HB2275eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2275 Engrossed LRB094 03316 RCE 33317 b

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:

(30 ILCS 540/10 new)

Sec. 10. Website information.

(a) By January 1, 2006, the Department of Central Management Services shall create and provide a portal on its official website that allows vendors access to their own contract approval status and invoice processing status. Information accessible via the portal must be initially posted and subsequently updated within 48 hours after the information is initially generated or modified.

(b) The portal must provide at least the following information with respect to the approval of individual contracts:

(1) Date of receipt.

(2) Date of approval for each step of the procurement process that requires the approval signature of a State employee.

(3) Date of final approval.

(c) The portal must provide at least the following information with respect to the processing of individual invoices:

(1) Date of receipt at any Department of Central Management Services office.

(2) Date of receipt at the Department's Central Accounting Office.

(3) Date the review of adequacy is commenced.

(4) Date the review of adequacy is completed, and the result.

(5) Date the legal review is commenced.

(6) Date the legal review is completed, and the result.

(7) Date a fund is selected.

(8) Date the voucher is sent to the State Comptroller.

(9) Assigned voucher number.

(10) Amount.

(d) The Department of Central Management Services shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.