Bill Text: IL HB3831 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0797 [HB3831 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3831-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-0797 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 23.9 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 405/23.9) | ||||
Sec. 23.9. Minority Contractor Opportunity Initiative. The | ||||
State Comptroller Minority Contractor Opportunity Initiative | ||||
is created to provide greater opportunities for minority-owned | ||||
businesses, female-owned businesses, businesses owned by | ||||
persons with disabilities, and small businesses with 20 or | ||||
fewer employees in this State to participate in the State | ||||
procurement process. The initiative shall be administered by | ||||
the Comptroller. Under this initiative, the Comptroller is | ||||
responsible for the following: (i) outreach to minority-owned | ||||
businesses, female-owned businesses, businesses owned by | ||||
persons with disabilities, and small businesses capable of | ||||
providing services to the State; (ii) education of | ||||
minority-owned businesses, female-owned businesses, businesses | ||||
owned by persons with disabilities, and small businesses | ||||
concerning State contracting and procurement; (iii) | ||||
notification of minority-owned businesses, female-owned | ||||
businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and | ||||
small businesses of State contracting opportunities; and (iv) | ||
maintenance of an online database of State contracts that | ||
identifies the contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses, | ||
female-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||
disabilities, and small businesses that includes the total | ||
amount paid by State agencies to contractors and the percentage | ||
paid to minority-owned businesses, female-owned businesses, | ||
businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and small | ||
businesses. | ||
The Comptroller shall work with the Business Enterprise | ||
Council created under Section 5 of the Business Enterprise for | ||
Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act to | ||
fulfill the Comptroller's responsibilities under this Section. | ||
The Comptroller may rely on the Business Enterprise Council's | ||
identification of minority-owned businesses, female-owned | ||
businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities. | ||
The Comptroller shall annually prepare and submit a report | ||
to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the | ||
progress of this initiative including the following | ||
information for the preceding calendar year: (i) a statement of | ||
the total amounts paid by each executive branch agency to | ||
contractors since the previous report; (ii) the percentage of | ||
the amounts that were paid to minority-owned businesses, | ||
female-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||
disabilities, and small businesses; (iii) the successes | ||
achieved and the challenges faced by the Comptroller in | ||
operating outreach programs for minorities, women, persons | ||
with disabilities, and small businesses; (iv) the challenges | ||
each executive branch agency may face in hiring qualified | ||
minority, female, disabled, and small business employees and | ||
contracting with qualified minority-owned businesses, | ||
female-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||
disabilities, and small businesses; and (iv) any other | ||
information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for | ||
legislative or agency action, as the Comptroller deems | ||
appropriate. | ||
On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||
the 97th General Assembly, any bidder or offeror awarded a | ||
contract of $1,000 or more under Section 20-10, 20-15, 20-25, | ||
or 20-30 of the Illinois Procurement Code is required to pay a | ||
fee of $15 to cover expenses related to the administration of | ||
this Section. The Comptroller shall deduct the fee from the | ||
first check issued to the vendor under the contract and deposit | ||
the fee into the Comptroller's Administrative Fund. Contracts | ||
administered for statewide orders placed by agencies (commonly | ||
referred to as "statewide master contracts") are exempt from | ||
this fee.
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(Source: P.A. 97-590, eff. 8-26-11.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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