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4		-	AN ACT concerning State government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is
8		-	amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
9		-	(20 ILCS 3305/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 1055)
10		-	Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
11		-	(a) There is created within the executive branch of the
12		-	State Government an Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a
13		-	Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, herein
14		-	called the "Director" who shall be the head thereof. The
15		-	Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice
16		-	and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of 2
17		-	years beginning on the third Monday in January of the
18		-	odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has
19		-	qualified; except that the term of the first Director
20		-	appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in
21		-	January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other
22		-	remunerative public office. For terms beginning after January
23		-	18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and
24		-	before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the Director
25		-	shall be as provided in Section 5-300 of the Civil
26		-	Administrative Code of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is
	7	+	5 amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
	8	+	6 (20 ILCS 3305/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 1055)
	9	+	7 Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
	10	+	8 (a) There is created within the executive branch of the
	11	+	9 State Government an Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a
	12	+	10 Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, herein
	13	+	11 called the "Director" who shall be the head thereof. The
	14	+	12 Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice
	15	+	13 and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of 2
	16	+	14 years beginning on the third Monday in January of the
	17	+	15 odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has
	18	+	16 qualified; except that the term of the first Director
	19	+	17 appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in
	20	+	18 January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other
	21	+	19 remunerative public office. For terms beginning after January
	22	+	20 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and
	23	+	21 before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the Director
	24	+	22 shall be as provided in Section 5-300 of the Civil
	25	+	23 Administrative Code of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other
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33		-	provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16,
34		-	2023, the Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000
35		-	or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1,
36		-	2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall
37		-	receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living
38		-	adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the
39		-	86th General Assembly.
40		-	For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the
41		-	Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
42		-	shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the
43		-	Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each
44		-	July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an
45		-	increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as
46		-	authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General
47		-	Assembly.
48		-	(b) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall obtain,
49		-	under the provisions of the Personnel Code, technical,
50		-	clerical, stenographic and other administrative personnel, and
51		-	may make expenditures within the appropriation therefor as may
52		-	be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. The agency
53		-	created by this Act is intended to be a successor to the agency
54		-	created under the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster
55		-	Agency Act of 1975 and the personnel, equipment, records, and
56		-	appropriations of that agency are transferred to the successor
57		-	agency as of June 30, 1988 (the effective date of this Act).
58		-	(c) The Director, subject to the direction and control of
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	34	+	1 provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16,
	35	+	2 2023, the Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000
	36	+	3 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1,
	37	+	4 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall
	38	+	5 receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living
	39	+	6 adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the
	40	+	7 86th General Assembly.
	41	+	8 For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the
	42	+	9 Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
	43	+	10 shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the
	44	+	11 Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each
	45	+	12 July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an
	46	+	13 increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as
	47	+	14 authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General
	48	+	15 Assembly.
	49	+	16 (b) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall obtain,
	50	+	17 under the provisions of the Personnel Code, technical,
	51	+	18 clerical, stenographic and other administrative personnel, and
	52	+	19 may make expenditures within the appropriation therefor as may
	53	+	20 be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. The agency
	54	+	21 created by this Act is intended to be a successor to the agency
	55	+	22 created under the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster
	56	+	23 Agency Act of 1975 and the personnel, equipment, records, and
	57	+	24 appropriations of that agency are transferred to the successor
	58	+	25 agency as of June 30, 1988 (the effective date of this Act).
	59	+	26 (c) The Director, subject to the direction and control of
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61		-	the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Illinois
62		-	Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Response
63		-	Commission and shall be responsible under the direction of the
64		-	Governor, for carrying out the program for emergency
65		-	management of this State. The Director shall also maintain
66		-	liaison and cooperate with the emergency management
67		-	organizations of this State and other states and of the
68		-	federal government.
69		-	(d) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall take an
70		-	integral part in the development and revision of political
71		-	subdivision emergency operations plans prepared under
72		-	paragraph (f) of Section 10. To this end it shall employ or
73		-	otherwise secure the services of professional and technical
74		-	personnel capable of providing expert assistance to the
75		-	emergency services and disaster agencies. These personnel
76		-	shall consult with emergency services and disaster agencies on
77		-	a regular basis and shall make field examinations of the
78		-	areas, circumstances, and conditions that particular political
79		-	subdivision emergency operations plans are intended to apply.
80		-	(e) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and political
81		-	subdivisions shall be encouraged to form an emergency
82		-	management advisory committee composed of private and public
83		-	personnel representing the emergency management phases of
84		-	mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Local
85		-	Emergency Planning Committee, as created under the Illinois
86		-	Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, shall
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89		-	serve as an advisory committee to the emergency services and
90		-	disaster agency or agencies serving within the boundaries of
91		-	that Local Emergency Planning Committee planning district for:
92		-	(1) the development of emergency operations plan
93		-	provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies; and
94		-	(2) the assessment of emergency response capabilities
95		-	related to hazardous chemical emergencies.
96		-	(f) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall:
97		-	(1) Coordinate the overall emergency management
98		-	program of the State.
99		-	(2) Cooperate with local governments, the federal
100		-	government, and any public or private agency or entity in
101		-	achieving any purpose of this Act and in implementing
102		-	emergency management programs for mitigation,
103		-	preparedness, response, and recovery.
104		-	(2.5) Develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness
105		-	and response plan for any nuclear accident in accordance
106		-	with Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 and in
107		-	development of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness
108		-	program in accordance with Section 8 of the Illinois
109		-	Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act.
110		-	(2.6) Coordinate with the Department of Public Health
111		-	with respect to planning for and responding to public
112		-	health emergencies.
113		-	(3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor, executive
114		-	orders, proclamations, and regulations as necessary or
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117		-	appropriate in coping with disasters.
118		-	(4) Promulgate rules and requirements for political
119		-	subdivision emergency operations plans that are not
120		-	inconsistent with and are at least as stringent as
121		-	applicable federal laws and regulations.
122		-	(5) Review and approve, in accordance with Illinois
123		-	Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency operations
124		-	plans for those political subdivisions required to have an
125		-	emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this
126		-	Act.
127		-	(5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for the
128		-	political subdivision emergency management exercises,
129		-	including, but not limited to, exercises of the emergency
130		-	operations plans.
131		-	(5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in accordance
132		-	with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, political
133		-	subdivision emergency management exercises for those
134		-	political subdivisions required to have an emergency
135		-	services and disaster agency pursuant to this Act.
136		-	(6) Determine requirements of the State and its
137		-	political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other
138		-	necessities in event of a disaster.
139		-	(7) Establish a register of persons with types of
140		-	emergency management training and skills in mitigation,
141		-	preparedness, response, and recovery.
142		-	(8) Establish a register of government and private
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	70	+	1 the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Illinois
	71	+	2 Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Response
	72	+	3 Commission and shall be responsible under the direction of the
	73	+	4 Governor, for carrying out the program for emergency
	74	+	5 management of this State. The Director shall also maintain
	75	+	6 liaison and cooperate with the emergency management
	76	+	7 organizations of this State and other states and of the
	77	+	8 federal government.
	78	+	9 (d) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall take an
	79	+	10 integral part in the development and revision of political
	80	+	11 subdivision emergency operations plans prepared under
	81	+	12 paragraph (f) of Section 10. To this end it shall employ or
	82	+	13 otherwise secure the services of professional and technical
	83	+	14 personnel capable of providing expert assistance to the
	84	+	15 emergency services and disaster agencies. These personnel
	85	+	16 shall consult with emergency services and disaster agencies on
	86	+	17 a regular basis and shall make field examinations of the
	87	+	18 areas, circumstances, and conditions that particular political
	88	+	19 subdivision emergency operations plans are intended to apply.
	89	+	20 (e) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and political
	90	+	21 subdivisions shall be encouraged to form an emergency
	91	+	22 management advisory committee composed of private and public
	92	+	23 personnel representing the emergency management phases of
	93	+	24 mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Local
	94	+	25 Emergency Planning Committee, as created under the Illinois
	95	+	26 Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, shall
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145		-	response resources available for use in a disaster.
146		-	(9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program and its
147		-	efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness materials to
148		-	schools, political subdivisions, community groups, civic
149		-	organizations, and the media. Emphasis will be placed on
150		-	those areas of the State most at risk from an earthquake.
151		-	Maintain the list of all school districts, hospitals,
152		-	airports, power plants, including nuclear power plants,
153		-	lakes, dams, emergency response facilities of all types,
154		-	and all other major public or private structures which are
155		-	at the greatest risk of damage from earthquakes under
156		-	circumstances where the damage would cause subsequent harm
157		-	to the surrounding communities and residents.
158		-	(10) Disseminate all information, completely and
159		-	without delay, on water levels for rivers and streams and
160		-	any other data pertaining to potential flooding supplied
161		-	by the Division of Water Resources within the Department
162		-	of Natural Resources to all political subdivisions to the
163		-	maximum extent possible.
164		-	(11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with medical
165		-	supply and equipment firms to supply resources as are
166		-	necessary to respond to an earthquake or any other
167		-	disaster as defined in this Act. These resources will be
168		-	made available upon notifying the vendor of the disaster.
169		-	Payment for the resources will be in accordance with
170		-	Section 7 of this Act. The Illinois Department of Public
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173		-	Health shall determine which resources will be required
174		-	and requested.
175		-	(11.5) In coordination with the Illinois State Police,
176		-	develop and implement a community outreach program to
177		-	promote awareness among the State's parents and children
178		-	of child abduction prevention and response.
179		-	(12) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes,
180		-	award capital and non-capital grants to Illinois hospitals
181		-	or health care facilities located outside of a city with a
182		-	population in excess of 1,000,000 to be used for purposes
183		-	that include, but are not limited to, preparing to respond
184		-	to mass casualties and disasters, maintaining and
185		-	improving patient safety and quality of care, and
186		-	protecting the confidentiality of patient information. No
187		-	single grant for a capital expenditure shall exceed
188		-	$300,000. No single grant for a non-capital expenditure
189		-	shall exceed $100,000. In awarding such grants, preference
190		-	shall be given to hospitals that serve a significant
191		-	number of Medicaid recipients, but do not qualify for
192		-	disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments under
193		-	the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive such a grant, a
194		-	hospital or health care facility must provide funding of
195		-	at least 50% of the cost of the project for which the grant
196		-	is being requested. In awarding such grants the Illinois
197		-	Emergency Management Agency shall consider the
198		-	recommendations of the Illinois Hospital Association.
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201		-	(13) Do all other things necessary, incidental or
202		-	appropriate for the implementation of this Act.
203		-	(g) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized
204		-	to make grants to various higher education institutions,
205		-	public K-12 school districts, area vocational centers as
206		-	designated by the State Board of Education, inter-district
207		-	special education cooperatives, regional safe schools, and
208		-	nonpublic K-12 schools for safety and security improvements.
209		-	For the purpose of this subsection (g), "higher education
210		-	institution" means a public university, a public community
211		-	college, or an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit
212		-	higher education institution located in this State. Grants
213		-	made under this subsection (g) shall be paid out of moneys
214		-	appropriated for that purpose from the Build Illinois Bond
215		-	Fund. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall adopt
216		-	rules to implement this subsection (g). These rules may
217		-	specify: (i) the manner of applying for grants; (ii) project
218		-	eligibility requirements; (iii) restrictions on the use of
219		-	grant moneys; (iv) the manner in which the various higher
220		-	education institutions must account for the use of grant
221		-	moneys; and (v) any other provision that the Illinois
222		-	Emergency Management Agency determines to be necessary or
223		-	useful for the administration of this subsection (g).
224		-	(g-5) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is
225		-	authorized to make grants to not-for-profit organizations
226		-	which are exempt from federal income taxation under section
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	106	+	1 serve as an advisory committee to the emergency services and
	107	+	2 disaster agency or agencies serving within the boundaries of
	108	+	3 that Local Emergency Planning Committee planning district for:
	109	+	4 (1) the development of emergency operations plan
	110	+	5 provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies; and
	111	+	6 (2) the assessment of emergency response capabilities
	112	+	7 related to hazardous chemical emergencies.
	113	+	8 (f) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall:
	114	+	9 (1) Coordinate the overall emergency management
	115	+	10 program of the State.
	116	+	11 (2) Cooperate with local governments, the federal
	117	+	12 government, and any public or private agency or entity in
	118	+	13 achieving any purpose of this Act and in implementing
	119	+	14 emergency management programs for mitigation,
	120	+	15 preparedness, response, and recovery.
	121	+	16 (2.5) Develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness
	122	+	17 and response plan for any nuclear accident in accordance
	123	+	18 with Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 and in
	124	+	19 development of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness
	125	+	20 program in accordance with Section 8 of the Illinois
	126	+	21 Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act.
	127	+	22 (2.6) Coordinate with the Department of Public Health
	128	+	23 with respect to planning for and responding to public
	129	+	24 health emergencies.
	130	+	25 (3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor, executive
	131	+	26 orders, proclamations, and regulations as necessary or
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229		-	501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code for eligible
230		-	security improvements that assist the organization in
231		-	preventing, preparing for, or responding to threats, attacks,
232		-	or acts of terrorism. To be eligible for a grant under the
233		-	program, the Agency must determine that the organization is at
234		-	a high risk of being subject to threats, attacks, or acts of
235		-	terrorism based on the organization's profile, ideology,
236		-	mission, or beliefs. Eligible security improvements shall
237		-	include all eligible preparedness activities under the federal
238		-	Nonprofit Security Grant Program, including, but not limited
239		-	to, physical security upgrades, security training exercises,
240		-	preparedness training exercises, contracting with security
241		-	personnel, and any other security upgrades deemed eligible by
242		-	the Director. Eligible security improvements shall not
243		-	duplicate, in part or in whole, a project included under any
244		-	awarded federal grant or in a pending federal application. The
245		-	Director shall establish procedures and forms by which
246		-	applicants may apply for a grant and procedures for
247		-	distributing grants to recipients. Any security improvements
248		-	awarded shall remain at the physical property listed in the
249		-	grant application, unless authorized by Agency rule or
250		-	approved by the Agency in writing. The procedures shall
251		-	require each applicant to do the following:
252		-	(1) identify and substantiate prior or current
253		-	threats, or attacks, or acts of terrorism by a terrorist
254		-	organization, network, or cell against the not-for-profit
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257		-	organization;
258		-	(2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value of one or
259		-	more sites that renders the site a possible target of a
260		-	threat, attack, or act of terrorism;
261		-	(3) discuss potential consequences to the organization
262		-	if the site is damaged, destroyed, or disrupted by a
263		-	threat, attack, or act of terrorism terrorist act;
264		-	(4) describe how the grant will be used to integrate
265		-	organizational preparedness with broader State and local
266		-	preparedness efforts, as described by the Agency in each
267		-	Notice of Opportunity for Funding;
268		-	(5) submit (i) a vulnerability assessment conducted by
269		-	experienced security, law enforcement, or military
270		-	personnel, or conducted using an Agency-approved or
271		-	federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program self-assessment
272		-	tool, and (ii) a description of how the grant award will be
273		-	used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the
274		-	assessment; and
275		-	(6) submit any other relevant information as may be
276		-	required by the Director.
277		-	The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the
278		-	grant program described in this subsection (g-5) to administer
279		-	the program. Any Agency Notice of Opportunity for Funding,
280		-	proposed or final rulemaking, guidance, training opportunity,
281		-	or other resource related to the grant program must be
282		-	published on the Agency's publicly available website, and any
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285		-	announcements related to funding shall be shared with all
286		-	State legislative offices, the Governor's office, emergency
287		-	services and disaster agencies mandated or required pursuant
288		-	to subsections (b) through (d) of Section 10, and any other
289		-	State agencies as determined by the Agency. Subject to
290		-	appropriation, the grant application period shall be open for
291		-	no less than 45 calendar days during the first application
292		-	cycle each fiscal year, unless the Agency determines that a
293		-	shorter period is necessary to avoid conflicts with the annual
294		-	federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding cycle.
295		-	Additional application cycles may be conducted during the same
296		-	fiscal year, subject to availability of funds. Upon request,
297		-	Agency staff shall provide reasonable assistance to any
298		-	applicant in completing a grant application or meeting a
299		-	post-award requirement.
300		-	(h) Except as provided in Section 17.5 of this Act, any
301		-	moneys received by the Agency from donations or sponsorships
302		-	unrelated to a disaster shall be deposited in the Emergency
303		-	Planning and Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to
304		-	appropriation, to effectuate planning and training activities.
305		-	Any moneys received by the Agency from donations during a
306		-	disaster and intended for disaster response or recovery shall
307		-	be deposited into the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund and
308		-	used for disaster response and recovery pursuant to the
309		-	Disaster Relief Act.
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	143	+	2 (4) Promulgate rules and requirements for political
	144	+	3 subdivision emergency operations plans that are not
	145	+	4 inconsistent with and are at least as stringent as
	146	+	5 applicable federal laws and regulations.
	147	+	6 (5) Review and approve, in accordance with Illinois
	148	+	7 Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency operations
	149	+	8 plans for those political subdivisions required to have an
	150	+	9 emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this
	151	+	10 Act.
	152	+	11 (5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for the
	153	+	12 political subdivision emergency management exercises,
	154	+	13 including, but not limited to, exercises of the emergency
	155	+	14 operations plans.
	156	+	15 (5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in accordance
	157	+	16 with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, political
	158	+	17 subdivision emergency management exercises for those
	159	+	18 political subdivisions required to have an emergency
	160	+	19 services and disaster agency pursuant to this Act.
	161	+	20 (6) Determine requirements of the State and its
	162	+	21 political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other
	163	+	22 necessities in event of a disaster.
	164	+	23 (7) Establish a register of persons with types of
	165	+	24 emergency management training and skills in mitigation,
	166	+	25 preparedness, response, and recovery.
	167	+	26 (8) Establish a register of government and private
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313		-	assess and collect reasonable fees for attendance at
314		-	Agency-sponsored conferences to enable the Agency to carry out
315		-	the requirements of this Act. Any moneys received under this
316		-	subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and
317		-	Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to
318		-	appropriation, for planning and training activities.
319		-	(j) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized
320		-	to make grants to other State agencies, public universities,
321		-	units of local government, and statewide mutual aid
322		-	organizations to enhance statewide emergency preparedness and
323		-	response.
324		-	(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
325		-	102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)
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	178	+	1 response resources available for use in a disaster.
	179	+	2 (9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program and its
	180	+	3 efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness materials to
	181	+	4 schools, political subdivisions, community groups, civic
	182	+	5 organizations, and the media. Emphasis will be placed on
	183	+	6 those areas of the State most at risk from an earthquake.
	184	+	7 Maintain the list of all school districts, hospitals,
	185	+	8 airports, power plants, including nuclear power plants,
	186	+	9 lakes, dams, emergency response facilities of all types,
	187	+	10 and all other major public or private structures which are
	188	+	11 at the greatest risk of damage from earthquakes under
	189	+	12 circumstances where the damage would cause subsequent harm
	190	+	13 to the surrounding communities and residents.
	191	+	14 (10) Disseminate all information, completely and
	192	+	15 without delay, on water levels for rivers and streams and
	193	+	16 any other data pertaining to potential flooding supplied
	194	+	17 by the Division of Water Resources within the Department
	195	+	18 of Natural Resources to all political subdivisions to the
	196	+	19 maximum extent possible.
	197	+	20 (11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with medical
	198	+	21 supply and equipment firms to supply resources as are
	199	+	22 necessary to respond to an earthquake or any other
	200	+	23 disaster as defined in this Act. These resources will be
	201	+	24 made available upon notifying the vendor of the disaster.
	202	+	25 Payment for the resources will be in accordance with
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	214	+	1 Health shall determine which resources will be required
	215	+	2 and requested.
	216	+	3 (11.5) In coordination with the Illinois State Police,
	217	+	4 develop and implement a community outreach program to
	218	+	5 promote awareness among the State's parents and children
	219	+	6 of child abduction prevention and response.
	220	+	7 (12) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes,
	221	+	8 award capital and non-capital grants to Illinois hospitals
	222	+	9 or health care facilities located outside of a city with a
	223	+	10 population in excess of 1,000,000 to be used for purposes
	224	+	11 that include, but are not limited to, preparing to respond
	225	+	12 to mass casualties and disasters, maintaining and
	226	+	13 improving patient safety and quality of care, and
	227	+	14 protecting the confidentiality of patient information. No
	228	+	15 single grant for a capital expenditure shall exceed
	229	+	16 $300,000. No single grant for a non-capital expenditure
	230	+	17 shall exceed $100,000. In awarding such grants, preference
	231	+	18 shall be given to hospitals that serve a significant
	232	+	19 number of Medicaid recipients, but do not qualify for
	233	+	20 disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments under
	234	+	21 the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive such a grant, a
	235	+	22 hospital or health care facility must provide funding of
	236	+	23 at least 50% of the cost of the project for which the grant
	237	+	24 is being requested. In awarding such grants the Illinois
	238	+	25 Emergency Management Agency shall consider the
	239	+	26 recommendations of the Illinois Hospital Association.
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	250	+	1 (13) Do all other things necessary, incidental or
	251	+	2 appropriate for the implementation of this Act.
	252	+	3 (g) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized
	253	+	4 to make grants to various higher education institutions,
	254	+	5 public K-12 school districts, area vocational centers as
	255	+	6 designated by the State Board of Education, inter-district
	256	+	7 special education cooperatives, regional safe schools, and
	257	+	8 nonpublic K-12 schools for safety and security improvements.
	258	+	9 For the purpose of this subsection (g), "higher education
	259	+	10 institution" means a public university, a public community
	260	+	11 college, or an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit
	261	+	12 higher education institution located in this State. Grants
	262	+	13 made under this subsection (g) shall be paid out of moneys
	263	+	14 appropriated for that purpose from the Build Illinois Bond
	264	+	15 Fund. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall adopt
	265	+	16 rules to implement this subsection (g). These rules may
	266	+	17 specify: (i) the manner of applying for grants; (ii) project
	267	+	18 eligibility requirements; (iii) restrictions on the use of
	268	+	19 grant moneys; (iv) the manner in which the various higher
	269	+	20 education institutions must account for the use of grant
	270	+	21 moneys; and (v) any other provision that the Illinois
	271	+	22 Emergency Management Agency determines to be necessary or
	272	+	23 useful for the administration of this subsection (g).
	273	+	24 (g-5) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is
	274	+	25 authorized to make grants to not-for-profit organizations
	275	+	26 which are exempt from federal income taxation under section
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	286	+	1 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code for eligible
	287	+	2 security improvements that assist the organization in
	288	+	3 preventing, preparing for, or responding to threats, attacks,
	289	+	4 or acts of terrorism. To be eligible for a grant under the
	290	+	5 program, the Agency must determine that the organization is at
	291	+	6 a high risk of being subject to threats, attacks, or acts of
	292	+	7 terrorism based on the organization's profile, ideology,
	293	+	8 mission, or beliefs. Eligible security improvements shall
	294	+	9 include all eligible preparedness activities under the federal
	295	+	10 Nonprofit Security Grant Program, including, but not limited
	296	+	11 to, physical security upgrades, security training exercises,
	297	+	12 preparedness training exercises, contracting with security
	298	+	13 personnel, and any other security upgrades deemed eligible by
	299	+	14 the Director. Eligible security improvements shall not
	300	+	15 duplicate, in part or in whole, a project included under any
	301	+	16 awarded federal grant or in a pending federal application. The
	302	+	17 Director shall establish procedures and forms by which
	303	+	18 applicants may apply for a grant and procedures for
	304	+	19 distributing grants to recipients. Any security improvements
	305	+	20 awarded shall remain at the physical property listed in the
	306	+	21 grant application, unless authorized by Agency rule or
	307	+	22 approved by the Agency in writing. The procedures shall
	308	+	23 require each applicant to do the following:
	309	+	24 (1) identify and substantiate prior or current
	310	+	25 threats, or attacks, or acts of terrorism by a terrorist
	311	+	26 organization, network, or cell against the not-for-profit
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	323	+	2 (2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value of one or
	324	+	3 more sites that renders the site a possible target of a
	325	+	4 threat, attack, or act of terrorism;
	326	+	5 (3) discuss potential consequences to the organization
	327	+	6 if the site is damaged, destroyed, or disrupted by a
	328	+	7 threat, attack, or act of terrorism terrorist act;
	329	+	8 (4) describe how the grant will be used to integrate
	330	+	9 organizational preparedness with broader State and local
	331	+	10 preparedness efforts, as described by the Agency in each
	332	+	11 Notice of Opportunity for Funding;
	333	+	12 (5) submit (i) a vulnerability assessment conducted by
	334	+	13 experienced security, law enforcement, or military
	335	+	14 personnel, or conducted using an Agency-approved or
	336	+	15 federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program self-assessment
	337	+	16 tool, and (ii) a description of how the grant award will be
	338	+	17 used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the
	339	+	18 assessment; and
	340	+	19 (6) submit any other relevant information as may be
	341	+	20 required by the Director.
	342	+	21 The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the
	343	+	22 grant program described in this subsection (g-5) to administer
	344	+	23 the program. Any Agency Notice of Opportunity for Funding,
	345	+	24 proposed or final rulemaking, guidance, training opportunity,
	346	+	25 or other resource related to the grant program must be
	347	+	26 published on the Agency's publicly available website, and any
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	358	+	1 announcements related to funding shall be shared with all
	359	+	2 State legislative offices, the Governor's office, emergency
	360	+	3 services and disaster agencies mandated or required pursuant
	361	+	4 to subsections (b) through (d) of Section 10, and any other
	362	+	5 State agencies as determined by the Agency. Subject to
	363	+	6 appropriation, the grant application period shall be open for
	364	+	7 no less than 45 calendar days during the first application
	365	+	8 cycle each fiscal year, unless the Agency determines that a
	366	+	9 shorter period is necessary to avoid conflicts with the annual
	367	+	10 federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding cycle.
	368	+	11 Additional application cycles may be conducted during the same
	369	+	12 fiscal year, subject to availability of funds. Upon request,
	370	+	13 Agency staff shall provide reasonable assistance to any
	371	+	14 applicant in completing a grant application or meeting a
	372	+	15 post-award requirement.
	373	+	16 (h) Except as provided in Section 17.5 of this Act, any
	374	+	17 moneys received by the Agency from donations or sponsorships
	375	+	18 unrelated to a disaster shall be deposited in the Emergency
	376	+	19 Planning and Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to
	377	+	20 appropriation, to effectuate planning and training activities.
	378	+	21 Any moneys received by the Agency from donations during a
	379	+	22 disaster and intended for disaster response or recovery shall
	380	+	23 be deposited into the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund and
	381	+	24 used for disaster response and recovery pursuant to the
	382	+	25 Disaster Relief Act.
	383	+	26 (i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may by rule
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	394	+	1 assess and collect reasonable fees for attendance at
	395	+	2 Agency-sponsored conferences to enable the Agency to carry out
	396	+	3 the requirements of this Act. Any moneys received under this
	397	+	4 subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and
	398	+	5 Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to
	399	+	6 appropriation, for planning and training activities.
	400	+	7 (j) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized
	401	+	8 to make grants to other State agencies, public universities,
	402	+	9 units of local government, and statewide mutual aid
	403	+	10 organizations to enhance statewide emergency preparedness and
	404	+	11 response.
	405	+	12 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
	406	+	13 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)
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