Bill Text: IL SB2004 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2004 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2004-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2004 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/1-10
30 ILCS 500/1-15.100
30 ILCS 500/1-13 rep.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to any procurements made by public institutions of higher education. Repeals a Section concerning the applicability of the Code to public institutions of higher education. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
changing Sections 1-10 and 1-15.100 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/1-10)
Sec. 1-10. Application.
(a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any provision
of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation prior to
the implementation date of this Code as described in Article
99, including but not limited to any covenant entered into with
respect to any revenue bonds or similar instruments. All
procurements for which contracts are solicited between the
effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and July 1, 1998 shall be
substantially in accordance with this Code and its intent.
(b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
(1) Contracts between the State and its political
subdivisions or other governments, or between State

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governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
this Code.
(2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
Section 20-80.
(3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
(4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an
independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment
code or policy or by contract directly with that
individual.
(5) Collective bargaining contracts.
(6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of this
type of contract with a value of more than $25,000 must be
published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10 calendar
days after the deed is recorded in the county of
jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
value of the contract, and the effective date of the
contract.
(7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor shall
give his or her prior approval when the procuring agency is
one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor, and
provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or her

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prior approval when the procuring entity is not one subject
to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
(8) (Blank).
(9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
(10) (Blank).
(11) Public-private agreements entered into according
to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
design-build agreements entered into according to the
procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
(12) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
professional and artistic services entered into on or
before December 31, 2018 by the Illinois Finance Authority
in which the State of Illinois is not obligated. Such
contracts shall be awarded through a competitive process
authorized by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
and are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20,
50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final
approval by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority of
the terms of the contract.
(13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
science services in consultation with and subject to the
approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in

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subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
writing with justification, waive any certification
required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
for services which are currently provided by members of a
collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
the collective bargaining agreement concerning
subcontracting shall be followed.
On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
except for this sentence, is inoperative.
(14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
(15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that requires
the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities for the
relocation of utilities for construction or other public
purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph (15)
shall include, but not be limited to, those associated
with: relocations, crossings, installations, and
maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
"railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)

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telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural water
or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or less, (6)
a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the Public
Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or operating
utility systems consisting of public utilities as that term
is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the Illinois Municipal
Code.
(16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
(17) (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
and the Department of Public Health to implement the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program and
Opioid Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure
access to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating
medical conditions in accordance with the Compassionate
Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
entered into on or after October 1, 2017 under an exemption

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provided in any paragraph of this subsection (b), except
paragraph (1), (2), or (5), each State agency shall post to the
appropriate procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a
description of the supply or service provided, the total amount
of the contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to
the Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
annual summary of the monthly information reported to the chief
procurement officer.
(c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
Utilities Act.
(d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
Illinois Lottery Law.
(e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related to
the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 of
the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range of

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capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance costs, or
the sequestration costs or monitoring the construction of clean
coal SNG brownfield facility for the full duration of
construction.
(f) (Blank).
(g) (Blank).
(h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
privilege.
(j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
Board Act.
(k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
(l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private

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funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the Illinois
Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
(m) This Code does not apply to any procurements made by
public institutions of higher education. For the purposes of
this subsection (m), "public institution of higher education"
means Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
Governors State University, Illinois State University,
Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
University, Southern Illinois University, University of
Illinois, Western Illinois University, and, for purposes of
this Code only, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-43, eff. 8-9-17;
100-580, eff. 3-12-18; 100-757, eff. 8-10-18; 100-1114, eff.
8-28-18; revised 10-18-18.)
(30 ILCS 500/1-15.100)
Sec. 1-15.100. State agency. "State agency" means and
includes all boards, commissions, agencies, institutions,
authorities, and bodies politic and corporate of the State,
created by or in accordance with the constitution or statute,
and of the executive branch of State government and does
include colleges, universities, and institutions under the
jurisdiction of the governing boards of the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
University, Western Illinois University, Chicago State

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University, Governor State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, and the Board of Higher Education. However, this
term does not apply to public employee retirement systems or
investment boards that are subject to fiduciary duties imposed
by the Illinois Pension Code or to the University of Illinois
Foundation. "State agency" does not include units of local
government, school districts, community colleges under the
Public Community College Act, and the Illinois Comprehensive
Health Insurance Board.
(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98; revised 10-11-18.)
(30 ILCS 500/1-13 rep.)
Section 10. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
repealing Section 1-13.