Bill Text: IL HB2856 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Safety Agency Network Act. Sets forth the General Assembly's findings that 9-1-1 call centers are not able to transfer a call made by an individual in an area served by one 9-1-1 call center on behalf of another individual experiencing an emergency in an area served by a different 9-1-1 call center. Requires the Board of the Illinois Public Safety Agency Network to analyze and recommend legislation regarding the implementation of a 9-1-1 call forwarding or transfer feature and the establishment of a navigable directory of all local police departments, fire departments, rescue groups, and other emergency assistance departments for every county through this State. Provides that by December 31, 2014, the Board shall present its report to the General Assembly. Repeals the provisions of the amendatory Act on December 31, 2015. Effective January 1, 2014.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0332 [HB2856 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2856-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 098-0332
HB2856 Enrolled LRB098 08809 OMW 38935 b
AN ACT concerning local 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
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.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2014.