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| Public Act 098-0332 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 17 as follows: | ||||
(50 ILCS 750/17 new) | ||||
Sec. 17. 9-1-1 call transfer, forward, or relay. | ||||
(a) The General Assembly finds the following: | ||||
(1) Some 9-1-1 systems throughout this State do not | ||||
have a procedure in place to manually transfer, forward, or | ||||
relay 9-1-1 calls originating within one 9-1-1 system's | ||||
jurisdiction, but which should properly be answered and | ||||
dispatched by another 9-1-1 system, to the appropriate | ||||
9-1-1 system for answering and dispatch of first | ||||
responders. | ||||
(2) On September 25, 1975, the General Assembly gave | ||||
oversight authority to 9-1-1 systems in the State to the | ||||
Illinois Commerce Commission. | ||||
(3) Since that date, the Illinois Commerce Commission | ||||
has authorized individual 9-1-1 systems in counties and | ||||
municipalities to implement and upgrade enhanced 9-1-1 | ||||
systems throughout the State. | ||||
(b) The Commission shall prepare a directory of all | ||||
authorized 9-1-1 systems in the State of Illinois. The | ||
directory shall include an emergency 10-digit telephone number | ||
for a Primary Public Safety Answering Point located in each | ||
9-1-1 system to which 9-1-1 calls from another jurisdiction can | ||
be transferred. This directory shall be made available to each | ||
9-1-1 authority for its use in establishing standard operating | ||
procedures regarding calls outside its 9-1-1 jurisdiction. | ||
(c) Each 9-1-1 system shall provide the Manager of the | ||
Commission's 9-1-1 Program with the following information: | ||
(1) A 10-digit emergency telephone number to which | ||
9-1-1 calls originating in another 9-1-1 jurisdiction can | ||
be transferred. Each 9-1-1 system shall provide the | ||
Commission with any changes to this number immediately upon | ||
the change occurring. Each 9-1-1 system shall provide this | ||
10-digit emergency telephone number to the Manager of the | ||
Commission's 9-1-1 Program within 30 days of the effective | ||
date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. | ||
(2) Its standard operating procedure describing the | ||
manner in which the 9-1-1 system will transfer, forward, or | ||
relay 9-1-1 calls originating within its jurisdiction, but | ||
which should properly be answered and dispatched by another | ||
9-1-1 system, to the appropriate 9-1-1 system. Each 9-1-1 | ||
system shall provide the standard operating procedures to | ||
the Manager of the Commission's 9-1-1 Program within 180 | ||
days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
98th General Assembly. | ||
(d) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2015.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2014.
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