100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4164

 

Introduced , by Rep. Gregory Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/1-10
305 ILCS 5/5-30.6 new

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that an exemption from the Code for purchases of care shall continue except as otherwise provided. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, any contract the Department of Healthcare and Family Services enters into with a managed care organization shall be procured in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Section 1-10 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
7    Sec. 1-10. Application.
8    (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
9bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
10first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
11be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any provision
12of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation prior to
13the implementation date of this Code as described in Article
1499, including but not limited to any covenant entered into with
15respect to any revenue bonds or similar instruments. All
16procurements for which contracts are solicited between the
17effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and July 1, 1998 shall be
18substantially in accordance with this Code and its intent.
19    (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
20funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
21assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this
22Code, this Code shall not apply to:
23        (1) Contracts between the State and its political

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
2    of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
3    defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
4    telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
5    Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural water
6    or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or less, (6)
7    a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the Public
8    Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or operating
9    utility systems consisting of public utilities as that term
10    is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the Illinois Municipal
11    Code.
12    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
13entered into on or after October 1, 2017 under an exemption
14provided in any paragraph of this subsection (b), except
15paragraph (1), (2), or (5), each State agency shall post to the
16appropriate procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a
17description of the supply or service provided, the total amount
18of the contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to
19the Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
20report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
21November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
22annual summary of the monthly information reported to the chief
23procurement officer.
24    (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
25procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
26Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public

 

 

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1Utilities Act.
2    (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
3and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
4Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
5procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
6Illinois Lottery Law.
7    (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
8Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
9assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related to
10the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
11facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
12Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 of
13the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range of
14capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance costs, or
15the sequestration costs or monitoring the construction of clean
16coal SNG brownfield facility for the full duration of
17construction.
18    (f) (Blank).
19    (g) (Blank).
20    (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
21contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
2211-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
23    (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
24necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
25expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
26Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client

 

 

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1privilege.
2    (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
3Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
4of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
5Board Act.
6    (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
7contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
8Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
9appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
10    (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
11Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
12services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
13Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
14funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the Illinois
15Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
16(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
17    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
18adding Section 5-30.6 as follows:
 
19    (305 ILCS 5/5-30.6 new)
20    Sec. 5-30.6. Managed care organization contracts;
21procurement requirement. Beginning on the effective date of
22this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any contract
23executed by the Department with a managed care organization as
24defined in Section 5-30.1 shall be procured in accordance with

 

 

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1the Illinois Procurement Code.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.