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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3485 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 3305/1 from Ch. 127, par. 105120 ILCS 3305/2 from Ch. 127, par. 105220 ILCS 3305/4 from Ch. 127, par. 105420 ILCS 3305/5 from Ch. 127, par. 105520 ILCS 3305/6 from Ch. 127, par. 105620 ILCS 3305/7 from Ch. 127, par. 105720 ILCS 3305/8 from Ch. 127, par. 105820 ILCS 3305/10 from Ch. 127, par. 106020 ILCS 3305/12 from Ch. 127, par. 106220 ILCS 3305/14 from Ch. 127, par. 106420 ILCS 3305/17.820 ILCS 3305/18 from Ch. 127, par. 106820 ILCS 3305/20 from Ch. 127, par. 107020 ILCS 3305/2320 ILCS 3305/24 new20 ILCS 3305/26 new20 ILCS 3305/27 new Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Changes the name of the Act to the IEMA-OHS Act. Makes conforming changes and adds references to homeland security and the Office of Homeland Security within the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) throughout the Act. Adds and changes definitions. Deletes provisions regarding certain salaries in previous years. In provisions listing responsibilities of IEMA-OHS, adds responsibilities regarding nuclear and radiation safety and homeland security. Provides for the appointment of a Homeland Security Advisor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as well as discretionary Deputy Homeland Security Advisors, with other requirements. Establishes the Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council, with certain requirements. Creates the Illinois Cybersecurity Commission, with certain requirements. Creates the position of Statewide Interoperability Coordinator. Makes other changes. LRB104 09469 BDA 19530 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3485 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 3305/1 from Ch. 127, par. 105120 ILCS 3305/2 from Ch. 127, par. 105220 ILCS 3305/4 from Ch. 127, par. 105420 ILCS 3305/5 from Ch. 127, par. 105520 ILCS 3305/6 from Ch. 127, par. 105620 ILCS 3305/7 from Ch. 127, par. 105720 ILCS 3305/8 from Ch. 127, par. 105820 ILCS 3305/10 from Ch. 127, par. 106020 ILCS 3305/12 from Ch. 127, par. 106220 ILCS 3305/14 from Ch. 127, par. 106420 ILCS 3305/17.820 ILCS 3305/18 from Ch. 127, par. 106820 ILCS 3305/20 from Ch. 127, par. 107020 ILCS 3305/2320 ILCS 3305/24 new20 ILCS 3305/26 new20 ILCS 3305/27 new 20 ILCS 3305/1 from Ch. 127, par. 1051 20 ILCS 3305/2 from Ch. 127, par. 1052 20 ILCS 3305/4 from Ch. 127, par. 1054 20 ILCS 3305/5 from Ch. 127, par. 1055 20 ILCS 3305/6 from Ch. 127, par. 1056 20 ILCS 3305/7 from Ch. 127, par. 1057 20 ILCS 3305/8 from Ch. 127, par. 1058 20 ILCS 3305/10 from Ch. 127, par. 1060 20 ILCS 3305/12 from Ch. 127, par. 1062 20 ILCS 3305/14 from Ch. 127, par. 1064 20 ILCS 3305/17.8 20 ILCS 3305/18 from Ch. 127, par. 1068 20 ILCS 3305/20 from Ch. 127, par. 1070 20 ILCS 3305/23 20 ILCS 3305/24 new 20 ILCS 3305/26 new 20 ILCS 3305/27 new Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Changes the name of the Act to the IEMA-OHS Act. Makes conforming changes and adds references to homeland security and the Office of Homeland Security within the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) throughout the Act. Adds and changes definitions. Deletes provisions regarding certain salaries in previous years. In provisions listing responsibilities of IEMA-OHS, adds responsibilities regarding nuclear and radiation safety and homeland security. Provides for the appointment of a Homeland Security Advisor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as well as discretionary Deputy Homeland Security Advisors, with other requirements. Establishes the Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council, with certain requirements. Creates the Illinois Cybersecurity Commission, with certain requirements. Creates the position of Statewide Interoperability Coordinator. Makes other changes. LRB104 09469 BDA 19530 b LRB104 09469 BDA 19530 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3485 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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21	21	Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Changes the name of the Act to the IEMA-OHS Act. Makes conforming changes and adds references to homeland security and the Office of Homeland Security within the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) throughout the Act. Adds and changes definitions. Deletes provisions regarding certain salaries in previous years. In provisions listing responsibilities of IEMA-OHS, adds responsibilities regarding nuclear and radiation safety and homeland security. Provides for the appointment of a Homeland Security Advisor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as well as discretionary Deputy Homeland Security Advisors, with other requirements. Establishes the Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council, with certain requirements. Creates the Illinois Cybersecurity Commission, with certain requirements. Creates the position of Statewide Interoperability Coordinator. Makes other changes.
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27	27	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
28	28	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
29	29	3 represented in the General Assembly:
30	30	4 Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is
31	31	5 amended by changing Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12,
32	32	6 14, 17.8, 18, 20, and 23 and by adding Sections 24, 26, and 27
33	33	7 as follows:
34	34	8 (20 ILCS 3305/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 1051)
35	35	9 Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the IEMA-OHS
36	36	10 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
37	37	11 (Source: P.A. 87-168.)
38	38	12 (20 ILCS 3305/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 1052)
39	39	13 Sec. 2. Policy and Purposes.
40	40	14 (a) Because of the possibility of the occurrence of
41	41	15 disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting
42	42	16 from the explosion in this or in neighboring states of atomic
43	43	17 or other means from without or by means of sabotage or other
44	44	18 disloyal actions within, or from fire, flood, earthquake,
45	45	19 telecommunications failure, or other natural or technological
46	46	20 causes, and in order to insure that this State will be prepared
47	47	21 to and will adequately deal with any disasters, preserve the
48	48	22 lives and property of the people of this State and protect the
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71	71	Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Changes the name of the Act to the IEMA-OHS Act. Makes conforming changes and adds references to homeland security and the Office of Homeland Security within the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) throughout the Act. Adds and changes definitions. Deletes provisions regarding certain salaries in previous years. In provisions listing responsibilities of IEMA-OHS, adds responsibilities regarding nuclear and radiation safety and homeland security. Provides for the appointment of a Homeland Security Advisor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as well as discretionary Deputy Homeland Security Advisors, with other requirements. Establishes the Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council, with certain requirements. Creates the Illinois Cybersecurity Commission, with certain requirements. Creates the position of Statewide Interoperability Coordinator. Makes other changes.
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115	115	1 public peace, health, and safety in the event of a disaster, it
116	116	2 is found and declared to be necessary:
117	117	3 (1) To create a State emergency management and
118	118	4 homeland security agency an Illinois Emergency Management
119	119	5 Agency and to authorize emergency management and homeland
120	120	6 security programs within the political subdivisions of the
121	121	7 State.
122	122	8 (2) To confer upon the Governor and upon the principal
123	123	9 executive officer of the political subdivisions of the
124	124	10 State the powers provided herein.
125	125	11 (3) To provide for the rendering of mutual aid among
126	126	12 the political subdivisions and taxing districts of the
127	127	13 State and with other states and with respect to the
128	128	14 carrying out of an emergency management and homeland
129	129	15 security programs program.
130	130	16 (b) It is further declared to be the purpose of this Act
131	131	17 and the policy of the State that all emergency management and
132	132	18 homeland security programs of this State be coordinated to the
133	133	19 maximum extent with the comparable programs of the federal
134	134	20 government, including its various departments and agencies, of
135	135	21 other states and localities and private agencies of every
136	136	22 type, to the end that the most effective preparation and use
137	137	23 may be made of the nation's resources and facilities for
138	138	24 dealing with any disaster that may occur.
139	139	25 (Source: P.A. 87-168; 88-606, eff. 1-1-95.)
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150	150	1 (20 ILCS 3305/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 1054)
151	151	2 Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
152	152	3 context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and
153	153	4 terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
154	154	5 "Coordinator" means the staff assistant to the principal
155	155	6 executive officer of a political subdivision with the duty of
156	156	7 coordinating the emergency management programs of that
157	157	8 political subdivision.
158	158	9 "Cyber incident" means an event occurring on or conducted
159	159	10 through a computer network that actually or imminently
160	160	11 jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of
161	161	12 computers, information or communications systems or networks,
162	162	13 physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or
163	163	14 information systems, or information resident thereon that
164	164	15 affect or control infrastructure or communications networks
165	165	16 utilized by the public. "Cyber incident" includes a
166	166	17 vulnerability in information systems, system security
167	167	18 procedures, internal controls, or implementations that could
168	168	19 be exploited by a threat source that affect or control
169	169	20 infrastructure or communications networks utilized by the
170	170	21 public.
171	171	22 "Disaster" means an occurrence or threat of widespread or
172	172	23 severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting
173	173	24 from any natural, technological, or human cause, including but
174	174	25 not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, hazardous
175	175	26 materials spill or other water contamination requiring
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186	186	1 emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air
187	187	2 contamination, blight, extended periods of severe and
188	188	3 inclement weather, drought, infestation, critical shortages of
189	189	4 essential fuels and energy, explosion, riot, hostile military
190	190	5 or paramilitary action, public health emergencies, cyber
191	191	6 incidents, or acts of domestic terrorism.
192	192	7 "Emergency Management" means the efforts of the State and
193	193	8 the political subdivisions to develop, plan, analyze, conduct,
194	194	9 provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster
195	195	10 mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
196	196	11 "Emergency Services and Disaster Agency" means the agency
197	197	12 by this name, by the name Emergency Management Agency, or by
198	198	13 any other name that is established by ordinance within a
199	199	14 political subdivision to coordinate the emergency management
200	200	15 program within that political subdivision and with private
201	201	16 organizations, other political subdivisions, the State and
202	202	17 federal governments.
203	203	18 "Emergency Operations Plan" means the written plan of the
204	204	19 State and political subdivisions describing the organization,
205	205	20 mission, and functions of the government and supporting
206	206	21 services for responding to and recovering from disasters and
207	207	22 shall include plans that take into account the needs of those
208	208	23 individuals with household pets and service animals following
209	209	24 a major disaster or emergency.
210	210	25 "Emergency Services" means the coordination of functions
211	211	26 by the State and its political subdivisions subdivision, other
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222	222	1 than functions for which military forces are primarily
223	223	2 responsible, as may be necessary or proper to prevent,
224	224	3 minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage resulting
225	225	4 from any natural or technological causes. These functions
226	226	5 include, without limitation, fire fighting services, police
227	227	6 services, emergency aviation services, medical and health
228	228	7 services, HazMat and technical rescue teams, rescue,
229	229	8 engineering, warning services, communications, radiological,
230	230	9 chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of
231	231	10 persons from stricken or threatened areas, emergency assigned
232	232	11 functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public
233	233	12 utility services and other functions related to civilian
234	234	13 protection, together with all other activities necessary or
235	235	14 incidental to protecting life or property.
236	236	15 "Exercise" means a planned event realistically simulating
237	237	16 a disaster, conducted for the purpose of evaluating the
238	238	17 political subdivision's coordinated emergency management
239	239	18 capabilities or evaluating the State's emergency management
240	240	19 and homeland security capabilities, including, but not limited
241	241	20 to, testing the emergency operations plan.
242	242	21 "HazMat team" means a career or volunteer mobile support
243	243	22 team that has been authorized by a unit of local government to
244	244	23 respond to hazardous materials emergencies and that is
245	245	24 primarily designed for emergency response to chemical or
246	246	25 biological terrorism, radiological emergencies, hazardous
247	247	26 material spills, releases, or fires, or other contamination
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258	258	1 events.
259	259	2 "Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
260	260	3 Homeland Security" or "Agency" means the agency established by
261	261	4 this Act within the executive branch of State Government
262	262	5 responsible for coordination of the overall emergency
263	263	6 management and homeland security programs program of the State
264	264	7 and with private organizations, political subdivisions, and
265	265	8 the federal government. "Illinois Emergency Management Agency
266	266	9 and Office of Homeland Security" also means the State
267	267	10 Emergency Response Commission responsible for the
268	268	11 implementation of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
269	269	12 Reauthorization Act of 1986.
270	270	13 "Interoperable communications" means the ability of
271	271	14 emergency response providers and relevant State and local
272	272	15 government agencies to communicate through a dedicated public
273	273	16 safety network, utilizing information technology systems and
274	274	17 radio communications systems, and to exchange voice, data, and
275	275	18 video on demand in real time.
276	276	19 "Mobile Support Team" means a group of individuals
277	277	20 designated as a team by the Governor or Director to train prior
278	278	21 to and to be dispatched, if the Governor or the Director so
279	279	22 determines, to aid and reinforce the State and political
280	280	23 subdivision emergency management efforts in response to a
281	281	24 disaster.
282	282	25 "Municipality" means any city, village, and incorporated
283	283	26 town.
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294	294	1 "Political Subdivision" means any county, city, village,
295	295	2 or incorporated town or township if the township is in a county
296	296	3 having a population of more than 2,000,000.
297	297	4 "Principal Executive Officer" means chair of the county
298	298	5 board, supervisor of a township if the township is in a county
299	299	6 having a population of more than 2,000,000, mayor of a city or
300	300	7 incorporated town, president of a village, or in their absence
301	301	8 or disability, the interim successor as established under
302	302	9 Section 7 of the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act.
303	303	10 "Public health emergency" means an occurrence or imminent
304	304	11 threat of an illness or health condition that:
305	305	12 (a) is believed to be caused by any of the following:
306	306	13 (i) bioterrorism;
307	307	14 (ii) the appearance of a novel or previously
308	308	15 controlled or eradicated infectious agent or
309	309	16 biological toxin;
310	310	17 (iii) a natural disaster;
311	311	18 (iv) a chemical attack or accidental release; or
312	312	19 (v) a nuclear attack or accident; and
313	313	20 (b) poses a high probability of any of the following
314	314	21 harms:
315	315	22 (i) a large number of deaths in the affected
316	316	23 population;
317	317	24 (ii) a large number of serious or long-term
318	318	25 disabilities in the affected population; or
319	319	26 (iii) widespread exposure to an infectious or
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330	330	1 toxic agent that poses a significant risk of
331	331	2 substantial future harm to a large number of people in
332	332	3 the affected population.
333	333	4 "Statewide mutual aid organization" means an entity with
334	334	5 local government members throughout the State that facilitates
335	335	6 temporary assistance through its members in a particular
336	336	7 public safety discipline, such as police, fire or emergency
337	337	8 management, when an occurrence exceeds a member jurisdiction's
338	338	9 capabilities.
339	339	10 "Technical rescue team" means a career or volunteer mobile
340	340	11 support team that has been authorized by a unit of local
341	341	12 government to respond to building collapse, high angle rescue,
342	342	13 and other specialized rescue emergencies and that is primarily
343	343	14 designated for emergency response to technical rescue events.
344	344	15 (Source: P.A. 102-485, eff. 8-20-21.)
345	345	16 (20 ILCS 3305/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 1055)
346	346	17 Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
347	347	18 Homeland Security.
348	348	19 (a) There is created within the executive branch of the
349	349	20 State Government an Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
350	350	21 Office of Homeland Security and a Director of the Illinois
351	351	22 Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security,
352	352	23 herein called the "Director" who shall be the head thereof.
353	353	24 The Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the
354	354	25 advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of
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365	365	1 2 years beginning on the third Monday in January of the
366	366	2 odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has
367	367	3 qualified; except that the term of the first Director
368	368	4 appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in
369	369	5 January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other
370	370	6 remunerative public office. For terms beginning after January
371	371	7 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and
372	372	8 before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the Director
373	373	9 shall be as provided in Section 5-300 of the Civil
374	374	10 Administrative Code of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other
375	375	11 provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16,
376	376	12 2023, the Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000
377	377	13 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1,
378	378	14 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall
379	379	15 receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living
380	380	16 adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the
381	381	17 86th General Assembly.
382	382	18 For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the
383	383	19 Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
384	384	20 shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the
385	385	21 Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each
386	386	22 July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an
387	387	23 increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as
388	388	24 authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General
389	389	25 Assembly.
390	390	26 (b) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall obtain,
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401	401	1 under the provisions of the Personnel Code, technical,
402	402	2 clerical, stenographic and other administrative personnel, and
403	403	3 may make expenditures within the appropriation therefor as may
404	404	4 be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. The agency
405	405	5 created by this Act is intended to be a successor to the agency
406	406	6 created under the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster
407	407	7 Agency Act of 1975 and the personnel, equipment, records, and
408	408	8 appropriations of that agency are transferred to the successor
409	409	9 agency as of June 30, 1988 (the effective date of this Act).
410	410	10 (c) The Director, subject to the direction and control of
411	411	11 the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Illinois
412	412	12 Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Response
413	413	13 Commission and shall be responsible under the direction of the
414	414	14 Governor, for carrying out the programs program for emergency
415	415	15 management, nuclear and radiation safety, and homeland
416	416	16 security of this State. The Director shall also maintain
417	417	17 liaison and cooperate with the emergency management, nuclear
418	418	18 and radiation safety, and homeland security organizations of
419	419	19 this State and other states and of the federal government.
420	420	20 (d) The Agency shall have the following emergency
421	421	21 management duties:
422	422	22 (1) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
423	423	23 take an integral part in the development and revision of
424	424	24 political subdivision emergency operations plans prepared
425	425	25 under paragraph (f) of Section 10. To this end it shall
426	426	26 employ or otherwise secure the services of professional
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437	437	1 and technical personnel capable of providing expert
438	438	2 assistance to the emergency services and disaster
439	439	3 agencies. These personnel shall consult with emergency
440	440	4 services and disaster agencies on a regular basis and
441	441	5 shall make field examinations of the areas, circumstances,
442	442	6 and conditions that particular political subdivision
443	443	7 emergency operations plans are intended to apply.
444	444	8 (2) (e) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
445	445	9 political subdivisions shall be encouraged to form an
446	446	10 emergency management advisory committee composed of
447	447	11 private and public personnel representing the emergency
448	448	12 management phases of mitigation, preparedness, response,
449	449	13 and recovery. The Local Emergency Planning Committee, as
450	450	14 created under the Illinois Emergency Planning and
451	451	15 Community Right to Know Act, shall serve as an advisory
452	452	16 committee to the emergency services and disaster agency or
453	453	17 agencies serving within the boundaries of that Local
454	454	18 Emergency Planning Committee planning district for:
455	455	19 (A) (1) the development of emergency operations
456	456	20 plan provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies;
457	457	21 and
458	458	22 (B) (2) the assessment of emergency response
459	459	23 capabilities related to hazardous chemical
460	460	24 emergencies.
461	461	25 (3) (f) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency
462	462	26 shall:
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473	473	1 (A) (1) Coordinate the overall emergency
474	474	2 management program of the State.
475	475	3 (B) (2) Cooperate with local governments, the
476	476	4 federal government, and any public or private agency
477	477	5 or entity in achieving any purpose of this Act and in
478	478	6 implementing emergency management programs for
479	479	7 mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
480	480	8 (2.5) Develop a comprehensive emergency
481	481	9 preparedness and response plan for any nuclear
482	482	10 accident in accordance with Section 65 of the Nuclear
483	483	11 Safety Law of 2004 and in development of the Illinois
484	484	12 Nuclear Safety Preparedness program in accordance with
485	485	13 Section 8 of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness
486	486	14 Act.
487	487	15 (C) (2.6) Coordinate with the Department of Public
488	488	16 Health with respect to planning for and responding to
489	489	17 public health emergencies.
490	490	18 (D) (3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor,
491	491	19 executive orders, proclamations, and regulations as
492	492	20 necessary or appropriate in coping with disasters.
493	493	21 (E) (4) Promulgate rules and requirements for
494	494	22 political subdivision emergency operations plans that
495	495	23 are not inconsistent with and are at least as
496	496	24 stringent as applicable federal laws and regulations.
497	497	25 (F) (5) Review and approve, in accordance with
498	498	26 Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency
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509	509	1 operations plans for those political subdivisions
510	510	2 required to have an emergency services and disaster
511	511	3 agency pursuant to this Act.
512	512	4 (G) (5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for
513	513	5 the political subdivision emergency management
514	514	6 exercises, including, but not limited to, exercises of
515	515	7 the emergency operations plans.
516	516	8 (H) (5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in
517	517	9 accordance with Illinois Emergency Management Agency
518	518	10 rules, political subdivision emergency management
519	519	11 exercises for those political subdivisions required to
520	520	12 have an emergency services and disaster agency
521	521	13 pursuant to this Act.
522	522	14 (I) (6) Determine requirements of the State and
523	523	15 its political subdivisions for food, clothing, and
524	524	16 other necessities in event of a disaster.
525	525	17 (J) (7) Establish a register of persons with types
526	526	18 of emergency management training and skills in
527	527	19 mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
528	528	20 (K) (8) Establish a register of government and
529	529	21 private response resources available for use in a
530	530	22 disaster.
531	531	23 (L) (9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program
532	532	24 and its efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness
533	533	25 materials to schools, political subdivisions,
534	534	26 community groups, civic organizations, and the media.
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545	545	1 Emphasis will be placed on those areas of the State
546	546	2 most at risk from an earthquake. Maintain the list of
547	547	3 all school districts, hospitals, airports, power
548	548	4 plants, including nuclear power plants, lakes, dams,
549	549	5 emergency response facilities of all types, and all
550	550	6 other major public or private structures which are at
551	551	7 the greatest risk of damage from earthquakes under
552	552	8 circumstances where the damage would cause subsequent
553	553	9 harm to the surrounding communities and residents.
554	554	10 (M) (10) Disseminate all information, completely
555	555	11 and without delay, on water levels for rivers and
556	556	12 streams and any other data pertaining to potential
557	557	13 flooding supplied by the Division of Water Resources
558	558	14 within the Department of Natural Resources to all
559	559	15 political subdivisions to the maximum extent possible.
560	560	16 (N) (11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with
561	561	17 medical supply and equipment firms to supply resources
562	562	18 as are necessary to respond to an earthquake or any
563	563	19 other disaster as defined in this Act. These resources
564	564	20 will be made available upon notifying the vendor of
565	565	21 the disaster. Payment for the resources will be in
566	566	22 accordance with Section 7 of this Act. The Illinois
567	567	23 Department of Public Health shall determine which
568	568	24 resources will be required and requested.
569	569	25 (O) (11.5) In coordination with the Illinois State
570	570	26 Police, develop and implement a community outreach
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581	581	1 program to promote awareness among the State's parents
582	582	2 and children of child abduction prevention and
583	583	3 response.
584	584	4 (P) (12) Out of funds appropriated for these
585	585	5 purposes, award capital and non-capital grants to
586	586	6 Illinois hospitals or health care facilities located
587	587	7 outside of a city with a population in excess of
588	588	8 1,000,000 to be used for purposes that include, but
589	589	9 are not limited to, preparing to respond to mass
590	590	10 casualties and disasters, maintaining and improving
591	591	11 patient safety and quality of care, and protecting the
592	592	12 confidentiality of patient information. No single
593	593	13 grant for a capital expenditure shall exceed $300,000.
594	594	14 No single grant for a non-capital expenditure shall
595	595	15 exceed $100,000. In awarding such grants, preference
596	596	16 shall be given to hospitals that serve a significant
597	597	17 number of Medicaid recipients, but do not qualify for
598	598	18 disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments
599	599	19 under the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive such a
600	600	20 grant, a hospital or health care facility must provide
601	601	21 funding of at least 50% of the cost of the project for
602	602	22 which the grant is being requested. In awarding such
603	603	23 grants the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
604	604	24 consider the recommendations of the Illinois Hospital
605	605	25 Association.
606	606	26 (Q) (13) Do all other things necessary, incidental
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617	617	1 or appropriate for the implementation of this Act.
618	618	2 (4) (g) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is
619	619	3 authorized to make grants to various higher education
620	620	4 institutions, public K-12 school districts, area
621	621	5 vocational centers as designated by the State Board of
622	622	6 Education, inter-district special education cooperatives,
623	623	7 regional safe schools, and nonpublic K-12 schools for
624	624	8 safety and security improvements. For the purpose of this
625	625	9 paragraph subsection (g), "higher education institution"
626	626	10 means a public university, a public community college, or
627	627	11 an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit higher
628	628	12 education institution located in this State. Grants made
629	629	13 under this paragraph subsection (g) shall be paid out of
630	630	14 moneys appropriated for that purpose from the Build
631	631	15 Illinois Bond Fund. The Illinois Emergency Management
632	632	16 Agency shall adopt rules to implement this paragraph
633	633	17 subsection (g). These rules may specify: (i) the manner of
634	634	18 applying for grants; (ii) project eligibility
635	635	19 requirements; (iii) restrictions on the use of grant
636	636	20 moneys; (iv) the manner in which the various higher
637	637	21 education institutions must account for the use of grant
638	638	22 moneys; and (v) any other provision that the Illinois
639	639	23 Emergency Management Agency determines to be necessary or
640	640	24 useful for the administration of this paragraph subsection
641	641	25 (g).
642	642	26 (5) (g-5) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is
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653	653	1 authorized to make grants to not-for-profit organizations
654	654	2 which are exempt from federal income taxation under
655	655	3 section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code for
656	656	4 eligible security improvements that assist the
657	657	5 organization in preventing, preparing for, or responding
658	658	6 to threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism. To be eligible
659	659	7 for a grant under the program, the Agency must determine
660	660	8 that the organization is at a high risk of being subject to
661	661	9 threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism based on the
662	662	10 organization's profile, ideology, mission, or beliefs.
663	663	11 Eligible security improvements shall include all eligible
664	664	12 preparedness activities under the federal Nonprofit
665	665	13 Security Grant Program, including, but not limited to,
666	666	14 physical security upgrades, security training exercises,
667	667	15 preparedness training exercises, contracting with security
668	668	16 personnel, and any other security upgrades deemed eligible
669	669	17 by the Director. Eligible security improvements shall not
670	670	18 duplicate, in part or in whole, a project included under
671	671	19 any awarded federal grant or in a pending federal
672	672	20 application. The Director shall establish procedures and
673	673	21 forms by which applicants may apply for a grant and
674	674	22 procedures for distributing grants to recipients. Any
675	675	23 security improvements awarded shall remain at the physical
676	676	24 property listed in the grant application, unless
677	677	25 authorized by Agency rule or approved by the Agency in
678	678	26 writing. The procedures shall require each applicant to do
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689	689	1 the following:
690	690	2 (A) (1) identify and substantiate prior or current
691	691	3 threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism against the
692	692	4 not-for-profit organization;
693	693	5 (B) (2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value
694	694	6 of one or more sites that renders the site a possible
695	695	7 target of a threat, attack, or act of terrorism;
696	696	8 (C) (3) discuss potential consequences to the
697	697	9 organization if the site is damaged, destroyed, or
698	698	10 disrupted by a threat, attack, or act of terrorism;
699	699	11 (D) (4) describe how the grant will be used to
700	700	12 integrate organizational preparedness with broader
701	701	13 State and local preparedness efforts, as described by
702	702	14 the Agency in each Notice of Opportunity for Funding;
703	703	15 (E) (5) submit (i) a vulnerability assessment
704	704	16 conducted by experienced security, law enforcement, or
705	705	17 military personnel, or conducted using an
706	706	18 Agency-approved or federal Nonprofit Security Grant
707	707	19 Program self-assessment tool, and (ii) a description
708	708	20 of how the grant award will be used to address the
709	709	21 vulnerabilities identified in the assessment; and
710	710	22 (F) (6) submit any other relevant information as
711	711	23 may be required by the Director.
712	712	24 The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the
713	713	25 grant program described in this paragraph (5) subsection (g-5)
714	714	26 to administer the program.
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725	725	1 (e) The Agency shall have the following homeland security
726	726	2 duties:
727	727	3 (1) The Homeland Security Advisor is established as
728	728	4 follows:
729	729	5 (A) A Homeland Security Advisor shall be appointed
730	730	6 by, and report to, the Governor, with the advice and
731	731	7 consent of the Senate. The Homeland Security Advisor
732	732	8 shall serve a 4-year term. The Governor may, in his
733	733	9 discretion, appoint one or more Deputy Homeland
734	734	10 Security Advisors to function in the absence of the
735	735	11 Homeland Security Advisor on such portfolios as he or
736	736	12 she deems appropriate.
737	737	13 (B) The Homeland Security advisor shall be
738	738	14 responsible for leading the State's strategic response
739	739	15 and policy recommendations on all matters pertaining
740	740	16 to homeland security, including, but not limited to,
741	741	17 development and execution of Statewide prevention
742	742	18 efforts associated with violence/targeted violence,
743	743	19 terrorism, domestic violent extremism, school safety,
744	744	20 cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection,
745	745	21 online safety, public safety training, and mutual aid
746	746	22 assistance.
747	747	23 (C) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
748	748	24 Office of Homeland Security shall coordinate with and
749	749	25 provide administrative support for the Homeland
750	750	26 Security Advisor. The Homeland Security Advisor shall
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761	761	1 not hold any other remunerative public office unless
762	762	2 the individual is also appointed as a State agency
763	763	3 director or secretary.
764	764	4 (D) Coordinates with all executive State agencies,
765	765	5 regarding the matters of homeland security. Each
766	766	6 executive agency shall coordinate and provide
767	767	7 briefings to the Homeland Security Advisor to produce
768	768	8 unified State strategies on homeland security.
769	769	9 (2) The Agency shall:
770	770	10 (A) Coordinate and provide administrative support
771	771	11 for the Homeland Security Advisor.
772	772	12 (B) Oversee, consult, and coordinate comprehensive
773	773	13 strategic response and policy recommendations for the
774	774	14 Homeland Security Advisor pertaining to all non-law
775	775	15 enforcement matters of homeland security for the
776	776	16 State. Such matters shall include the assessment,
777	777	17 development, and implementation of policies,
778	778	18 protocols, and strategies for the prevention,
779	779	19 preparedness, and recovery efforts associated with
780	780	20 targeted violence, terrorism, domestic violent
781	781	21 extremism, school safety, cybersecurity, critical
782	782	22 infrastructure protection, and online safety. The
783	783	23 Agency shall also coordinate local, State, and federal
784	784	24 agencies in public safety training and mutual aid
785	785	25 assistance.
786	786	26 (C) Serve as the primary liaison for non-law
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797	797	1 enforcement national security matters with the U.S.
798	798	2 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal
799	799	3 Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity
800	800	4 and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal
801	801	5 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of the
802	802	6 Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and any
803	803	7 other federal agencies for matters pertaining to
804	804	8 homeland security in the State.
805	805	9 (D) Consult and Coordinates with the Illinois
806	806	10 State Police to provide the U.S. Department of
807	807	11 Homeland Security (DHS) with relevant
808	808	12 counterterrorism, cyber, and transnational organized
809	809	13 crime reporting data pertaining to the State.
810	810	14 (E) Conduct public risk communication messaging.
811	811	15 (F) Adopt rules, regulations, and requirements
812	812	16 necessary for implementation of the homeland security
813	813	17 programs reflected in this Section.
814	814	18 (f) The Agency shall have the following nuclear and
815	815	19 radiation safety duties:
816	816	20 (1) The Agency shall exercise, administer, and enforce
817	817	21 all rights, powers, and duties for nuclear and radiation
818	818	22 safety authorized in the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004, 20
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820	820	24 (2) The Agency shall develop a comprehensive emergency
821	821	25 preparedness and response plan for any nuclear accident in
822	822	26 accordance with Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of
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833	833	1 2004 and in development of the Illinois Nuclear Safety
834	834	2 Preparedness program in accordance with Section 8 of the
835	835	3 Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act, or successor
836	836	4 statute.
837	837	5 (3) The Agency shall have the right to enter on public
838	838	6 and private property in order to take soil and air samples
839	839	7 for response to a disaster that causes radioactive
840	840	8 contamination.
841	841	9 Any Agency Notice of Opportunity for Funding, proposed or
842	842	10 final rulemaking, guidance, training opportunity, or other
843	843	11 resource related to the grant program must be published on the
844	844	12 Agency's publicly available website, and any announcements
845	845	13 related to funding shall be shared with all State legislative
846	846	14 offices, the Governor's office, emergency services and
847	847	15 disaster agencies mandated or required pursuant to subsections
848	848	16 (b) through (d) of Section 10, and any other State agencies as
849	849	17 determined by the Agency. Subject to appropriation, the grant
850	850	18 application period shall be open for no less than 45 calendar
851	851	19 days during the first application cycle each fiscal year,
852	852	20 unless the Agency determines that a shorter period is
853	853	21 necessary to avoid conflicts with the annual federal Nonprofit
854	854	22 Security Grant Program funding cycle. Additional application
855	855	23 cycles may be conducted during the same fiscal year, subject
856	856	24 to availability of funds. Upon request, Agency staff shall
857	857	25 provide reasonable assistance to any applicant in completing a
858	858	26 grant application or meeting a post-award requirement.
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869	869	1 In addition to any advance payment rules or procedures
870	870	2 adopted by the Agency, the Agency shall adopt rules or
871	871	3 procedures by which grantees under this subsection (g-5) may
872	872	4 receive a working capital advance of initial start-up costs
873	873	5 and up to 2 months of program expenses, not to exceed 25% of
874	874	6 the total award amount, if, during the application process,
875	875	7 the grantee demonstrates a need for funds to commence a
876	876	8 project. The remaining funds must be paid through
877	877	9 reimbursement after the grantee presents sufficient supporting
878	878	10 documentation of expenditures for eligible activities.
879	879	11 (g) (h) Except as provided in Section 17.5 of this Act, any
880	880	12 moneys received by the Agency from donations or sponsorships
881	881	13 unrelated to a disaster shall be deposited in the Emergency
882	882	14 Planning and Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to
883	883	15 appropriation, to effectuate planning and training activities.
884	884	16 Any moneys received by the Agency from donations during a
885	885	17 disaster and intended for disaster response or recovery shall
886	886	18 be deposited into the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund and
887	887	19 used for disaster response and recovery pursuant to the
888	888	20 Disaster Relief Act.
889	889	21 (h) (i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may by
890	890	22 rule assess and collect reasonable fees for attendance at
891	891	23 Agency-sponsored conferences to enable the Agency to carry out
892	892	24 the requirements of this Act. Any moneys received under this
893	893	25 subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and
894	894	26 Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to
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905	905	1 appropriation, for planning and training activities.
906	906	2 (i) (j) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is
907	907	3 authorized to make grants to other State agencies, public
908	908	4 universities, units of local government, and statewide mutual
909	909	5 aid organizations to enhance statewide emergency preparedness
910	910	6 and response. The Agency shall adopt rules for implementation
911	911	7 of State-funded grant programs.
912	912	8 (j) The Agency shall do all other things necessary,
913	913	9 incidental or appropriate for the implementation of this Act,
914	914	10 including the promulgation of rules in accordance with the
915	915	11 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
916	916	12 (k) Subject to appropriation from the Emergency Planning
917	917	13 and Training Fund, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
918	918	14 and Office of Homeland Security shall obtain training services
919	919	15 and support for local emergency services and support for local
920	920	16 emergency services and disaster agencies for training,
921	921	17 exercises, and equipment related to carbon dioxide pipelines
922	922	18 and sequestration, and, subject to the availability of
923	923	19 funding, shall provide $5,000 per year to the Illinois Fire
924	924	20 Service Institute for first responder training required under
925	925	21 Section 4-615 of the Public Utilities Act. Amounts in the
926	926	22 Emergency Planning and Training Fund will be used by the
927	927	23 Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland
928	928	24 Security for administrative costs incurred in carrying out the
929	929	25 requirements of this subsection. To carry out the purposes of
930	930	26 this subsection, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
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941	941	1 Office of Homeland Security may accept moneys from all
942	942	2 authorized sources into the Emergency Planning and Training
943	943	3 Fund, including, but not limited to, transfers from the Carbon
944	944	4 Dioxide Sequestration Administrative Fund and the Public
945	945	5 Utility Fund.
946	946	6 (l) (k) The Agency shall do all other things necessary,
947	947	7 incidental, or appropriate for the implementation of this Act,
948	948	8 including the adoption of rules in accordance with the
949	949	9 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
950	950	10 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
951	951	11 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-418, eff.
952	952	12 1-1-24; 103-588, eff. 1-1-25; 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; 103-999,
953	953	13 eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
954	954	14 (20 ILCS 3305/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 1056)
955	955	15 Sec. 6. Emergency Management Powers of the Governor.
956	956	16 (a) The Governor shall have general direction and control
957	957	17 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and shall be
958	958	18 responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this
959	959	19 Act.
960	960	20 (b) In performing duties under this Act, the Governor is
961	961	21 authorized to cooperate with the federal government and with
962	962	22 other states in all matters pertaining to emergency
963	963	23 management, nuclear and radiation safety, and homeland
964	964	24 security.
965	965	25 (c) In performing duties under this Act, the Governor is
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976	976	1 further authorized:
977	977	2 (1) To make, amend, and rescind all lawful necessary
978	978	3 orders, rules, and regulations to carry out the provisions
979	979	4 of this Act within the limits of the authority conferred
980	980	5 upon the Governor.
981	981	6 (2) To prepare cause to be prepared a comprehensive
982	982	7 plans plan and programs program for the emergency
983	983	8 management, nuclear and radiation safety, and homeland
984	984	9 security of this State, which plan and program shall be
985	985	10 integrated into and coordinated with emergency management,
986	986	11 nuclear and radiation safety, and homeland security plans
987	987	12 and programs of the federal government and of other states
988	988	13 whenever possible and which plan and program may include:
989	989	14 a. Mitigation of injury and damage caused by
990	990	15 disaster.
991	991	16 b. Prompt and effective response to disaster.
992	992	17 c. Emergency relief.
993	993	18 d. Identification of areas particularly vulnerable
994	994	19 to disasters.
995	995	20 e. Recommendations for zoning, building, and other
996	996	21 land-use controls, safety measures for securing
997	997	22 permanent structures and other mitigation measures
998	998	23 designed to eliminate or reduce disasters or their
999	999	24 impact.
1000	1000	25 f. Assistance to political subdivisions in
1001	1001	26 designing emergency operations plans.
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1012	1012	1 g. Authorization and procedures for the erection
1013	1013	2 or other construction of temporary works designed to
1014	1014	3 mitigate danger, damage or loss from flood, or other
1015	1015	4 disaster.
1016	1016	5 h. Preparation and distribution to the appropriate
1017	1017	6 State and political subdivision officials of a State
1018	1018	7 catalog of federal, State, and private assistance
1019	1019	8 programs.
1020	1020	9 i. Organization of State personnel and chains of
1021	1021	10 command.
1022	1022	11 j. Coordination of federal, State, and political
1023	1023	12 subdivision emergency management, nuclear and
1024	1024	13 radiation safety, and homeland security activities.
1025	1025	14 k. Other necessary matters.
1026	1026	15 (3) In accordance with the plans plan and programs
1027	1027	16 program for the emergency management, nuclear and
1028	1028	17 radiation safety, and homeland security of this State, and
1029	1029	18 out of funds appropriated for these purposes, to procure
1030	1030	19 and preposition supplies, medicines, materials and
1031	1031	20 equipment, to institute training programs and public
1032	1032	21 information programs, and to take all other preparatory
1033	1033	22 steps including the partial or full mobilization of
1034	1034	23 emergency services and disaster agencies in advance of
1035	1035	24 actual disaster to insure the furnishing of adequately
1036	1036	25 trained and equipped forces for disaster response and
1037	1037	26 recovery.
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1048	1048	1 (4) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes, to
1049	1049	2 make studies and surveys of the industries, resources, and
1050	1050	3 facilities in this State as may be necessary to ascertain
1051	1051	4 the capabilities of the State for emergency management
1052	1052	5 phases of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
1053	1053	6 and to plan for the most efficient emergency use thereof.
1054	1054	7 (5) On behalf of this State, to negotiate for and
1055	1055	8 submit to the General Assembly for its approval or
1056	1056	9 rejection reciprocal mutual aid agreements or compacts
1057	1057	10 with other states, either on a statewide or political
1058	1058	11 subdivision basis. The agreements or compacts, shall be
1059	1059	12 limited to the furnishing or exchange of food, clothing,
1060	1060	13 medical or other supplies, engineering and police
1061	1061	14 services; emergency housing and feeding; National and
1062	1062	15 State Guards while under the control of the State; health,
1063	1063	16 medical, and related services; fire fighting, rescue,
1064	1064	17 transportation, communication, and construction services
1065	1065	18 and equipment, provided, however, that if the General
1066	1066	19 Assembly be not in session and the Governor has not
1067	1067	20 proclaimed the existence of a disaster under this Section,
1068	1068	21 then the agreements or compacts shall instead be submitted
1069	1069	22 to an Interim Committee on Emergency Management composed
1070	1070	23 of 5 Senators appointed by the President of the Senate and
1071	1071	24 of 5 Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
1072	1072	25 House, during the month of June of each odd-numbered year
1073	1073	26 to serve for a 2 year term, beginning July 1 of that year,
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1084	1084	1 and until their successors are appointed and qualified, or
1085	1085	2 until termination of their legislative service, whichever
1086	1086	3 first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for
1087	1087	4 the unexpired term in the same manner as original
1088	1088	5 appointments. All appointments shall be made in writing
1089	1089	6 and filed with the Secretary of State as a public record.
1090	1090	7 The Committee shall have the power to approve or reject
1091	1091	8 any agreements or compacts for and on behalf of the
1092	1092	9 General Assembly; and, provided further, that an
1093	1093	10 affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of the Committee
1094	1094	11 shall be necessary for the approval of any agreement or
1095	1095	12 compact.
1096	1096	13 (Source: P.A. 92-73, eff. 1-1-02.)
1097	1097	14 (20 ILCS 3305/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 1057)
1098	1098	15 Sec. 7. Emergency Powers of the Governor. In the event of a
1099	1099	16 disaster, as defined in Section 4, the Governor may, by
1100	1100	17 proclamation declare that a disaster exists. Upon such
1101	1101	18 proclamation, the Governor shall have and may exercise for a
1102	1102	19 period not to exceed 30 days the following emergency powers;
1103	1103	20 provided, however, that the lapse of the emergency powers
1104	1104	21 shall not, as regards any act or acts occurring or committed
1105	1105	22 within the 30-day period, deprive any person, firm,
1106	1106	23 corporation, political subdivision, or body politic of any
1107	1107	24 right or rights to compensation or reimbursement which he,
1108	1108	25 she, it, or they may have under the provisions of this Act:
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1119	1119	1 (1) To suspend the provisions of any regulatory
1120	1120	2 statute prescribing procedures for conduct of State
1121	1121	3 business, or the orders, rules and regulations of any
1122	1122	4 State agency, if strict compliance with the provisions of
1123	1123	5 any statute, order, rule, or regulation would in any way
1124	1124	6 prevent, hinder or delay necessary action, including
1125	1125	7 emergency purchases, by the Illinois Emergency Management
1126	1126	8 Agency, in coping with the disaster.
1127	1127	9 (2) To utilize all available resources of the State
1128	1128	10 government as reasonably necessary to cope with the
1129	1129	11 disaster and of each political subdivision of the State.
1130	1130	12 (3) To transfer the direction, personnel or functions
1131	1131	13 of State departments and agencies or units thereof for the
1132	1132	14 purpose of performing or facilitating disaster response
1133	1133	15 and recovery programs.
1134	1134	16 (4) On behalf of this State to take possession of, and
1135	1135	17 to acquire full title or a lesser specified interest in,
1136	1136	18 any personal property as may be necessary to accomplish
1137	1137	19 the objectives set forth in Section 2 of this Act,
1138	1138	20 including: airplanes, automobiles, trucks, trailers,
1139	1139	21 buses, and other vehicles; coal, oils, gasoline, and other
1140	1140	22 fuels and means of propulsion; explosives, materials,
1141	1141	23 equipment, and supplies; animals and livestock; feed and
1142	1142	24 seed; food and provisions for humans and animals; clothing
1143	1143	25 and bedding; and medicines and medical and surgical
1144	1144	26 supplies; and to take possession of and for a limited
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1155	1155	1 period occupy and use any real estate necessary to
1156	1156	2 accomplish those objectives; but only upon the undertaking
1157	1157	3 by the State to pay just compensation therefor as in this
1158	1158	4 Act provided, and then only under the following
1159	1159	5 provisions:
1160	1160	6 a. The Governor, or the person or persons as the
1161	1161	7 Governor may authorize so to do, may forthwith take
1162	1162	8 possession of property for and on behalf of the State;
1163	1163	9 provided, however, that the Governor or persons shall
1164	1164	10 simultaneously with the taking, deliver to the owner
1165	1165	11 or his or her agent, if the identity of the owner or
1166	1166	12 agency is known or readily ascertainable, a signed
1167	1167	13 statement in writing, that shall include the name and
1168	1168	14 address of the owner, the date and place of the taking,
1169	1169	15 description of the property sufficient to identify it,
1170	1170	16 a statement of interest in the property that is being
1171	1171	17 so taken, and, if possible, a statement in writing,
1172	1172	18 signed by the owner, setting forth the sum that he or
1173	1173	19 she is willing to accept as just compensation for the
1174	1174	20 property or use. Whether or not the owner or agent is
1175	1175	21 known or readily ascertainable, a true copy of the
1176	1176	22 statement shall promptly be filed by the Governor or
1177	1177	23 the person with the Director, who shall keep the
1178	1178	24 docket of the statements. In cases where the sum that
1179	1179	25 the owner is willing to accept as just compensation is
1180	1180	26 less than $1,000, copies of the statements shall also
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1191	1191	1 be filed by the Director with, and shall be passed upon
1192	1192	2 by an Emergency Management Claims Commission,
1193	1193	3 consisting of 3 disinterested citizens who shall be
1194	1194	4 appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and
1195	1195	5 consent of the Senate, within 20 days after the
1196	1196	6 Governor's declaration of a disaster, and if the sum
1197	1197	7 fixed by them as just compensation be less than $1,000
1198	1198	8 and is accepted in writing by the owner, then the State
1199	1199	9 Treasurer out of funds appropriated for these
1200	1200	10 purposes, shall, upon certification thereof by the
1201	1201	11 Emergency Management Claims Commission, cause the sum
1202	1202	12 so certified forthwith to be paid to the owner. The
1203	1203	13 Emergency Management Claims Commission is hereby given
1204	1204	14 the power to issue appropriate subpoenas and to
1205	1205	15 administer oaths to witnesses and shall keep
1206	1206	16 appropriate minutes and other records of its actions
1207	1207	17 upon and the disposition made of all claims.
1208	1208	18 b. When the compensation to be paid for the taking
1209	1209	19 or use of property or interest therein is not or cannot
1210	1210	20 be determined and paid under item a of this paragraph
1211	1211	21 (4), a petition in the name of The People of the State
1212	1212	22 of Illinois shall be promptly filed by the Director,
1213	1213	23 which filing may be enforced by mandamus, in the
1214	1214	24 circuit court of the county where the property or any
1215	1215	25 part thereof was located when initially taken or used
1216	1216	26 under the provisions of this Act praying that the
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1227	1227	1 amount of compensation to be paid to the person or
1228	1228	2 persons interested therein be fixed and determined.
1229	1229	3 The petition shall include a description of the
1230	1230	4 property that has been taken, shall state the physical
1231	1231	5 condition of the property when taken, shall name as
1232	1232	6 defendants all interested parties, shall set forth the
1233	1233	7 sum of money estimated to be just compensation for the
1234	1234	8 property or interest therein taken or used, and shall
1235	1235	9 be signed by the Director. The litigation shall be
1236	1236	10 handled by the Attorney General for and on behalf of
1237	1237	11 the State.
1238	1238	12 c. Just compensation for the taking or use of
1239	1239	13 property or interest therein shall be promptly
1240	1240	14 ascertained in proceedings and established by judgment
1241	1241	15 against the State, that shall include, as part of the
1242	1242	16 just compensation so awarded, interest at the rate of
1243	1243	17 6% per annum on the fair market value of the property
1244	1244	18 or interest therein from the date of the taking or use
1245	1245	19 to the date of the judgment; and the court may order
1246	1246	20 the payment of delinquent taxes and special
1247	1247	21 assessments out of the amount so awarded as just
1248	1248	22 compensation and may make any other orders with
1249	1249	23 respect to encumbrances, rents, insurance, and other
1250	1250	24 charges, if any, as shall be just and equitable.
1251	1251	25 (5) When required by the exigencies of the disaster,
1252	1252	26 to sell, lend, rent, give, or distribute all or any part of
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1263	1263	1 property so or otherwise acquired to the inhabitants of
1264	1264	2 this State, or to political subdivisions of this State,
1265	1265	3 or, under the interstate mutual aid agreements or compacts
1266	1266	4 as are entered into under the provisions of subparagraph
1267	1267	5 (5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6 to other states, and to
1268	1268	6 account for and transmit to the State Treasurer all funds,
1269	1269	7 if any, received therefor.
1270	1270	8 (6) To recommend the evacuation of all or part of the
1271	1271	9 population from any stricken or threatened area within the
1272	1272	10 State if the Governor deems this action necessary.
1273	1273	11 (7) To prescribe routes, modes of transportation, and
1274	1274	12 destinations in connection with evacuation.
1275	1275	13 (8) To control ingress and egress to and from a
1276	1276	14 disaster area, the movement of persons within the area,
1277	1277	15 and the occupancy of premises therein.
1278	1278	16 (9) To suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or
1279	1279	17 transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms,
1280	1280	18 explosives, and combustibles.
1281	1281	19 (10) To make provision for the availability and use of
1282	1282	20 temporary emergency housing.
1283	1283	21 (11) A proclamation of a disaster shall activate the
1284	1284	22 State Emergency Operations Plan, and political subdivision
1285	1285	23 emergency operations plans applicable to the political
1286	1286	24 subdivision or area in question and be authority for the
1287	1287	25 deployment and use of any forces that the plan or plans
1288	1288	26 apply and for use or distribution of any supplies,
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1299	1299	1 equipment, and materials and facilities assembled,
1300	1300	2 stockpiled or arranged to be made available under this Act
1301	1301	3 or any other provision of law relating to disasters.
1302	1302	4 (12) Control, restrict, and regulate by rationing,
1303	1303	5 freezing, use of quotas, prohibitions on shipments, price
1304	1304	6 fixing, allocation or other means, the use, sale or
1305	1305	7 distribution of food, feed, fuel, clothing and other
1306	1306	8 commodities, materials, goods, or services; and perform
1307	1307	9 and exercise any other functions, powers, and duties as
1308	1308	10 may be necessary to promote and secure the safety and
1309	1309	11 protection of the civilian population.
1310	1310	12 (13) During the continuance of any disaster the
1311	1311	13 Governor is commander-in-chief of the organized and
1312	1312	14 unorganized militia and of all other forces available for
1313	1313	15 emergency duty. To the greatest extent practicable, the
1314	1314	16 Governor shall delegate or assign authority to the
1315	1315	17 Director to manage, coordinate, and direct all resources
1316	1316	18 by orders issued at the time of the disaster.
1317	1317	19 (14) Prohibit increases in the prices of goods and
1318	1318	20 services during a disaster.
1319	1319	21 (Source: P.A. 102-485, eff. 8-20-21.)
1320	1320	22 (20 ILCS 3305/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 1058)
1321	1321	23 Sec. 8. Mobile Support Teams.
1322	1322	24 (a) The Governor or Director may cause to be created
1323	1323	25 Mobile Support Teams to aid and to reinforce the Illinois
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1334	1334	1 Emergency Management Agency, and emergency services and
1335	1335	2 disaster agencies in areas stricken by disaster. Each mobile
1336	1336	3 support team shall have a leader, selected by the Director who
1337	1337	4 will be responsible, under the direction and control of the
1338	1338	5 Director, for the organization, administration, and training,
1339	1339	6 and operation of the mobile support team.
1340	1340	7 (b) Personnel of a mobile support team while on duty
1341	1341	8 pursuant to such a call or while engaged in regularly
1342	1342	9 scheduled training or exercises, whether within or without the
1343	1343	10 State, shall either:
1344	1344	11 (1) If they are paid employees of the State, have the
1345	1345	12 powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities and
1346	1346	13 receive the compensation incidental to their employment.
1347	1347	14 (2) If they are paid employees of a political
1348	1348	15 subdivision or body politic of this State, and whether
1349	1349	16 serving within or without that political subdivision or
1350	1350	17 body politic, have the powers, duties, rights, privileges
1351	1351	18 and immunities, and receive the compensation incidental to
1352	1352	19 their employment.
1353	1353	20 (3) If they are not employees of the State, political
1354	1354	21 subdivision or body politic, or being such employees, are
1355	1355	22 not normally paid for their services, be entitled to at
1356	1356	23 least one dollar per year compensation from the State.
1357	1357	24 Personnel of a mobile support team who suffer disease,
1358	1358	25 injury or death arising out of or in the course of emergency
1359	1359	26 duty, shall for the purposes of benefits under the Workers'
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1370	1370	1 Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act only,
1371	1371	2 be deemed to be employees of this State. If the person
1372	1372	3 diseased, injured or killed is an employee described in item
1373	1373	4 (3) above, the computation of benefits payable under either of
1374	1374	5 those Acts shall be based on income commensurate with
1375	1375	6 comparable State employees doing the same type of work or
1376	1376	7 income from the person's regular employment, whichever is
1377	1377	8 greater.
1378	1378	9 All personnel of mobile support teams shall, while on duty
1379	1379	10 under such call, be reimbursed by this State for all actual and
1380	1380	11 necessary travel and subsistence expenses.
1381	1381	12 (c) The State shall reimburse each political subdivision
1382	1382	13 or body politic from the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund
1383	1383	14 for the compensation paid and the actual and necessary travel,
1384	1384	15 subsistence and maintenance expenses of paid employees of the
1385	1385	16 political subdivision or body politic while serving, outside
1386	1386	17 of its geographical boundaries pursuant to such a call, as
1387	1387	18 members of a mobile support team, and for all payments made for
1388	1388	19 death, disease or injury of those paid employees arising out
1389	1389	20 of and incurred in the course of that duty, and for all losses
1390	1390	21 of or damage to supplies and equipment of the political
1391	1391	22 subdivision or body politic resulting from the operations.
1392	1392	23 (d) Whenever mobile support teams or units of another
1393	1393	24 state, while the Governor has the emergency powers provided
1394	1394	25 for under Section 7 of this Act, render aid to this State under
1395	1395	26 the orders of the Governor of its home state and upon the
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1406	1406	1 request of the Governor of this State, all questions relating
1407	1407	2 to reimbursement by this State to the other state and its
1408	1408	3 citizens in regard to the assistance so rendered shall be
1409	1409	4 determined by the mutual aid agreements or interstate compacts
1410	1410	5 described in subparagraph (5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6 as
1411	1411	6 are existing at the time of the assistance rendered or are
1412	1412	7 entered into thereafter and under Section 303 (d) of the
1413	1413	8 Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.
1414	1414	9 (e) No personnel of mobile support teams of this State may
1415	1415	10 be ordered by the Governor to operate in any other state unless
1416	1416	11 a request for the same has been made by the Governor or duly
1417	1417	12 authorized representative of the other state.
1418	1418	13 (Source: P.A. 98-465, eff. 8-16-13.)
1419	1419	14 (20 ILCS 3305/10) (from Ch. 127, par. 1060)
1420	1420	15 Sec. 10. Emergency Services and Disaster Agencies.
1421	1421	16 (a) Each political subdivision within this State shall be
1422	1422	17 within the jurisdiction of and served by the Illinois
1423	1423	18 Emergency Management Agency and by an emergency services and
1424	1424	19 disaster agency responsible for emergency management programs.
1425	1425	20 A township, if the township is in a county having a population
1426	1426	21 of more than 2,000,000, must have approval of the county
1427	1427	22 coordinator before establishment of a township emergency
1428	1428	23 services and disaster agency.
1429	1429	24 (b) Unless multiple county emergency services and disaster
1430	1430	25 agency consolidation is authorized by the Illinois Emergency
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1441	1441	1 Management Agency with the consent of the respective counties,
1442	1442	2 each county shall maintain an emergency services and disaster
1443	1443	3 agency that has jurisdiction over and serves the entire
1444	1444	4 county, except as otherwise provided under this Act and except
1445	1445	5 that in any county with a population of over 3,000,000
1446	1446	6 containing a municipality with a population of over 500,000
1447	1447	7 the jurisdiction of the county agency shall not extend to the
1448	1448	8 municipality when the municipality has established its own
1449	1449	9 agency.
1450	1450	10 (c) Each municipality with a population of over 500,000
1451	1451	11 shall maintain an emergency services and disaster agency which
1452	1452	12 has jurisdiction over and serves the entire municipality. A
1453	1453	13 municipality with a population less than 500,000 may
1454	1454	14 establish, by ordinance, an agency or department responsible
1455	1455	15 for emergency management within the municipality's corporate
1456	1456	16 limits.
1457	1457	17 (d) The Governor shall determine which municipal
1458	1458	18 corporations, other than those specified in paragraph (c) of
1459	1459	19 this Section, need emergency services and disaster agencies of
1460	1460	20 their own and require that they be established and maintained.
1461	1461	21 The Governor shall make these determinations on the basis of
1462	1462	22 the municipality's disaster vulnerability and capability of
1463	1463	23 response related to population size and concentration. The
1464	1464	24 emergency services and disaster agency of a county or
1465	1465	25 township, shall not have a jurisdiction within a political
1466	1466	26 subdivision having its own emergency services and disaster
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1477	1477	1 agency, but shall cooperate with the emergency services and
1478	1478	2 disaster agency of a city, village or incorporated town within
1479	1479	3 their borders. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
1480	1480	4 publish and furnish a current list to the municipalities
1481	1481	5 required to have an emergency services and disaster agency
1482	1482	6 under this subsection.
1483	1483	7 (e) Each municipality that is not required to and does not
1484	1484	8 have an emergency services and disaster agency shall have a
1485	1485	9 liaison officer designated to facilitate the cooperation and
1486	1486	10 protection of that municipal corporation with the county
1487	1487	11 emergency services and disaster agency in which it is located
1488	1488	12 in the work of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response,
1489	1489	13 and recovery.
1490	1490	14 (f) The principal executive officer or his or her designee
1491	1491	15 of each political subdivision in the State shall annually
1492	1492	16 notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency of the manner
1493	1493	17 in which the political subdivision is providing or securing
1494	1494	18 emergency management, identify the executive head of the
1495	1495	19 agency or the department from which the service is obtained,
1496	1496	20 or the liaison officer in accordance with subsection (e)
1497	1497	21 paragraph (d) of this Section and furnish additional
1498	1498	22 information relating thereto as the Illinois Emergency
1499	1499	23 Management Agency requires.
1500	1500	24 (g) Each emergency services and disaster agency shall
1501	1501	25 prepare an emergency operations plan for its geographic
1502	1502	26 boundaries that complies with planning, review, and approval
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1513	1513	1 standards promulgated by the Illinois Emergency Management
1514	1514	2 Agency. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
1515	1515	3 determine which jurisdictions will be required to include
1516	1516	4 earthquake preparedness in their local emergency operations
1517	1517	5 plans.
1518	1518	6 (h) The emergency services and disaster agency shall
1519	1519	7 prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials in written
1520	1520	8 form a clear and complete statement of the emergency
1521	1521	9 responsibilities of all local departments and officials and of
1522	1522	10 the disaster chain of command.
1523	1523	11 (i) Each emergency services and disaster agency shall have
1524	1524	12 a Coordinator who shall be appointed by the principal
1525	1525	13 executive officer of the political subdivision in the same
1526	1526	14 manner as are the heads of regular governmental departments.
1527	1527	15 If the political subdivision is a county and the principal
1528	1528	16 executive officer appoints the sheriff as the Coordinator, the
1529	1529	17 sheriff may, in addition to his or her regular compensation,
1530	1530	18 receive compensation at the same level as provided in Article
1531	1531	19 3 of the Counties Code Section 3 of "An Act in relation to the
1532	1532	20 regulation of motor vehicle traffic and the promotion of
1533	1533	21 safety on public highways in counties", approved August 9,
1534	1534	22 1951, as amended. The Coordinator shall have direct
1535	1535	23 responsibility for the organization, administration, training,
1536	1536	24 and operation of the emergency services and disaster agency,
1537	1537	25 subject to the direction and control of that principal
1538	1538	26 executive officer. Each emergency services and disaster agency
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1549	1549	1 shall coordinate and may perform emergency management
1550	1550	2 functions within the territorial limits of the political
1551	1551	3 subdivision within which it is organized as are prescribed in
1552	1552	4 and by the State Emergency Operations Plan, and programs,
1553	1553	5 orders, rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the
1554	1554	6 Illinois Emergency Management Agency and by local ordinance
1555	1555	7 and, in addition, shall conduct such functions outside of
1556	1556	8 those territorial limits as may be required under mutual aid
1557	1557	9 agreements and compacts as are entered into under subparagraph
1558	1558	10 (5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6.
1559	1559	11 (j) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, each
1560	1560	12 political subdivision may enter into contracts and incur
1561	1561	13 obligations necessary to place it in a position effectively to
1562	1562	14 combat the disasters as are described in Section 4, to protect
1563	1563	15 the health and safety of persons, to protect property, and to
1564	1564	16 provide emergency assistance to victims of those disasters. If
1565	1565	17 a disaster occurs, each political subdivision may exercise the
1566	1566	18 powers vested under this Section in the light of the
1567	1567	19 exigencies of the disaster and, excepting mandatory
1568	1568	20 constitutional requirements, without regard to the procedures
1569	1569	21 and formalities normally prescribed by law pertaining to the
1570	1570	22 performance of public work, entering into contracts, the
1571	1571	23 incurring of obligations, the employment of temporary workers,
1572	1572	24 the rental of equipment, the purchase of supplies and
1573	1573	25 materials, and the appropriation, expenditure, and disposition
1574	1574	26 of public funds and property.
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1585	1585	1 (k) Volunteers who, while engaged in a disaster, an
1586	1586	2 exercise, training related to the emergency operations plan of
1587	1587	3 the political subdivision, or a search-and-rescue team
1588	1588	4 response to an occurrence or threat of injury or loss of life
1589	1589	5 that is beyond local response capabilities, suffer disease,
1590	1590	6 injury or death, shall, for the purposes of benefits under the
1591	1591	7 Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases
1592	1592	8 Act only, be deemed to be employees of the State, if: (1) the
1593	1593	9 claimant is a duly qualified and enrolled (sworn in) as a
1594	1594	10 volunteer of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or an
1595	1595	11 emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the
1596	1596	12 Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and (2) if: (i) the
1597	1597	13 claimant was participating in a disaster as defined in Section
1598	1598	14 4 of this Act, (ii) the exercise or training participated in
1599	1599	15 was specifically and expressly approved by the Illinois
1600	1600	16 Emergency Management Agency prior to the exercise or training,
1601	1601	17 or (iii) the search-and-rescue team response was to an
1602	1602	18 occurrence or threat of injury or loss of life that was beyond
1603	1603	19 local response capabilities and was specifically and expressly
1604	1604	20 approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency prior to
1605	1605	21 the search-and-rescue team response. The computation of
1606	1606	22 benefits payable under either of those Acts shall be based on
1607	1607	23 the income commensurate with comparable State employees doing
1608	1608	24 the same type work or income from the person's regular
1609	1609	25 employment, whichever is greater.
1610	1610	26 Volunteers who are working under the direction of an
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1621	1621	1 emergency services and disaster agency accredited by the
1622	1622	2 Illinois Emergency Management Agency, pursuant to a plan
1623	1623	3 approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (i)
1624	1624	4 during a disaster declared by the Governor under Section 7 of
1625	1625	5 this Act, or (ii) in circumstances otherwise expressly
1626	1626	6 approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, shall be
1627	1627	7 deemed exclusively employees of the State for purposes of
1628	1628	8 Section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act, provided that the
1629	1629	9 Illinois Emergency Management Agency may, in coordination with
1630	1630	10 the emergency services and disaster agency, audit
1631	1631	11 implementation for compliance with the plan.
1632	1632	12 (l) If any person who is entitled to receive benefits
1633	1633	13 through the application of this Section receives, in
1634	1634	14 connection with the disease, injury or death giving rise to
1635	1635	15 such entitlement, benefits under an Act of Congress or federal
1636	1636	16 program, benefits payable under this Section shall be reduced
1637	1637	17 to the extent of the benefits received under that other Act or
1638	1638	18 program.
1639	1639	19 (m) (1) Prior to conducting an exercise, the principal
1640	1640	20 executive officer of a political subdivision or his or her
1641	1641	21 designee shall provide area media with written
1642	1642	22 notification of the exercise. The notification shall
1643	1643	23 indicate that information relating to the exercise shall
1644	1644	24 not be released to the public until the commencement of
1645	1645	25 the exercise. The notification shall also contain a
1646	1646	26 request that the notice be so posted to ensure that all
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1657	1657	1 relevant media personnel are advised of the exercise
1658	1658	2 before it begins.
1659	1659	3 (2) During the conduct of an exercise, all messages,
1660	1660	4 two-way radio communications, briefings, status reports,
1661	1661	5 news releases, and other oral or written communications
1662	1662	6 shall begin and end with the following statement: "This is
1663	1663	7 an exercise message".
1664	1664	8 (Source: P.A. 94-733, eff. 4-27-06.)
1665	1665	9 (20 ILCS 3305/12) (from Ch. 127, par. 1062)
1666	1666	10 Sec. 12. Testing of Disaster Warning Devices. The testing
1667	1667	11 of disaster warning devices including outdoor warning sirens
1668	1668	12 shall be held only on the first Tuesday of each month at 10
1669	1669	13 o'clock in the morning or during exercises that are
1670	1670	14 specifically and expressly approved in advance by the Illinois
1671	1671	15 Emergency Management Agency.
1672	1672	16 (Source: P.A. 92-73, eff. 1-1-02.)
1673	1673	17 (20 ILCS 3305/14) (from Ch. 127, par. 1064)
1674	1674	18 Sec. 14. Communications. The Illinois Emergency Management
1675	1675	19 Agency shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and
1676	1676	20 efficient communications in times of disaster. The Illinois
1677	1677	21 Emergency Management Agency shall consider the desirability of
1678	1678	22 supplementing these communications resources or of integrating
1679	1679	23 them into a comprehensive State or State-Federal
1680	1680	24 telecommunications or other communications system or network.
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1691	1691	1 In studying the character and feasibility of any system or its
1692	1692	2 several parts, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
1693	1693	3 evaluate the possibility of multipurpose use thereof for
1694	1694	4 general State and political subdivision purposes. The Illinois
1695	1695	5 Emergency Management Agency may promulgate rules to establish
1696	1696	6 policies and procedures relating to telecommunications and the
1697	1697	7 continuation of rapid and efficient communications in times of
1698	1698	8 disaster to the extent authorized by any provision of this Act
1699	1699	9 or other laws and regulations. The Illinois Emergency
1700	1700	10 Management Agency shall make recommendations to the Governor
1701	1701	11 as appropriate.
1702	1702	12 (Source: P.A. 86-755; 87-168.)
1703	1703	13 (20 ILCS 3305/17.8)
1704	1704	14 Sec. 17.8. IEMA State Projects Fund. The IEMA State
1705	1705	15 Projects Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury.
1706	1706	16 The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the
1707	1707	17 Agency for purposes of the Illinois' Not-For-Profit Security
1708	1708	18 Grant Program, a grant program authorized by paragraph (5) of
1709	1709	19 subsection (d) subsection (g-5) of Section 5 of this Act, to
1710	1710	20 provide funding support for target hardening activities and
1711	1711	21 other physical security enhancements for qualifying
1712	1712	22 not-for-profit organizations that are at high risk of
1713	1713	23 terrorist attack. The Agency is authorized to use moneys
1714	1714	24 appropriated from the Fund to make grants to not-for-profit
1715	1715	25 organizations for target hardening activities, security
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1726	1726	1 personnel, and physical security enhancements and for the
1727	1727	2 payment of administrative expenses associated with the
1728	1728	3 Not-For-Profit Security Grant Program, except that, beginning
1729	1729	4 July 1, 2024, the Agency shall not award grants under this
1730	1730	5 Section to those entities whose primary purpose is to provide
1731	1731	6 medical or mental health services. As used in this Section,
1732	1732	7 "target hardening activities" include, but are not limited to,
1733	1733	8 the purchase and installation of security equipment on real
1734	1734	9 property owned or leased by the not-for-profit organization.
1735	1735	10 Grants, gifts, and moneys from any other source, public or
1736	1736	11 private, may also be deposited into the Fund and used for the
1737	1737	12 purposes authorized by this Act.
1738	1738	13 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
1739	1739	14 (20 ILCS 3305/18) (from Ch. 127, par. 1068)
1740	1740	15 Sec. 18. Orders, Rules and Regulations.
1741	1741	16 (a) The Governor shall file a copy of every rule,
1742	1742	17 regulation or order, and any amendment thereof made by the
1743	1743	18 Governor under the provisions of this Act in the office of the
1744	1744	19 Secretary of State. Upon No rule, regulation or order, or any
1745	1745	20 amendment thereof shall be effective until 10 days after the
1746	1746	21 filing, provided, however, that upon the declaration of a
1747	1747	22 disaster by the Governor as is described in Section 7 the
1748	1748	23 provision relating to the effective date of any rule,
1749	1749	24 regulation, order or amendment issued under this Act and
1750	1750	25 during the state of disaster is abrogated, and the rule,
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1761	1761	1 regulation, order or amendment shall become effective
1762	1762	2 immediately upon being filed with the Secretary of State
1763	1763	3 accompanied by a certificate stating the reason as required by
1764	1764	4 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
1765	1765	5 (b) Every emergency services and disaster agency
1766	1766	6 established pursuant to this Act and the coordinators thereof
1767	1767	7 shall execute and enforce the orders, rules and regulations as
1768	1768	8 may be made by the Governor under authority of this Act. Each
1769	1769	9 emergency services and disaster agency shall have available
1770	1770	10 for inspection at its office all orders, rules and regulations
1771	1771	11 made by the Governor, or under the Governor's authority. The
1772	1772	12 Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall publish furnish on
1773	1773	13 the Agency's Internet Department's website the orders, rules
1774	1774	14 and regulations to each such emergency services and disaster
1775	1775	15 agency. Upon the written request of an emergency services or
1776	1776	16 disaster agency, copies thereof shall be mailed to the
1777	1777	17 emergency services or disaster agency.
1778	1778	18 (Source: P.A. 98-44, eff. 6-28-13.)
1779	1779	19 (20 ILCS 3305/20) (from Ch. 127, par. 1070)
1780	1780	20 Sec. 20. Oath Emergency Management Agency; personnel;
1781	1781	21 oath. Each person, whether compensated or noncompensated, who
1782	1782	22 is appointed to serve in any capacity in the Illinois
1783	1783	23 Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security or
1784	1784	24 an emergency services and disaster agency, shall, before
1785	1785	25 entering upon his or her duties, take an oath, in writing,
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1796	1796	1 before the Director or before the coordinator of that
1797	1797	2 emergency services and disaster agency or before other persons
1798	1798	3 authorized to administer oaths in this State, which oath shall
1799	1799	4 be filed with the Director or with the coordinator of the
1800	1800	5 emergency services and disaster agency with which he or she
1801	1801	6 shall serve and which oath shall be substantially as follows:
1802	1802	7 "I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
1803	1803	8 will support and defend and bear true faith and allegiance to
1804	1804	9 the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of
1805	1805	10 the State of Illinois, and the territory, institutions and
1806	1806	11 facilities thereof, both public and private, against all
1807	1807	12 enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take this obligation
1808	1808	13 freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
1809	1809	14 and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon
1810	1810	15 which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm)
1811	1811	16 that I do not advocate, nor am I, nor have I been a member of
1812	1812	17 any political party or organization that advocates the
1813	1813	18 overthrow of the government of the United States or of this
1814	1814	19 State by force or violence; and that during such time as I am
1815	1815	20 affiliated with the (name of political subdivision), I will
1816	1816	21 not advocate nor become a member of any political party or
1817	1817	22 organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of
1818	1818	23 the United States or of this State by force or violence."
1819	1819	24 (Source: P.A. 92-73, eff. 1-1-02.)
1820	1820	25 (20 ILCS 3305/23)
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1831	1831	1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)
1832	1832	2 Sec. 23. Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee.
1833	1833	3 (a) In this Section, "Advisory Committee" means the Access
1834	1834	4 and Functional Needs Advisory Committee.
1835	1835	5 (b) The Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee is
1836	1836	6 created.
1837	1837	7 (c) The Advisory Committee shall:
1838	1838	8 (1) Coordinate meetings occurring, at a minimum, 3
1839	1839	9 times each year, in addition to emergency meetings called
1840	1840	10 by the chairperson of the Advisory Committee.
1841	1841	11 (2) Research and provide recommendations for
1842	1842	12 identifying and effectively responding to the needs of
1843	1843	13 persons with access and functional needs before, during,
1844	1844	14 and after a disaster using an intersectional lens for
1845	1845	15 equity.
1846	1846	16 (3) Provide recommendations to the Illinois Emergency
1847	1847	17 Management Agency regarding how to ensure that persons
1848	1848	18 with a disability are included in disaster strategies and
1849	1849	19 emergency management plans, including updates and
1850	1850	20 implementation of disaster strategies and emergency
1851	1851	21 management plans.
1852	1852	22 (4) Review and provide recommendations for the
1853	1853	23 Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and all relevant
1854	1854	24 State agencies that are involved in drafting and
1855	1855	25 implementing the Illinois Emergency Operation Plan, to
1856	1856	26 integrate access and functional needs into State and local
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1867	1867	1 emergency plans.
1868	1868	2 (d) The Advisory Committee shall be composed of the
1869	1869	3 Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or his or
1870	1870	4 her designee, the Attorney General or his or her designee, the
1871	1871	5 Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee, the
1872	1872	6 Director of Aging or his or her designee, and the Director of
1873	1873	7 Public Health or his or her designee, together with the
1874	1874	8 following members appointed by the Governor on or before
1875	1875	9 January 1, 2022:
1876	1876	10 (1) Two members, either from a municipal or
1877	1877	11 county-level emergency agency or a local emergency
1878	1878	12 management coordinator.
1879	1879	13 (2) Nine members from the community of persons with a
1880	1880	14 disability who represent persons with different types of
1881	1881	15 disabilities, including, but not limited to, individuals
1882	1882	16 with mobility and physical disabilities, hearing and
1883	1883	17 visual disabilities, deafness or who are hard of hearing,
1884	1884	18 blindness or who have low vision, mental health
1885	1885	19 disabilities, and intellectual or developmental
1886	1886	20 disabilities. Members appointed under this paragraph shall
1887	1887	21 reflect a diversity of age, gender, race, and ethnic
1888	1888	22 background.
1889	1889	23 (3) Four members who represent first responders from
1890	1890	24 different geographical regions around the State.
1891	1891	25 (e) Of those members appointed by the Governor, the
1892	1892	26 initial appointments of 6 members shall be for terms of 2 years
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1903	1903	1 and the initial appointments of 5 members shall be for terms of
1904	1904	2 4 years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of 4
1905	1905	3 years. A member shall serve until his or her successor is
1906	1906	4 appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in the Advisory
1907	1907	5 Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same
1908	1908	6 manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the
1909	1909	7 unexpired term.
1910	1910	8 (f) After all the members are appointed, and annually
1911	1911	9 thereafter, they shall elect a chairperson from among the
1912	1912	10 members appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (d).
1913	1913	11 (g) The initial meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be
1914	1914	12 convened by the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management
1915	1915	13 Agency no later than February 1, 2022.
1916	1916	14 (h) Advisory Committee members shall serve without
1917	1917	15 compensation.
1918	1918	16 (i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall provide
1919	1919	17 administrative support to the Advisory Committee.
1920	1920	18 (j) The Advisory Committee shall prepare and deliver a
1921	1921	19 report to the General Assembly, the Governor's Office, and the
1922	1922	20 Illinois Emergency Management Agency by July 1, 2022, and
1923	1923	21 annually thereafter. The report shall include the following:
1924	1924	22 (1) Identification of core emergency management
1925	1925	23 services that need to be updated or changed to ensure the
1926	1926	24 needs of persons with a disability are met, and shall
1927	1927	25 include disaster strategies in State and local emergency
1928	1928	26 plans.
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1939	1939	1 (2) Any proposed changes in State policies, laws,
1940	1940	2 rules, or regulations necessary to fulfill the purposes of
1941	1941	3 this Act.
1942	1942	4 (3) Recommendations on improving the accessibility and
1943	1943	5 effectiveness of disaster and emergency communication.
1944	1944	6 (4) Recommendations on comprehensive training for
1945	1945	7 first responders and other frontline workers when working
1946	1946	8 with persons with a disability during emergency situations
1947	1947	9 or disasters, as defined in Section 4 of the Illinois
1948	1948	10 Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Act.
1949	1949	11 (5) Any additional recommendations regarding emergency
1950	1950	12 management and persons with a disability that the Advisory
1951	1951	13 Committee deems necessary.
1952	1952	14 (k) The annual report prepared and delivered under
1953	1953	15 subsection (j) shall be annually considered by the Illinois
1954	1954	16 Emergency Management Agency when developing new State and
1955	1955	17 local emergency plans or updating existing State and local
1956	1956	18 emergency plans.
1957	1957	19 (l) The Advisory Committee is dissolved and this Section
1958	1958	20 is repealed on January 1, 2032.
1959	1959	21 (Source: P.A. 102-361, eff. 8-13-21; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21;
1960	1960	22 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
1961	1961	23 (20 ILCS 3305/24 new)
1962	1962	24 Sec. 24. Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council
1963	1963	25 (IL-HSAC).
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1974	1974	1 (a) There shall be created an Illinois Homeland Security
1975	1975	2 Advisory Council (IL-HSAC).
1976	1976	3 (b) The IL-HSAC shall report directly to the Homeland
1977	1977	4 Security Advisor who shall serve as the chairperson and submit
1978	1978	5 an annual report to the Governor by March of each year. The
1979	1979	6 report shall detail the activities, accomplishments, and
1980	1980	7 recommendations of the IL-HSAC in the preceding year.
1981	1981	8 (c) The Agency shall provide administrative support for
1982	1982	9 the IL-HSAC.
1983	1983	10 (d) Entities may be appointed to IL-HSAC by the Governor.
1984	1984	11 (e) The duties of IL-HSAC shall be as follows:
1985	1985	12 (1) Develops and provides recommendations regarding
1986	1986	13 the State's domestic terrorism preparedness strategy.
1987	1987	14 (2) Seeks appropriate input from federal agencies,
1988	1988	15 including, but not limited to, the United States
1989	1989	16 Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of
1990	1990	17 Investigation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
1991	1991	18 the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
1992	1992	19 and the United States Department of Homeland Security.
1993	1993	20 (3) Serves as the Illinois Senior Advisory Committee
1994	1994	21 (SAC) with respect to funds received through the federal
1995	1995	22 Homeland Security Grant Program. In that capacity, the
1996	1996	23 IL-HSAC shall provide recommendations to the Agency and to
1997	1997	24 the Homeland Security Advisor on issues related to the
1998	1998	25 application for and use of all appropriate federal funding
1999	1999	26 that relates to preventing, protecting against,
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2010	2010	1 mitigating, responding to, and recovering from acts of
2011	2011	2 terrorism and other threats.
2012	2012	3 (4) Provides recommendations to the Agency and to the
2013	2013	4 Homeland Security Advisor on the following:
2014	2014	5 (A) Appropriate training of local, regional and
2015	2015	6 State officials to respond to terrorist incidents
2016	2016	7 involving conventional, chemical, biological and/or
2017	2017	8 nuclear weapons.
2018	2018	9 (B) Issues related to the application for and use
2019	2019	10 of all appropriate State and other funds as may be
2020	2020	11 appropriate and available relating to homeland
2021	2021	12 security.
2022	2022	13 (C) Issues relating to public safety preparedness
2023	2023	14 and mutual aid to include strategies and tactics to
2024	2024	15 coordinate multi-agency response to significant
2025	2025	16 events, act of terrorism or natural disasters where
2026	2026	17 coordination of local, state and private resources is
2027	2027	18 necessary.
2028	2028	19 (D) Coordination of public safety resources and
2029	2029	20 combating terrorism in Illinois.
2030	2030	21 (E) Any changes needed in State statutes,
2031	2031	22 administrative regulations, or in the Illinois
2032	2032	23 Emergency Operations Plan.
2033	2033	24 (20 ILCS 3305/26 new)
2034	2034	25 Sec. 26. Illinois Cybersecurity Commission.
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2045	2045	1 (a) There shall be created an Illinois Cybersecurity
2046	2046	2 Commission.
2047	2047	3 (b) The Commission shall report directly to the Homeland
2048	2048	4 Security Advisor who shall serve as chairperson. The Deputy
2049	2049	5 Director of Homeland Security as indicated in subsection
2050	2050	6 5(d)(B)(i) shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the
2051	2051	7 Homeland Security Advisor.
2052	2052	8 (c) The chairperson shall submit a report to the Governor
2053	2053	9 by December of each calendar year detailing the activities,
2054	2054	10 accomplishments, and recommendations of the Commission.
2055	2055	11 (d) The Commission shall be comprised of the following
2056	2056	12 members:
2057	2057	13 (1) Voting Members:
2058	2058	14 (A) The Governor's Homeland Security Advisor or
2059	2059	15 Deputy Homeland Security Advisor;
2060	2060	16 (B) The Director of the Illinois Emergency
2061	2061	17 Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or
2062	2062	18 his or her designee;
2063	2063	19 (C) The Chief Information Security Officer of the
2064	2064	20 Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology, or
2065	2065	21 his or her designee;
2066	2066	22 (D) The Illinois Attorney General, or his or her
2067	2067	23 designee;
2068	2068	24 (E) The Adjutant General of the Illinois National
2069	2069	25 Guard, or his or her designee;
2070	2070	26 (F) The Director of the Illinois State Police, or
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2081	2081	1 his or her designee;
2082	2082	2 (G) The Chairman of the Illinois Commerce
2083	2083	3 Commission, or his or her designee;
2084	2084	4 (H) The Director of the Illinois Department of
2085	2085	5 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her
2086	2086	6 designee;
2087	2087	7 (I) The Director of the Illinois Department of
2088	2088	8 Revenue, or his or her designee; and
2089	2089	9 (J) A representative of the Office of the
2090	2090	10 Governor.
2091	2091	11 (2) Non-Voting Members:
2092	2092	12 (A) One representative representing the
2093	2093	13 Information Technology Sector;
2094	2094	14 (B) One representative representing the
2095	2095	15 Communications Sector;
2096	2096	16 (C) One representative representing the Defense
2097	2097	17 Industrial Base Sector;
2098	2098	18 (D) One representative representing the Energy
2099	2099	19 Sector;
2100	2100	20 (E) One representative representing the Financial
2101	2101	21 Services Sector;
2102	2102	22 (F) One representative representing the Healthcare
2103	2103	23 and Public Health Sector; and
2104	2104	24 (G) One representative representing the Water and
2105	2105	25 Wastewater Systems Sector.
2106	2106	26 (H) The Commission may also include as non-voting
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2117	2117	1 members:
2118	2118	2 (i) A cybersecurity expert from the Chicago or
2119	2119	3 Springfield field office of the Federal Bureau of
2120	2120	4 Investigation; and
2121	2121	5 (ii) Two cybersecurity experts from the United
2122	2122	6 States Department of Homeland Security, as
2123	2123	7 follows:
2124	2124	8 (I) One cybersecurity expert from the
2125	2125	9 Region 5 Office of the Cybersecurity and
2126	2126	10 Infrastructure Security Agency; and
2127	2127	11 (II) One cybersecurity expert from the
2128	2128	12 Chicago Field Office of the United States
2129	2129	13 Secret Service.
2130	2130	14 (3) Advisory Members:
2131	2131	15 (A) A representative from the Statewide
2132	2132	16 Intelligence Center (STIC); and
2133	2133	17 (B) The Commission may appoint additional advisory
2134	2134	18 members from both the public and private sectors that
2135	2135	19 will provide subject matter expertise.
2136	2136	20 With the exception of the STIC representative, all
2137	2137	21 advisory members shall be approved by a majority of the
2138	2138	22 voting members.
2139	2139	23 (e) The duties and responsibilities of the Commission
2140	2140	24 shall be as follows:
2141	2141	25 (1) Builds and enhances cyber awareness and training
2142	2142	26 for private sector critical infrastructure entities,
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2153	2153	1 including education opportunities on ways to prevent
2154	2154	2 cybersecurity attacks and protect personal information;
2155	2155	3 (2) Develops practices, processes, and the overall
2156	2156	4 planning procedures required to protect valuable
2157	2157	5 information, resources, and services, including
2158	2158	6 identifying and disrupting cyber-attacks, improving and
2159	2159	7 expanding statewide security incident response
2160	2160	8 capabilities, and promoting and facilitating cross sector
2161	2161	9 and community training and exercise scenarios for private
2162	2162	10 sector critical infrastructure partners to secure critical
2163	2163	11 systems that serve the public;
2164	2164	12 (3) Develops best practices to help private sector
2165	2165	13 critical infrastructure organizations make risk-based
2166	2166	14 decisions for improving cybersecurity; and
2167	2167	15 (4) Creates and expands partnerships with critical
2168	2168	16 infrastructure sectors to foster continual learning and
2169	2169	17 information sharing, ensuring the safety and resiliency of
2170	2170	18 digital infrastructure and the promoting of
2171	2171	19 identification, evaluation, and information sharing on
2172	2172	20 threats and vulnerabilities impacting the State.
2173	2173	21 (20 ILCS 3305/27 new)
2174	2174	22 Sec. 27. Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC).
2175	2175	23 (a) As part of the Agency's Office of Homeland Security,
2176	2176	24 there shall be a position created for the Statewide
2177	2177	25 Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC).
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2188	2188	1 (b) The duties and responsibilities of the SWIC shall be
2189	2189	2 as follows:
2190	2190	3 (1) Serves as the central coordination point for the
2191	2191	4 State's communications interoperability and assists with
2192	2192	5 mediation between State and local agencies to achieve an
2193	2193	6 interoperable communications system;
2194	2194	7 (2) Develops and disseminates best practices for
2195	2195	8 public safety communications interoperability;
2196	2196	9 (3) Advises the Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy
2197	2197	10 Director of the Agency's Office of Homeland Security on
2198	2198	11 public safety communications interoperability;
2199	2199	12 (4) Serves as a member of the Statewide
2200	2200	13 Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) or its
2201	2201	14 successor entity and may act on behalf of the SIEC;
2202	2202	15 (5) Recommends regulatory changes relating to
2203	2203	16 telecommunications and the continuation of rapid and
2204	2204	17 efficient communications during a disaster;
2205	2205	18 (6) Identifies funding opportunities for planned
2206	2206	19 interoperability improvements and coordinates efforts to
2207	2207	20 provide funding;
2208	2208	21 (7) Advises on the issuance of grants for
2209	2209	22 interoperability communication systems;
2210	2210	23 (8) Engages stakeholders to coordinate the Statewide
2211	2211	24 Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP);
2212	2212	25 (9) Represents the State in national, regional, and
2213	2213	26 local efforts to plan and implement changes needed to
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