SB1746eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1746 Engrossed LRB099 08056 AWJ 28201 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1130.5 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1130.5 new)

Sec. 5-1130.5. Duration of purchase contracts. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a county board may enter into contracts of up to 4 years in duration involving the purchase of goods and services. Contracts that exceed 1 year in duration shall contain a provision allowing the county board to terminate the contract within 120 days after a new county board is reorganized. Collective bargaining agreements to which the county is a party shall not be subject to this Section.

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