Full Text of SB1437 103rd General Assembly
SB1437sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Rachel Ventura Filed: 3/3/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1437
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1437 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Broadband Advisory Council Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 20 and by adding Section 30 as follows: | 6 | | (220 ILCS 80/20)
| 7 | | Sec. 20. Powers and duties of the Council generally.
| 8 | | (a) The Council shall: | 9 | | (1) explore any and all ways to expand the | 10 | | availability to end-user customers of broadband services | 11 | | using available technologies, including, but not limited | 12 | | to, wireline, wireless, fixed wireless, and satellite | 13 | | applications; | 14 | | (2) identify barriers to broadband adoption among the
| 15 | | residents and small businesses of Illinois;
| 16 | | (3) research ways to eliminate barriers to adoption
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| 1 | | through measures such as: digital literacy programs;
| 2 | | programs to assist older citizens in using broadband
| 3 | | Internet access; programs to facilitate adoption by
| 4 | | disabled citizens; and programs to encourage collaborative
| 5 | | efforts among public universities, community colleges,
| 6 | | libraries, public housing, and other institutions;
| 7 | | (4) assess the availability of broadband for | 8 | | low-income households compared to the availability of | 9 | | broadband for other households;
| 10 | | (5) explore the potential for increased use of
| 11 | | broadband service for the purposes of education, career
| 12 | | readiness, workforce preparation, and alternative career
| 13 | | training;
| 14 | | (6) explore the potential for increased use of
| 15 | | broadband services to facilitate aging in place;
| 16 | | (7) explore ways for encouraging State and municipal
| 17 | | agencies, including public housing authorities, to expand
| 18 | | the use of broadband services for the
purpose of better | 19 | | serving the public, including audio and
video streaming, | 20 | | voice-over Internet protocol,
teleconferencing, and | 21 | | wireless networking;
| 22 | | (8) cooperate and assist in the expansion of | 23 | | electronic
instruction and distance education services; | 24 | | and
| 25 | | (9) as the Federal Communications Commission updates
| 26 | | the benchmark downstream data rates and upstream data |
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| 1 | | rates, publish the revised
data rates in the Illinois | 2 | | Register within 60 days after the
federal update ; and . | 3 | | (10) encourage the development of a State-owned and | 4 | | operated retail broadband service, including issuing | 5 | | recommendations for increasing agency staffing, | 6 | | infrastructure development, price modeling, and deployment | 7 | | that prioritizes unserved and underserved areas of the | 8 | | State. | 9 | | (b) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this
| 10 | | Act, the Council is hereby granted the powers necessary to
| 11 | | carry out the purpose and intent of this Act, as enumerated
in | 12 | | this Section, including, but not limited to: | 13 | | (1) promoting awareness of public facilities that have
| 14 | | community broadband access that can be used for distance
| 15 | | education and workforce development; and
| 16 | | (2) advising on deployment of e-government portals | 17 | | such
that all public bodies and political subdivisions | 18 | | have
websites and encourage one-stop government access and | 19 | | that
all public entities stream audio and video of all | 20 | | public
meetings.
| 21 | | (c) The Council shall also:
| 22 | | (1) monitor the broadband-based development efforts of
| 23 | | other states in areas such as business,
education, aging | 24 | | in place, and health;
| 25 | | (2)receive input provided on a voluntary basis from | 26 | | all Illinois broadband stakeholders and advise the |
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| 1 | | Governor and the General Assembly on policies related to | 2 | | broadband in Illinois, provided that no stakeholders shall | 3 | | be required to publicly disclose competitively sensitive | 4 | | information or information that could compromise network | 5 | | security or undermine the efficacy of reasonable network | 6 | | management practices, and that any such information | 7 | | voluntarily disclosed shall be protected from public | 8 | | disclosure; and
| 9 | | (3) serve as the broadband advocate to State agencies
| 10 | | and other State entities to communicate the broadband | 11 | | needs
of citizens and organizations that do not have | 12 | | access to
broadband service or to broadband service | 13 | | adequate for
their needs.
| 14 | | (d) The Council shall exercise its powers and authority to
| 15 | | (1) advise and make recommendations to the General Assembly | 16 | | and
the Governor on bringing broadband service to unserved | 17 | | rural and urban areas and improving broadband service | 18 | | statewide , (2) advise and make
recommendations to the General | 19 | | Assembly and the Governor on
facilitating broadband adoption | 20 | | by all citizens, and (3)
propose statutory changes that may | 21 | | enhance and expand broadband in the State.
| 22 | | (e) The Council shall report to the General Assembly on or
| 23 | | before January 1 of each year. The report to the General | 24 | | Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of | 25 | | Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic | 26 | | form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall |
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| 1 | | direct. The report shall include the
action that was taken by | 2 | | the Council during the previous year
in carrying out the | 3 | | provisions of this Act. The Council
shall also make any other | 4 | | reports as may be required by the
General Assembly or the | 5 | | Governor.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 100-833, eff. 1-1-19 .) | 7 | | (220 ILCS 80/30 new) | 8 | | Sec. 30. Universal retail broadband Internet access. | 9 | | (a) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act to expand | 10 | | affordable broadband service statewide, the Broadband Advisory | 11 | | Council shall study the feasibility of the State constructing, | 12 | | owning, and operating broadband infrastructure and offering | 13 | | retail broadband service statewide. The Office of Broadband | 14 | | within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 15 | | shall support and assist the Council in the development of the | 16 | | study. | 17 | | (b) The feasibility study shall explore: | 18 | | (1) efforts among other states and units of local | 19 | | government to develop and administer public broadband | 20 | | service; | 21 | | (2) models for constructing, owning, and operating a | 22 | | public retail broadband service network; | 23 | | (3) the resources necessary to construct, own, and | 24 | | operate a retail broadband service network across the | 25 | | State of Illinois; |
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| 1 | | (4) the benefits of offering a public broadband | 2 | | service option; | 3 | | (5) potential sources of funding for the development | 4 | | and operation of statewide broadband service; | 5 | | (6) additional staff and contracting needs to develop | 6 | | and operate a public broadband service network; | 7 | | (7) options for partnering with units of local | 8 | | government in Illinois that have taken steps toward | 9 | | offering public broadband service; and | 10 | | (8) any other factors that are necessary for the | 11 | | development of a statewide public retail broadband | 12 | | service. | 13 | | The feasibility study shall offer recommendations for the | 14 | | development and implementation of a State-owned statewide | 15 | | retail broadband service, including a deployment timeline, | 16 | | staffing needs, financial resources needed, and suggested | 17 | | rates for broadband service. | 18 | | (c) The Council shall issue a report on its findings and | 19 | | recommendations for any necessary legislation to the General | 20 | | Assembly by January 1, 2024.
| 21 | | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 22 | | becoming law.".
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