of a joint board, any municipal or county treasurer
9designated in the intergovernmental agreement, shall be
10custodian of the fund. All interest accruing on the fund shall
11remain in the fund. No expenditures may be made from such fund
12except upon the direction of the board by resolution passed by
13a majority of all members of the board.
14    (d) The board shall complete and maintain a Next
15Generation 9-1-1 GIS database in accordance with NENA
16Standards before implementation of the NG9-1-1 system. The
17MSAG and GIS data standardizing and synchronization must reach
18a 98% or greater match rate, with an option of matching with
19ALI, before using GIS data for NG9-1-1 a Master Street Address
20Guide database before implementation of the 9-1-1 system. The
21error ratio of the database shall not at any time exceed 1% of
22the total database.
23    (e) On and after January 1, 2016, no municipality or
24county may create an Emergency Telephone System Board unless
25the board is a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. The
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1into an intergovernmental agreement to create or join a Joint
2Emergency Telephone System Board shall rescind an ordinance or
3ordinances creating a single Emergency Telephone System Board
4and shall eliminate the single Emergency Telephone System
5Board, effective upon the creation of the Joint Emergency
6Telephone System Board, with regulatory approval by the
7Administrator, or joining of the Joint Emergency Telephone
8System Board. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
9require the dissolution of an Emergency Telephone System Board
10that is not succeeded by a Joint Emergency Telephone System
11Board or is not required to consolidate under Section 15.4a of
12this Act.
13    (f) Within one year after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any corporate
15authorities of a county or municipality, other than a
16municipality with a population of more than 500,000, operating
17a 9-1-1 system without an Emergency Telephone System Board or
18Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall create or join a
19Joint Emergency Telephone System Board.
20(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/15.4b)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
23    Sec. 15.4b. Consolidation grants.
24    (a) The Administrator, with the advice and recommendation
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19-1-1 System Consolidation Grant Program to defray costs
2associated with 9-1-1 system consolidation of systems outside
3of a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000. The
4awarded grants will be used to offset non-recurring costs
5associated with the consolidation of 9-1-1 systems and shall
6not be used for ongoing operating costs associated with the
7consolidated system. The Illinois State Police, in
8consultation with the Administrator and the Statewide 9-1-1
9Advisory Board, shall adopt rules defining the grant process
10and criteria for issuing the grants. The grants should be
11awarded based on criteria that include, but are not limited
12to:
13        (1) reducing the number of transfers of a 9-1-1 call;
14        (2) reducing the infrastructure required to adequately
15    provide 9-1-1 network services;
16        (3) promoting cost savings from resource sharing among
17    9-1-1 systems;
18        (4) facilitating interoperability and resiliency for
19    the receipt of 9-1-1 calls;
20        (5) reducing the number of 9-1-1 systems or reducing
21    the number of PSAPs within a 9-1-1 system;
22        (6) cost saving resulting from 9-1-1 system
23    consolidation; and
24        (7) expanding NG9-1-1 E9-1-1 service coverage as a
25    result of 9-1-1 system consolidation including to areas
26    without E9-1-1 service.

 

 

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1    Priority shall be given first to counties not providing
29-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016, and next to other entities
3consolidating as required under Section 15.4a of this Act.
4    (b) The 9-1-1 System Consolidation Grant application, as
5defined by Illinois State Police rules, shall be submitted
6electronically using the State's grant management system by
7February 1, 2024 and every February 1 to the Administrator
8starting January 2, 2016, and every January 2 thereafter. The
9application shall include a modified 9-1-1 system plan as
10required by this Act in support of the consolidation plan. The
11Administrator shall have until June 30, 2016 and every June 30
12thereafter to approve 9-1-1 System Consolidation grants and
13modified 9-1-1 system plans. Payment under the approved 9-1-1
14System Consolidation grants shall be contingent upon the final
15approval of a modified 9-1-1 system plan.
16    (c) (Blank). Existing and previously completed
17consolidation projects shall be eligible to apply for
18reimbursement of costs related to the consolidation incurred
19between 2010 and the State fiscal year of the application.
20    (d) The 9-1-1 systems that receive grants under this
21Section shall provide a report detailing grant fund usage to
22the Administrator pursuant to Section 40 of this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 15.5. Grandfathered private residential switch or
2MLTS 9-1-1 service.
3    (a) An entity that manages or operates a private
4residential switch service or shared residential or temporary
5residential MLTS service that was installed on or before
6February 16, 2020 shall ensure that the system is connected to
7the public switched telephone network so that calls to 9-1-1
8route to the appropriate 9-1-1 jurisdiction and shall ensure
9that the system includes, but is not limited to, the
10capability to provide ANI, the extension number, and the ALI
11containing the street address of the 9-1-1 caller who
12dispatchable location that is the source of the call to 9-1-1.
13    (b) The private residential switch or shared residential
14or temporary residential MLTS service operator is responsible
15for forwarding end user ANI and ALI record information to the
169-1-1 system provider according to the format, frequency, and
17procedures established by that system provider.
18    (c) This Act does not apply to any MLTS telephone
19extension that uses radio transmissions to convey electrical
20signals directly between the telephone extension and the
21serving MLTS.
22    (d) An entity that violates this Section is guilty of a
23business offense and shall be fined not less than $1,000 and
24not more than $5,000.
25    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to preclude
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1on his or her own initiative, or any other interested person,
2from seeking judicial relief, by mandamus, injunction, or
3otherwise, to compel compliance with this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-983, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
5    (50 ILCS 750/20)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
7    Sec. 20. Statewide surcharge.
8    (a) On and after January 1, 2016, and except with respect
9to those customers who are subject to surcharges as provided
10in Sections 15.3 and 15.3a of this Act, a monthly surcharge
11shall be imposed on all customers of telecommunications
12carriers and wireless carriers as follows:
13        (1) Each telecommunications carrier shall impose a
14    monthly surcharge per network connection; provided,
15    however, the monthly surcharge shall not apply to a
16    network connection provided for use with pay telephone
17    services. Where multiple voice grade communications
18    channels are connected between the subscriber's premises
19    and a public switched network through private branch
20    exchange (PBX), Centrex type service, or other multiple
21    voice grade communication channels facility, there shall
22    be imposed 5 such surcharges per network connection for
23    both regular service and advanced service provisioned
24    trunk lines. Until December 31, 2017, the surcharge shall
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1    1, 2018, the surcharge shall be $1.50 per network
2    connection.
3        (2) Each wireless carrier shall impose and collect a
4    monthly surcharge per CMRS connection that either has a
5    telephone number within an area code assigned to Illinois
6    by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator or has
7    a billing address in this State. Until December 31, 2017,
8    the surcharge shall be $0.87 per connection and on and
9    after January 1, 2018, the surcharge shall be $1.50 per
10    connection.
11    (b) State and local taxes shall not apply to the
12surcharges imposed under this Section.
13    (c) The surcharges imposed by this Section shall be stated
14as a separately stated item on subscriber bills.
15    (d) The telecommunications carrier collecting the
16surcharge may deduct and retain 1.74% of the gross amount of
17surcharge collected to reimburse the telecommunications
18carrier for the expense of accounting and collecting the
19surcharge. On and after July 1, 2022, the wireless carrier
20collecting a surcharge under this Section may deduct and
21retain 1.74% of the gross amount of the surcharge collected to
22reimburse the wireless carrier for the expense of accounting
23and collecting the surcharge.
24    (d-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of
25this Section, an amount not greater than 2.5% may be deducted
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1support, through documentation, expenses that exceed the 1.74%
2allowed. The documentation shall be submitted to the Illinois
3State Police and input obtained from the Statewide 9-1-1
4Advisory Board prior to approval of the deduction.
5    (e) Surcharges imposed under this Section shall be
6collected by the carriers and shall be remitted to the
7Illinois State Police, either by check or electronic funds
8transfer, by the end of the next calendar month after the
9calendar month in which it was collected for deposit into the
10Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. Carriers are not required to remit
11surcharge moneys that are billed to subscribers but not yet
12collected.
13    The first remittance by wireless carriers shall include
14the number of subscribers by zip code, and the 9-digit zip code
15if currently being used or later implemented by the carrier,
16that shall be the means by which the Illinois State Police
17shall determine distributions from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund.
18This information shall be updated at least once each year. Any
19carrier that fails to provide the zip code information
20required under this subsection (e) shall be subject to the
21penalty set forth in subsection (g) of this Section.
22    (f) If, within 8 calendar days after it is due under
23subsection (e) of this Section, a carrier does not remit the
24surcharge or any portion thereof required under this Section,
25then the surcharge or portion thereof shall be deemed
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1may impose a penalty against the carrier in an amount equal to
2the greater of:
3        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month from the
4    time an amount becomes delinquent until the amount is paid
5    in full; or
6        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1% and the sum of
7    all delinquent amounts for each month or portion of a
8    month that the delinquent amounts remain unpaid.
9    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (f)
10for a portion of a month during which the carrier pays the
11delinquent amount in full shall be prorated for each day of
12that month that the delinquent amount was paid in full. Any
13penalty imposed under this subsection (f) is in addition to
14the amount of the delinquency and is in addition to any other
15penalty imposed under this Section.
16    (g) If, within 8 calendar days after it is due, a wireless
17carrier does not provide the number of subscribers by zip code
18as required under subsection (e) of this Section, then the
19report is deemed delinquent and the Illinois State Police may
20impose a penalty against the carrier in an amount equal to the
21greater of:
22        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month that the
23    report is delinquent; or
24        (2) an amount equal to the product of $0.01 and the
25    number of subscribers served by the carrier for each month
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1    provided.
2    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (g)
3for a portion of a month during which the carrier provides the
4number of subscribers by zip code as required under subsection
5(e) of this Section shall be prorated for each day of that
6month during which the carrier had not provided the number of
7subscribers by zip code as required under subsection (e) of
8this Section. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (g) is
9in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
10    (h) A penalty imposed and collected in accordance with
11subsection (f) or (g) of this Section shall be deposited into
12the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund for distribution according to Section
1330 of this Act.
14    (i) The Illinois State Police may enforce the collection
15of any delinquent amount and any penalty due and unpaid under
16this Section by legal action or in any other manner by which
17the collection of debts due the State of Illinois may be
18enforced under the laws of this State. The Illinois State
19Police may excuse the payment of any penalty imposed under
20this Section if the Administrator determines that the
21enforcement of this penalty is unjust.
22    (j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
23nothing shall impair the right of wireless carriers to recover
24unreimbursed compliance costs for all emergency communications
25services that are not reimbursed out of the Wireless Carrier
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1line-item charges on the wireless subscriber's bill. Those
2compliance costs include all costs incurred by wireless
3carriers in complying with local, State, and federal
4regulatory or legislative mandates that require the
5transmission and receipt of emergency communications to and
6from the general public, including, but not limited to,
7E9-1-1.
8(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
9102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
10    (50 ILCS 750/30)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
12    Sec. 30. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund; surcharge disbursement.
13    (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the
14Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be renamed the Statewide
159-1-1 Fund. Any appropriations made from the Wireless Service
16Emergency Fund shall be payable from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund.
17The Fund shall consist of the following:
18        (1) (Blank). 9-1-1 wireless surcharges assessed under
19    the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act.
20        (2) 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 20 of this
21    Act.
22        (3) Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under
23    Section 15 of the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act.
24        (4) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the
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1        (5) Any income from interest, premiums, gains, or
2    other earnings on moneys in the Fund.
3        (6) Money from any other source that is deposited in
4    or transferred to the Fund.
5    (b) Subject to appropriation and availability of funds,
6the Illinois State Police shall distribute the 9-1-1
7surcharges monthly as follows:
8        (1) From each surcharge collected and remitted under
9    Section 20 of this Act:
10            (A) $0.013 shall be distributed monthly in equal
11        amounts to each County Emergency Telephone System
12        Board in counties with a population under 100,000
13        according to the most recent census data which is
14        authorized to serve as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public
15        safety answering point for the county and to provide
16        wireless 9-1-1 service as prescribed by subsection (b)
17        of Section 15.6a of this Act, and which does provide
18        such service.
19            (B) (Blank). $0.033 shall be transferred by the
20        Comptroller at the direction of the Illinois State
21        Police to the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund
22        until June 30, 2017; from July 1, 2017 through June 30,
23        2018, $0.026 shall be transferred; from July 1, 2018
24        through June 30, 2019, $0.020 shall be transferred;
25        from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, $0.013 shall
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1        2021, $0.007 will be transferred; and after June 30,
2        2021, no transfer shall be made to the Wireless
3        Carrier Reimbursement Fund.
4            (C) Until December 31, 2017, $0.007 and on and
5        after January 1, 2018, $0.017 shall be used to cover
6        the Illinois State Police's administrative costs.
7            (D) Beginning January 1, 2018, until June 30,
8        2020, $0.12, and on and after July 1, 2020, $0.04 shall
9        be used to make monthly disbursements proportional
10        grants to the appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently
11        taking wireless 9-1-1 based upon the United States
12        Postal Zip Code of the billing addresses of
13        subscribers wireless carriers.
14            (E) Until June 30, 2023, $0.05 shall be used by the
15        Illinois State Police for grants for NG9-1-1 expenses,
16        with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities that provide
17        9-1-1 service within the territory of a Large Electing
18        Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 of the Public
19        Utilities Act.
20            (F) On and after July 1, 2020, $0.13 shall be used
21        for the implementation of and continuing expenses for
22        the Statewide NG9-1-1 system.
23        (1.5) Beginning on the effective date of this
24    amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, to assist
25    with the implementation of the statewide Next Generation
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1    costs include the one-time capital cost of upgrading the
2    Illinois State Police's call-handling equipment to meet
3    the standards necessary to access and increase
4    interoperability with the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1
5    network as follows:
6            (A) upon completion of the Illinois State Police's
7        call-handling equipment upgrades, but no later than
8        June 30, 2024, surplus moneys in excess of $1,000,000
9        from subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) not utilized by
10        the Illinois State Police for administrative costs
11        shall be distributed to the 9-1-1 Authorities in
12        accordance with subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) on
13        an annual basis at the end of the State fiscal year.
14        Any remaining surplus money may also be distributed
15        consistent with this paragraph (1.5) at the discretion
16        of the Illinois State Police; and
17            (B) upon implementation of the Statewide NG9-1-1
18        system, but no later than June 30, 2024, surplus
19        moneys in excess of $5,000,000 from subparagraph (F)
20        of paragraph (1) not utilized by the Illinois State
21        Police for the implementation of and continuing
22        expenses for the Statewide NG9-1-1 system shall be
23        distributed to the 9-1-1 Authorities in accordance
24        with subparagraph (E) of subsection (2) on an annual
25        basis at the end of the State fiscal year. Any
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1        consistent with this paragraph (1.5) at the discretion
2        of the Illinois State Police.
3        (2) After disbursements under paragraph (1) of this
4    subsection (b), all remaining funds in the Statewide 9-1-1
5    Fund shall be disbursed in the following priority order:
6            (A) The Fund shall pay monthly to:
7                (i) the 9-1-1 Authorities that imposed
8            surcharges under Section 15.3 of this Act and were
9            required to report to the Illinois Commerce
10            Commission under Section 27 of the Wireless
11            Emergency Telephone Safety Act on October 1, 2014,
12            except a 9-1-1 Authority in a municipality with a
13            population in excess of 500,000, an amount equal
14            to the average monthly wireline and VoIP surcharge
15            revenue attributable to the most recent 12-month
16            period reported to the Illinois State Police under
17            that Section for the October 1, 2014 filing,
18            subject to the power of the Illinois State Police
19            to investigate the amount reported and adjust the
20            number by order under Article X of the Public
21            Utilities Act, so that the monthly amount paid
22            under this item accurately reflects one-twelfth of
23            the aggregate wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue
24            properly attributable to the most recent 12-month
25            period reported to the Commission; or
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1            that did not impose a surcharge under Section 15.3
2            as of December 31, 2015, and counties that did not
3            impose a surcharge as of June 30, 2015, an amount
4            equivalent to their population multiplied by .37
5            multiplied by the rate of $0.69; counties that are
6            not county qualified governmental entities and
7            that did not impose a surcharge as of December 31,
8            2015, shall not begin to receive the payment
9            provided for in this subsection until E9-1-1 and
10            wireless E9-1-1 services are provided within their
11            counties; or
12                (iii) counties without 9-1-1 service that had
13            a surcharge in place by December 31, 2015, an
14            amount equivalent to their population multiplied
15            by .37 multiplied by their surcharge rate as
16            established by the referendum.
17            (B) All 9-1-1 network costs for systems outside of
18        municipalities with a population of at least 500,000
19        shall be paid by the Illinois State Police directly to
20        the vendors.
21            (C) All expenses incurred by the Administrator and
22        the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board and costs
23        associated with procurement under Section 15.6b
24        including requests for information and requests for
25        proposals.
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1        9-1-1 Advisory Board and disbursed by the Illinois
2        State Police for grants under Section 15.4b of this
3        Act and for NG9-1-1 expenses up to $12.5 million per
4        year in State fiscal years 2016 and 2017; up to $20
5        million in State fiscal year 2018; up to $20.9 million
6        in State fiscal year 2019; up to $15.3 million in State
7        fiscal year 2020; up to $16.2 million in State fiscal
8        year 2021; up to $23.1 million in State fiscal year
9        2022; and up to $17.0 million per year for State fiscal
10        year 2023 and each year thereafter. The amount held in
11        reserve in State fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023
12        shall not be less than $6.5 million. Disbursements
13        under this subparagraph (D) shall be prioritized as
14        follows: (i) consolidation grants prioritized under
15        subsection (a) of Section 15.4b of this Act; (ii)
16        NG9-1-1 expenses; and (iii) consolidation grants under
17        Section 15.4b of this Act for consolidation expenses
18        incurred between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2016.
19            (E) All remaining funds per remit month shall be
20        used to make monthly disbursements proportional grants
21        to the appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking
22        wireless 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip
23        Code of the billing addresses of subscribers of
24        wireless carriers.
25    (c) The moneys deposited into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund
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1charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this
2Act.
3    (d) Whenever two or more 9-1-1 Authorities consolidate,
4the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be
5entitled to the monthly payments that had theretofore been
6made to each consolidating 9-1-1 Authority. Any reserves held
7by any consolidating 9-1-1 Authority shall be transferred to
8the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Whenever
9a county that has no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 enters
10into an agreement to consolidate to create or join a Joint
11Emergency Telephone System Board, the Joint Emergency
12Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly
13payments that would have otherwise been paid to the county if
14it had provided 9-1-1 service.
15(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21;
16102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
17    (50 ILCS 750/35)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
19    Sec. 35. 9-1-1 surcharge; allowable expenditures.
20    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, expenditures
21from surcharge revenues received under this Act shall may be
22made consistent with 47 CFR 9.23, which include by
23municipalities, counties, and 9-1-1 Authorities only to pay
24for the costs associated with the following:
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1    provided by or in the State or taxing jurisdiction
2    imposing the fee or charge; and The design of the
3    Emergency Telephone System.
4        (2) operational expenses of public safety answering
5    points within the State. Examples of allowable
6    expenditures include, but are not limited to:
7            (A) PSAP operating costs, including lease,
8        purchase, maintenance, replacement, and upgrade of
9        customer premises equipment (hardware and software),
10        CAD equipment (hardware and software), and the PSAP
11        building and facility and including NG9-1-1,
12        cybersecurity, pre-arrival instructions, and emergency
13        notification systems. PSAP operating costs include
14        technological innovation that supports 9-1-1;
15            (B) PSAP personnel costs, including
16        telecommunicators' salaries and training;
17            (C) PSAP administration, including costs for
18        administration of 9-1-1 services and travel expenses
19        associated with the provision of 9-1-1 services;
20            (D) integrating public safety and first responder
21        dispatch and 9-1-1 systems, including lease, purchase,
22        maintenance, and upgrade of CAD equipment (hardware
23        and software) to support integrated 9-1-1 and public
24        safety dispatch operations; and
25            (E) providing the interoperability of 9-1-1
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1        first responder radio systems The coding of an initial
2        Master Street Address Guide database, and update and
3        maintenance thereof.
4        (3) (Blank). The repayment of any moneys advanced for
5    the implementation of the system.
6        (4) (Blank). The charges for Automatic Number
7    Identification and Automatic Location Identification
8    equipment, a computer aided dispatch system that records,
9    maintains, and integrates information, mobile data
10    transmitters equipped with automatic vehicle locators, and
11    maintenance, replacement, and update thereof to increase
12    operational efficiency and improve the provision of
13    emergency services.
14        (5) (Blank). The non-recurring charges related to
15    installation of the Emergency Telephone System.
16        (6) (Blank). The initial acquisition and installation,
17    or the reimbursement of costs therefor to other
18    governmental bodies that have incurred those costs, of
19    road or street signs that are essential to the
20    implementation of the Emergency Telephone System and that
21    are not duplicative of signs that are the responsibility
22    of the jurisdiction charged with maintaining road and
23    street signs. Funds may not be used for ongoing expenses
24    associated with road or street sign maintenance and
25    replacement.
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1    the implementation, upgrade, and maintenance of the system
2    and any other purpose related to the operation of the
3    system, including costs attributable directly to the
4    construction, leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or
5    facilities or costs of personnel attributable directly to
6    the operation of the system. Costs attributable directly
7    to the operation of an emergency telephone system do not
8    include the costs of public safety agency personnel who
9    are and equipment that is dispatched in response to an
10    emergency call.
11        (8) (Blank). The defraying of expenses incurred to
12    implement Next Generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions
13    set forth in this Act.
14        (9) (Blank). The implementation of a computer aided
15    dispatch system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1 services.
16        (10) (Blank). The design, implementation, operation,
17    maintenance, or upgrade of wireless 9-1-1, E9-1-1, or
18    NG9-1-1 emergency services and public safety answering
19    points.
20    (b) The obligation or expenditure of surcharge revenues
21received under this Act for a purpose or function inconsistent
22with 47 CFR 9.23 and this Section shall constitute diversion,
23which undermines the purpose of this Act by depriving the
249-1-1 system of the funds it needs to function effectively and
25to modernize 9-1-1 operations. Examples of diversion include,
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1        (1) transfer of 9-1-1 fees into a State or other
2    jurisdiction's general fund or other fund for non-9-1-1
3    purposes;
4        (2) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or
5    infrastructure for constructing or expanding
6    non-public-safety communications networks (e.g.,
7    commercial cellular networks); and
8        (3) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or
9    infrastructure for law enforcement, firefighters, and
10    other public safety or first responder entities that does
11    not directly support providing 9-1-1 services.
12    (c) In the case of a municipality with a population over
13500,000, moneys may also be used for any anti-terrorism or
14emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited
15to, preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for
16federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized
17equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal
18with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or
19events.
20(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/40)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
23    Sec. 40. Financial reports.
24    (a) The Illinois State Police shall create uniform
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1required to give effect to statutory provisions applicable
2only to municipalities with a population in excess of 500,000,
3that any emergency telephone system board or unit of local
4government receiving surcharge money pursuant to Section 15.3,
515.3a, or 30 of this Act must follow.
6    (b) By January 31, 2018, and every January 31 thereafter,
7each emergency telephone system board or unit of local
8government receiving surcharge money pursuant to Section 15.3,
915.3a, or 30 shall report to the Illinois State Police audited
10financial statements showing total revenue and expenditures
11for the period beginning with the end of the period covered by
12the last submitted report through the end of the previous
13calendar year in a form and manner as prescribed by the
14Illinois State Police. Such financial information shall
15include:
16        (1) a detailed summary of revenue from all sources
17    including, but not limited to, local, State, federal, and
18    private revenues, and any other funds received;
19        (2) all expenditures made during the reporting period
20    from distributions under this Act;
21        (3) call data and statistics, when available, from the
22    reporting period, as specified by the Illinois State
23    Police and collected in accordance with any reporting
24    method established or required by the Illinois State
25    Police;
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1    public safety agencies to respond to 9-1-1 calls received
2    by the PSAP; and
3        (5) all funding sources and amounts of funding used
4    for costs described in paragraph (4) of this subsection
5    (b).
6    The emergency telephone system board or unit of local
7government is responsible for any costs associated with
8auditing such financial statements. The Illinois State Police
9shall post annual financial reports the audited financial
10statements on the Illinois State Police's website.
11    (c) Along with its audited financial statement, each
12emergency telephone system board or unit of local government
13receiving a grant under Section 15.4b of this Act shall
14include a report of the amount of grant moneys received and how
15the grant moneys were used. In case of a conflict between this
16requirement and the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act,
17or with the rules of the Governor's Office of Management and
18Budget adopted thereunder, that Act and those rules shall
19control.
20    (d) If an emergency telephone system board that receives
21funds from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund fails to file the 9-1-1
22system financial reports as required under this Section, the
23Illinois State Police shall suspend and withhold monthly
24disbursements otherwise due to the emergency telephone system
25board under Section 30 of this Act until the report is filed.
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1months or more shall be forfeited by the emergency telephone
2system board and shall be distributed proportionally by the
3Illinois State Police to compliant emergency telephone system
4boards that receive funds from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund.
5    Any emergency telephone system board not in compliance
6with this Section shall be ineligible to receive any
7consolidation grant or infrastructure grant issued under this
8Act.
9    (e) The Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules
10necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
11    (f) Any findings or decisions of the Illinois State Police
12under this Section shall be deemed a final administrative
13decision and shall be subject to judicial review under the
14Administrative Review Law.
15    (g) Beginning October 1, 2017, the Illinois State Police
16shall provide a quarterly report to the Statewide 9-1-1
17Advisory Board of its expenditures from the Statewide 9-1-1
18Fund for the prior fiscal quarter.
19(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
20102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 750/50)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
23    Sec. 50. Fund audits. The Auditor General shall conduct as
24a part of its bi-annual audit, an audit of the Statewide 9-1-1
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1compliance with the requirements of this Act. The audit shall
2include, but not be limited to, the following determinations:
3        (1) Whether detailed records of all receipts and
4    disbursements from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund and the
5    Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund are being maintained.
6        (2) Whether administrative costs charged to the funds
7    are adequately documented and are reasonable.
8        (3) Whether the procedures for making disbursements
9    and grants and providing reimbursements in accordance with
10    the Act are adequate.
11        (4) The status of the implementation of statewide
12    9-1-1 service and Next Generation 9-1-1 service in
13    Illinois.
14    The Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois State
15Police, and any other entity or person that may have
16information relevant to the audit shall cooperate fully and
17promptly with the Office of the Auditor General in conducting
18the audit. The Auditor General shall commence the audit as
19soon as possible and distribute the report upon completion in
20accordance with Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing
21Act.
22(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
23    (50 ILCS 750/99)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
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12025 2023.
2(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
 
3    (50 ILCS 750/15 rep.)
4    (50 ILCS 750/15.2c rep.)
5    (50 ILCS 750/45 rep.)
6    Section 15. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
7by repealing Sections 15, 15.2c, and 45.
 
8    Section 20. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
9changing Section 26-1 as follows:
 
10    (720 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
11    Sec. 26-1. Disorderly conduct.
12    (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she
13knowingly:
14        (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
15    alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
16    peace;
17        (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
18    manner to the fire department of any city, town, village
19    or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing
20    at the time of the transmission that there is no
21    reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists;
22        (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
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1    or other explosive of any nature or a container holding
2    poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant,
3    or radioactive substance is concealed in a place where its
4    explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at
5    the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable
6    ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a
7    container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
8    chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
9    concealed in the place;
10        (3.5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
11    manner a threat of destruction of a school building or
12    school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily
13    harm directed against persons at a school, school
14    function, or school event, whether or not school is in
15    session;
16        (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
17    manner to any peace officer, public officer or public
18    employee a report to the effect that an offense will be
19    committed, is being committed, or has been committed,
20    knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no
21    reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be
22    committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
23        (5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
24    manner a false report to any public safety agency without
25    the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that
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1    welfare of the public; or
2        (6) Calls or texts the number "911" or transmits or
3    causes to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety
4    agency or public safety answering point for the purpose of
5    making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and
6    reporting information when, at the time the call, text, or
7    transmission is made, the person knows there is no
8    reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and
9    further knows that the call or transmission could result
10    in the emergency response of any public safety agency;
11        (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
12    manner a false report to the Department of Children and
13    Family Services under Section 4 of the Abused and
14    Neglected Child Reporting Act;
15        (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
16    manner a false report to the Department of Public Health
17    under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental
18    Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
19    Care Act, or the MC/DD Act;
20        (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
21    manner to the police department or fire department of any
22    municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
23    owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
24    an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
25    emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
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1    assistance is required;
2        (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
3    manner a false report under Article II of Public Act
4    83-1432;
5        (11) Enters upon the property of another and for a
6    lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
7    dwelling on the property through any window or other
8    opening in it; or
9        (12) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
10    the Collection Agency Act or as an employee of the
11    collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
12    alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
13    which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
14    alleged debtor.
15    (b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
16Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
17(a)(5) or (a)(11) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A
18violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a
19Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(2),
20(a)(3.5), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is
21a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection (a)(3) of this
22Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not less than
23$3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in addition
24to any other penalty imposed.
25    A violation of subsection (a)(12) of this Section is a
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1$3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7)
2or (a)(5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A third or
3subsequent violation of subsection (a)(11) of this Section is
4a Class 4 felony.
5    (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
6a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
7to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
8than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
9jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
10the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
11whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
12offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
13conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
14    This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
15sentence of incarceration.
16    (d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
17the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
18conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a
19false alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has
20been placed in a school that requires an emergency response to
21reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency
22response officer or officers that were dispatched to the
23school for the cost of the response. If the court determines
24that the person convicted of disorderly conduct that requires
25an emergency response to a school is indigent, the provisions
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1    (e) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
2the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
3conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) to
4reimburse the public agency for the reasonable costs of the
5emergency response by the public agency up to $10,000. If the
6court determines that the person convicted of disorderly
7conduct under paragraph (3.5) or (6) of subsection (a) is
8indigent, the provisions of this subsection (e) do not apply.
9    (f) For the purposes of this Section, "emergency response"
10means any condition that results in, or could result in, the
11response of a public official in an authorized emergency
12vehicle, any condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize
13public safety and results in, or could result in, the
14evacuation of any area, building, structure, vehicle, or of
15any other place that any person may enter, or any incident
16requiring a response by a police officer, a firefighter, a
17State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
18(Source: P.A. 101-238, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Section and the changes
20to Section 99 of the Emergency Telephone System Act take
21effect upon becoming law.".