HB3702ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kathleen Willis

Filed: 5/6/2021

10200HB3702ham001 LRB102 14080 RLC 24994 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3702

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3702 on page 1, line 6, by inserting "15.4," after "15.2a,"; and

on page 2, by inserting below line 9 the following:

""9-1-1 System Manager" means the manager, director, administrator, or coordinator who at the direction of his or her Emergency Telephone System Board is responsible for the implementation and execution of the order of authority issued by the Commission or the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator through the programs, policies, procedures, and daily operations of the 9-1-1 system consistent with the provisions of this Act."; and

on page 24, line 5, by inserting "the 9-1-1 System Manager and" after "of"; and

on page 30, by replacing lines 1 through 3 with the following: "services and does not provide for 2-way communication is prohibited in a 9-1-1 system."; and

on page 31, by inserting below line 1 the following:

"(50 ILCS 750/15.4) (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021)

Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section, the corporate authorities of any county or municipality may 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 not fewer than 5 members, one of whom must be a public member who is a resident of the local exchange service territory included in the 9-1-1 coverage area, one of whom (in counties with a population less than 100,000) may 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 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses. Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or combination thereof, 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. On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any new intergovernmental agreement entered into to establish or join a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall provide for the appointment of a PSAP representative to the board.

Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, appointed members of the Emergency Telephone System Board shall serve staggered 3-year terms if: (1) the Board serves a county with a population of 100,000 or less; and (2) appointments, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, are not for a stated term. The corporate authorities of the county or municipality shall assign terms to the board members serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in the following manner: (1) one-third of board members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2015; (2) one-third of board members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2016; and (3) remaining board members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2017. Board members may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms by the corporate authorities of the county or municipality.

The corporate authorities of a county or municipality may, by a vote of the majority of the members elected, remove an Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct, official misconduct, or neglect of office.

(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:

(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, or disbursed to it under Section 30, 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) (Blank).

(7) Designating a 9-1-1 System Manager, whose duties and responsibilities shall be set forth by the Emergency Telephone System Board in writing.

(c) All moneys received by a board pursuant to a surcharge imposed under Section 15.3, or disbursed to it under Section 30, 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 board.

(d) The board shall complete a Master Street Address Guide database before implementation of the 9-1-1 system. The error ratio of the database shall not at any time exceed 1% of the total database.

(e) On and after January 1, 2016, no municipality or county may create an Emergency Telephone System Board unless the board is a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. The corporate authorities of any county or municipality entering into an intergovernmental agreement to create or join a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall rescind an ordinance or ordinances creating a single Emergency Telephone System Board and shall eliminate the single Emergency Telephone System Board, effective upon the creation of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, with regulatory approval by the Administrator, or joining of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the dissolution of an Emergency Telephone System Board that is not succeeded by a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board or is not required to consolidate under Section 15.4a of this Act.

(f) Within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any corporate authorities of a county or municipality, other than a municipality with a population of more than 500,000, operating a 9-1-1 system without an Emergency Telephone System Board or Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall create or join a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board.

(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)"; and

on page 44, line 18, by replacing "county 9-1-1 system" with "county or 9-1-1 Authority system"; and

on page 44, line 21, by replacing "9-1-1 system" with "county or 9-1-1 Authority"; and

on page 44, line 23, by replacing "county 9-1-1 system" with "county or 9-1-1 Authority system"; and

on page 45, line 1, by replacing "county 9-1-1 system" with "county or 9-1-1 Authority system"; and

on page 45, by replacing lines 18 through 20 with the following: "member representing the Illinois Broadband and Telecommunications Association; (vi) one member representing the Illinois Broadband and Cable Television and Communication Association of Illinois; and (vii) one"; and

on page 60, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following: "required under this Section, the Department shall"; and

on page 65, line 4, by replacing "The" with "Within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the"; and

on page 66, line 9, by inserting after "calls" the following: "within one year of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator establishing the required guidelines, rules, and standards"; and

on page 66, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following: "within one year of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator establishing the required guidelines, rules, and standards."; and

on page 66, line 17, by replacing "All" with the following: "Upon completion of the training required in either paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) whichever is applicable, all".