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 follows:
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| 3 | on page 2, line 13, by replacing "5%" with "3%"; and
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| 4 | on page 5, line 12, after "business", by inserting ", and | ||||||
| 5 | control shall not include simple majority or absentee | ||||||
| 6 | ownership"; and
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| 7 | on page 7, by replacing lines 2 through 5 with the following:
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| 8 | "venture, association, or cooperative, that has average annual | ||||||
| 9 | gross sales over the 3 most recent calendar years of less than | ||||||
| 10 | $75,000,000 as evidenced by the federal income tax returns of | ||||||
| 11 | the business.".
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