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90_HB0707eng
220 ILCS 5/13-505.7
Amends the Public Utilities Act to allow
telecommunications carriers to offer special interactive
video learning tariffs for the use of certain public
libraries and library systems.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing
2 Section 13-505.7.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
6 changing Section 13-505.7 as follows:
7 (220 ILCS 5/13-505.7)
8 Sec. 13-505.7. Interactive video learning tariffs. The
9 Commission shall permit telecommunications carriers to offer
10 special interactive video learning tariffs for the exclusive
11 use of qualified educational institutions. Except for
12 carriers subject to Section 13-504, the rates in such tariffs
13 shall not be less than the long run service incremental costs
14 of providing interactive video learning services. Qualified
15 educational institutions shall be limited to school
16 districts; public or private not-for-profit schools enrolling
17 more than 20 pupils for kindergarten grade or over up through
18 grade 12; and public or private degree granting,
19 not-for-profit colleges or universities; public libraries
20 organized under the Public Library District Act of 1991 or
21 the Illinois Local Library Act; and regional library systems
22 organized under the Illinois Library System Act. Interactive
23 video learning consists of video, data, voice, and electronic
24 information used by a qualified educational institution for
25 instruction, learning, and training. These special
26 telecommunications carrier interactive video learning tariffs
27 shall be exempt from the provisions of Sections 9-241, 9-250,
28 13-502, 13-505.1, and 13-505.2 of this Act. Provided,
29 however, telecommunications carriers may also file such
30 special tariffs pursuant to this Section and in accordance
31 with Section 13-502.
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1 (Source: P.A. 89-141, eff. 7-14-95.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.