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Public Act 097-1018
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| SB0555 Enrolled | LRB097 04351 RLJ 44390 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended by |
changing Section 15.4 and by adding Sections 2.27 and 2.28 as |
follows:
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(50 ILCS 750/2.27 new) |
Sec. 2.27. Computer aided dispatch. "Computer aided |
dispatch" or "CAD" means a database maintained by the public |
safety agency or public safety answering point used in |
conjunction with 9-1-1 caller data.
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(50 ILCS 750/2.28 new) |
Sec. 2.28. Hosted supplemental 9-1-1 service. |
"Hosted supplemental 9-1-1 service" means a database |
service that electronically provides information to 9-1-1 call |
takers when a call is placed to 9-1-1. The database service |
shall allow telephone subscribers to provide information to |
9-1-1 to be used in emergency scenarios. The database service: |
(1) shall collect a variety of formatted data relevant |
to 9-1-1 and first responder needs. This information may |
include, but is not limited to, photographs of the |
telephone subscribers, physical descriptions, medical |
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information, household data, and emergency contacts. |
(2) shall allow for information to be entered by |
telephone subscribers via a secure website where they can |
elect to provide as little or as much information as they |
choose. |
(3) shall automatically display data provided by |
telephone subscribers to 9-1-1 call takers for all types of |
phones when a call is placed to 9-1-1 from a registered and |
confirmed phone number. |
(4) shall support the delivery of telephone subscriber |
information via a secure internet connection to all |
emergency telephone system boards. |
(5) shall work across all 9-1-1 call taking equipment |
and allow for the easy transfer of information into a |
computer aided dispatch system. |
(6) may be used to collect information pursuant to an |
Illinois Premise Alert Program as defined in the Illinois |
Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act.
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(50 ILCS 750/15.4) (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4) |
Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers. |
(a) The corporate authorities of any county or municipality
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that imposes a surcharge under Section 15.3 shall establish an |
Emergency
Telephone System Board. The corporate authorities |
shall provide for the
manner of appointment and the number of |
members of the Board, provided that
the board shall consist of |
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not fewer than 5 members, one of whom
must be a
public member |
who is a resident of the local exchange service territory
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included in the 9-1-1 coverage area, one of whom (in counties |
with a
population less than 100,000) must be a member of the |
county
board, and
at least 3 of whom shall be representative of |
the 9-1-1 public safety agencies,
including but not limited to |
police departments, fire departments, emergency
medical |
services providers, and emergency services and disaster |
agencies, and
appointed on the basis of their ability or |
experience. In counties with a population of more than 100,000 |
but less than 2,000,000, a member of the county board may serve |
on the Emergency Telephone System Board. Elected officials, |
including members of a county board, are
also eligible to serve |
on the board. Members of the board shall serve without
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compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and |
necessary
expenses. Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or |
combination thereof,
that impose a surcharge under Section 15.3 |
may, instead of establishing
individual boards, establish by |
intergovernmental agreement a Joint
Emergency Telephone System |
Board pursuant to this Section. The manner of
appointment of |
such a joint board shall be prescribed in the agreement. |
(b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by |
ordinance
of the municipality or county, or by |
intergovernmental agreement in the
case of a joint board. The |
powers and duties shall include, but need not
be limited to the |
following: |
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(1) Planning a 9-1-1 system. |
(2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation, |
upgrading, or
maintenance of the system, including the |
establishment of equipment
specifications and coding |
systems. |
(3) Receiving moneys
from the surcharge imposed under |
Section 15.3, and
from any other source, for deposit into |
the Emergency Telephone System Fund. |
(4) Authorizing all disbursements from the fund. |
(5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation |
or upgrade of the
system. |
(6) Participating in a Regional Pilot Project to |
implement next generation 9-1-1, as defined in this Act, |
subject to the conditions set forth in this Act. |
(c) All moneys
received by a board pursuant to a surcharge |
imposed under
Section 15.3 shall be deposited into a separate |
interest-bearing
Emergency Telephone System Fund account. The |
treasurer of the municipality or
county that has established |
the board or, in the case of a joint board, any
municipal or |
county treasurer designated in the intergovernmental |
agreement,
shall be custodian of the fund. All interest |
accruing on the fund shall remain
in the fund. No expenditures |
may be made from such fund except upon the
direction of the |
board by resolution passed by a majority of all members of the
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board. Expenditures may be made only to pay for the costs |
associated with the
following: |
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(1) The design of the Emergency Telephone System. |
(2) The coding of an initial Master Street Address |
Guide data base, and
update and maintenance thereof. |
(3) The repayment of any moneys
advanced for the |
implementation of
the system. |
(4) The charges for Automatic Number Identification |
and Automatic
Location Identification equipment,
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computer aided dispatch system that records, maintains, |
and integrates
information,
mobile data transmitters |
equipped with
automatic vehicle locators, and maintenance, |
replacement and
update thereof
to increase operational |
efficiency and improve the provision of emergency
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services. |
(5) The non-recurring charges related to installation |
of the Emergency
Telephone System and the ongoing network |
charges. |
(6) The acquisition and installation, or the |
reimbursement of costs
therefor to other governmental |
bodies that have incurred those costs, of road
or street |
signs that are essential to the implementation of the |
emergency
telephone system and that are not duplicative of |
signs that are the
responsibility of the jurisdiction |
charged with maintaining road and street
signs. |
(7) Other products and services necessary for the |
implementation,
upgrade, and maintenance of the system and |
any other purpose related to the
operation of
the system, |
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including costs attributable directly to the construction, |
leasing,
or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or |
costs of personnel
attributable directly to the operation |
of the system. Costs attributable
directly to the operation |
of an emergency telephone system do not include the
costs |
of public safety agency personnel who are and equipment |
that is
dispatched in response to an emergency call. |
(7.5) The purchase of real property if the purchase is |
made before March 16, 2006. |
(8) In the case of a municipality that imposes a |
surcharge under subsection (h) of Section 15.3, moneys may |
also be used for any anti-terrorism or emergency |
preparedness measures, including, but not limited to, |
preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for |
federal or State grants, personnel training, and |
specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras as |
needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired |
emergency situations or events. |
(9) The defraying of expenses incurred in |
participation in a Regional Pilot Project to implement next |
generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions set forth in |
this Act. |
(10) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch |
system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1 services. |
Moneys in the fund may also be transferred to a |
participating fire protection district to reimburse volunteer |