5 ILCS 177/ State Agency Web Site Act.

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5 ILCS 177/1

(5 ILCS 177/1)

Sec. 1.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the State Agency Web Site Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-117, eff. 1-1-04.)

5 ILCS 177/5

(5 ILCS 177/5)

Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Cookie" means a set of computer data or instructions that is placed on a
consumer's computer by a Web site server to collect or store information about
the
consumer.

"State agencies" has the meaning given to that term in Section 1-7 of the
Illinois State Auditing Act.

"License" means any license, certification, registration, or permit issued by an executive branch State agency, except for a driver's license, State identification card, or vehicle registration issued by the Secretary of State or any license issued by the State Board of Elections.

(Source: P.A. 99-446, eff. 8-21-15.)

5 ILCS 177/10

(5 ILCS 177/10)

Sec. 10.

Cookies and other invasive tracking programs.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
State agency Web
sites may
not use permanent cookies or any other invasive tracking programs that monitor
and track
Web site
viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may use transactional cookies
that facilitate business transactions.

(b) Permanent cookies used by State agency Web sites may be exempt from
the prohibition in subsection (a) if they meet the following criteria:

(1) The use of permanent cookies adds value to the

user otherwise not available;

(2) The permanent cookies are not used to monitor and

track web site viewing habits unless all types of information collected and the State's use of that information add user value and are disclosed through a comprehensive online privacy statement.

The Internet Privacy Task Force established under Section 15 shall define the
exemption and limitations of this subsection (b) in practice.

(Source: P.A. 93-117, eff. 1-1-04.)

5 ILCS 177/15

(5 ILCS 177/15)

Sec. 15.

Internet Privacy Task Force.

(a) The Internet Privacy Task Force, consisting of 17 members, is
established.
The members shall be appointed as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House
of
Representatives, the House Minority Leader, the Senate President, and the
Senate
Minority Leader; and 9 by the Governor. The Governor's appointees shall include
both
professionals in the area of computer and Internet technology and laypersons.
The
members of the Task Force shall select a chairperson. Members of the Task Force
shall
receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred
in the
performance of their duties.

(b) The Task Force shall explore the technical and procedural changes that
are
needed in
the State's computing environment to ensure that visits to State Web sites
remain private.
The Task Force shall identify the threats to privacy from browsers, search
engines, Web
servers, Internet service providers, and State agencies and make
recommendations as
needed. If needed, the Task Force shall devise procedures for creating or
installing
computer programs on State host computers that will disable cookies and other
invasive
programs.

(c) The Task Force shall submit reports to the Governor and the General
Assembly by
December 31 of each year.

(Source: P.A. 93-117, eff. 1-1-04.)

5 ILCS 177/20

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Sec. 20. State agency Web site license application accessibility.

  An executive branch State agency shall make applications for licenses under the jurisdiction of  that State agency accessible by means of a State agency Web site to the general public no later than January 1, 2017.

(Source: P.A. 99-446, eff. 8-21-15.)