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| Public Act 094-0295 |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services | ||||
Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 405-5 and 405-270 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 405/405-5) (was 20 ILCS 405/35.2)
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Sec. 405-5. Definitions.
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(a) In this Law:
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"Department" means the Department of Central Management
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Services.
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"Director" means the Director of Central Management
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Services.
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(b) In paragraphs (1) and (2) of Section 405-10 and in | ||||
Section 405-15,
"State agency", whether used in the singular or | ||||
plural, means all
departments,
officers, commissions, boards, | ||||
institutions, and bodies politic and
corporate
of the State, | ||||
including the offices of clerk of the supreme court and clerks
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of the appellate courts. The term, however, does not mean the | ||||
judicial branch, including, without limitation, the
several | ||||
courts of
the State, the offices of the clerk of the supreme | ||||
court and the clerks of the appellate court, and the | ||||
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, nor does it mean | ||||
the legislature or its committees or
commissions.
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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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(20 ILCS 405/405-270) (was 20 ILCS 405/67.18)
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Sec. 405-270. Telecommunications services. To provide for | ||||
and
co-ordinate telecommunications services
for State agencies | ||||
and, when requested and when in the best interests of
the | ||||
State, for units of federal or local governments and public and
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not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, and higher | ||||
education.
The Department may make use of its satellite uplink | ||
available to interested
parties not associated with State | ||
government provided that State government
usage shall have | ||
first priority. For this purpose the Department shall have
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power and duty to do all of the following:
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(1) Provide for and control the procurement, | ||
retention,
installation,
and maintenance of | ||
telecommunications equipment or services used by
State | ||
agencies in the interest of efficiency and economy.
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(2) Establish standards by January 1, 1989 for | ||
communications
services for State agencies which shall | ||
include a minimum of one
telecommunication device for the | ||
deaf installed and
operational within each State agency, to | ||
provide public access to agency
information for those | ||
persons who are hearing or speech impaired. The
Department | ||
shall consult the Department of Human
Services to develop | ||
standards and implementation for this
equipment.
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(3) Establish charges (i) for communication services | ||
for
State
agencies
and, when requested, for units of | ||
federal or local government and
public
and not-for-profit | ||
institutions of primary, secondary, or higher
education
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and (ii) for use of the Department's satellite uplink by | ||
parties not
associated
with State government. Entities | ||
charged for these services shall
reimburse
the Department | ||
by vouchers drawn against
their respective appropriations | ||
for telecommunications services.
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(4) Instruct all State agencies to report their usage | ||
of
telecommunication services regularly to the Department | ||
in the
manner
the Director may prescribe.
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(5) Analyze the present and future aims and needs of | ||
all State
agencies in the area of telecommunications | ||
services and plan to serve
those aims and needs in the most | ||
effective and efficient
manner.
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(6) Establish the administrative organization
within | ||
the Department
that is required to accomplish the purpose | ||
of this Section.
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The Department is authorized to
conduct a study for the | ||
purpose of determining technical, engineering, and
management | ||
specifications for the networking, compatible connection, or
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shared use of existing and future public and private owned | ||
television
broadcast and reception facilities, including but | ||
not limited to
terrestrial microwave, fiber optic, and | ||
satellite, for broadcast and
reception of educational, | ||
governmental, and business programs, and to
implement those | ||
specifications.
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However, the Department may not control or interfere with | ||
the input
of content into the telecommunications systems by the | ||
several State
agencies or units of federal or local government, | ||
or public or
not-for-profit institutions of primary, | ||
secondary, and higher education, or
users of the Department's | ||
satellite uplink.
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As used in this Section, the term "State agencies" means | ||
all
departments, officers, commissions, boards, institutions, | ||
and bodies
politic and corporate of the State except (i) the | ||
judicial branch, including, without limitation, the several | ||
courts of
the State, the offices of the clerk of the supreme | ||
court and the clerks of the appellate court, and the | ||
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and (ii) the | ||
General Assembly,
legislative service agencies, and all | ||
officers of the General Assembly.
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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2005. | ||