50 ILCS 750/2 — Illinois Code / Chapter 50 / Act 750 / Section 2
Section 2
Status: in_force

(50 ILCS 750/2) (from Ch. 134, par. 32) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2027) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "9-1-1 network" means the network used for the delivery of 9-1-1 calls and messages over dedicated and redundant facilities to a primary or backup 9-1-1 PSAP that meets the appropriate grade of service. "9-1-1 system" means the geographic area that has been granted an order of authority by the Commission or the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator to use "9-1-1" as the primary emergency telephone number, including, but not limited to, the network, software applications, databases, CPE components and operational and management procedures required to provide 9-1-1 service. "9-1-1 Authority" means an Emergency Telephone System Board or Joint Emergency Telephone System Board that provides for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system. "9-1-1 Authority" includes the Illinois State Police only to the extent it provides 9-1-1 services under this Act. "9-1-1 System Manager" means the manager, director, administrator, or coordinator who at the direction of his or her Emergency Telephone System Board is responsible for the implementation and execution of the order of authority issued by the Commission or the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator through the programs, policies, procedures, and daily operations of the 9-1-1 system consistent with the provisions of this Act. "Administrator" means the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator. "Advanced service" means any telecommunications service with or without dynamic bandwidth allocation, including, but not limited to, ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI), that, through the use of a DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or multi-channel transmission facility, is capable of transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice telecommunications services to the public switched network or the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency. "Aggregator" means an entity that ingresses 9-1-1 calls of multiple traffic types or 9-1-1 calls from multiple originating service providers and combines them on a trunk group or groups (or equivalent egress connection arrangement to a 9-1-1 system provider's NG9-1-1 network or system), and that uses the routing information provided in the received call setup signaling to select the appropriate trunk group and proceeds to signal call setup toward the 9-1-1 system provider. "Aggregator" includes an originating service provider that provides aggregation functions for its own 9-1-1 calls. "Aggregator" also includes an aggregation network or an aggregation entity that provides aggregator services for other types of system providers, such as cloud-based services or enterprise networks as its client. "ALI" or "automatic location identification" means the automatic display at the public safety answering point of the address or location of the caller's telephone and supplementary emergency services information of the location from which a call originates. "ANI" or "automatic number identification" means the automatic display of the 10-digit telephone number associated with the caller's telephone number. "Automatic alarm" and "automatic alerting device" mean any device that will access the 9-1-1 system for emergency services upon activation and does not provide for two-way communication. "Answering point" means a PSAP, SAP, Backup PSAP, Unmanned Backup Answering Point, or VAP. "Authorized entity" means an answering point or participating agency other than a decommissioned PSAP. "Backup PSAP" means an answering point that meets the appropriate standards of service and serves as an alternate to the PSAP operating independently from the PSAP at a different location that has the capability to direct dispatch for the PSAP or otherwise transfer emergency calls directly to an authorized entity. A backup PSAP may accept overflow calls from the PSAP or be activated if the primary PSAP is disabled. "Board" means an Emergency Telephone System Board or a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board created pursuant to Section 15.4. "Bylaws" means a set of regulations that ensure consistent and agreed upon voting and decision-making procedures. "Call back number" means a number used by a PSAP to recontact a location from which a 9-1-1 call was placed, regardless of whether that number is a direct-dial number for a station used to originate a 9-1-1 call. "Carrier" includes a telecommunications carrier and a wireless carrier. "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Computer aided dispatch" or "CAD" means a computer-based system that aids public safety telecommunicators or telecommunicator supervisors by automating selected dispatching and recordkeeping activities. "Direct dispatch" means a 9-1-1 service wherein upon receipt of an emergency call, a public safety telecommunicator or telecommunicator supervisors transmits, without delay, transfer, relay, or referral, all relevant available information to the appropriate public safety personnel or emergency responders. "Dispatchable location" means a location delivered to the PSAP with a 9-1-1 call that consists of the validated street address of the calling party, plus additional information, such as a suite or apartment identifier, uncertainty data, or similar information, necessary to accurately identify the location of the calling party. "Decommissioned" means the revocation of a PSAPs authority to handle 9-1-1 calls as an answering point within the 9-1-1 network. "Diversion" means the obligation or expenditure of a 9-1-1 fee or charge for a purpose or function other than the purposes and functions designated by the Federal Communications Commission as acceptable under 47 CFR 9.23. "Diversion" includes distribution of a 9-1-1 fee or charge to a political subdivision that obligates or expends such fees for a purpose or function other than those designated as acceptable by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 CFR 9.23. "DS-1, T-1, or similar un-channelized or multi-channel transmission facility" means a facility that can transmit and receive a bit rate of at least 1.544 megabits per second (Mbps). "Dynamic bandwidth allocation" means the ability of the facility or customer to drop and add channels, or adjust bandwidth, when needed in real time for voice or data purposes. "Emergency call" means any type of request for emergency assistance through a 9-1-1 network either to the digits 9-1-1 or the emergency 24/7 10-digit telephone number for all answering points. An emergency call is not limited to a voice telephone call. It could be a two-way video call, an interactive text, Teletypewriter (TTY), an SMS, an Instant Message, or any new mechanism for communications available in the future. An emergency call occurs when the request for emergency assistance is received by a public safety telecommunicator. "Emergency Telephone System Board" or "ETSB" means (i) a board appointed by the corporate authorities of any county or municipality to provide for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system within the scope of the duties and powers prescribed by this Act or (ii) a joint Emergency Telephone System Board. "EMS personnel" has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. "First responder" means someone designated by a public safety agency who is charged with responding to emergency service requests, including emergency communications professionals, public safety telecommunicators, public safety telecommunicator supervisors, and police, fire, and EMS personnel who operate in the field. "Grade of service" means the NENA Baseline NG9-1-1 as set forth in the NENA i3 Solution prevailing national standard. "Hearing-impaired individual" means a person with a permanent hearing loss who can regularly and routinely communicate by telephone only through the aid of devices which can send and receive written messages over the telephone network. "Hosted supplemental 9-1-1 service" means a database service that: (1) electronically provides information for 9-1-1 call takers when a call is placed to