HB4802 Summary

• Retitles the Illinois Emergency Management Agency as the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) and expands its responsibilities to include homeland security and nuclear and radiation safety.

• Creates cabinet-level positions of Homeland Security Advisor (appointed by Governor with Senate consent) and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to coordinate statewide homeland security efforts and serve as federal liaisons.

• Establishes the Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council (IL-HSAC) to provide recommendations on federal homeland security funding, training, public safety preparedness, and statutory changes.

• Creates the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator position within IEMA-OHS's Office of Homeland Security to coordinate communications interoperability among state and local agencies.

• Adds definitions for cyber incidents and interoperable communications; updates various agency references throughout the Act to reflect the new IEMA-OHS name.