Public Act 096-0706
 
SB0351 Enrolled LRB096 06363 JAM 16447 b

    AN ACT concerning government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by
changing Section 4 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2010)
    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not less than 12%
of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as defined by
the Secretary of the Council and approved by the Council, shall
be established as a goal to be awarded to businesses owned by
minorities, females, and persons with disabilities; provided,
however, that contracts representing at least five-twelfths of
the total amount of all State contracts awarded to businesses
owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities
pursuant to this Section shall be awarded to female owned
businesses, and that contracts representing at least one-sixth
of the total amount of all State contracts awarded to
businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with
disabilities pursuant to this Section shall be awarded to
businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of
State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
examining independently each type of contract for each agency
or university which lets such contracts. Only that percentage
of arrangements which represents the participation of
businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with
disabilities on such contracts shall be included.
    (b) In the case of State construction contracts, the
provisions of subsection (a) requiring a portion of State
contracts to be awarded to businesses owned and controlled by
persons with disabilities do not apply. Not less than 10% of
the total dollar amount of State construction contracts is
established as a goal to be awarded to minority and female
owned businesses, and contracts representing 50% of the amount
of all State construction contracts awarded to minority and
female owned businesses shall be awarded to female owned
businesses.
    (c) Those who submit bids or proposals for State contracts
shall not be given a period after the bid or proposal is
submitted to cure deficiencies in the bid or proposal under
this Act unless mandated by federal law or regulation.
(Source: P.A. 87-701; 88-597, eff. 8-28-94.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.