98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3073

 

Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley - Donald L. Moffitt

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 751/17
50 ILCS 751/70
220 ILCS 5/13-900
220 ILCS 5/13-1200

    Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2013, $0.70 per surcharge collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund for distribution to 9-1-1 authorities, $0.02 per surcharge collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and distributed to County Emergency Telephone System Boards in counties with a population under 250,000, and $0.01 per surcharge collected may be disbursed to the Illinois Commerce Commission for administrative costs. Permits the Illinois Commerce Commission to impose a penalty on a carrier equal to the product of $0.01 (now $0.005) and the number of subscribers served by the wireless carrier, and that any penalty collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund. Permits the Illinois Commerce Commission to require an annual report of income and expenditures from each emergency telephone systems board or qualified governmental entity providing 9-1-1 service, and the report may include a copy of the entity's audited financial statement. Amends this Act to be repealed on July 1, 2018 (now July 1, 2013). Amends the Public Utilities Act by repealing a Section regarding authority to serve as a 9-1-1 system provider on July 1, 2016 (now July 1, 2013). Amends the repealer Section to reflect this change. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act is
5amended by changing Sections 17 and 70 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 751/17)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2013)
8    Sec. 17. Wireless carrier surcharge.
9    (a) Except as provided in Sections 45 and 80, each wireless
10carrier shall impose a monthly wireless carrier surcharge per
11CMRS connection that either has a telephone number within an
12area code assigned to Illinois by the North American Numbering
13Plan Administrator or has a billing address in this State. No
14wireless carrier shall impose the surcharge authorized by this
15Section upon any subscriber who is subject to the surcharge
16imposed by a unit of local government pursuant to Section 45.
17Prior to January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
1895-698), the surcharge amount shall be the amount set by the
19Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board. Beginning on January 1, 2008
20(the effective date of Public Act 95-698), the monthly
21surcharge imposed under this Section shall be $0.73 per CMRS
22connection. The wireless carrier that provides wireless
23service to the subscriber shall collect the surcharge from the

 

 

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1subscriber. For mobile telecommunications services provided on
2and after August 1, 2002, any surcharge imposed under this Act
3shall be imposed based upon the municipality or county that
4encompasses the customer's place of primary use as defined in
5the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act. The
6surcharge shall be stated as a separate item on the
7subscriber's monthly bill. The wireless carrier shall begin
8collecting the surcharge on bills issued within 90 days after
9the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board sets the monthly wireless
10surcharge. State and local taxes shall not apply to the
11wireless carrier surcharge.
12    (b) Except as provided in Sections 45 and 80, a wireless
13carrier shall, within 45 days of collection, remit, either by
14check or by electronic funds transfer, to the State Treasurer
15the amount of the wireless carrier surcharge collected from
16each subscriber. Of the amounts remitted under this subsection
17prior to January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
1895-698), and for surcharges imposed before January 1, 2008 (the
19effective date of Public Act 95-698) but remitted after January
201, 2008, the State Treasurer shall deposit one-third into the
21Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund and two-thirds into the
22Wireless Service Emergency Fund. For surcharges collected and
23remitted on or after January 1, 2008 (the effective date of
24Public Act 95-698), $0.1475 per surcharge collected shall be
25deposited into the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund, and
26$0.5825 per surcharge collected shall be deposited into the

 

 

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1Wireless Service Emergency Fund. Of the amounts deposited into
2the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund under this subsection,
3$0.01 per surcharge collected may be distributed to the
4carriers to cover their administrative costs. Of the amounts
5deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund under this
6subsection, $0.01 per surcharge collected may be disbursed to
7the Illinois Commerce Commission to cover its administrative
8costs.
9    For surcharges collected and remitted on or after July 1,
102013, $0.70 per surcharge collected shall be deposited into the
11Wireless Service Emergency Fund for distribution to 9-1-1
12authorities, $0.02 per surcharge collected shall be deposited
13into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and distributed to
14County Emergency Telephone System Boards in counties with a
15population under 250,000, and $0.01 per surcharge collected may
16be disbursed to the Illinois Commerce Commission for
17administrative costs.
18    (c) The first such remittance by wireless carriers shall
19include the number of wireless subscribers by zip code, and the
209-digit zip code if currently being used or later implemented
21by the carrier, that shall be the means by which the Illinois
22Commerce Commission shall determine distributions from the
23Wireless Service Emergency Fund. This information shall be
24updated no less often than every year. Wireless carriers are
25not required to remit surcharge moneys that are billed to
26subscribers but not yet collected. Any carrier that fails to

 

 

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1provide the zip code information required under this subsection
2(c) shall be subject to the penalty set forth in subsection (f)
3of this Section.
4    (d) Any funds collected under the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1
5Surcharge Act shall be distributed using a prorated method
6based upon zip code information collected from post-paid
7wireless carriers under subsection (c) of this Section.
8    (e) If before midnight on the last day of the third
9calendar month after the closing date of the remit period a
10wireless carrier does not remit the surcharge or any portion
11thereof required under this Section, then the surcharge or
12portion thereof shall be deemed delinquent until paid in full,
13and the Illinois Commerce Commission may impose a penalty
14against the carrier in an amount equal to the greater of:
15        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month from the
16    time an amount becomes delinquent until the amount is paid
17    in full; or
18        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1% and the sum of
19    all delinquent amounts for each month or portion of a month
20    that the delinquent amounts remain unpaid.
21    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (e)
22for a portion of a month during which the carrier provides the
23number of subscribers by zip code as required under subsection
24(c) of this Section shall be prorated for each day of that
25month during which the carrier had not provided the number of
26subscribers by zip code as required under subsection (c) of

 

 

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1this Section. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (e) is
2in addition to the amount of the delinquency and is in addition
3to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
4    (f) If, before midnight on the last day of the third
5calendar month after the closing date of the remit period, a
6wireless carrier does not provide the number of subscribers by
7zip code as required under subsection (c) of this Section, then
8the report is deemed delinquent and the Illinois Commerce
9Commission may impose a penalty against the carrier in an
10amount equal to the greater of:
11        (1) $25 for each month or portion of a month that the
12    report is delinquent; or
13        (2) an amount equal to the product of 1/2¢ and the
14    number of subscribers served by the wireless carrier. On
15    and after July 1, 2013, an amount equal to the product of
16    $0.01 and the number of subscribers served by the wireless
17    carrier.
18    A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (f)
19for a portion of a month during which the carrier pays the
20delinquent amount in full shall be prorated for each day of
21that month that the delinquent amount was paid in full. A
22penalty imposed and collected in accordance with subsection (f)
23of this Section shall be deposited into the Wireless Service
24Emergency Fund. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (f)
25is in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
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1collection of any delinquent amount and any penalty due and
2unpaid under this Section by legal action or in any other
3manner by which the collection of debts due the State of
4Illinois may be enforced under the laws of this State. The
5Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission, or his
6or her designee, may excuse the payment of any penalty imposed
7under this Section if the Executive Director, or his or her
8designee, determines that the enforcement of this penalty is
9unjust.
10    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
11nothing shall impair the right of wireless carriers to recover
12compliance costs for all emergency communications services
13that are not reimbursed out of the Wireless Carrier
14Reimbursement Fund directly from their wireless subscribers
15via line-item charges on the wireless subscriber's bill. Those
16compliance costs include all costs incurred by wireless
17carriers in complying with local, State, and federal regulatory
18or legislative mandates that require the transmission and
19receipt of emergency communications to and from the general
20public, including, but not limited to, E-911.
21    (i) The Auditor General shall conduct, on an annual basis,
22an audit of the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and the
23Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund for compliance with the
24requirements of this Act. The audit shall include, but not be
25limited to, the following determinations:
26        (1) Whether the Commission is maintaining detailed

 

 

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1    records of all receipts and disbursements from the Wireless
2    Carrier Emergency Fund and the Wireless Carrier
3    Reimbursement Fund.
4        (2) Whether the Commission's administrative costs
5    charged to the funds are adequately documented and are
6    reasonable.
7        (3) Whether the Commission's procedures for making
8    grants and providing reimbursements in accordance with the
9    Act are adequate.
10        (4) The status of the implementation of wireless 9-1-1
11    and E9-1-1 services in Illinois.
12    The Commission, the Department of State Police, and any
13other entity or person that may have information relevant to
14the audit shall cooperate fully and promptly with the Office of
15the Auditor General in conducting the audit. The Auditor
16General shall commence the audit as soon as possible and
17distribute the report upon completion in accordance with
18Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
19    (j) The Illinois Commerce Commission may require an annual
20report of income and expenditures from each emergency telephone
21systems board or qualified governmental entity providing 9-1-1
22service in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission. The
23report may require the inclusion of a copy of the audited
24financial statements of each emergency telephone systems board
25or qualified governmental entity providing 9-1-1 service.
26(Source: P.A. 97-463, eff. 1-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 751/70)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2013)
3    Sec. 70. Repealer. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2018
42013.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1163, eff. 2-4-13.)
 
6    Section 10. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
7Sections 13-900 and 13-1200 as follows:
 
8    (220 ILCS 5/13-900)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2013)
10    Sec. 13-900. Authority to serve as 9-1-1 system provider;
11rules.
12    (a) The General Assembly finds that it is necessary to
13require the certification of 9-1-1 system providers to ensure
14the safety of the lives and property of Illinoisans and
15Illinois businesses, and to otherwise protect and promote the
16public safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of this
17State and their property.
18    (b) For purposes of this Section:
19        "9-1-1 system" has the same meaning as that term is
20    defined in Section 2.19 of the Emergency Telephone System
21    Act.
22        "9-1-1 system provider" means any person, corporation,
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1    proprietorship, or entity of any description whatever that
2    acts as a system provider within the meaning of Section
3    2.18 of the Emergency Telephone System Act.
4        "Emergency Telephone System Board" has the same
5    meaning as that term is defined in Sections 2.11 and 15.4
6    of the Emergency Telephone System Act.
7        "Public safety agency personnel" means personnel
8    employed by a public safety agency, as that term is defined
9    in Section 2.02 of the Emergency Telephone System Act,
10    whose responsibilities include responding to requests for
11    emergency services.
12    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning
13July 1, 2010, it is unlawful for any 9-1-1 system provider to
14offer or provide or seek to offer or provide to any emergency
15telephone system board or 9-1-1 system, or agent,
16representative, or designee thereof, any network and database
17service used or intended to be used by any emergency telephone
18system board or 9-1-1 system for the purpose of answering,
19transferring, or relaying requests for emergency services, or
20dispatching public safety agency personnel in response to
21requests for emergency services, unless the 9-1-1 system
22provider has applied for and received a Certificate of 9-1-1
23System Provider Authority from the Commission. The Commission
24shall approve an application for a Certificate of 9-1-1 System
25Provider Authority upon a showing by the applicant, and a
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1applicant possesses sufficient technical, financial, and
2managerial resources and abilities to provide network service
3and database services that it seeks authority to provide in its
4application for service authority, in a safe, continuous, and
5uninterrupted manner.
6    (d) No incumbent local exchange carrier that provides, as
7of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
8General Assembly, any 9-1-1 network and 9-1-1 database service
9used or intended to be used by any Emergency Telephone System
10Board or 9-1-1 system, shall be required to obtain a
11Certificate of 9-1-1 System Provider Authority under this
12Section. No entity that possesses, as of the effective date of
13this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, a Certificate
14of Service Authority and provides 9-1-1 network and 9-1-1
15database services to any incumbent local exchange carrier as of
16the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
17Assembly shall be required to obtain a Certificate of 9-1-1
18System Provider Authority under this Section.
19    (e) Any and all enforcement authority granted to the
20Commission under this Section shall apply exclusively to 9-1-1
21system providers granted a Certificate of Service Authority
22under this Section and shall not apply to incumbent local
23exchange carriers that are providing 9-1-1 service as of the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
25Assembly.
26    (f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-25, eff. 6-30-09.)
 
2    (220 ILCS 5/13-1200)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2013)
4    Sec. 13-1200. Repealer. This Article is repealed July 1,
52013, except as provided in Section 13-900 of this Article..
6(Source: P.A. 95-9, eff. 6-30-07; 96-24, eff. 6-30-09; 96-927,
7eff. 6-15-10.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.