Bill Text: IL SB1270 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the State shall set aside 5% each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts for award to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and other veteran-owned small businesses (now, provides that a Task Force shall be established to determine the appropriate percentage goal for award each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts to service disabled veteran-owned businesses). Requires State agencies to appoint advocates to encourage and coordinate participation in State procurement activities by veteran-owned small businesses. Provides that any person who fraudulently obtains or retains, willfully makes a false statement for the purposes of influencing, or willfully obstructs or impedes the investigation of certification as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business or veteran-owned small business commits a class 2 felony and shall be suspended from bidding on any State contract for 3 years. Establishes criminal penalties for other related offenses. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0260 [SB1270 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1270-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the State shall set aside 5% each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts for award to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and other veteran-owned small businesses (now, provides that a Task Force shall be established to determine the appropriate percentage goal for award each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts to service disabled veteran-owned businesses). Requires State agencies to appoint advocates to encourage and coordinate participation in State procurement activities by veteran-owned small businesses. Provides that any person who fraudulently obtains or retains, willfully makes a false statement for the purposes of influencing, or willfully obstructs or impedes the investigation of certification as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business or veteran-owned small business commits a class 2 felony and shall be suspended from bidding on any State contract for 3 years. Establishes criminal penalties for other related offenses. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0260 [SB1270 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1270-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1270
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1270, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
| 3 | with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. | ||||||
| 4 | 2, as follows:
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| 5 | on page 1, by replacing lines 14 and 15 with the following:
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| 6 | "participate in the State's procurement process as both prime | ||||||
| 7 | contractors, and subcontractors, and businesses contracted by | ||||||
| 8 | the State to perform professional services in architecture or | ||||||
| 9 | engineering. Not less than 3% of the total"; and
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| 10 | on page 4, by replacing line 8 with the following:
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| 11 | "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or service | ||||||
| 12 | in active duty as defined under 38 U.S.C. Section 101. Service | ||||||
| 13 | in".
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