Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 5/9/2017
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1811




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1811 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended 
5by changing Section 15.4a as follows:

6 (50 ILCS 750/15.4a)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
8 Sec. 15.4a. Consolidation.
9 (a) By July 1, 2017, and except as otherwise provided in 
10this Section, Emergency Telephone System Boards, Joint 
11Emergency Telephone System Boards, qualified governmental 
12entities, and PSAPs shall be consolidated as follows, subject 
13to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section: 
14  (1) In any county with a population of at least 250,000 
15 that has a single Emergency Telephone System Board, or 
16 qualified governmental entity and more than 2 PSAPs, shall 
 
 
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1 reduce the number of PSAPs by at least 50% or to 2 PSAPs, 
2 whichever is greater. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
3 preclude consolidation resulting in one PSAP in the county.
4  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (2), 
5 in In any county with a population of at least 250,000 that 
6 has more than one Emergency Telephone System Board, Joint 
7 Emergency Telephone System Board, or qualified 
8 governmental entity, any 9-1-1 Authority serving a 
9 population of less than 25,000 shall be consolidated such 
10 that no 9-1-1 Authority in the county serves a population 
11 of less than 25,000. A 9-1-1 Authority shall not be subject 
12 to the consolidation requirements of this paragraph (2) if 
13 the 9-1-1 Authority: (1) serves a municipality that employs 
14 more than 50 full-time emergency responders; (2) operates a 
15 convention center and a sports arena; and (3) is within 
16 one-half mile of an airport with more than 800,000 aircraft 
17 departures and landings in 2016 under the Federal Aviation 
18 Administration's Air Traffic Activity Data System. 
19  (3) In any county with a population of at least 250,000 
20 but less than 1,000,000 that has more than one Emergency 
21 Telephone System Board, Joint Emergency Telephone System 
22 Board, or qualified governmental entity, each 9-1-1 
23 Authority shall reduce the number of PSAPs by at least 50% 
24 or to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing in this 
25 paragraph shall preclude consolidation of a 9-1-1 
26 Authority into a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, 
 
 
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1 and nothing in this paragraph shall preclude consolidation 
2 resulting in one PSAP in the county.
3  (4) In any county with a population of less than 
4 250,000 that has a single Emergency Telephone System Board 
5 or qualified governmental entity and more than 2 PSAPs, the 
6 9-1-1 Authority shall reduce the number of PSAPs by at 
7 least 50% or to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing in 
8 this paragraph shall preclude consolidation resulting in 
9 one PSAP in the county.
10  (5) In any county with a population of less than 
11 250,000 that has more than one Emergency Telephone System 
12 Board, Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, or 
13 qualified governmental entity and more than 2 PSAPS, the 
14 9-1-1 Authorities shall be consolidated into a single joint 
15 board, and the number of PSAPs shall be reduced by at least 
16 50% or to 2 PSAPs, whichever is greater. Nothing in this 
17 paragraph shall preclude consolidation resulting in one 
18 PSAP in the county.
19  (6) Any 9-1-1 Authority that does not have a PSAP 
20 within its jurisdiction shall be consolidated through an 
21 intergovernmental agreement with an existing 9-1-1 
22 Authority that has a PSAP to create a Joint Emergency 
23 Telephone Board.
24  (7) The corporate authorities of each county that has 
25 no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 shall provide 
26 enhanced 9-1-1 wireline and wireless enhanced 9-1-1 
 
 
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1 service for that county by either (i) entering into an 
2 intergovernmental agreement with an existing Emergency 
3 Telephone System Board to create a new Joint Emergency 
4 Telephone System Board, or (ii) entering into an 
5 intergovernmental agreement with the corporate authorities 
6 that have created an existing Joint Emergency Telephone 
7 System Board.
8 (b) By July 1, 2016, each county required to consolidate 
9pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section and 
10each 9-1-1 Authority required to consolidate pursuant to 
11paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) of this Section 
12shall file a plan for consolidation or a request for a waiver 
13pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section with the Division of 
149-1-1. Within 60 calendar days of receiving a consolidation 
15plan, the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall hold at least 
16one public hearing on the plan and provide a recommendation to 
17the Administrator. Notice of the hearing shall be provided to 
18the respective entity to which the plan applies. Within 90 
19calendar days of receiving a consolidation plan, the 
20Administrator shall approve the plan, approve the plan as 
21modified, or grant a waiver pursuant to subsection (c) of this 
22Section. In making his or her decision, the Administrator shall 
23consider any recommendation from the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory 
24Board regarding the plan. If the Administrator does not follow 
25the recommendation of the Board, the Administrator shall 
26provide a written explanation for the deviation in his or her 
 
 
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1decision. The deadlines provided in this subsection may be 
2extended upon agreement between the Administrator and entity 
3which submitted the plan.
4 (c) A waiver from a consolidation required under subsection 
5(a) of this Section may be granted if the Administrator finds 
6that the consolidation will result in a substantial threat to 
7public safety, is economically unreasonable, or is technically 
8infeasible.
9 (d) Any decision of the Administrator under this Section 
10shall be deemed a final administrative decision and shall be 
11subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.

12(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16.)


13 Section 96. No revival or extension. This Act does not 
14revive or extend any Section or Act otherwise repealed.".