Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Updates definitions and terminology. Expands Agency powers and responsibilities for emergency management and homeland security. Creates the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator within the Agency and specifies duties. Makes related changes concerning planning, coordination, and mutual aid. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20 ILCS 3305/1, 20 ILCS 3305/2, 20 ILCS 3305/3, 20 ILCS 3305/4, 20 ILCS 3305/5, 20 ILCS 3305/6, 20 ILCS 3305/7, 20 ILCS 3305/8, 20 ILCS 3305/10, 20 ILCS 3305/12, 20 ILCS 3305/14, 20 ILCS 3305/18, 20 ILCS 3305/20, 20 ILCS 3305/23