Sen. Mike Porfirio

Filed: 4/29/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3240

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3240 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by changing Sections 5-15, 5-20, and 5-160 and by
6adding Section 5-425 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 5/5-15)  (was 20 ILCS 5/3)
8    Sec. 5-15. Departments of State government. The
9Departments of State government are created as follows:
10    The Department on Aging.
11    The Department of Agriculture.
12    The Department of Central Management Services.
13    The Department of Children and Family Services.
14    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
15    The Department of Corrections.
16    The Department of Employment Security.

 

 

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1    The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
2Homeland Security.
3    The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
4    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
5    The Department of Human Rights.
6    The Department of Human Services.
7    The Department of Innovation and Technology.
8    The Department of Insurance.
9    The Department of Juvenile Justice.
10    The Department of Labor.
11    The Department of the Lottery.
12    The Department of Natural Resources.
13    The Department of Public Health.
14    The Department of Revenue.
15    The Illinois State Police.
16    The Department of Transportation.
17    The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
18(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 5/5-20)  (was 20 ILCS 5/4)
20    Sec. 5-20. Heads of departments. Each department shall
21have an officer as its head who shall be known as director or
22secretary and who shall, subject to the provisions of the
23Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, execute the powers and
24discharge the duties vested by law in his or her respective
25department.

 

 

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1    The following officers are hereby created:
2    Director of Aging, for the Department on Aging.
3    Director of Agriculture, for the Department of
4Agriculture.
5    Director of Central Management Services, for the
6Department of Central Management Services.
7    Director of Children and Family Services, for the
8Department of Children and Family Services.
9    Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for the
10Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
11    Director of Corrections, for the Department of
12Corrections.
13    Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
14Office of Homeland Security, for the Illinois Emergency
15Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.
16    Director of Employment Security, for the Department of
17Employment Security.
18    Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, for
19the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
20    Director of Healthcare and Family Services, for the
21Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
22    Director of Human Rights, for the Department of Human
23Rights.
24    Secretary of Human Services, for the Department of Human
25Services.
26    Secretary of Innovation and Technology, for the Department

 

 

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1of Innovation and Technology.
2    Director of Insurance, for the Department of Insurance.
3    Director of Juvenile Justice, for the Department of
4Juvenile Justice.
5    Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.
6    Director of the Lottery, for the Department of the
7Lottery.
8    Director of Natural Resources, for the Department of
9Natural Resources.
10    Director of Public Health, for the Department of Public
11Health.
12    Director of Revenue, for the Department of Revenue.
13    Director of the Illinois State Police, for the Illinois
14State Police.
15    Secretary of Transportation, for the Department of
16Transportation.
17    Director of Veterans' Affairs, for the Department of
18Veterans' Affairs.
19(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
20    (20 ILCS 5/5-160)  (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13h)
21    Sec. 5-160. In the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
22and Office of Homeland Security. Assistant Director of the
23Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.
24(Source: P.A. 93-1029, eff. 8-25-04.)
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 5/5-425 new)
2    Sec. 5-425. In the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
3and Office of Homeland Security. For terms beginning on or
4after January 16, 2023, the Director shall receive an annual
5salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is
6higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the
7Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of
8living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192
9of the 86th General Assembly.
10    For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the
11Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
12shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the
13Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each
14July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an
15increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as
16authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General
17Assembly.
 
18    Section 10. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by
19adding Section 29.1 as follows:
 
20    (20 ILCS 1805/29.1 new)
21    Sec. 29.1. Creation of Illinois Cyber Auxiliary Force.
22    (a) The Governor may organize and maintain within this
23State, on a reserve basis, a volunteer civilian cybersecurity
24auxiliary force, known as the Illinois Cyber Auxiliary Force

 

 

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1(ICAF), that is capable of being expanded and trained to
2educate and protect from cyber incidents State, county, and
3local government entities and critical infrastructure,
4including election systems, businesses, and the citizens of
5this State. In the case of a disaster proclaimed by the
6Governor, or caused by illicit actors or imminent danger, the
7Governor, as Commander-in-Chief, shall expand the ICAF as the
8exigency of the occasion requires.
9    (b) The ICAF shall be operated as an interagency effort
10between the Illinois Department of Military Affairs (IDMA),
11the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
12Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS), and the Department of Innovation
13and Technology (DoIT).
14        (1) IEMA-OHS shall have oversight of the entire
15    program and act as the lead agency for the ICAF for mission
16    and project development. The Homeland Security Advisor
17    shall be the final approval for ICAF missions. IEMA-OHS
18    shall be responsible for the evaluation and exercising of
19    the ICAF.
20        (2) DoIT shall evaluate threats and recommend missions
21    to the Homeland Security Advisor. DoIT shall develop
22    standards and training for ICAF members, while ensuring
23    their training and credentials meet mission requirements.
24    DoIT cyber navigators may provide liaison support to the
25    ICAF.
26        (3) IDMA shall focus on recruiting, manning, and

 

 

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1    mission assignments. IDMA shall provide key sustainment
2    requirements, such as pay and reimbursement for missions
3    utilizing existing State Active Duty systems and
4    processes. The Adjutant General, in cooperation with the
5    Homeland Security Advisor, shall request activation of
6    ICAF for cyber incident response. IDMA shall stock and
7    issue uniform articles as required.
8    (c) Appropriate training shall be provided to current and
9potential members of the ICAF. While performing training and
10other volunteer duties such as public engagement, current and
11potential auxiliary members shall serve in an unpaid volunteer
12status.
13    (d) The ICAF shall use funds appropriated by the General
14Assembly for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the
15ICAF for administration, training, and deployment of the ICAF,
16at the discretion of the Director of IEMA-OHS or the
17Director's designee. Expenses for administration, training,
18and deployment may include, but are not limited to, permanent
19or temporary State employees or contractual internal or
20external administrative staff, travel and subsistence
21expenses, the purchase or rental of equipment and hardware,
22and local operational support.
23    (e) The Director of IEMA-OHS shall adopt rules consistent
24with the provisions of law governing the membership,
25organization, administration, equipment, and maintenance of
26the ICAF.

 

 

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1    (f) ICAF members may not be called or ordered into the
2military service of the United States.
3    (g) No person shall be accepted into the ICAF who is not a
4United States national or a lawful permanent resident.
5Applicants shall be subject to an appropriate background
6check, in accordance with rules adopted by the Director of
7IEMA-OHS, before admittance into the ICAF. Notwithstanding any
8other provision of this Code, no person shall be disqualified
9from acceptance into the ICAF on the basis that the person is
10an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the
11State, or an employee or proprietor of a private entity that
12conducts business with the State or a political subdivision of
13the State.
14    (h) The Director of IEMA-OHS may accept the resignation of
15any ICAF member at any time. ICAF members serve at the pleasure
16of the Governor and may be removed from the auxiliary in
17accordance with adopted rules. The Director of IEMA-OHS may
18require reimbursement for training, equipment, and uniforms if
19an ICAF member does not serve the full term of the member's
20membership agreement and the member's inability to serve out
21the term of the membership agreement was not due to a
22disability or a similar disabling medical condition.
23    (i) The Governor, may authorize the Director of IEMA-OHS
24to employ individuals or units of the ICAF as compensated
25State employees using IDMA State Active Duty procedures to
26protect State, county, and local government entities and

 

 

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1critical infrastructure, including election systems, or for
2training as the Governor determines necessary.".
 
3    Section 15. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act
4is amended by changing Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12,
514, 18, 20, and 23 and by adding Sections 24 and 25 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3305/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1051)
7    Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the IEMA-OHS
8Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
9(Source: P.A. 87-168.)
 
10    (20 ILCS 3305/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1052)
11    Sec. 2. Policy and Purposes.
12    (a) Because of the possibility of the occurrence of
13disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting
14from the explosion in this or in neighboring states of atomic
15or other means from without or by means of sabotage or other
16disloyal actions within, or from fire, flood, earthquake,
17telecommunications failure, or other natural or technological
18causes, and in order to insure that this State will be prepared
19to and will adequately deal with any disasters, preserve the
20lives and property of the people of this State and protect the
21public peace, health, and safety in the event of a disaster, it
22is found and declared to be necessary:
23        (1) To create a State emergency management and

 

 

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1    homeland security agency an Illinois Emergency Management
2    Agency and to authorize emergency management and homeland
3    security programs within the political subdivisions of the
4    State.
5        (2) To confer upon the Governor and upon the principal
6    executive officer of the political subdivisions of the
7    State the powers provided herein.
8        (3) To provide for the rendering of mutual aid among
9    the political subdivisions and taxing districts of the
10    State and with other states and with respect to the
11    carrying out of an emergency management and homeland
12    security programs program.
13    (b) It is further declared to be the purpose of this Act
14and the policy of the State that all emergency management and
15homeland security programs of this State be coordinated to the
16maximum extent with the comparable programs of the federal
17government, including its various departments and agencies, of
18other states and localities and private agencies of every
19type, to the end that the most effective preparation and use
20may be made of the nation's resources and facilities for
21dealing with any disaster that may occur.
22(Source: P.A. 87-168; 88-606, eff. 1-1-95.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 3305/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1054)
24    Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
25context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and

 

 

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1terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
2    "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency
3Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.
4    "Coordinator" means the staff assistant to the principal
5executive officer of a political subdivision with the duty of
6coordinating the emergency management programs of that
7political subdivision.
8    "Cyber incident" means an event occurring on or conducted
9through a computer network that actually or imminently
10jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of
11computers, information or communications systems or networks,
12physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or
13information systems, or information resident thereon that
14affect or control infrastructure or communications networks
15utilized by the public. "Cyber incident" includes a
16vulnerability in information systems, system security
17procedures, internal controls, or implementations that could
18be exploited by a threat source that affect or control
19infrastructure or communications networks utilized by the
20public.
21    "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Emergency
22Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.
23    "Disaster" means an occurrence or threat of widespread or
24severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting
25from any natural, technological, or human cause, including but
26not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, hazardous

 

 

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1materials spill or other water contamination requiring
2emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air
3contamination, blight, extended periods of severe and
4inclement weather, drought, infestation, critical shortages of
5essential fuels and energy, explosion, riot, hostile military
6or paramilitary action, public health emergencies, cyber
7incidents, or acts of domestic terrorism.
8    "Emergency Management" means the efforts of the State and
9the political subdivisions to develop, plan, analyze, conduct,
10provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster
11mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
12    "Emergency Services and Disaster Agency" means the agency
13by this name, by the name Emergency Management Agency, or by
14any other name that is established by ordinance within a
15political subdivision to coordinate the emergency management
16program within that political subdivision and with private
17organizations, other political subdivisions, the State and
18federal governments.
19    "Emergency Operations Plan" means the written plan of the
20State and political subdivisions describing the organization,
21mission, and functions of the government and supporting
22services for responding to and recovering from disasters and
23shall include plans that take into account the needs of those
24individuals with household pets and service animals following
25a major disaster or emergency.
26    "Emergency Services" means the coordination of functions

 

 

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1by the State and its political subdivisions subdivision, other
2than functions for which military forces are primarily
3responsible, as may be necessary or proper to prevent,
4minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage resulting
5from any natural or technological causes. These functions
6include, without limitation, fire fighting services, police
7services, emergency aviation services, medical and health
8services, HazMat and technical rescue teams, rescue,
9engineering, warning services, communications, radiological,
10chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of
11persons from stricken or threatened areas, emergency assigned
12functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public
13utility services and other functions related to civilian
14protection, together with all other activities necessary or
15incidental to protecting life or property.
16    "Exercise" means an event or activity delivered through
17discussion or action to develop, assess, or validate
18capabilities to achieve planned objectives. a planned event
19realistically simulating a disaster, conducted for the purpose
20of evaluating the political subdivision's coordinated
21emergency management capabilities, including, but not limited
22to, testing the emergency operations plan.
23    "HazMat team" means a career or volunteer mobile support
24team that has been authorized by a unit of local government to
25respond to hazardous materials emergencies and that is
26primarily designed for emergency response to chemical or

 

 

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1biological terrorism, radiological emergencies, hazardous
2material spills, releases, or fires, or other contamination
3events.
4    "Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
5Homeland Security" or "Agency" means the agency established by
6this Act within the executive branch of State Government
7responsible for coordination of the overall emergency
8management and homeland security programs program of the State
9and with private organizations, political subdivisions, and
10the federal government. Illinois Emergency Management Agency
11and Office of Homeland Security also means the State Emergency
12Response Commission responsible for the implementation of
13Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
14of 1986.
15    "Interoperable communications" means communications,
16including the exchange of voice data, and video on demand in
17real time, by emergency response providers and relevant State
18and local government agencies through a dedicated public
19safety network using information technology systems and radio
20communications systems.
21    "Mobile Support Team" means a group of individuals
22designated as a team by the Governor or Director to train prior
23to and to be dispatched, if the Governor or the Director so
24determines, to aid and reinforce the State and political
25subdivision emergency management efforts in response to a
26disaster.

 

 

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1    "Municipality" means any city, village, and incorporated
2town.
3    "Political Subdivision" means any county, city, village,
4or incorporated town or township if the township is in a county
5having a population of more than 2,000,000.
6    "Principal Executive Officer" means chair of the county
7board, supervisor of a township if the township is in a county
8having a population of more than 2,000,000, mayor of a city or
9incorporated town, president of a village, or in their absence
10or disability, the interim successor as established under
11Section 7 of the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act.
12    "Public health emergency" means an occurrence or imminent
13threat of an illness or health condition that:
14        (a) is believed to be caused by any of the following:
15            (i) bioterrorism;
16            (ii) the appearance of a novel or previously
17        controlled or eradicated infectious agent or
18        biological toxin;
19            (iii) a natural disaster;
20            (iv) a chemical attack or accidental release; or
21            (v) a nuclear attack or accident; and
22        (b) poses a high probability of any of the following
23    harms:
24            (i) a large number of deaths in the affected
25        population;
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1        disabilities in the affected population; or
2            (iii) widespread exposure to an infectious or
3        toxic agent that poses a significant risk of
4        substantial future harm to a large number of people in
5        the affected population.
6    "Statewide mutual aid organization" means an entity with
7local government members throughout the State that facilitates
8temporary assistance through its members in a particular
9public safety discipline, such as police, fire or emergency
10management, when an occurrence exceeds a member jurisdiction's
11capabilities.
12    "Technical rescue team" means a career or volunteer mobile
13support team that has been authorized by a unit of local
14government to respond to building collapse, high angle rescue,
15and other specialized rescue emergencies and that is primarily
16designated for emergency response to technical rescue events.
17(Source: P.A. 102-485, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 3305/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1055)
19    Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
20Homeland Security.
21    (a) Establishment of the Illinois Emergency Management
22Agency and Office of Homeland Security. There is created
23within the executive branch of the State Government an
24Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland
25Security and a Director of the Illinois Emergency Management

 

 

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1Agency and Office of Homeland Security, herein called the
2"Director" who shall be the head of the Agency thereof. The
3Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice
4and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of 2
5years beginning on the third Monday in January of the
6odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has
7qualified; except that the term of the first Director
8appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in
9January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other
10remunerative public office. For terms beginning after January
1118, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and
12before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the Director
13shall be as provided in Section 5-300 of the Civil
14Administrative Code of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other
15provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16,
162023, the Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000
17or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1,
182023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall
19receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living
20adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the
2186th General Assembly.
22    For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the
23Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
24shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the
25Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each
26July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an

 

 

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1increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as
2authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General
3Assembly.
4    (b) Agency personnel. The Illinois Emergency Management
5Agency shall obtain, under the provisions of the Personnel
6Code, technical, clerical, stenographic and other
7administrative personnel, and may make expenditures within the
8appropriation therefor as may be necessary to carry out the
9purpose of this Act. The agency created by this Act is intended
10to be a successor to the agency created under the Illinois
11Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975 and the
12personnel, equipment, records, and appropriations of that
13agency are transferred to the successor agency as of June 30,
141988 (the effective date of this Act).
15    (c) Responsibilities of the Director. The Director,
16subject to the direction and control of the Governor, shall be
17the executive head of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
18and the State Emergency Response Commission and shall be
19responsible under the direction of the Governor, for carrying
20out the programs program for emergency management, nuclear and
21radiation safety, and homeland security of this State. The
22Director shall also maintain liaison and cooperate with the
23emergency management, nuclear and radiation safety, and
24homeland security organizations of this State and other states
25and of the federal government.
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1Emergency Management Agency shall take an integral part in the
2development and revision of political subdivision emergency
3operations plans prepared under paragraph (f) of Section 10.
4To this end it shall employ or otherwise secure the services of
5professional and technical personnel capable of providing
6expert assistance to the emergency services and disaster
7agencies. These personnel shall consult with emergency
8services and disaster agencies on a regular basis and shall
9make field examinations of the areas, circumstances, and
10conditions that particular political subdivision emergency
11operations plans are intended to apply.
12    (e) Local Emergency Planning Committee. The Illinois
13Emergency Management Agency and political subdivisions shall
14be encouraged to form an emergency management advisory
15committee composed of private and public personnel
16representing the emergency management phases of mitigation,
17preparedness, response, and recovery. The Local Emergency
18Planning Committee, as created under the Illinois Emergency
19Planning and Community Right to Know Act, shall serve as an
20advisory committee to the emergency services and disaster
21agency or agencies serving within the boundaries of that Local
22Emergency Planning Committee planning district for:
23        (1) the development of emergency operations plan
24    provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies; and
25        (2) the assessment of emergency response capabilities
26    related to hazardous chemical emergencies.

 

 

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1    (f) Emergency management responsibilities of the Agency.
2The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall:
3        (1) Coordinate the overall emergency management
4    program of the State.
5        (2) Cooperate with local governments, the federal
6    government, and any public or private agency or entity in
7    achieving any purpose of this Act and in implementing
8    emergency management programs for mitigation,
9    preparedness, response, and recovery.
10        (2.5) (Blank). Develop a comprehensive emergency
11    preparedness and response plan for any nuclear accident in
12    accordance with Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of
13    2004 and in development of the Illinois Nuclear Safety
14    Preparedness program in accordance with Section 8 of the
15    Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act.
16        (2.6) Coordinate with the Department of Public Health
17    with respect to planning for and responding to public
18    health emergencies.
19        (3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor, executive
20    orders, proclamations, and regulations as necessary or
21    appropriate in coping with disasters.
22        (4) Promulgate rules and requirements for political
23    subdivision emergency operations plans that are not
24    inconsistent with and are at least as stringent as
25    applicable federal laws and regulations.
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1    Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency operations
2    plans for those political subdivisions required to have an
3    emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this
4    Act.
5        (5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for the
6    political subdivision emergency management exercises,
7    including, but not limited to, exercises of the emergency
8    operations plans.
9        (5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in accordance
10    with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, political
11    subdivision emergency management exercises for those
12    political subdivisions required to have an emergency
13    services and disaster agency pursuant to this Act.
14        (6) Determine requirements of the State and its
15    political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other
16    necessities in event of a disaster.
17        (7) Establish a register of persons with types of
18    emergency management training and skills in mitigation,
19    preparedness, response, and recovery.
20        (8) Establish a register of government and private
21    response resources available for use in a disaster.
22        (9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program and its
23    efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness materials to
24    schools, political subdivisions, community groups, civic
25    organizations, and the media. Emphasis will be placed on
26    those areas of the State most at risk from an earthquake.

 

 

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1    Maintain the list of all school districts, hospitals,
2    airports, power plants, including nuclear power plants,
3    lakes, dams, emergency response facilities of all types,
4    and all other major public or private structures which are
5    at the greatest risk of damage from earthquakes under
6    circumstances where the damage would cause subsequent harm
7    to the surrounding communities and residents.
8        (10) Disseminate all information, completely and
9    without delay, on water levels for rivers and streams and
10    any other data pertaining to potential flooding supplied
11    by the Division of Water Resources within the Department
12    of Natural Resources to all political subdivisions to the
13    maximum extent possible.
14        (11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with medical
15    supply and equipment firms to supply resources as are
16    necessary to respond to an earthquake or any other
17    disaster as defined in this Act. These resources will be
18    made available upon notifying the vendor of the disaster.
19    Payment for the resources will be in accordance with
20    Section 7 of this Act. The Illinois Department of Public
21    Health shall determine which resources will be required
22    and requested.
23        (11.5) In coordination with the Illinois State Police,
24    develop and implement a community outreach program to
25    promote awareness among the State's parents and children
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1        (12) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes,
2    award capital and non-capital grants to Illinois hospitals
3    or health care facilities located outside of a city with a
4    population in excess of 1,000,000 to be used for purposes
5    that include, but are not limited to, preparing to respond
6    to mass casualties and disasters, maintaining and
7    improving patient safety and quality of care, and
8    protecting the confidentiality of patient information. No
9    single grant for a capital expenditure shall exceed
10    $300,000. No single grant for a non-capital expenditure
11    shall exceed $100,000. In awarding such grants, preference
12    shall be given to hospitals that serve a significant
13    number of Medicaid recipients, but do not qualify for
14    disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments under
15    the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive such a grant, a
16    hospital or health care facility must provide funding of
17    at least 50% of the cost of the project for which the grant
18    is being requested. In awarding such grants, the Illinois
19    Emergency Management Agency shall consider the
20    recommendations of the Illinois Hospital Association.
21        (13) (Blank). Do all other things necessary,
22    incidental or appropriate for the implementation of this
23    Act.
24    (g) School and campus grants. The Illinois Emergency
25Management Agency is authorized to make grants to various
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1area vocational centers as designated by the State Board of
2Education, inter-district special education cooperatives,
3regional safe schools, and nonpublic K-12 schools for safety
4and security improvements. For the purpose of this subsection
5(g), "higher education institution" means a public university,
6a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit
7or for-profit higher education institution located in this
8State. Grants made under this subsection (g) shall be paid out
9of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the Build
10Illinois Bond Fund. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency
11shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (g). These
12rules may specify: (1) (i) the manner of applying for grants;
13(2) (ii) project eligibility requirements; (3) (iii)
14restrictions on the use of grant moneys; (4) (iv) the manner in
15which the various higher education institutions must account
16for the use of grant moneys; and (5) (v) any other provision
17that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency determines to be
18necessary or useful for the administration of this subsection
19(g).
20    (g-5) State not-for-profit security grants. The Illinois
21Emergency Management Agency is authorized to make grants to
22not-for-profit organizations which are exempt from federal
23income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Federal
24Internal Revenue Code for eligible security improvements that
25assist the organization in preventing, preparing for, or
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1eligible for a grant under the program, the Agency must
2determine that the organization is at a high risk of being
3subject to threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism based on the
4organization's profile, ideology, mission, or beliefs.
5Eligible security improvements shall include all eligible
6preparedness activities under the federal Nonprofit Security
7Grant Program, including, but not limited to, physical
8security upgrades, security training exercises, preparedness
9training exercises, contracting with security personnel, and
10any other security upgrades deemed eligible by the Director.
11Eligible security improvements shall not duplicate, in part or
12in whole, a project included under any awarded federal grant
13or in a pending federal application. The Director shall
14establish procedures and forms by which applicants may apply
15for a grant and procedures for distributing grants to
16recipients. Any security improvements awarded shall remain at
17the physical property listed in the grant application, unless
18authorized by Agency rule or approved by the Agency in
19writing. The procedures shall require each applicant to do the
20following:
21        (1) identify and substantiate prior or current
22    threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism against the
23    not-for-profit organization;
24        (2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value of one or
25    more sites that renders the site a possible target of a
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1        (3) discuss potential consequences to the organization
2    if the site is damaged, destroyed, or disrupted by a
3    threat, attack, or act of terrorism;
4        (4) describe how the grant will be used to integrate
5    organizational preparedness with broader State and local
6    preparedness efforts, as described by the Agency in each
7    Notice of Opportunity for Funding;
8        (5) submit (i) a vulnerability assessment conducted by
9    experienced security, law enforcement, or military
10    personnel, or conducted using an Agency-approved or
11    federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program self-assessment
12    tool, and (ii) a description of how the grant award will be
13    used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the
14    assessment; and
15        (6) submit any other relevant information as may be
16    required by the Director.
17    The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the
18grant program described in this subsection (g-5) to administer
19the program.
20    Any Agency Notice of Opportunity for Funding, proposed or
21final rulemaking, guidance, training opportunity, or other
22resource related to the grant program must be published on the
23Agency's publicly available website, and any announcements
24related to funding shall be shared with all State legislative
25offices, the Governor's office, emergency services and
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1(b) through (d) of Section 10, and any other State agencies as
2determined by the Agency. Subject to appropriation, the grant
3application period shall be open for no less than 45 calendar
4days during the first application cycle each fiscal year,
5unless the Agency determines that a shorter period is
6necessary to avoid conflicts with the annual federal Nonprofit
7Security Grant Program funding cycle. Additional application
8cycles may be conducted during the same fiscal year, subject
9to availability of funds. Upon request, Agency staff shall
10provide reasonable assistance to any applicant in completing a
11grant application or meeting a post-award requirement.
12    (g-10) Homeland Security Advisor.
13        (1) A Homeland Security Advisor shall be appointed by
14    the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
15    Senate, shall report to the Governor. The Homeland
16    Security Advisor shall:
17            (A) advise the Governor or the Governor's
18        designees on matters of homeland security and
19        coordinate Illinois' homeland security and
20        preparedness efforts across all levels of government,
21        in order to protect the people and critical
22        infrastructure of Illinois;
23            (B) coordinate a uniform and cooperative
24        statewide, strategic response to homeland security
25        threats as defined by, and in the sole discretion of,
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1            (C) coordinate and provide policy recommendations
2        to the Governor and other State agencies on all
3        matters pertaining to homeland security;
4            (D) utilize the expertise and assistance of all
5        State agencies, commissions, and boards to carry out
6        their mission in support of the State's homeland
7        security efforts; each State agency, commission, or
8        board shall be required, to the extent not
9        inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the Homeland
10        Security Advisor; to facilitate a unified State
11        strategy on matters of homeland security, all State
12        agencies, boards, and commissions shall provide
13        briefings to the Homeland Security Advisor regularly
14        and upon request;
15            (E) serve as the State's primary liaison with all
16        federal agencies pertaining to homeland security
17        matters for the State;
18            (F) consistent with the United States Department
19        of Homeland Security standard operating procedures and
20        guidance, oversee and approve security clearance
21        requests for State personnel sent to the federal
22        government for final adjudication; coordinate with
23        Illinois State Police on such clearance requests for
24        law enforcement personnel; this subparagraph (F) shall
25        not apply to clearances issued by the Department of
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1            (G) perform other duties related to homeland
2        security as directed by the Governor or the Governor's
3        designees.
4        (2) A Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, reporting to
5    the Homeland Security Advisor, shall be recommended by the
6    Homeland Security Advisor and appointed by the Governor.
7    The Deputy Homeland Security Advisor shall:
8            (A) assume responsibilities of the Homeland
9        Security Advisor as needed or directed by the Governor
10        or Homeland Security Advisor;
11            (B) serve as the Deputy Director of the Office of
12        Homeland Security within the Agency;
13            (C) develop and execute the State's unified
14        homeland security strategy;
15            (D) serve as a representative of the Homeland
16        Security Advisor and the Agency's Office of Homeland
17        Security with all State agencies, commissions, and
18        boards for matters pertaining to homeland security;
19        and
20            (E) serve as a representative of the Homeland
21        Security Advisor and State with all federal agencies
22        for matters pertaining to homeland security.
23        (3) The Homeland Security Advisor or Deputy Homeland
24    Security Advisor shall provide briefings to the Governor
25    and Lieutenant Governor as directed.
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1    administrative support for the Homeland Security Advisor
2    and house the State's Office of Homeland Security. The
3    Director shall coordinate with the Homeland Security
4    Advisor to ensure the duties and actions of the Office of
5    Homeland Security are aligned with the State's homeland
6    security strategic goals and priorities.
7    (g-15) Homeland Security responsibilities of the Agency.
8The Agency, through its Office of Homeland Security, shall:
9        (1) support the Homeland Security Advisor in the
10    administration and coordination of homeland security and
11    preparedness efforts across all levels of government to
12    protect the people and critical infrastructure of
13    Illinois;
14        (2) oversee, plan, and distribute State and federal
15    funding for homeland security on the basis of risk,
16    threat, and vulnerability to ensure the most effective use
17    of limited resources, and guarantee that funds are used
18    for appropriate and necessary purposes;
19        (3) review all proposed State legislation pertaining
20    to homeland security matters and report to the Homeland
21    Security Advisor about such proposed legislation; review
22    existing legislation and recommend modifications,
23    amendments, or initiatives to support or enhance the
24    State's homeland security and preparedness capabilities;
25        (4) ensure the implementation of the strategic
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1    Homeland Security Advisor pertaining to all matters of
2    homeland security;
3        (5) coordinate with all State agencies, commissions,
4    and boards, regarding matters of homeland security;
5        (6) coordinate with the Illinois State Police to
6    provide the United States Department of Homeland Security
7    with relevant reporting metrics and data pertaining to the
8    State;
9        (7) develop, at the direction of the Homeland Security
10    Advisor, and in cooperation with the Illinois State Police
11    and other appropriate State agencies, appropriate
12    protocols, staffing, training, and equipment guidelines
13    for the weapons of mass destruction teams that the
14    Governor, or the Governor's designee, may deploy in the
15    event or threat of a disaster;
16        (8) lead the State's homeland security public
17    education and risk communication messaging; and
18        (9) adopt rules necessary for implementation of
19    homeland security programs.
20    (g-20) Nuclear and radiation safety responsibilities of
21the Agency. The Agency shall be responsible for nuclear and
22radiation safety and shall:
23        (1) exercise, administer, and enforce all rights,
24    powers, and duties for nuclear and radiation safety
25    authorized in the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 or successor
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1        (2) develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness and
2    response plan for any nuclear accident in accordance with
3    Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 and an
4    Illinois nuclear safety preparedness program in accordance
5    with Section 8 of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness
6    Act or successor statutes; and
7        (3) have the right to enter on public and private
8    property in order to take environmental samples for
9    response to a disaster that reasonably could have caused
10    radioactive contamination.
11    (h) Donations and sponsorships. Except as provided in
12Section 17.5 of this Act, any moneys received by the Agency
13from donations or sponsorships unrelated to a disaster shall
14be deposited in the Emergency Planning and Training Fund and
15used by the Agency, subject to appropriation, to effectuate
16planning and training activities. Any moneys received by the
17Agency from donations during a disaster and intended for
18disaster response or recovery shall be deposited into the
19Disaster Response and Recovery Fund and used for disaster
20response and recovery pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act.
21    (i) Conference fees. The Illinois Emergency Management
22Agency may, by rule, assess and collect reasonable fees for
23attendance at Agency-sponsored conferences to enable the
24Agency to carry out the requirements of this Act. Any moneys
25received under this subsection shall be deposited in the
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1subject to appropriation, for planning and training
2activities.
3    (j) Other grant-making powers. The Illinois Emergency
4Management Agency is authorized to make grants to other State
5agencies, public universities, units of local government, and
6statewide mutual aid organizations to enhance statewide
7emergency preparedness and response.
8    (k) Agency's responsibility to implement and administer
9the Act. The Agency shall do all other things necessary,
10incidental, or appropriate for the implementation of this Act,
11including the adoption of rules in accordance with the
12Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
13(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
14102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-418, eff.
151-1-24.)
 
16    (20 ILCS 3305/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1056)
17    Sec. 6. Emergency Management Powers of the Governor.
18    (a) The Governor shall have general direction and control
19of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and shall be
20responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this
21Act.
22    (b) In performing duties under this Act, the Governor is
23authorized to cooperate with the federal government and with
24other states in all matters pertaining to emergency
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1security.
2    (c) In performing duties under this Act, the Governor is
3further authorized:
4        (1) To make, amend, and rescind all lawful necessary
5    orders, rules, and regulations to carry out the provisions
6    of this Act within the limits of the authority conferred
7    upon the Governor.
8        (2) To cause to be prepared a comprehensive plans plan
9    and programs program for the emergency management, nuclear
10    and radiation safety, and homeland security of this State,
11    which plans and programs plan and program shall be
12    integrated into and coordinated with emergency management,
13    nuclear and radiation safety, and homeland security plans
14    and programs of the federal government and of other states
15    whenever possible and which plans and programs plan and
16    program may include:
17            a. Mitigation of injury and damage caused by
18        disaster.
19            b. Prompt and effective response to disaster.
20            c. Emergency relief.
21            d. Identification of areas particularly vulnerable
22        to disasters.
23            e. Recommendations for zoning, building, and other
24        land-use controls, safety measures for securing
25        permanent structures and other mitigation measures
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1        impact.
2            f. Assistance to political subdivisions in
3        designing emergency operations plans.
4            g. Authorization and procedures for the erection
5        or other construction of temporary works designed to
6        mitigate danger, damage or loss from flood, or other
7        disaster.
8            h. Preparation and distribution to the appropriate
9        State and political subdivision officials of a State
10        catalog of federal, State, and private assistance
11        programs.
12            i. Organization of State personnel and chains of
13        command.
14            j. Coordination of federal, State, and political
15        subdivision emergency management, nuclear and
16        radiation safety, and homeland security activities.
17            k. Other necessary matters.
18        (3) In accordance with the plans plan and programs
19    program for the emergency management, nuclear and
20    radiation safety, and homeland security of this State, and
21    out of funds appropriated for these purposes, to procure
22    and preposition supplies, medicines, materials and
23    equipment, to institute training programs and public
24    information programs, and to take all other preparatory
25    steps including the partial or full mobilization of
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1    actual disaster to insure the furnishing of adequately
2    trained and equipped forces for disaster response and
3    recovery.
4        (4) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes, to
5    make studies and surveys of the industries, resources, and
6    facilities in this State as may be necessary to ascertain
7    the capabilities of the State for emergency management
8    phases of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
9    and to plan for the most efficient emergency use thereof.
10        (5) On behalf of this State, to negotiate for and
11    submit to the General Assembly for its approval or
12    rejection reciprocal mutual aid agreements or compacts
13    with other states, either on a statewide or political
14    subdivision basis. The agreements or compacts, shall be
15    limited to the furnishing or exchange of food, clothing,
16    medical or other supplies, engineering and police
17    services; emergency housing and feeding; National and
18    State Guards while under the control of the State; health,
19    medical, and related services; fire fighting, rescue,
20    transportation, communication, and construction services
21    and equipment, provided, however, that if the General
22    Assembly be not in session and the Governor has not
23    proclaimed the existence of a disaster under this Section,
24    then the agreements or compacts shall instead be submitted
25    to an Interim Committee on Emergency Management composed
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1    of 5 Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
2    House, during the month of June of each odd-numbered year
3    to serve for a 2-year 2 year term, beginning July 1 of that
4    year, and until their successors are appointed and
5    qualified, or until termination of their legislative
6    service, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled
7    by appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner
8    as original appointments. All appointments shall be made
9    in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as a
10    public record. The Committee shall have the power to
11    approve or reject any agreements or compacts for and on
12    behalf of the General Assembly; and, provided further,
13    that an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of the
14    Committee shall be necessary for the approval of any
15    agreement or compact.
16(Source: P.A. 92-73, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
17    (20 ILCS 3305/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1057)
18    Sec. 7. Emergency Powers of the Governor. In the event of a
19disaster, as defined in Section 4, the Governor may, by
20proclamation, declare that a disaster exists. Upon such
21proclamation, the Governor shall have and may exercise for a
22period not to exceed 30 days the following emergency powers;
23provided, however, that the lapse of the emergency powers
24shall not, as regards any act or acts occurring or committed
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1corporation, political subdivision, or body politic of any
2right or rights to compensation or reimbursement which he,
3she, it, or they may have under the provisions of this Act:
4        (1) To suspend the provisions of any regulatory
5    statute prescribing procedures for conduct of State
6    business, or the orders, rules and regulations of any
7    State agency, if strict compliance with the provisions of
8    any statute, order, rule, or regulation would in any way
9    prevent, hinder or delay necessary action, including
10    emergency purchases, by the Illinois Emergency Management
11    Agency, in coping with the disaster.
12        (2) To utilize all available resources of the State
13    government as reasonably necessary to cope with the
14    disaster and of each political subdivision of the State.
15        (3) To transfer the direction, personnel or functions
16    of State departments and agencies or units thereof for the
17    purpose of performing or facilitating disaster response
18    and recovery programs.
19        (4) On behalf of this State to take possession of, and
20    to acquire full title or a lesser specified interest in,
21    any personal property as may be necessary to accomplish
22    the objectives set forth in Section 2 of this Act,
23    including: airplanes, automobiles, trucks, trailers,
24    buses, and other vehicles; coal, oils, gasoline, and other
25    fuels and means of propulsion; explosives, materials,
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1    seed; food and provisions for humans and animals; clothing
2    and bedding; and medicines and medical and surgical
3    supplies; and to take possession of and for a limited
4    period occupy and use any real estate necessary to
5    accomplish those objectives; but only upon the undertaking
6    by the State to pay just compensation therefor as in this
7    Act provided, and then only under the following
8    provisions:
9            a. The Governor, or the person or persons as the
10        Governor may authorize so to do, may forthwith take
11        possession of property for and on behalf of the State;
12        provided, however, that the Governor or persons shall
13        simultaneously with the taking, deliver to the owner
14        or his or her agent, if the identity of the owner or
15        agency is known or readily ascertainable, a signed
16        statement in writing, that shall include the name and
17        address of the owner, the date and place of the taking,
18        description of the property sufficient to identify it,
19        a statement of interest in the property that is being
20        so taken, and, if possible, a statement in writing,
21        signed by the owner, setting forth the sum that he or
22        she is willing to accept as just compensation for the
23        property or use. Whether or not the owner or agent is
24        known or readily ascertainable, a true copy of the
25        statement shall promptly be filed by the Governor or
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1        docket of the statements. In cases where the sum that
2        the owner is willing to accept as just compensation is
3        less than $1,000, copies of the statements shall also
4        be filed by the Director with, and shall be passed upon
5        by an Emergency Management Claims Commission,
6        consisting of 3 disinterested citizens who shall be
7        appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and
8        consent of the Senate, within 20 days after the
9        Governor's declaration of a disaster, and if the sum
10        fixed by them as just compensation be less than $1,000
11        and is accepted in writing by the owner, then the State
12        Treasurer out of funds appropriated for these
13        purposes, shall, upon certification thereof by the
14        Emergency Management Claims Commission, cause the sum
15        so certified forthwith to be paid to the owner. The
16        Emergency Management Claims Commission is hereby given
17        the power to issue appropriate subpoenas and to
18        administer oaths to witnesses and shall keep
19        appropriate minutes and other records of its actions
20        upon and the disposition made of all claims.
21            b. When the compensation to be paid for the taking
22        or use of property or interest therein is not or cannot
23        be determined and paid under item a of this paragraph
24        (4), a petition in the name of The People of the State
25        of Illinois shall be promptly filed by the Director,
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1        circuit court of the county where the property or any
2        part thereof was located when initially taken or used
3        under the provisions of this Act praying that the
4        amount of compensation to be paid to the person or
5        persons interested therein be fixed and determined.
6        The petition shall include a description of the
7        property that has been taken, shall state the physical
8        condition of the property when taken, shall name as
9        defendants all interested parties, shall set forth the
10        sum of money estimated to be just compensation for the
11        property or interest therein taken or used, and shall
12        be signed by the Director. The litigation shall be
13        handled by the Attorney General for and on behalf of
14        the State.
15            c. Just compensation for the taking or use of
16        property or interest therein shall be promptly
17        ascertained in proceedings and established by judgment
18        against the State, that shall include, as part of the
19        just compensation so awarded, interest at the rate of
20        6% per annum on the fair market value of the property
21        or interest therein from the date of the taking or use
22        to the date of the judgment; and the court may order
23        the payment of delinquent taxes and special
24        assessments out of the amount so awarded as just
25        compensation and may make any other orders with
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1        charges, if any, as shall be just and equitable.
2        (5) When required by the exigencies of the disaster,
3    to sell, lend, rent, give, or distribute all or any part of
4    property so or otherwise acquired to the inhabitants of
5    this State, or to political subdivisions of this State,
6    or, under the interstate mutual aid agreements or compacts
7    as are entered into under the provisions of subparagraph
8    (5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6 to other states, and to
9    account for and transmit to the State Treasurer all funds,
10    if any, received therefor.
11        (6) To recommend the evacuation of all or part of the
12    population from any stricken or threatened area within the
13    State if the Governor deems this action necessary.
14        (7) To prescribe routes, modes of transportation, and
15    destinations in connection with evacuation.
16        (8) To control ingress and egress to and from a
17    disaster area, the movement of persons within the area,
18    and the occupancy of premises therein.
19        (9) To suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or
20    transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms,
21    explosives, and combustibles.
22        (10) To make provision for the availability and use of
23    temporary emergency housing.
24        (11) A proclamation of a disaster shall activate the
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1    subdivision or area in question and be authority for the
2    deployment and use of any forces that the plan or plans
3    apply and for use or distribution of any supplies,
4    equipment, and materials and facilities assembled,
5    stockpiled or arranged to be made available under this Act
6    or any other provision of law relating to disasters.
7        (12) Control, restrict, and regulate by rationing,
8    freezing, use of quotas, prohibitions on shipments, price
9    fixing, allocation or other means, the use, sale or
10    distribution of food, feed, fuel, clothing and other
11    commodities, materials, goods, or services; and perform
12    and exercise any other functions, powers, and duties as
13    may be necessary to promote and secure the safety and
14    protection of the civilian population.
15        (13) During the continuance of any disaster the
16    Governor is commander-in-chief of the organized and
17    unorganized militia and of all other forces available for
18    emergency duty. To the greatest extent practicable, the
19    Governor shall delegate or assign authority to the
20    Director to manage, coordinate, and direct all resources
21    by orders issued at the time of the disaster.
22        (14) Prohibit increases in the prices of goods and
23    services during a disaster.
24(Source: P.A. 102-485, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 8. Mobile Support Teams.
2    (a) The Governor or Director may cause to be created
3Mobile Support Teams to aid and to reinforce the Illinois
4Emergency Management Agency, and emergency services and
5disaster agencies in areas stricken by disaster. Each mobile
6support team shall have a leader, selected by the Director who
7will be responsible, under the direction and control of the
8Director, for the organization, administration, and training,
9and operation of the mobile support team.
10    (b) Personnel of a mobile support team while on duty
11pursuant to such a call or while engaged in regularly
12scheduled training or exercises, whether within or without the
13State, shall either:
14        (1) If they are paid employees of the State, have the
15    powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities and
16    receive the compensation incidental to their employment.
17        (2) If they are paid employees of a political
18    subdivision or body politic of this State, and whether
19    serving within or without that political subdivision or
20    body politic, have the powers, duties, rights, privileges
21    and immunities, and receive the compensation incidental to
22    their employment.
23        (3) If they are not employees of the State, political
24    subdivision or body politic, or being such employees, are
25    not normally paid for their services, be entitled to at
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1    Personnel of a mobile support team who suffer disease,
2injury or death arising out of or in the course of emergency
3duty, shall for the purposes of benefits under the Workers'
4Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act only,
5be deemed to be employees of this State. If the person
6diseased, injured or killed is an employee described in item
7(3) above, the computation of benefits payable under either of
8those Acts shall be based on income commensurate with
9comparable State employees doing the same type of work or
10income from the person's regular employment, whichever is
11greater.
12    All personnel of mobile support teams shall, while on duty
13under such call, be reimbursed by this State for all actual and
14necessary travel and subsistence expenses.
15    (c) The State shall reimburse each political subdivision
16or body politic from the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund
17for the compensation paid and the actual and necessary travel,
18subsistence and maintenance expenses of paid employees of the
19political subdivision or body politic while serving, outside
20of its geographic geographical boundaries pursuant to such a
21call, as members of a mobile support team, and for all payments
22made for death, disease or injury of those paid employees
23arising out of and incurred in the course of that duty, and for
24all losses of or damage to supplies and equipment of the
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1    (d) Whenever mobile support teams or units of another
2state, while the Governor has the emergency powers provided
3for under Section 7 of this Act, render aid to this State under
4the orders of the Governor of its home state and upon the
5request of the Governor of this State, all questions relating
6to reimbursement by this State to the other state and its
7citizens in regard to the assistance so rendered shall be
8determined by the mutual aid agreements or interstate compacts
9described in subparagraph (5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6 as
10are existing at the time of the assistance rendered or are
11entered into thereafter and under Section 303 (d) of the
12Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.
13    (e) No personnel of mobile support teams of this State may
14be ordered by the Governor to operate in any other state unless
15a request for the same has been made by the Governor or duly
16authorized representative of the other state.
17(Source: P.A. 98-465, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 3305/10)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1060)
19    Sec. 10. Emergency Services and Disaster Agencies.
20    (a) Each political subdivision within this State shall be
21within the jurisdiction of and served by the Illinois
22Emergency Management Agency and by an emergency services and
23disaster agency responsible for emergency management programs.
24A township, if the township is in a county having a population
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1coordinator before establishment of a township emergency
2services and disaster agency.
3    (b) Unless multiple county emergency services and disaster
4agency consolidation is authorized by the Illinois Emergency
5Management Agency with the consent of the respective counties,
6each county shall maintain an emergency services and disaster
7agency that has jurisdiction over and serves the entire
8county, except as otherwise provided under this Act and except
9that in any county with a population of over 3,000,000
10containing a municipality with a population of over 500,000
11the jurisdiction of the county agency shall not extend to the
12municipality when the municipality has established its own
13agency.
14    (c) Each municipality with a population of over 500,000
15shall maintain an emergency services and disaster agency which
16has jurisdiction over and serves the entire municipality. A
17municipality with a population less than 500,000 may
18establish, by ordinance, an agency or department responsible
19for emergency management within the municipality's corporate
20limits.
21    (d) The Governor shall determine which municipal
22corporations, other than those specified in paragraph (c) of
23this Section, need emergency services and disaster agencies of
24their own and require that they be established and maintained.
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1response related to population size and concentration. The
2emergency services and disaster agency of a county or
3township, shall not have a jurisdiction within a political
4subdivision having its own emergency services and disaster
5agency, but shall cooperate with the emergency services and
6disaster agency of a city, village or incorporated town within
7their borders. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
8publish and furnish a current list to the municipalities
9required to have an emergency services and disaster agency
10under this subsection.
11    (e) Each municipality that is not required to and does not
12have an emergency services and disaster agency shall have a
13liaison officer designated to facilitate the cooperation and
14protection of that municipal corporation with the county
15emergency services and disaster agency in which it is located
16in the work of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response,
17and recovery.
18    (f) The principal executive officer or his or her designee
19of each political subdivision in the State shall annually
20notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency of the manner
21in which the political subdivision is providing or securing
22emergency management, identify the executive head of the
23agency or the department from which the service is obtained,
24or the liaison officer in accordance with subsection (e),
25paragraph (d) of this Section and furnish additional
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1Management Agency requires.
2    (g) Each emergency services and disaster agency shall
3prepare an emergency operations plan for its geographic
4boundaries that complies with planning, review, and approval
5standards promulgated by the Illinois Emergency Management
6Agency. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
7determine which jurisdictions will be required to include
8earthquake preparedness in their local emergency operations
9plans.
10    (h) The emergency services and disaster agency shall
11prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials in written
12form a clear and complete statement of the emergency
13responsibilities of all local departments and officials and of
14the disaster chain of command.
15    (i) Each emergency services and disaster agency shall have
16a Coordinator who shall be appointed by the principal
17executive officer of the political subdivision in the same
18manner as are the heads of regular governmental departments.
19If the political subdivision is a county and the principal
20executive officer appoints the sheriff as the Coordinator, the
21sheriff may, in addition to his or her regular compensation,
22receive additional compensation as provided for by the
23political subdivision at the same level as provided in Section
243-6037 of the Counties Code 3 of "An Act in relation to the
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11951, as amended. The Coordinator shall have direct
2responsibility for the organization, administration, training,
3and operation of the emergency services and disaster agency,
4subject to the direction and control of that principal
5executive officer. Each emergency services and disaster agency
6shall coordinate and may perform emergency management
7functions within the territorial limits of the political
8subdivision within which it is organized as are prescribed in
9and by the State Emergency Operations Plan, and programs,
10orders, rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the
11Illinois Emergency Management Agency and by local ordinance
12and, in addition, shall conduct such functions outside of
13those territorial limits as may be required under mutual aid
14agreements and compacts as are entered into under subparagraph
15(5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6.
16    (j) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, each
17political subdivision may enter into contracts and incur
18obligations necessary to place it in a position effectively to
19combat the disasters as are described in Section 4, to protect
20the health and safety of persons, to protect property, and to
21provide emergency assistance to victims of those disasters. If
22a disaster occurs, each political subdivision may exercise the
23powers vested under this Section in the light of the
24exigencies of the disaster and, excepting mandatory
25constitutional requirements, without regard to the procedures
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1performance of public work, entering into contracts, the
2incurring of obligations, the employment of temporary workers,
3the rental of equipment, the purchase of supplies and
4materials, and the appropriation, expenditure, and disposition
5of public funds and property.
6    (k) Volunteers who, while engaged in a disaster, an
7exercise, training related to the emergency operations plan of
8the political subdivision, or a search-and-rescue team
9response to an occurrence or threat of injury or loss of life
10that is beyond local response capabilities, suffer disease,
11injury or death, shall, for the purposes of benefits under the
12Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases
13Act only, be deemed to be employees of the State, if: (1) the
14claimant is a duly qualified and enrolled (sworn in) as a
15volunteer of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or an
16emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the
17Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and (2) if: (i) the
18claimant was participating in a disaster as defined in Section
194 of this Act, (ii) the exercise or training participated in
20was specifically and expressly approved by the Illinois
21Emergency Management Agency prior to the exercise or training,
22or (iii) the search-and-rescue team response was to an
23occurrence or threat of injury or loss of life that was beyond
24local response capabilities and was specifically and expressly
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1benefits payable under either of those Acts shall be based on
2the income commensurate with comparable State employees doing
3the same type work or income from the person's regular
4employment, whichever is greater.
5    Volunteers who are working under the direction of an
6emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the
7Illinois Emergency Management Agency, pursuant to a plan
8approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (i)
9during a disaster declared by the Governor under Section 7 of
10this Act, or (ii) in circumstances otherwise expressly
11approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, shall be
12deemed exclusively employees of the State for purposes of
13Section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act, provided that the
14Illinois Emergency Management Agency may, in coordination with
15the emergency services and disaster agency, audit
16implementation for compliance with the plan.
17    (l) If any person who is entitled to receive benefits
18through the application of this Section receives, in
19connection with the disease, injury or death giving rise to
20such entitlement, benefits under an Act of Congress or federal
21program, benefits payable under this Section shall be reduced
22to the extent of the benefits received under that other Act or
23program.
24    (m) (1) Prior to conducting an exercise, the principal
25    executive officer of a political subdivision or his or her
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1    notification of the exercise. The notification shall
2    indicate that information relating to the exercise shall
3    not be released to the public until the commencement of
4    the exercise. The notification shall also contain a
5    request that the notice be so posted to ensure that all
6    relevant media personnel are advised of the exercise
7    before it begins.
8        (2) During the conduct of an exercise, all messages,
9    two-way radio communications, briefings, status reports,
10    news releases, and other oral or written communications
11    shall begin and end with the following statement: "This is
12    an exercise message".
13(Source: P.A. 94-733, eff. 4-27-06.)
 
14    (20 ILCS 3305/12)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1062)
15    Sec. 12. Testing of Disaster Warning Devices. The testing
16of disaster warning devices including outdoor warning sirens
17shall be held only on the first Tuesday of each month at 10
18o'clock in the morning or during exercises that are
19specifically and expressly approved in advance by the Illinois
20Emergency Management Agency.
21(Source: P.A. 92-73, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 3305/14)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1064)
23    Sec. 14. Communications. The Illinois Emergency Management
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1efficient communications in times of disaster. The Illinois
2Emergency Management Agency shall consider the desirability of
3supplementing these communications resources or of integrating
4them into a comprehensive State or State-Federal
5telecommunications or other communications system or network.
6In studying the character and feasibility of any system or its
7several parts, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
8evaluate the possibility of multipurpose use thereof for
9general State and political subdivision purposes. The Illinois
10Emergency Management Agency may promulgate rules to establish
11policies and procedures relating to telecommunications and the
12continuation of rapid and efficient communications in times of
13disaster to the extent authorized by any provision of this Act
14or other laws and regulations. The Illinois Emergency
15Management Agency shall make recommendations to the Governor
16as appropriate.
17(Source: P.A. 86-755; 87-168.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 3305/18)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1068)
19    Sec. 18. Orders, Rules and Regulations.
20    (a) The Governor shall file a copy of every rule,
21regulation or order, and any amendment thereof made by the
22Governor under the provisions of this Act in the office of the
23Secretary of State. Upon No rule, regulation or order, or any
24amendment thereof shall be effective until 10 days after the
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1disaster by the Governor as is described in Section 7 the
2provision relating to the effective date of any rule,
3regulation, order or amendment issued under this Act and
4during the state of disaster is abrogated, and the rule,
5regulation, order or amendment shall become effective
6immediately upon being filed with the Secretary of State
7accompanied by a certificate stating the reason as required by
8the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
9    (b) Every emergency services and disaster agency
10established pursuant to this Act and the coordinators thereof
11shall execute and enforce the orders, rules and regulations as
12may be made by the Governor under authority of this Act. Each
13emergency services and disaster agency shall have available
14for inspection at its office all orders, rules and regulations
15made by the Governor, or under the Governor's authority. The
16Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall publish furnish on
17the Agency's Department's website the orders, rules and
18regulations to each such emergency services and disaster
19agency. Upon the written request of an emergency services and
20or disaster agency, copies thereof shall be mailed to the
21emergency services and or disaster agency.
22(Source: P.A. 98-44, eff. 6-28-13.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 3305/20)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1070)
24    Sec. 20. Oath Emergency Management Agency; personnel;
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1is appointed to serve in any capacity in the Illinois
2Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security or
3an emergency services and disaster agency, shall, before
4entering upon his or her duties, take an oath, in writing,
5before the Director or before the coordinator of that
6emergency services and disaster agency or before other persons
7authorized to administer oaths in this State, which oath shall
8be filed with the Director or with the coordinator of the
9emergency services and disaster agency with which he or she
10shall serve and which oath shall be substantially as follows:
11    "I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
12will support and defend and bear true faith and allegiance to
13the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of
14the State of Illinois, and the territory, institutions and
15facilities thereof, both public and private, against all
16enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take this obligation
17freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
18and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon
19which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm)
20that I do not advocate, nor am I, nor have I been a member of
21any political party or organization that advocates the
22overthrow of the government of the United States or of this
23State by force or violence; and that during such time as I am
24affiliated with the (name of political subdivision), I will
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1the United States or of this State by force or violence."
2(Source: P.A. 92-73, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
3    (20 ILCS 3305/23)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)
5    Sec. 23. Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee.
6    (a) In this Section, "Advisory Committee" means the Access
7and Functional Needs Advisory Committee.
8    (b) The Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee is
9created.
10    (c) The Advisory Committee shall:
11        (1) Coordinate meetings occurring, at a minimum, 3
12    times each year, in addition to emergency meetings called
13    by the chairperson of the Advisory Committee.
14        (2) Research and provide recommendations for
15    identifying and effectively responding to the needs of
16    persons with access and functional needs before, during,
17    and after a disaster using an intersectional lens for
18    equity.
19        (3) Provide recommendations to the Illinois Emergency
20    Management Agency regarding how to ensure that persons
21    with a disability are included in disaster strategies and
22    emergency management plans, including updates and
23    implementation of disaster strategies and emergency
24    management plans.
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1    Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and all relevant
2    State agencies that are involved in drafting and
3    implementing the Illinois Emergency Operation Plan, to
4    integrate access and functional needs into State and local
5    emergency plans.
6    (d) The Advisory Committee shall be composed of the
7Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or his or
8her designee, the Attorney General or his or her designee, the
9Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee, the
10Director of Aging or his or her designee, and the Director of
11Public Health or his or her designee, together with the
12following members appointed by the Governor on or before
13January 1, 2022:
14        (1) Two members, either from a municipal or
15    county-level emergency agency or a local emergency
16    management coordinator.
17        (2) Nine members from the community of persons with a
18    disability who represent persons with different types of
19    disabilities, including, but not limited to, individuals
20    with mobility and physical disabilities, hearing and
21    visual disabilities, deafness or who are hard of hearing,
22    blindness or who have low vision, mental health
23    disabilities, and intellectual or developmental
24    disabilities. Members appointed under this paragraph shall
25    reflect a diversity of age, gender, race, and ethnic
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1        (3) Four members who represent first responders from
2    different geographic geographical regions around the
3    State.
4    (e) Of those members appointed by the Governor, the
5initial appointments of 6 members shall be for terms of 2 years
6and the initial appointments of 5 members shall be for terms of
74 years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of 4
8years. A member shall serve until his or her successor is
9appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in the Advisory
10Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same
11manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the
12unexpired term.
13    (f) After all the members are appointed, and annually
14thereafter, they shall elect a chairperson from among the
15members appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (d).
16    (g) The initial meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be
17convened by the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management
18Agency no later than February 1, 2022.
19    (h) Advisory Committee members shall serve without
20compensation.
21    (i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall provide
22administrative support to the Advisory Committee.
23    (j) The Advisory Committee shall prepare and deliver a
24report to the General Assembly, the Governor's Office, and the
25Illinois Emergency Management Agency by July 1, 2022, and
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1        (1) Identification of core emergency management
2    services that need to be updated or changed to ensure the
3    needs of persons with a disability are met, and shall
4    include disaster strategies in State and local emergency
5    plans.
6        (2) Any proposed changes in State policies, laws,
7    rules, or regulations necessary to fulfill the purposes of
8    this Act.
9        (3) Recommendations on improving the accessibility and
10    effectiveness of disaster and emergency communication.
11        (4) Recommendations on comprehensive training for
12    first responders and other frontline workers when working
13    with persons with a disability during emergency situations
14    or disasters, as defined in Section 4 of the Illinois
15    Emergency Management Agency Act.
16        (5) Any additional recommendations regarding emergency
17    management and persons with a disability that the Advisory
18    Committee deems necessary.
19    (k) The annual report prepared and delivered under
20subsection (j) shall be annually considered by the Illinois
21Emergency Management Agency when developing new State and
22local emergency plans or updating existing State and local
23emergency plans.
24    (l) The Advisory Committee is dissolved and this Section
25is repealed on January 1, 2032.
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1103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
2    (20 ILCS 3305/24 new)
3    Sec. 24. Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council
4(IL-HSAC).
5    (a) The Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council
6(IL-HSAC) is hereby created.
7    (b) The IL-HSAC shall report directly to the Homeland
8Security Advisor, who shall serve as the Chairperson.
9    (c) The Deputy Homeland Security Advisor shall serve as
10Vice-Chair.
11    (d) The Homeland Security Advisor may appoint a Chair Pro
12Tempore to oversee the daily operations and administrative
13responsibilities of the IL-HSAC.
14    (e) The Homeland Security Advisor shall, with approval of
15the Governor, modify the structure of the IL-HSAC as
16appropriate and consistent with this Section.
17    (f) The IL-HSAC shall submit an annual report to the
18Governor by March 1 of each year. The report shall detail the
19activities, accomplishments, and recommendations of the
20IL-HSAC in the preceding year.
21    (g) The Agency shall provide administrative support for
22the IL-HSAC.
23    (h) Entities may be appointed to IL-HSAC with nomination
24by the Homeland Security Advisor and approval by the Governor.
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1duties:
2        (1) The IL-HSAC shall serve as the State Advisory
3    Committee with respect to funds received through the
4    federal Homeland Security Grant Program. In that capacity,
5    the IL-HSAC shall provide recommendations to the Homeland
6    Security Advisor on issues related to the application for
7    and use of all appropriate federal funding that relates to
8    preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to
9    and recovering from acts of terrorism and other threats.
10        (2) The IL-HSAC shall provide recommendations to the
11    Homeland Security Advisor on the following:
12            (A) appropriate training of local, regional, and
13        state officials to respond to terrorist incidents
14        involving conventional, chemical, biological and
15        nuclear weapons;
16            (B) applications for and use of all appropriate
17        State and other funds as may be appropriate and
18        available relating to homeland security;
19            (C) public safety preparedness and mutual aid to
20        include strategies and tactics to coordinate
21        multi-agency response to significant events, such as
22        acts of terrorism or natural disasters, where
23        coordination of local, State, and private resources is
24        necessary;
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1            (E) any changes needed in State statutes,
2        administrative rules, or in the Illinois Emergency
3        Operations Plan.
 
4    (20 ILCS 3305/25 new)
5    Sec. 25. Statewide Interoperability Coordinator.
6    (a) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator is hereby
7created as a position within the Agency's Office of Homeland
8Security.
9    (b) The duties and responsibilities of the Statewide
10Interoperability Coordinator shall be as follows:
11        (1) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
12    serve as the central coordination point for the State's
13    communications interoperability and shall assist with
14    mediation between State and local agencies to achieve an
15    interoperable communications system.
16        (2) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
17    develop and disseminate best practices for public safety
18    communications interoperability.
19        (3) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
20    advise the Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy Director
21    of the Agency's Office of Homeland Security on public
22    safety communications interoperability.
23        (4) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
24    serve as a member of the Statewide Interoperability
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1    behalf of the Statewide Interoperability Executive
2    Committee.
3        (5) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
4    recommend regulatory changes relating to public safety
5    communications and interoperability activities in
6    partnership with 9-1-1 administrators, operators of
7    statewide radio systems, emergency management
8    coordinators, and relevant State agencies.
9        (6) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
10    identify funding opportunities for planned
11    interoperability improvements and coordinate efforts to
12    provide funding.
13        (7) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
14    advise on the issuance of grants related to public safety
15    and for interoperability communication.
16        (8) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
17    engage stakeholders to coordinate the Statewide
18    Communications Interoperability Plan.
19        (9) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
20    represent the State in national, regional, and local
21    efforts to plan and implement changes needed to achieve
22    interoperability and continuity of communications for
23    emergency responders.
24        (10) The Statewide Interoperability Coordinator shall
25    develop and implement the strategic program for all public
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1    partnership with 9-1-1 administrators, operators of
2    statewide radio systems, emergency management
3    coordinators, and the State Administrative Agency.".