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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3613 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Broadband Advisory Council Act. Requires the Broadband Advisory Council to identify and evaluate the costs and benefits that may materialize pursuant to the installation and deployment of rural broadband in all areas served by broadband cooperatives in Illinois. Provides that the study shall consider all material social and economic costs and benefits of the installation and deployment, including, but not limited to, the effects of expanded access to telehealth, remote job opportunities, and educational materials. |
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| | SB3613 | | LRB104 19913 CCC 33363 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Broadband Advisory Council Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 35 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 80/35 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 35. Rural Broadband Deployment Study. The Council |
| 8 | | shall identify and evaluate the costs and benefits that may |
| 9 | | materialize pursuant to the installation and deployment of |
| 10 | | rural broadband in all areas served by broadband cooperatives |
| 11 | | in the State of Illinois. The study shall consider all |
| 12 | | material social and economic costs and benefits of the |
| 13 | | installation and deployment, including, but not limited to, |
| 14 | | the effects of expanded access to telehealth, remote job |
| 15 | | opportunities, and educational materials. |