97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3548

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Tim Bivins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 752/15
50 ILCS 752/20
50 ILCS 752/30
50 ILCS 752/35

    Amends the Illinois Public Safety Agency Network Act. Provides that the Executive Director of the Illinois Public Safety Agency Network (IPSAN) shall have the authority to tender required reports. Provides that the IPSAN board shall consist of 9 members (now, 14). Sets forth requirements concerning expertise of the board members, voting, and terms. Removes provisions concerning the development of policies and certain reports. Provides that the board may execute notes and mortgage or trust deeds to secure the payment of the notes and may purchase or lease real estate or personal property. Removes provisions concerning the transfer of funds from the Criminal Justice Information Systems Trust Fund, the acceptance of certain services from board members, and reporting of certain information to the Governor and General Assembly. 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 Illinois Public Safety Agency Network Act is
5amended by changing Sections 15, 20, 30, and 35 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 752/15)
7    Sec. 15. Partnership established. A not-for-profit
8corporation to be known as "Illinois Public Safety Agency
9Network" shall be created. IPSAN shall be incorporated under
10the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986 and shall be
11registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in
12compliance with the laws of this State and the Executive
13Director as Chief Operations Officer, as described in this Act,
14shall have the authority to tender required reports. IPSAN
15shall not be a State agency, but shall have statewide
16jurisdiction to fulfill the findings and purpose declared in
17this Act. The General Assembly determines, however, that public
18policy dictates that IPSAN operate in the most open and
19accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this
20end, the General Assembly specifically declares that IPSAN and
21its Board and Advisory Committee shall adopt and adhere to the
22provisions of the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of
231986 and related regulations promulgated by the Secretary of

 

 

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1State Open Meetings Act, the State Records Act, and the Freedom
2of Information Act. IPSAN shall establish one or more corporate
3offices as determined by the Board.
4(Source: P.A. 94-896, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
5    (50 ILCS 752/20)
6    Sec. 20. Board of directors. IPSAN shall be governed by a
7board of directors. The IPSAN Board shall consist of 9 14
8members. Nine of the members shall be voting members, 3 of whom
9shall be appointed by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, 3 of
10whom shall be appointed by the Illinois Association of Chiefs
11of Police, and 3 of whom shall be appointed by the Illinois
12Fire Chiefs Association, all of those Associations consisting
13of representatives of criminal justice agencies that are the
14users of criminal justice information systems developed and
15operated for them by the Authority before the effective date of
16this Act or by the IPSAN on or after the effective date of this
17Act. Voting members shall be appointed in such a fashion as to
18guarantee the representation of all 3 systems (ALERTS, ALECS,
19and PIMS). To the extent practical, members appointed by the
20Associations should be active or retired chiefs or sheriffs,
21and should represent statewide interests of the respective
22appointing Association. The Director of Corrections, the
23Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the
24Director of the Illinois State Police, the Sheriff of Cook
25County, and the Superintendent of the Chicago Police

 

 

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1Department, or the designee of each, may be invited by the
2board of directors to serve as shall be non-voting ex officio
3members. The Executive Director described in this Act shall
4serve as a non-voting ex officio member of the board of
5directors.
6    Members shall serve terms of one year, at the pleasure of
7the respective association, but shall annually be eligible for
8re-appointment. Of the initial members appointed, 6 members
9shall serve 4-year terms and 3 members shall serve 2-year
10terms, as designated by the respective Associations.
11Thereafter, members appointed shall serve 4-year terms. A
12vacancy among members appointed shall be filled by appointment
13by the respective appointing association for the remainder of
14the vacated term.
15    Members of the Board shall receive no compensation but
16shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the
17performance of their duties. A board member, who is a retired
18member of the appointing Association, may be entitled to
19reimbursement for services provided to or on behalf of IPSAN as
20may be appropriate from time-to-time.
21    The Board shall designate a temporary chair of the Board
22from among the members, who shall serve until a permanent
23president chair is elected by the Board of Directors. The Board
24shall meet at the call of the president, or as the bylaws,
25rules and policies of the board of directors may otherwise
26provide chair.

 

 

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1    IPSAN shall comply with reporting requirements as
2prescribed in the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of
31986 and related regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
4State.
5    Not less than 90 days after a majority of the members of
6the Board of Directors of the IPSAN are appointed, the Board
7shall develop a policy adopted by resolution of the Board
8stating the Board's plan for the use of services provided by
9businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with
10disabilities, as defined under the Business Enterprise for
11Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The
12Board shall provide a copy of this resolution to the Governor
13and the General Assembly upon its adoption.
14    On December 31 of each year, the Board shall report to the
15General Assembly and the Governor regarding the use of services
16provided by businesses owned by minorities, females, and
17persons with disabilities, as defined under the Business
18Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
19Disabilities Act.
20(Source: P.A. 94-896, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
21    (50 ILCS 752/30)
22    Sec. 30. Powers of the Board of Directors. The Board of
23Directors shall have the power to:
24        (1) Secure funding for programs and activities of IPSAN
25    from federal, State, local, and private sources and from

 

 

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1    fees charged for services and published materials;
2    solicit, receive, hold, invest, and administer any grant,
3    including federal and State grants for enhancements to
4    public safety communications and management systems and
5    the promotion of interoperability between all public
6    safety disciplines throughout the State, payment, or gift
7    of funds or property; execute a note or notes and to
8    execute a mortgage or trust deed to secure the payment of
9    the note or notes, the trust deed or mortgage shall cover
10    real estate, or some part thereof, or personal property
11    owned by the corporation and the lien of the mortgage shall
12    apply to the real estate or personal property so mortgaged
13    by the corporation, and the proceeds of the note or notes
14    may be used in the acquisition of personal property or of
15    real estate or in the erection of improvements on the real
16    estate; and make expenditures consistent with the powers
17    granted to it.
18        (2) Make and enter into contracts, agreements, and
19    other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise
20    of its powers and to facilitate the use by the members of
21    IPSAN of other criminal justice information systems and
22    networks.
23        (3) Sue and be sued, and appear and defend in all
24    actions and proceedings, in its corporate name to the same
25    extent as a natural person.
26        (4) Adopt, use, and alter a common corporate seal for

 

 

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1    IPSAN.
2        (5) Elect, employ, or appoint officers and agents as
3    its affairs require and allow them reasonable
4    compensation.
5        (6) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and policies, not
6    inconsistent with the powers granted to it or the articles
7    of incorporation, for the administration of the affairs of
8    IPSAN and the exercise of its corporate powers.
9        (7) Acquire, enjoy, use, and dispose of patents,
10    copyrights, and trademarks and any licenses, radio
11    frequencies, royalties, and other rights or interests
12    thereunder or therein.
13        (8) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to
14    carry out the powers granted to it.
15        (9) Appoint an Executive Director who shall serve as
16    the Chief Operations Officer of IPSAN and who shall direct
17    and supervise the administrative affairs and activities of
18    the Board and of IPSAN, in accordance with this Act and the
19    Board's bylaws, rules, and policies.
20        (10) Purchase or lease either real estate or personal
21    property to be used for the purposes of the corporation
22    through contracts which provide for the consideration for
23    any purchase or lease to be paid through installments to be
24    made at stated intervals during a certain period of time,
25    but, in no case, shall the contracts provide for the
26    consideration to be paid during a period of time in excess

 

 

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1    of 25 years.
2(Source: P.A. 94-896, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
3    (50 ILCS 752/35)
4    Sec. 35. Finances; audits; annual report.
5    (a) (Blank) The current balance of the Criminal Justice
6Information Systems Trust Fund upon the effective date of this
7Act and all future moneys deposited into that Fund shall be
8promptly transferred to the IPSAN operating fund by the State
9Treasurer notwithstanding current obligations as determined by
10the IPSAN Board in cooperation with the Authority.
11    (b) IPSAN may accept funds, grants, gifts, and services
12from the government of the United States or its agencies, from
13this State or its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities,
14from any other governmental unit, and from private and civic
15sources for the purpose of funding any projects authorized by
16this Act.
17    (c) (Blank) Services of personnel, use of equipment and
18office space, and other necessary services may be accepted from
19members of the Board as part of IPSAN's financial support.
20    (d) The Board shall arrange for the annual financial audit
21of IPSAN by one or more independent certified public
22accountants in accordance with generally accepted accounting
23principles. The annual audit results shall be included in the
24annual report required under subsection (e) of this Section.
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1and finances to the Governor and the members of the General
2Assembly.
3    (f) IPSAN shall comply with reporting requirements as
4prescribed in the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of
51986 and related regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
6State.
7(Source: P.A. 94-896, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.