Public Act 103-0693
 
HB5128 EnrolledLRB103 35997 AWJ 66084 b

    AN ACT concerning government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
by changing Section 15.4 as follows:
 
    (50 ILCS 750/15.4)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
    Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section,
the corporate authorities of any county or municipality may
establish an Emergency Telephone System Board.
    The corporate authorities shall provide for the manner of
appointment and the number of members of the Board, provided
that the board shall consist of not fewer than 5 members, one
of whom must be a public member who is a resident of the local
exchange service territory included in the 9-1-1 coverage
area, one of whom (in counties with a population less than
100,000) may be a member of the county board, and at least 3 of
whom shall be representative of the 9-1-1 public safety
agencies, including but not limited to police departments,
fire departments, emergency medical services providers, and
emergency services and disaster agencies, and appointed on the
basis of their ability or experience. In counties with a
population of more than 100,000 but less than 2,000,000, a
member of the county board may serve on the Emergency
Telephone System Board. Elected officials, including county
sheriffs and members of a county board, are also eligible to
serve on the board. Members of the board shall serve without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and
necessary expenses. Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or
combination thereof, may, instead of establishing individual
boards, establish by intergovernmental agreement a Joint
Emergency Telephone System Board pursuant to this Section. The
manner of appointment of such a joint board shall be
prescribed in the agreement. On or after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any new
intergovernmental agreement entered into to establish or join
a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall provide for the
appointment of a PSAP representative to the board.
    Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
General Assembly, appointed members of the Emergency Telephone
System Board shall serve staggered 3-year terms if: (1) the
Board serves a county with a population of 100,000 or less; and
(2) appointments, on the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 98th General Assembly, are not for a stated term. The
corporate authorities of the county or municipality shall
assign terms to the board members serving on the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in the
following manner: (1) one-third of board members' terms shall
expire on January 1, 2015; (2) one-third of board members'
terms shall expire on January 1, 2016; and (3) remaining board
members' terms shall expire on January 1, 2017. Board members
may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms by the
corporate authorities of the county or municipality.
    The corporate authorities of a county or municipality may,
by a vote of the majority of the members elected, remove an
Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct,
official misconduct, or neglect of office.
    (b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by
ordinance of the municipality or county, or by
intergovernmental agreement in the case of a joint board. The
powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to the
following:
        (1) Planning a 9-1-1 system.
        (2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation,
    upgrading, or maintenance of the system, including the
    establishment of equipment specifications and coding
    systems.
        (3) Receiving moneys from the surcharge imposed under
    Section 15.3, or disbursed to it under Section 30, and
    from any other source, for deposit into the Emergency
    Telephone System Fund.
        (4) Authorizing all disbursements from the fund.
        (5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation
    or upgrade of the system.
        (6) (Blank).
        (7) Designating a 9-1-1 System Manager, whose duties
    and responsibilities shall be set forth by the Emergency
    Telephone System Board in writing.
    (c) All moneys received by a board pursuant to a surcharge
imposed under Section 15.3, or disbursed to it under Section
30, shall be deposited into a separate interest-bearing
Emergency Telephone System Fund account. The treasurer of the
municipality or county that has established the board or, in
the case of a joint board, any municipal or county treasurer
designated in the intergovernmental agreement, shall be
custodian of the fund. All interest accruing on the fund shall
remain in the fund. No expenditures may be made from such fund
except upon the direction of the board by resolution passed by
a majority of all members of the board.
    (d) The board shall complete and maintain a Next
Generation 9-1-1 GIS database in accordance with NENA
Standards before implementation of the NG9-1-1 system. The
MSAG and GIS data standardizing and synchronization must reach
a 98% or greater match rate, with an option of matching with
ALI, before using GIS data for NG9-1-1.
    (e) On and after January 1, 2016, no municipality or
county may create an Emergency Telephone System Board unless
the board is a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. The
corporate authorities of any county or municipality entering
into an intergovernmental agreement to create or join a Joint
Emergency Telephone System Board shall rescind an ordinance or
ordinances creating a single Emergency Telephone System Board
and shall eliminate the single Emergency Telephone System
Board, effective upon the creation of the Joint Emergency
Telephone System Board, with regulatory approval by the
Administrator, or joining of the Joint Emergency Telephone
System Board. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
require the dissolution of an Emergency Telephone System Board
that is not succeeded by a Joint Emergency Telephone System
Board or is not required to consolidate under Section 15.4a of
this Act.
    (f) Within one year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any corporate
authorities of a county or municipality, other than a
municipality with a population of more than 500,000, operating
a 9-1-1 system without an Emergency Telephone System Board or
Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall create or join a
Joint Emergency Telephone System Board.
(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 103-366, eff. 1-1-24.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2025