Public Act 094-0896
 
SB2137 Enrolled LRB094 14553 RSP 49493 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Illinois Public Safety Agency Network Act.
 
    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
context requires otherwise:
    "ALECS" means the Automated Law Enforcement Communications
System.
    "ALERTS" means the Area-wide Law Enforcement Radio
Terminal System.
    "Authority" means the Illinois Criminal Justice
Information Authority.
    "Board" means the Board of Directors of Illinois Public
Safety Agency Network, Inc.
    "IPSAN" or "Partnership" means Illinois Public Safety
Agency Network, Inc., the not-for-profit entity incorporated
as provided in this Act.
    "PIMS" means the Police Information Management System.
    "Trust Fund" means the Criminal Justice Information
Systems Trust Fund.
 
    Section 10. Findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds
that it is important to promote intergovernmental cooperation
between units of local government. Therefore, the purpose of
IPSAN is to continue the ALERTS, PIMS, and ALECS systems, which
have been developed by the Authority, through the
intergovernmental cooperation of local public safety agencies,
including sheriffs' offices, municipal police departments, and
firefighting agencies, which have been funded by local
taxpayers through user's fees since 1986. The General Assembly
also finds that development and future enhancements to public
safety communications and management systems and the promotion
of interoperability between all public safety disciplines are
in the best of interest of the people of the State of Illinois.
 
    Section 15. Partnership established. A not-for-profit
corporation to be known as "Illinois Public Safety Agency
Network" shall be created. IPSAN shall be incorporated under
the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986 and shall be
registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in
compliance with the laws of this State. IPSAN shall not be a
State agency. The General Assembly determines, however, that
public policy dictates that IPSAN operate in the most open and
accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this
end, the General Assembly specifically declares that IPSAN and
its Board and Advisory Committee shall adopt and adhere to the
provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the State Records Act, and
the Freedom of Information Act. IPSAN shall establish one or
more corporate offices as determined by the Board.
 
    Section 20. Board of directors. IPSAN shall be governed by
a board of directors. The IPSAN Board shall consist of 14
members. Nine of the members shall be voting members, 3 of whom
shall be appointed by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, 3 of
whom shall be appointed by the Illinois Association of Chiefs
of Police, and 3 of whom shall be appointed by the Illinois
Fire Chiefs Association, all of those Associations consisting
of representatives of criminal justice agencies that are the
users of criminal justice information systems developed and
operated for them by the Authority before the effective date of
this Act or by the IPSAN on or after the effective date of this
Act. Voting members shall be appointed in such a fashion as to
guarantee the representation of all 3 systems (ALERTS, ALECS,
and PIMS). The Director of Corrections, the Director of the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the
Illinois State Police, the Sheriff of Cook County, and the
Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, or the
designee of each, shall be non-voting ex officio members.
    Of the initial members appointed, 6 members shall serve
4-year terms and 3 members shall serve 2-year terms, as
designated by the respective Associations. Thereafter, members
appointed shall serve 4-year terms. A vacancy among members
appointed shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of
the vacated term.
    Members of the Board shall receive no compensation but
shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties.
    The Board shall designate a temporary chair of the Board
from among the members, who shall serve until a permanent chair
is elected by the Board of Directors. The Board shall meet at
the call of the chair.
    Not less than 90 days after a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors of the IPSAN are appointed, the Board
shall develop a policy adopted by resolution of the Board
stating the Board's plan for the use of services provided by
businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with
disabilities, as defined under the Business Enterprise for
Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The
Board shall provide a copy of this resolution to the Governor
and the General Assembly upon its adoption.
    On December 31 of each year, the Board shall report to the
General Assembly and the Governor regarding the use of services
provided by businesses owned by minorities, females, and
persons with disabilities, as defined under the Business
Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act.
 
    Section 30. Powers of the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors shall have the power to:
    (1) Secure funding for programs and activities of IPSAN
from federal, State, local, and private sources and from fees
charged for services and published materials; solicit,
receive, hold, invest, and administer any grant, payment, or
gift of funds or property; and make expenditures consistent
with the powers granted to it.
    (2) Make and enter into contracts, agreements, and other
instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its
powers and to facilitate the use by the members of IPSAN of
other criminal justice information systems and networks.
    (3) Sue and be sued, and appear and defend in all actions
and proceedings, in its corporate name to the same extent as a
natural person.
    (4) Adopt, use, and alter a common corporate seal for
IPSAN.
    (5) Elect, employ, or appoint officers and agents as its
affairs require and allow them reasonable compensation.
    (6) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and policies, not
inconsistent with the powers granted to it or the articles of
incorporation, for the administration of the affairs of IPSAN
and the exercise of its corporate powers.
    (7) Acquire, enjoy, use, and dispose of patents,
copyrights, and trademarks and any licenses, radio
frequencies, royalties, and other rights or interests
thereunder or therein.
    (8) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry
out the powers granted to it.
    (9) Appoint an Executive Director who shall serve as the
Chief Operations Officer of IPSAN and who shall direct and
supervise the administrative affairs and activities of the
Board and of IPSAN, in accordance with the Board's bylaws,
rules, and policies.
 
    Section 35. Finances; audits; annual report.
    (a) The current balance of the Criminal Justice Information
Systems Trust Fund upon the effective date of this Act and all
future moneys deposited into that Fund shall be promptly
transferred to the IPSAN operating fund by the State Treasurer
notwithstanding current obligations as determined by the IPSAN
Board in cooperation with the Authority.
    (b) IPSAN may accept funds, grants, gifts, and services
from the government of the United States or its agencies, from
this State or its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities,
from any other governmental unit, and from private and civic
sources for the purpose of funding any projects authorized by
this Act.
    (c) Services of personnel, use of equipment and office
space, and other necessary services may be accepted from
members of the Board as part of IPSAN's financial support.
    (d) The Board shall arrange for the annual financial audit
of IPSAN by one or more independent certified public
accountants in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. The annual audit results shall be included in the
annual report required under subsection (e) of this Section.
    (e) IPSAN shall report annually on its activities and
finances to the Governor and the members of the General
Assembly.
 
    Section 40. Advisory Committee. An Advisory Committee is
established for the benefit of IPSAN and its Board of Directors
in the performance of their powers, duties, and functions under
this Act. The Board shall provide for the number,
qualifications, and appointment of members of the Advisory
Committee.
 
    Section 45. Employees. The Illinois Criminal Justice
Information Authority may establish a lease agreement program
under which IPSAN may hire any individual who, as of January 1,
2006, is employed by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority or who, as of January 1, 2006, is employed by the
Office of the Governor and has responsibilities specifically in
support of a criminal justice information program. Under the
agreement, the employee shall retain his or her status as a
State employee but shall work under the direct supervision of
IPSAN. Retention of State employee status shall include the
right to participate in the State Employees Retirement System.
The Department of Central Management Services and the Board
shall establish the terms and conditions of the lease
agreements.
 
    Section 50. Other State programs. State executive branch
agencies shall consult with IPSAN in order to ensure the
interoperability of existing and future public safety
communication systems and criminal justice database programs
or networks authorized by law as of or after the effective date
of this Act.
 
    Section 90. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act
is amended by changing Sections 7 and 9 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 3930/7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 210-7)
    Sec. 7. Powers and Duties. The Authority shall have the
following powers, duties and responsibilities:
        (a) To develop and operate comprehensive information
    systems for the improvement and coordination of all aspects
    of law enforcement, prosecution and corrections;
        (b) To define, develop, evaluate and correlate State
    and local programs and projects associated with the
    improvement of law enforcement and the administration of
    criminal justice;
        (c) To act as a central repository and clearing house
    for federal, state and local research studies, plans,
    projects, proposals and other information relating to all
    aspects of criminal justice system improvement and to
    encourage educational programs for citizen support of
    State and local efforts to make such improvements;
        (d) To undertake research studies to aid in
    accomplishing its purposes;
        (e) To monitor the operation of existing criminal
    justice information systems in order to protect the
    constitutional rights and privacy of individuals about
    whom criminal history record information has been
    collected;
        (f) To provide an effective administrative forum for
    the protection of the rights of individuals concerning
    criminal history record information;
        (g) To issue regulations, guidelines and procedures
    which ensure the privacy and security of criminal history
    record information consistent with State and federal laws;
        (h) To act as the sole administrative appeal body in
    the State of Illinois to conduct hearings and make final
    determinations concerning individual challenges to the
    completeness and accuracy of criminal history record
    information;
        (i) To act as the sole, official, criminal justice body
    in the State of Illinois to conduct annual and periodic
    audits of the procedures, policies, and practices of the
    State central repositories for criminal history record
    information to verify compliance with federal and state
    laws and regulations governing such information;
        (j) To advise the Authority's Statistical Analysis
    Center;
        (k) To apply for, receive, establish priorities for,
    allocate, disburse and spend grants of funds that are made
    available by and received on or after January 1, 1983 from
    private sources or from the United States pursuant to the
    federal Crime Control Act of 1973, as amended, and similar
    federal legislation, and to enter into agreements with the
    United States government to further the purposes of this
    Act, or as may be required as a condition of obtaining
    federal funds;
        (l) To receive, expend and account for such funds of
    the State of Illinois as may be made available to further
    the purposes of this Act;
        (m) To enter into contracts and to cooperate with units
    of general local government or combinations of such units,
    State agencies, and criminal justice system agencies of
    other states for the purpose of carrying out the duties of
    the Authority imposed by this Act or by the federal Crime
    Control Act of 1973, as amended;
        (n) To enter into contracts and cooperate with units of
    general local government outside of Illinois, other
    states' agencies, and private organizations outside of
    Illinois to provide computer software or design that has
    been developed for the Illinois criminal justice system, or
    to participate in the cooperative development or design of
    new software or systems to be used by the Illinois criminal
    justice system. Revenues received as a result of such
    arrangements shall be deposited in the Criminal Justice
    Information Systems Trust Fund.
        (o) To establish general policies concerning criminal
    justice information systems and to promulgate such rules,
    regulations and procedures as are necessary to the
    operation of the Authority and to the uniform consideration
    of appeals and audits;
        (p) To advise and to make recommendations to the
    Governor and the General Assembly on policies relating to
    criminal justice information systems;
        (q) To direct all other agencies under the jurisdiction
    of the Governor to provide whatever assistance and
    information the Authority may lawfully require to carry out
    its functions;
        (r) To exercise any other powers that are reasonable
    and necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the
    Authority under this Act and to comply with the
    requirements of applicable federal law or regulation;
        (s) To exercise the rights, powers and duties which
    have been vested in the Authority by the "Illinois Uniform
    Conviction Information Act", enacted by the 85th General
    Assembly, as hereafter amended; and
        (t) To exercise the rights, powers and duties which
    have been vested in the Authority by the Illinois Motor
    Vehicle Theft Prevention Act; and .
        (u) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested
    in the Authority by the Illinois Public Safety Agency
    Network Act.
    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State
Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
Library Act.
(Source: P.A. 85-922; 86-1408.)
 
    (20 ILCS 3930/9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 210-9)
    Sec. 9. Criminal Justice Information Systems Trust Fund.
The special fund in the State Treasury known as the Criminal
Justice Information Systems Trust Fund shall be funded in part
from users' fees collected from criminal justice agencies that
are the users of information systems developed and operated for
them by the Authority. The users' fees shall be based on pro
rated shares according to the share of operating cost that is
attributed to each agency, as determined by the Authority.
Prior to the effective date of the Illinois Public Safety
Agency Network Act, the The General Assembly shall make an
appropriation from the Criminal Justice Information Systems
Trust Fund for the operating expenses of the Authority incident
to providing the services described in this Section. On and
after the effective date of the Illinois Public Safety Agency
Network Act, distributions from the Fund shall be made as
provided in that Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1227.)
 
    Section 93. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
    Section 95. The State Property Control Act is amended by
adding Section 7.6 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 605/7.6 new)
    Sec. 7.6. Illinois Public Safety Agency Network.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other
law to the contrary, the administrator and the Illinois
Criminal Justice Information Authority are authorized under
this Section to transfer to the Illinois Public Safety Agency
Network, from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority, all contractual personnel, books, records, papers,
documents, property, both real and personal, and pending
business in any way pertaining to the operations of the ALERTS,
ALECS, and PIMS systems managed by the Authority including, but
not limited to, radio frequencies, licenses, software,
hardware, IP addresses, proprietary information, code, and
other required information and elements necessary for the
successful operation, future development, and transition of
the systems.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2006.