96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0742

 

Introduced 2/6/2009, by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
740 ILCS 14/35 new

    Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Creates the Biometric Information Privacy Study Committee to examine: the use of biometric identifiers, information, and technology used by the State and local governments and report on current policies, procedures, and practices used by governmental entities to protect against unauthorized disclosure of information; best practices; and issues. Provides the Committee's report and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly before December 31, 2010. Provides that members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses.


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1     AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Biometric Information Privacy Act is amended
5 by adding Section 35 as follows:
 
6     (740 ILCS 14/35 new)
7     Sec. 35. Biometric Information Privacy Study Committee.
8     (a) There is created the Biometric Information Privacy
9 Study Committee, hereafter referred to as the Committee,
10 consisting of 17 members appointed as follows:
11         (1) One member representing the Senate, appointed by
12     the President of the Senate;
13         (2) One member representing the Senate, appointed by
14     the Minority Leader of the Senate;
15         (3) One member representing the House, appointed by the
16     Speaker of the House of Representatives;
17         (4) One member representing the House, appointed by the
18     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
19         (5) One member representing the interests of the State
20     executive branch including, but not limited to, the
21     Department of Central Management Services, State Board of
22     Education, Illinois Commerce Commission, and Department of
23     Revenue, appointed by the Governor;

 

 

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1         (6) One member, who shall serve as the chair of the
2     Committee, representing the Office of the Attorney
3     General, appointed by the Attorney General;
4         (7) One member representing the Office of the Secretary
5     of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
6         (8) One member representing the Department of Human
7     Services, appointed by the Secretary of the Department of
8     Human Services;
9         (9) One member representing law enforcement, appointed
10     by the Director of State Police;
11         (10) One member representing the interests of jails and
12     prisons, appointed by the Director of Corrections;
13         (11) One member representing the interests of small
14     municipalities, appointed by the chair of the Committee;
15         (12) One member representing the interests of large
16     municipalities, appointed by the chair of the Committee;
17         (13) One member representing the interests of public
18     hospitals, appointed by the chair of the Committee;
19         (14) One member representing the interests of
20     government employees, appointed by the chair of the
21     Committee;
22         (15) One member with expertise in biometric
23     technology, appointed by the chair of the Committee;
24         (16) One member with expertise in information
25     technology and privacy law, appointed by the chair of the
26     Committee; and

 

 

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1         (17) One member representing the interests of the civil
2     liberties community, appointed by the chair of the
3     Committee.
4     (b) The Committee shall examine the use of biometric
5 identifiers, biometric information, and biometric technology
6 used by State and local governments in Illinois and report to
7 the General Assembly on their use. The report shall include:
8         (1) current policies, procedures, and practices used
9     by State and local governments to protect against the
10     unauthorized disclosure of biometric identifiers and
11     biometric information held by State or local governments;
12         (2) best practices used by State or local governments
13     to protect against unauthorized disclosures of biometric
14     identifiers and biometric information held by State or
15     local governments;
16         (3) issues related to the collection, retention,
17     dissemination, destruction, cost, training, and
18     ramifications of biometric identifiers and biometric
19     information held by State and local governments; and
20         (4) recommendations on technical and procedural
21     changes necessary to implement and enforce reasonable,
22     uniform biometric safeguards by State and local
23     governments.
24     (c) The Committee may begin to conduct business upon the
25 appointment of a majority of its members. The Committee shall
26 meet at least twice and at other times at the call of the

 

 

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1 chair. The Committee may conduct meetings by telecommunication
2 where possible to minimize travel expenses. Members of the
3 Committee shall serve without compensation but remain eligible
4 for reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses.
5     (d) The Committee shall hold public hearings as it deems
6 necessary to receive testimony from the public regarding
7 biometric identifiers, biometric information, and biometric
8 technology used by State and local governments. The Committee
9 shall present a report of its findings and recommendations to
10 the General Assembly before December 31, 2010.