(50 ILCS 750/30)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-366)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
    Sec. 30. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund; surcharge disbursement.
    (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be renamed the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. Any appropriations made from the Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be payable from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. The Fund shall consist of the following:
        (1) 9-1-1 wireless surcharges assessed under the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act.
        (2) 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 20 of this Act.
        (3) Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 15 of the Prepaid Wireless
    
9-1-1 Surcharge Act.
        (4) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the Fund.
        (5) Any income from interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on moneys in the Fund.
        (6) Money from any other source that is deposited in or transferred to the Fund.
    (b) Subject to appropriation and availability of funds, the Illinois State Police shall distribute the 9-1-1 surcharges monthly as follows:
        (1) From each surcharge collected and remitted under Section 20 of this Act:
            (A) $0.013 shall be distributed monthly in equal amounts to each County Emergency
        
Telephone System Board in counties with a population under 100,000 according to the most recent census data which is authorized to serve as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point for the county and to provide wireless 9-1-1 service as prescribed by subsection (b) of Section 15.6a of this Act, and which does provide such service.
            (B) $0.033 shall be transferred by the Comptroller at the direction of the Illinois
        
State Police to the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund until June 30, 2017; from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, $0.026 shall be transferred; from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, $0.020 shall be transferred; from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, $0.013 shall be transferred; from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, $0.007 will be transferred; and after June 30, 2021, no transfer shall be made to the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund.
            (C) Until December 31, 2017, $0.007 and on and after January 1, 2018, $0.017 shall
        
be used to cover the Illinois State Police's administrative costs.
            (D) Beginning January 1, 2018, until June 30, 2020, $0.12, and on and after July 1,
        
2020, $0.04 shall be used to make monthly proportional grants to the appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of the billing addresses of subscribers wireless carriers.
            (E) Until June 30, 2025, $0.05 shall be used by the Illinois State Police for grants
        
for NG9-1-1 expenses, with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities that provide 9-1-1 service within the territory of a Large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 of the Public Utilities Act.
            (F) On and after July 1, 2020, $0.13 shall be used for the implementation of and
        
continuing expenses for the Statewide NG9-1-1 system.
        (2) After disbursements under paragraph (1) of this subsection (b), all remaining funds
    
in the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund shall be disbursed in the following priority order:
            (A) The Fund shall pay monthly to:
                (i) the 9-1-1 Authorities that imposed surcharges under Section 15.3 of this Act
            
and were required to report to the Illinois Commerce Commission under Section 27 of the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act on October 1, 2014, except a 9-1-1 Authority in a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000, an amount equal to the average monthly wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue attributable to the most recent 12-month period reported to the Illinois State Police under that Section for the October 1, 2014 filing, subject to the power of the Illinois State Police to investigate the amount reported and adjust the number by order under Article X of the Public Utilities Act, so that the monthly amount paid under this item accurately reflects one-twelfth of the aggregate wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue properly attributable to the most recent 12-month period reported to the Commission; or
                (ii) county qualified governmental entities that did not impose a surcharge
            
under Section 15.3 as of December 31, 2015, and counties that did not impose a surcharge as of June 30, 2015, an amount equivalent to their population multiplied by .37 multiplied by the rate of $0.69; counties that are not county qualified governmental entities and that did not impose a surcharge as of December 31, 2015, shall not begin to receive the payment provided for in this subsection until E9-1-1 and wireless E9-1-1 services are provided within their counties; or
                (iii) counties without 9-1-1 service that had a surcharge in place by December
            
31, 2015, an amount equivalent to their population multiplied by .37 multiplied by their surcharge rate as established by the referendum.
            (B) All 9-1-1 network costs for systems outside of municipalities with a population
        
of at least 500,000 shall be paid by the Illinois State Police directly to the vendors.
            (C) All expenses incurred by the Administrator and the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory
        
Board and costs associated with procurement under Section 15.6b including requests for information and requests for proposals.
            (D) Funds may be held in reserve by the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board and disbursed
        
by the Illinois State Police for grants under Section 15.4b of this Act and for NG9-1-1 expenses up to $12.5 million per year in State fiscal years 2016 and 2017; up to $20 million in State fiscal year 2018; up to $20.9 million in State fiscal year 2019; up to $15.3 million in State fiscal year 2020; up to $16.2 million in State fiscal year 2021; up to $23.1 million in State fiscal year 2022; and up to $17.0 million per year for State fiscal year 2023 and each year thereafter. The amount held in reserve in State fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 shall not be less than $6.5 million. Disbursements under this subparagraph (D) shall be prioritized as follows: (i) consolidation grants prioritized under subsection (a) of Section 15.4b of this Act; (ii) NG9-1-1 expenses; and (iii) consolidation grants under Section 15.4b of this Act for consolidation expenses incurred between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2016.
            (E) All remaining funds per remit month shall be used to make monthly proportional
        
grants to the appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of the billing addresses of subscribers of wireless carriers.
    (c) The moneys deposited into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
    (d) Whenever two or more 9-1-1 Authorities consolidate, the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly payments that had theretofore been made to each consolidating 9-1-1 Authority. Any reserves held by any consolidating 9-1-1 Authority shall be transferred to the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Whenever a county that has no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 enters into an agreement to consolidate to create or join a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly payments that would have otherwise been paid to the county if it had provided 9-1-1 service.
(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-366)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
    Sec. 30. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund; surcharge disbursement.
    (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be renamed the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. Any appropriations made from the Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be payable from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. The Fund shall consist of the following:
        (1) (Blank).
        (2) 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 20 of this Act.
        (3) Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 15 of the Prepaid Wireless
    
9-1-1 Surcharge Act.
        (4) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the Fund.
        (5) Any income from interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on moneys in the Fund.
        (6) Money from any other source that is deposited in or transferred to the Fund.
    (b) Subject to appropriation and availability of funds, the Illinois State Police shall distribute the 9-1-1 surcharges monthly as follows:
        (1) From each surcharge collected and remitted under Section 20 of this Act:
            (A) $0.013 shall be distributed monthly in equal amounts to each County Emergency
        
Telephone System Board in counties with a population under 100,000 according to the most recent census data which is authorized to serve as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public safety answering point for the county and to provide wireless 9-1-1 service as prescribed by subsection (b) of Section 15.6a of this Act, and which does provide such service.
            (B) (Blank).
            (C) Until December 31, 2017, $0.007 and on and after January 1, 2018, $0.017 shall
        
be used to cover the Illinois State Police's administrative costs.
            (D) Beginning January 1, 2018, until June 30, 2020, $0.12, and on and after July 1,
        
2020, $0.04 shall be used to make monthly disbursements to the appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of the billing addresses of subscribers wireless carriers.
            (E) Until June 30, 2025, $0.05 shall be used by the Illinois State Police for grants
        
for NG9-1-1 expenses, with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities that provide 9-1-1 service within the territory of a Large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 of the Public Utilities Act.
            (F) On and after July 1, 2020, $0.13 shall be used for the implementation of and
        
continuing expenses for the Statewide NG9-1-1 system.
        (1.5) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
    
Assembly, to assist with the implementation of the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 network, the Illinois State Police's administrative costs include the one-time capital cost of upgrading the Illinois State Police's call-handling equipment to meet the standards necessary to access and increase interoperability with the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 network.
            (A) Upon completion of the Illinois State Police's call-handling equipment upgrades,
        
but no later than June 30, 2024, surplus moneys in excess of $1,000,000 from subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) not utilized by the Illinois State Police for administrative costs shall be distributed to the 9-1-1 Authorities in accordance with subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) on an annual basis at the end of the State fiscal year. Any remaining surplus money may also be distributed consistent with this paragraph (1.5) at the discretion of the Illinois State Police.
            (B) Upon implementation of the Statewide NG9-1-1 system, but no later than June 30,
        
2024, surplus moneys in excess of $5,000,000 from subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) not utilized by the Illinois State Police for the implementation of and continuing expenses for the Statewide NG9-1-1 system shall be distributed to the 9-1-1 Authorities in accordance with subparagraph (E) of subsection (2) on an annual basis at the end of the State fiscal year. Any remaining surplus money may also be distributed consistent with this paragraph (1.5) at the discretion of the Illinois State Police.
        (2) After disbursements under paragraph (1) of this subsection (b), all remaining funds
    
in the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund shall be disbursed in the following priority order:
            (A) The Fund shall pay monthly to:
                (i) the 9-1-1 Authorities that imposed surcharges under Section 15.3 of this Act
            
and were required to report to the Illinois Commerce Commission under Section 27 of the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act on October 1, 2014, except a 9-1-1 Authority in a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000, an amount equal to the average monthly wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue attributable to the most recent 12-month period reported to the Illinois State Police under that Section for the October 1, 2014 filing, subject to the power of the Illinois State Police to investigate the amount reported and adjust the number by order under Article X of the Public Utilities Act, so that the monthly amount paid under this item accurately reflects one-twelfth of the aggregate wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue properly attributable to the most recent 12-month period reported to the Commission; or
                (ii) county qualified governmental entities that did not impose a surcharge
            
under Section 15.3 as of December 31, 2015, and counties that did not impose a surcharge as of June 30, 2015, an amount equivalent to their population multiplied by .37 multiplied by the rate of $0.69; counties that are not county qualified governmental entities and that did not impose a surcharge as of December 31, 2015, shall not begin to receive the payment provided for in this subsection until E9-1-1 and wireless E9-1-1 services are provided within their counties; or
                (iii) counties without 9-1-1 service that had a surcharge in place by December
            
31, 2015, an amount equivalent to their population multiplied by .37 multiplied by their surcharge rate as established by the referendum.
            (B) All 9-1-1 network costs for systems outside of municipalities with a population
        
of at least 500,000 shall be paid by the Illinois State Police directly to the vendors.
            (C) All expenses incurred by the Administrator and the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory
        
Board and costs associated with procurement under Section 15.6b including requests for information and requests for proposals.
            (D) Funds may be held in reserve by the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board and disbursed
        
by the Illinois State Police for grants under Section 15.4b of this Act and for NG9-1-1 expenses up to $12.5 million per year in State fiscal years 2016 and 2017; up to $20 million in State fiscal year 2018; up to $20.9 million in State fiscal year 2019; up to $15.3 million in State fiscal year 2020; up to $16.2 million in State fiscal year 2021; up to $23.1 million in State fiscal year 2022; and up to $17.0 million per year for State fiscal year 2023 and each year thereafter. The amount held in reserve in State fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 shall not be less than $6.5 million. Disbursements under this subparagraph (D) shall be prioritized as follows: (i) consolidation grants prioritized under subsection (a) of Section 15.4b of this Act; (ii) NG9-1-1 expenses; and (iii) consolidation grants under Section 15.4b of this Act for consolidation expenses incurred between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2016.
            (E) All remaining funds per remit month shall be used to make monthly disbursements
        
to the appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of the billing addresses of subscribers of wireless carriers.
    (c) The moneys deposited into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
    (d) Whenever two or more 9-1-1 Authorities consolidate, the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly payments that had theretofore been made to each consolidating 9-1-1 Authority. Any reserves held by any consolidating 9-1-1 Authority shall be transferred to the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Whenever a county that has no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 enters into an agreement to consolidate to create or join a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly payments that would have otherwise been paid to the county if it had provided 9-1-1 service.
(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-366, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)