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90_HB2696enr

      New Act
          Creates the Advisory Commission on Internet Privacy  Act.
      Provides  for the establishment of the Advisory Commission on
      Internet Privacy, consisting  of  members  appointed  by  the
      General   Assembly   and  the  Governor.  Provides  that  the
      Commission's duties shall include: investigating  the  extent
      to   which  online  consumer  privacy  should  be  protected;
      discussing limits on disclosure by Internet service providers
      and online services of personally  identifiable  information;
      and  investigating ways to protect expectations of privacy in
      light of technological developments.  Requires the Commission
      to submit a final report to  the  Governor  and  the  General
      Assembly  on  or before January 1, 1999.  The Act is repealed
      on July 1, 1999.  Effective immediately.
                                                     LRB9010535WHmg
HB2696 Enrolled                                LRB9010535WHmg
 1        AN ACT in relation to privacy.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  1.   Short  title.  This Act may be cited as the
 5    Advisory Commission on Internet Privacy Act.
 6        Section  5.  Advisory  Commission  on  Internet   Privacy
 7    established.   The  Advisory  Commission on Internet Privacy,
 8    consisting of 17 members, is established. The  members  shall
 9    be  appointed  as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House
10    of Representatives, the House  Minority  Leader,  the  Senate
11    President,  and  the  Senate  Minority  Leader;  and 9 by the
12    Governor.   The  Governor's  appointees  shall  include  both
13    professionals in the area of computer and Internet technology
14    and laypersons.  The members of the Commission shall select a
15    chairperson.  Members of  the  Commission  shall  receive  no
16    compensation  but  shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses
17    incurred in the performance of their duties.
18        Section 10.  Duties.  The  Advisory  Commission's  duties
19    shall include:
20        (i)  investigating  the  extent  to which online consumer
21    privacy should be protected;
22        (ii)  discussing limits on disclosure by Internet service
23    providers and  online  services  of  personally  identifiable
24    information; and
25        (iii)  investigating  ways  to  protect  expectations  of
26    privacy in light of technological developments.
27        Section  15.  Final report.  The Advisory Commission must
28    submit a  final  report  to  the  Governor  and  the  General
29    Assembly on or before January 1, 1999.
HB2696 Enrolled             -2-                LRB9010535WHmg
 1        Section  90.   Repeal.   This  Act is repealed on July 1,
 2    1999.
 3        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 4    becoming law.

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