The Department is authorized, in consultation with the Department of Innovation and Technology, to
conduct a study for the purpose of determining technical, engineering, and
management specifications for the networking, compatible connection, or
shared use of existing and future public and private owned television
broadcast and reception facilities, including but not limited to
terrestrial microwave, fiber optic, and satellite, for broadcast and
reception of educational, governmental, and business programs, and to
implement those specifications.
However, the Department may not control or interfere with the input
of content into the broadcast communications systems by the several State
agencies or units of federal or local government, or public or
not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, and higher education, or
users of the Department's satellite uplink.
As used in this Section, the term "State agencies" means all
departments, officers, commissions, boards, institutions, and bodies
politic and corporate of the State except (i) the judicial branch, including, without limitation, the several courts of the State, the offices of the clerk of the supreme court and the clerks of the appellate court, and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and (ii) the General Assembly,
legislative service agencies, and all officers of the General Assembly.
This Section does not apply to the procurement of Next Generation 9-1-1 service as governed by Section 15.6b of the Emergency Telephone System Act.
In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section and any provision of the Department of Innovation and Technology Act, the Department of Innovation and Technology Act shall be controlling.
(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)
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