101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5871

 

Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
See Index

    Creates the Economic Equity Act. Provides for programs and amends various statutory provisions for the purpose of aiding economically disadvantaged persons and groups. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Economic
5Equity Act.
 
6
Article 1.

 
7    Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
8Employee Background Fairness Act.
 
9    Section 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10    "Adverse action" means to fail or refuse to hire an
11applicant, to discharge or to not promote any employee, or to
12classify employees in a way that would deprive or tend to
13deprive any individual of employment opportunities.
14    "Applicant" means a person pursuing employment with an
15employer.
16    "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or sentence
17entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of
18guilty of a criminal offense, rendered by a legally constituted
19jury or by a court in a case without a jury. For purposes of
20this Act, an order of supervision or qualified probation, as
21defined by Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act, that

 

 

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1has been discharged or dismissed shall not be deemed a
2conviction.
3    "Criminal history record information" means records of
4arrest, complaint, indictment, or any disposition arising
5therefrom.
6    "Criminal history report" means any written, oral, or other
7communication of information that includes criminal history
8record information about a natural person, produced by law
9enforcement or police agencies, courts, a consumer reporting
10agency, or an employment screening agency or business.
11    "Direct relationship" means a consideration of whether the
12employment position offers the opportunity for the same or a
13similar offense to occur and whether circumstances leading to
14the conduct for which the person was convicted will recur in
15the employment position.
16    "Employee" means an individual who receives compensation
17for performing services for an employer under an express or
18implied contract of hire.
19    "Employer" means an individual or entity that permits one
20or more individuals to work, accepts applications for
21employment, or is an agent of an employer.
22    "Employment" means any occupation or vocation, including,
23but not limited to, temporary or seasonal work, work through a
24temporary or other employment agency, or any form of vocational
25or educational training program for which an individual
26receives compensation for performing services for an employer

 

 

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1under an express or implied contract for hire.
 
2    Section 1-10. Use of criminal history record information.
3    (a) An employer may not base an adverse action, in whole or
4in part, against an employee or applicant, based on criminal
5history record information without adhering to the
6requirements of this Act. Unless authorized by law, no inquiry
7or adverse action may be taken, based in whole or in part on:
8        (1) an arrest not leading to conviction;
9        (2) participation in or completion of a diversion or a
10    deferral of judgment program;
11        (3) a conviction that has been vacated or ordered
12    expunged, sealed, or impounded by a court;
13        (4) an adjudication or other information regarding a
14    matter processed through the juvenile court system; or
15        (5) information pertaining to an offense other than a
16    felony or misdemeanor.
17    (b) Before taking any adverse action based, in whole in
18part, on criminal history record information, the employer or
19the employer's agent shall provide the applicant or employee a
20written notice that includes:
21        (1) a copy of any criminal history report about the
22    individual obtained by the employer;
23        (2) the specific conviction or convictions that have a
24    direct relationship to the employment sought or for which
25    there is a federal, State, or local law prohibiting the

 

 

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1    employer from employing or placing the applicant or
2    employee;
3        (3) a clear statement informing the applicant or
4    employee that he or she may provide information to the
5    employer that:
6            (A) the criminal history record information is
7        inaccurate;
8            (B) the criminal history information is prohibited
9        from inquiry or consideration under Section (a); or
10            (C) there are mitigating circumstances that
11        demonstrate the individual's fitness for the position
12        including, but not limited to, activities since the
13        date of the offense and evidence of rehabilitation.
14    An employee or applicant has a period of not less than 7
15days from the date of notice within which the applicant or
16employee may provide to the employer information concerning
17rehabilitation and mitigating circumstances.
18    (c) An employer shall conduct a good faith, individualized
19assessment of any information provided by the applicant or
20employee before taking a final adverse action. This assessment
21shall include any evidence of mitigation or rehabilitation
22since the conviction or evidence about the accuracy of criminal
23history record information provided by the applicant or
24employee.
25    (d) An employer must hold the position sought by the
26applicant or employee open until the individual provides

 

 

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1additional information and the review of that information under
2subsection (c) or until the period of time to provide
3additional information under subsection (c) has passed if no
4information is provided. At or before the time the employer
5fills the position, the employer must provide the applicant or
6employee with a final written determination that includes the
7following:
8        (1) a statement of the employer's final determination;
9        (2) a description of an appeal process, if any; and
10        (3) the earliest date, if any, when the individual may
11    reapply for the position.
 
12    Section 1-15. Retaliatory or discriminatory acts. A person
13shall not retaliate or discriminate against an applicant or
14employee because the person has done or was about to do any of
15the following:
16        (1) File a complaint under this Act.
17        (2) Testify, assist, or participate in an
18    investigation, proceeding, or action concerning a
19    violation of this Act.
20        (3) Oppose a violation of this Act.
 
21    Section 1-20. Waiver. An employer shall not require an
22applicant or employee to waive any right under this Act. An
23agreement by an applicant or employee to waive any right under
24this Act is invalid and unenforceable.
 

 

 

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1    Section 1-25. Remedies for violation of the Act. An
2applicant or employee denied employment or discharged from
3employment because of his or her criminal history in violation
4of this Act may recover from the employer in a civil action:
5        (1) damages in the amount of $2,000 or actual damages,
6    whichever is greater;
7        (2) costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be
8    allowed by the court; and
9        (3) any other relief as may be appropriate, including
10    punitive damages.
 
11    Section 1-30. Civil immunity. Except for willful or wanton
12misconduct or when required by law, an employer shall not be
13civilly liable for failure to consider criminal history record
14information of an applicant or employee or for limiting its
15inquiry into an applicant's or employee's criminal history
16pursuant to this Act.
 
17
Article 10.

 
18    Section 10-5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
19Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
20Section 4 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)

 

 

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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
2    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
3    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not less than 30%
420% of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as defined
5by the Secretary of the Council and approved by the Council,
6shall be established as an aspirational goal to be awarded to
7businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
8disabilities; provided, however, that of the total amount of
9all State contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities,
10women, and persons with disabilities pursuant to this Section,
11contracts representing at least 16% 11% shall be awarded to
12businesses owned by minorities, contracts representing at
13least 10% 7% shall be awarded to women-owned businesses, and
14contracts representing at least 4% 2% shall be awarded to
15businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
16    (a-5) In addition to the aspirational goals in awarding
17State contracts set under subsection (a), the Department of
18Central Management Services shall by rule further establish
19committed diversity aspirational goals for State contracts
20awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
21with disabilities. Such efforts shall include, but not be
22limited to, further concerted outreach efforts to businesses
23owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
24    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of
25State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
26examining independently each type of contract for each agency

 

 

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1or public institutions of higher education which lets such
2contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which
3represents the participation of businesses owned by
4minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such
5contracts shall be included. State contracts subject to the
6requirements of this Act shall include the requirement that
7only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
8persons with disabilities that perform a commercially useful
9function may be counted toward the goals set forth by this Act.
10Contracts shall include a definition of "commercially useful
11function" that is consistent with 49 CFR 26.55(c).
12    (b) Not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State
13construction contracts is established as an aspirational goal
14to be awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
15persons with disabilities; provided that, contracts
16representing at least 11% of the total dollar amount of State
17construction contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
18minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
19dollar amount of State construction contracts shall be awarded
20to women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at least
212% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts
22shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with
23disabilities.
24    (c) (Blank).
25    (d) Within one year after April 28, 2009 (the effective
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1Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures
2the impact of discrimination on minority and women business
3development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009
4(the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall
5issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on
6whether to adjust the goals for minority and women
7participation established in this Act. Copies of this report
8and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
9Governor and the General Assembly.
10    By December 1, 2020, the Department of Central Management
11Services shall conduct a new social scientific study that
12measures the impact of discrimination on minority and women
13business development in Illinois. By June 1, 2022, the
14Department shall issue a report of its findings and any
15recommendations on whether to adjust the goals for minority and
16women participation established in this Act. Copies of this
17report and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
18Governor, the Advisory Board, and the General Assembly. By
19December 1, 2022, the Department of Central Management Services
20Business Enterprise Program shall develop a model for social
21scientific disparity study sourcing for local governmental
22units to adapt and implement to address regional disparities in
23public procurement.
24    (e) Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise
25mandated by federal law or regulation, those who submit bids or
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1Act, whose bids or proposals are successful and include a
2utilization plan but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
3subsection (b) of this Section, shall be notified of that
4deficiency and shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10
5calendar days from the date of notification to cure that
6deficiency in the bid or proposal. The deficiency in the bid or
7proposal may only be cured by contracting with additional
8subcontractors who are owned by minorities or women. Any
9increase in cost to a contract for the addition of a
10subcontractor to cure a bid's deficiency shall not affect the
11bid price, shall not be used in the request for an exemption in
12this Act, and in no case shall an identified subcontractor with
13a certification made pursuant to this Act be terminated from
14the contract without the written consent of the State agency or
15public institution of higher education entering into the
16contract.
17    (f) Non-construction solicitations that include Business
18Enterprise Program participation goals shall require bidders
19and offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans
20are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to
21complete and include a utilization plan, including
22documentation demonstrating good faith effort when requesting
23a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive.
24(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
25101-601, eff. 1-1-20; revised 10-26-20.)
 

 

 

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1
Article 20.

 
2    Section 20-5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
3amended by adding Section 9.5 as follows:
 
4    (5 ILCS 315/9.5 new)
5    Sec. 9.5. Labor organization diverse membership. Any labor
6organization that is selected as the exclusive representative
7of the employees of a bargaining unit and subject to the
8provisions of this Act shall take actions to establish and
9maintain membership that includes Descendants of American
10Slavery that is proportionate to the percentage of such persons
11who are residents of this State, and shall report those actions
12to the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and
13Persons with Disabilities. For the purposes of this Section,
14"Descendants of American Slavery" means a person as described
15within the meaning of "minority person" under Section 2 of the
16Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
17Disabilities Act.
 
18    Section 20-10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
19Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
20Sections 2, 4, 4f, 6, 7, and 8f as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 575/2)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2. Definitions.
2    (A) For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
3have the following definitions:
4        (1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a
5    citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States
6    and who is any of the following:
7            (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
8        having origins in any of the original peoples of North
9        and South America, including Central America, and who
10        maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
11            (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
12        original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
13        the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
14        to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
15        Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
16        Vietnam).
17            (c) Black or African American (a person having
18        origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
19            (c-5) Descendant of American Slavery (a person
20        having direct ancestral lineage to victims of slavery
21        in the United States of America).
22            (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
23        Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
24        Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
25            (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
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1        Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
2        (2) "Woman" shall mean a person who is a citizen or
3    lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is
4    of the female gender.
5        (2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who is
6    a citizen or lawful resident of the United States and is a
7    person qualifying as a person with a disability under
8    subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).
9        (2.1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a
10    severe physical or mental disability that:
11            (a) results from:
12            amputation,
13            arthritis,
14            autism,
15            blindness,
16            burn injury,
17            cancer,
18            cerebral palsy,
19            Crohn's disease,
20            cystic fibrosis,
21            deafness,
22            head injury,
23            heart disease,
24            hemiplegia,
25            hemophilia,
26            respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,

 

 

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1            an intellectual disability,
2            mental illness,
3            multiple sclerosis,
4            muscular dystrophy,
5            musculoskeletal disorders,
6            neurological disorders, including stroke and
7        epilepsy,
8            paraplegia,
9            quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,
10            sickle cell anemia,
11            ulcerative colitis,
12            specific learning disabilities, or
13            end stage renal failure disease; and
14            (b) substantially limits one or more of the
15        person's major life activities.
16        Another disability or combination of disabilities may
17    also be considered as a severe disability for the purposes
18    of item (a) of this subdivision (2.1) if it is determined
19    by an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause a
20    comparable degree of substantial functional limitation
21    similar to the specific list of disabilities listed in item
22    (a) of this subdivision (2.1).
23        (3) "Minority-owned business" means a business which
24    is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or
25    in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in
26    which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the

 

 

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1    management and daily business operations of which are
2    controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who
3    own it.
4        (4) "Women-owned business" means a business which is at
5    least 51% owned by one or more women, or, in the case of a
6    corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned by
7    one or more women; and the management and daily business
8    operations of which are controlled by one or more of the
9    women who own it.
10        (4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability"
11    means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more
12    persons with a disability and the management and daily
13    business operations of which are controlled by one or more
14    of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
15    not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that
16    is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal
17    Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned
18    by a person with a disability".
19        (4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council
20    for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities
21    created under Section 5 of this Act.
22        (5) "State contracts" means all contracts entered into
23    by the State, any agency or department thereof, or any
24    public institution of higher education, including
25    community college districts, regardless of the source of
26    the funds with which the contracts are paid, which are not

 

 

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1    subject to federal reimbursement. "State contracts" does
2    not include contracts awarded by a retirement system,
3    pension fund, or investment board subject to Section
4    1-109.1 of the Illinois Pension Code. This definition shall
5    control over any existing definition under this Act or
6    applicable administrative rule.
7        "State construction contracts" means all State
8    contracts entered into by a State agency or public
9    institution of higher education for the repair,
10    remodeling, renovation or construction of a building or
11    structure, or for the construction or maintenance of a
12    highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code.
13        (6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments,
14    officers, boards, commissions, institutions and bodies
15    politic and corporate of the State, but does not include
16    the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
17    Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the
18    Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of
19    Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
20    Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
21    Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
22    Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of
23    Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
24    Trustees of Western Illinois University, municipalities or
25    other local governmental units, or other State
26    constitutional officers.

 

 

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1        (7) "Public institutions of higher education" means
2    the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University,
3    Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
4    Governors State University, Illinois State University,
5    Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
6    University, Western Illinois University, the public
7    community colleges of the State, and any other public
8    universities, colleges, and community colleges now or
9    hereafter established or authorized by the General
10    Assembly.
11        (8) "Certification" means a determination made by the
12    Council or by one delegated authority from the Council to
13    make certifications, or by a State agency with statutory
14    authority to make such a certification, that a business
15    entity is a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
16    with a disability for whatever purpose. A business owned
17    and controlled by women shall be certified as a
18    "woman-owned business". A business owned and controlled by
19    women who are also minorities shall be certified as both a
20    "women-owned business" and a "minority-owned business".
21        (9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole
22    control of the business including, but not limited to,
23    capital investment and all other financial matters,
24    property, acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal
25    matters, officer-director-employee selection and
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1    cost-control matters, income and dividend matters,
2    financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or
3    joint partners. Control shall be real, substantial and
4    continuing, not pro forma. Control shall include the power
5    to direct or cause the direction of the management and
6    policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as well
7    as major decisions in matters of policy, management and
8    operations. Control shall be exemplified by possessing the
9    requisite knowledge and expertise to run the particular
10    business and control shall not include simple majority or
11    absentee ownership.
12        (10) "Business" means a business that has annual gross
13    sales of less than $75,000,000 as evidenced by the federal
14    income tax return of the business. A firm with gross sales
15    in excess of this cap may apply to the Council for
16    certification for a particular contract if the firm can
17    demonstrate that the contract would have significant
18    impact on businesses owned by minorities, women, or persons
19    with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors or in
20    employment of minorities, women, or persons with
21    disabilities.
22        (11) "Utilization plan" means a form and additional
23    documentations included in all bids or proposals that
24    demonstrates a vendor's proposed utilization of vendors
25    certified by the Business Enterprise Program to meet the
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1    the Vendor has either: (1) met the entire contract goal or
2    (2) requested a full or partial waiver and made good faith
3    efforts towards meeting the goal.
4        (12) "Business Enterprise Program" means the Business
5    Enterprise Program of the Department of Central Management
6    Services.
7    (B) When a business is owned at least 51% by any
8combination of minority persons, women, or persons with
9disabilities, even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at
10least a 51% interest, the ownership requirement for purposes of
11this Act is considered to be met. The certification category
12for the business is that of the class holding the largest
13ownership interest in the business. If 2 or more classes have
14equal ownership interests, the certification category shall be
15determined by the business.
16(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-601, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
17    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
19    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
20    (a) Except as provided in subsections subsection (b) and
21(b-5), not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State
22contracts, as defined by the Secretary of the Council and
23approved by the Council, shall be established as an
24aspirational goal to be awarded to businesses owned by
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1however, that of the total amount of all State contracts
2awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
3with disabilities pursuant to this Section, contracts
4representing at least 11% shall be awarded to businesses owned
5by minorities, contracts representing at least 7% shall be
6awarded to women-owned businesses, and contracts representing
7at least 2% shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons
8with disabilities.
9    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of
10State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
11examining independently each type of contract for each agency
12or public institutions of higher education which lets such
13contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which
14represents the participation of businesses owned by
15minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such
16contracts shall be included. State contracts subject to the
17requirements of this Act shall include the requirement that
18only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
19persons with disabilities that perform a commercially useful
20function may be counted toward the goals set forth by this Act.
21Contracts shall include a definition of "commercially useful
22function" that is consistent with 49 CFR 26.55(c).
23    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-5), not Not less
24than 20% of the total dollar amount of State construction
25contracts is established as an aspirational goal to be awarded
26to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with

 

 

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1disabilities; provided that, contracts representing at least
211% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts
3shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities; contracts
4representing at least 7% of the total dollar amount of State
5construction contracts shall be awarded to women-owned
6businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the total
7dollar amount of State construction contracts shall be awarded
8to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
9    (b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)
10and (b), it shall be established as an aspirational goal to
11award State contracts to businesses owned by Descendants of
12American Slavery in a total dollar amount that is proportionate
13to the percentage of such persons who are residents of this
14State.
15    Those who submit bids or proposals for State contracts
16subject to the provisions of this Act, whose bids or proposals
17are successful, but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
18this subsection (b-5), shall be notified of that deficiency and
19shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10 calendar days from
20the date of notification to cure that deficiency in the bid or
21proposal. The deficiency in the bid or proposal may only be
22cured by contracting with additional subcontractors who are
23owned by Descendants of American Slavery. Any increase in cost
24to a contract for the addition of a subcontractor to cure a
25bid's deficiency shall not affect the bid price, shall not be
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1case shall an identified subcontractor with a certification
2made pursuant to this Act be terminated from the contract
3without the written consent of the State agency or public
4institution of higher education entering into the contract.
5    A contractor submitting bids or proposals for State
6contracts subject to the provisions of this Act shall submit a
7plan to the Council outlining its efforts to utilize
8subcontractors owned by Descendants of American Slavery for the
9purposes of fulfilling the goals and requirements established
10under this Act.
11    (c) (Blank).
12    (d) Within one year after April 28, 2009 (the effective
13date of Public Act 96-8), the Department of Central Management
14Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures
15the impact of discrimination on minority and women business
16development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009
17(the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall
18issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on
19whether to adjust the goals for minority and women
20participation established in this Act. Copies of this report
21and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
22Governor and the General Assembly.
23    By December 1, 2020, the Department of Central Management
24Services shall conduct a new social scientific study that
25measures the impact of discrimination on minority and women
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1Department shall issue a report of its findings and any
2recommendations on whether to adjust the goals for minority and
3women participation established in this Act. Copies of this
4report and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
5Governor, the Advisory Board, and the General Assembly. By
6December 1, 2022, the Department of Central Management Services
7Business Enterprise Program shall develop a model for social
8scientific disparity study sourcing for local governmental
9units to adapt and implement to address regional disparities in
10public procurement.
11    (e) Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise
12mandated by federal law or regulation, those who submit bids or
13proposals for State contracts subject to the provisions of this
14Act, whose bids or proposals are successful and include a
15utilization plan but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
16subsection (b) of this Section, shall be notified of that
17deficiency and shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10
18calendar days from the date of notification to cure that
19deficiency in the bid or proposal. The deficiency in the bid or
20proposal may only be cured by contracting with additional
21subcontractors who are owned by minorities or women. Any
22increase in cost to a contract for the addition of a
23subcontractor to cure a bid's deficiency shall not affect the
24bid price, shall not be used in the request for an exemption in
25this Act, and in no case shall an identified subcontractor with
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1the contract without the written consent of the State agency or
2public institution of higher education entering into the
3contract.
4    (f) Non-construction solicitations that include Business
5Enterprise Program participation goals shall require bidders
6and offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans
7are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to
8complete and include a utilization plan, including
9documentation demonstrating good faith effort when requesting
10a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive.
11(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
12101-601, eff. 1-1-20; revised 10-26-20.)
 
13    (30 ILCS 575/4f)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
15    Sec. 4f. Award of State contracts.
16    (1) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
17State of Illinois to promote and encourage each State agency
18and public institution of higher education to use businesses
19owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
20the area of goods and services, including, but not limited to,
21insurance services, investment management services,
22information technology services, accounting services,
23architectural and engineering services, and legal services.
24Furthermore, each State agency and public institution of higher
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1feasible within the bounds of financial and fiduciary prudence,
2and take affirmative steps to remove any barriers to the full
3participation of such firms in the procurement and contracting
4opportunities afforded.
5        (a) When a State agency or public institution of higher
6    education, other than a community college, awards a
7    contract for insurance services, for each State agency or
8    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
9    aspirational goal to use insurance brokers owned by
10    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
11    defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
12    annual premiums or fees; provided that, contracts
13    representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or
14    fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities;
15    contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual
16    premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned
17    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
18    total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to
19    businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
20        (a-5) Notwithstanding subsection (a), when a State
21    agency or public institution of higher education awards a
22    contract for insurance services, for each State agency or
23    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
24    aspirational goal to use insurance brokers owned by
25    Descendants of American Slavery in a percentage of the
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1    percentage of such persons who are residents of this State.
2        (b) When a State agency or public institution of higher
3    education, other than a community college, awards a
4    contract for investment services, for each State agency or
5    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
6    aspirational goal to use emerging investment managers
7    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
8    as defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
9    funds under management; provided that, contracts
10    representing at least 11% of the total funds under
11    management shall be awarded to businesses owned by
12    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
13    funds under management shall be awarded to women-owned
14    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
15    total funds under management shall be awarded to businesses
16    owned by persons with disabilities. Furthermore, it is the
17    aspirational goal that not less than 20% of the direct
18    asset managers of the State funds be minorities, women, and
19    persons with disabilities.
20        (b-5) Notwithstanding subsection (b), when a State
21    agency or public institution of higher education awards a
22    contract for investment services, for each State agency or
23    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
24    aspirational goal to use emerging investment managers
25    owned by Descendants of American Slavery in a percentage of
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1    the percentage of such persons who are residents of this
2    State.
3        (c) When a State agency or public institution of higher
4    education, other than a community college, awards
5    contracts for information technology services, accounting
6    services, architectural and engineering services, and
7    legal services, for each State agency and public
8    institution of higher education, it shall be the
9    aspirational goal to use such firms owned by minorities,
10    women, and persons with disabilities as defined by this Act
11    and lawyers who are minorities, women, and persons with
12    disabilities as defined by this Act, for not less than 20%
13    of the total dollar amount of State contracts; provided
14    that, contracts representing at least 11% of the total
15    dollar amount of State contracts shall be awarded to
16    businesses owned by minorities or minority lawyers;
17    contracts representing at least 7% of the total dollar
18    amount of State contracts shall be awarded to women-owned
19    businesses or women who are lawyers; and contracts
20    representing at least 2% of the total dollar amount of
21    State contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
22    persons with disabilities or persons with disabilities who
23    are lawyers.
24        (c-5) Notwithstanding subsection (c), when a State
25    agency or public institution of higher education awards
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1    services, architectural and engineering services, and
2    legal services, for each State agency or public institution
3    of higher education, it shall be the aspirational goal to
4    use such firms owned by Descendants of American Slavery and
5    lawyers who are Descendants of American Slavery in a
6    percentage of the total dollar amount of State contracts
7    that is proportionate to the percentage of such persons who
8    are residents of this State.
9        (d) When a community college awards a contract for
10    insurance services, investment services, information
11    technology services, accounting services, architectural
12    and engineering services, and legal services, it shall be
13    the aspirational goal of each community college to use
14    businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
15    disabilities as defined in this Act for not less than 20%
16    of the total amount spent on contracts for these services
17    collectively; provided that, contracts representing at
18    least 11% of the total amount spent on contracts for these
19    services shall be awarded to businesses owned by
20    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
21    amount spent on contracts for these services shall be
22    awarded to women-owned businesses; and contracts
23    representing at least 2% of the total amount spent on
24    contracts for these services shall be awarded to businesses
25    owned by persons with disabilities. When a community
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1    contracts awarded to investment managers who are not
2    emerging investment managers as defined in this Act shall
3    not be considered businesses owned by minorities, women, or
4    persons with disabilities for the purposes of this Section.
5    (2) As used in this Section:
6        "Accounting services" means the measurement,
7    processing and communication of financial information
8    about economic entities including, but is not limited to,
9    financial accounting, management accounting, auditing,
10    cost containment and auditing services, taxation and
11    accounting information systems.
12        "Architectural and engineering services" means
13    professional services of an architectural or engineering
14    nature, or incidental services, that members of the
15    architectural and engineering professions, and individuals
16    in their employ, may logically or justifiably perform,
17    including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping,
18    tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning,
19    program management, conceptual designs, plans and
20    specifications, value engineering, construction phase
21    services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation
22    of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related
23    services.
24        "Emerging investment manager" means an investment
25    manager or claims consultant having assets under
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1    claims.
2        "Information technology services" means, but is not
3    limited to, specialized technology-oriented solutions by
4    combining the processes and functions of software,
5    hardware, networks, telecommunications, web designers,
6    cloud developing resellers, and electronics.
7        "Insurance broker" means an insurance brokerage firm,
8    claims administrator, or both, that procures, places all
9    lines of insurance, or administers claims with annual
10    premiums or fees of at least $5,000,000 but not more than
11    $10,000,000.
12        "Legal services" means work performed by a lawyer
13    including, but not limited to, contracts in anticipation of
14    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
15    (3) Each State agency and public institution of higher
16education shall adopt policies that identify its plan and
17implementation procedures for increasing the use of service
18firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
19disabilities.
20    (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the Council shall
21file no later than March 1 of each year an annual report to the
22Governor, the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs, and the
23General Assembly. The report filed with the General Assembly
24shall be filed as required in Section 3.1 of the General
25Assembly Organization Act. This report shall: (i) identify the
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1of higher education, (ii) identify the actions it has
2undertaken to increase the use of service firms owned by
3minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, including
4encouraging non-minority-owned firms to use other service
5firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
6as subcontractors when the opportunities arise, (iii) state any
7recommendations made by the Council to each State agency and
8public institution of higher education to increase
9participation by the use of service firms owned by minorities,
10women, and persons with disabilities, and (iv) include the
11following:
12        (A) For insurance services: the names of the insurance
13    brokers or claims consultants used, the total of risk
14    managed by each State agency and public institution of
15    higher education by insurance brokers, the total
16    commissions, fees paid, or both, the lines or insurance
17    policies placed, and the amount of premiums placed; and the
18    percentage of the risk managed by insurance brokers, the
19    percentage of total commission, fees paid, or both, the
20    lines or insurance policies placed, and the amount of
21    premiums placed with each by the insurance brokers owned by
22    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities by each
23    State agency and public institution of higher education.
24        (B) For investment management services: the names of
25    the investment managers used, the total funds under
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1    fees paid, or both; the total and percentage of funds under
2    management of emerging investment managers owned by
3    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities,
4    including the total and percentage of total commissions,
5    fees paid, or both by each State agency and public
6    institution of higher education.
7        (C) The names of service firms, the percentage and
8    total dollar amount paid for professional services by
9    category by each State agency and public institution of
10    higher education.
11        (D) The names of service firms, the percentage and
12    total dollar amount paid for services by category to firms
13    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
14    by each State agency and public institution of higher
15    education.
16        (E) The total number of contracts awarded for services
17    by category and the total number of contracts awarded to
18    firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
19    disabilities by each State agency and public institution of
20    higher education.
21    (5) For community college districts, the Business
22Enterprise Council shall only report the following information
23for each community college district: (i) the name of the
24community colleges in the district, (ii) the name and contact
25information of a person at each community college appointed to
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1women, or persons with disabilities, (iii) the policy of the
2community college district concerning certified vendors, (iv)
3the certifications recognized by the community college
4district for determining whether a business is owned or
5controlled by a minority, woman, or person with a disability,
6(v) outreach efforts conducted by the community college
7district to increase the use of certified vendors, (vi) the
8total expenditures by the community college district in the
9prior fiscal year in the divisions of work specified in
10paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section
11and the amount paid to certified vendors in those divisions of
12work, and (vii) the total number of contracts entered into for
13the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)
14of subsection (1) of this Section and the total number of
15contracts awarded to certified vendors providing these
16services to the community college district. The Business
17Enterprise Council shall not make any utilization reports under
18this Act for community college districts for Fiscal Year 2015
19and Fiscal Year 2016, but shall make the report required by
20this subsection for Fiscal Year 2017 and for each fiscal year
21thereafter. The Business Enterprise Council shall report the
22information in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
23subsection beginning in September of 2016. The Business
24Enterprise Council may collect the data needed to make its
25report from the Illinois Community College Board.
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1discussed at each of the regularly scheduled Business
2Enterprise Council meetings. Time shall be allotted for the
3Council to receive, review, and discuss the progress of the use
4of service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
5disabilities by each State agency and public institution of
6higher education; and any evidence regarding past or present
7racial, ethnic, or gender-based discrimination which directly
8impacts a State agency or public institution of higher
9education contracting with such firms. If after reviewing such
10evidence the Council finds that there is or has been such
11discrimination against a specific group, race or sex, the
12Council shall establish sheltered markets or adjust existing
13sheltered markets tailored to address the Council's specific
14findings for the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a),
15(b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section.
16(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
17    (30 ILCS 575/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.606)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
19    Sec. 6. Agency compliance plans. Each State agency and
20public institutions of higher education under the jurisdiction
21of this Act shall file with the Council an annual compliance
22plan which shall outline the goals of the State agency or
23public institutions of higher education for contracting with
24businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
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1which the agency intends to reach these goals and a timetable
2for reaching these goals. The Council shall review and approve
3the plan of each State agency and public institutions of higher
4education and may reject any plan that does not comply with
5this Act or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to
6this Act.
7    (a) The compliance plan shall also include, but not be
8limited to, (1) a policy statement, signed by the State agency
9or public institution of higher education head, expressing a
10commitment to encourage the use of businesses owned by
11minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, (2) the
12designation of the liaison officer provided for in Section 5 of
13this Act, (3) procedures to distribute to potential contractors
14and vendors the list of all businesses legitimately classified
15as businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
16disabilities and so certified under this Act, (4) procedures to
17set separate contract goals on specific prime contracts and
18purchase orders with subcontracting possibilities based upon
19the type of work or services and subcontractor availability,
20(5) procedures to assure that contractors and vendors make good
21faith efforts to meet contract goals, (6) procedures for
22contract goal exemption, modification and waiver, and (7) the
23delineation of separate contract goals for businesses owned by
24minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
25    (b) Approval of the compliance plans shall include such
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1or public institution of higher education as the Council deems
2necessary and appropriate to fulfill the purpose of this Act.
3Such responsibilities may include, but need not be limited to
4those outlined in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of Section 7,
5paragraph (a) of Section 8, and Section 8a of this Act.
6    (c) Each State agency and public institution of higher
7education under the jurisdiction of this Act shall file with
8the Council an annual report of its utilization of businesses
9owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
10during the preceding fiscal year including lapse period
11spending and a mid-fiscal year report of its utilization to
12date for the then current fiscal year. The reports shall
13include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the State agency or
14public institution of higher education to meet its goals under
15the Act.
16    (d) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this
17Act, any State agency or public institution of higher education
18which administers a construction program, for which federal law
19or regulations establish standards and procedures for the
20utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses and
21disadvantaged businesses, shall implement a disadvantaged
22business enterprise program to include minority-owned and
23women-owned businesses and disadvantaged businesses, using the
24federal standards and procedures for the establishment of goals
25and utilization procedures for the State-funded, as well as the
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1these goals shall not exceed those established pursuant to the
2relevant federal statutes or regulations. Notwithstanding the
3provisions of Section 8b, the Illinois Department of
4Transportation is authorized to establish sheltered markets
5for the State-funded portions of the program consistent with
6federal law and regulations. Additionally, a compliance plan
7which is filed by such State agency or public institution of
8higher education pursuant to this Act, which incorporates
9equivalent terms and conditions of its federally-approved
10compliance plan, shall be deemed approved under this Act.
11    (e) Each State agency and public institution of higher
12education under the jurisdiction of this Act shall include,
13along with the compliance plan filed with the Council under
14this Section, an annual plan of action to specifically rectify
15the disparity between the representation of Descendants of
16American Slavery in State contracts compared to the percentage
17of such persons who are residents of this State. The plan of
18action shall outline actions to be taken by the State agency to
19increase representation of Descendants of American Slavery in
20State contracting, and include the percentage of contracts
21entered into between the State agency and businesses owned by
22Descendants of American Slavery.
23(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
24    (30 ILCS 575/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.607)
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1    Sec. 7. Exemptions; waivers; publication of data.
2    (1) Individual contract exemptions. The Council, at the
3written request of the affected agency, public institution of
4higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
5funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of the
6State Finance Act, may permit an individual contract or
7contract package, (related contracts being bid or awarded
8simultaneously for the same project or improvements) be made
9wholly or partially exempt from State contracting goals for
10businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
11disabilities prior to the advertisement for bids or
12solicitation of proposals whenever there has been a
13determination, reduced to writing and based on the best
14information available at the time of the determination, that
15there is an insufficient number of businesses owned by
16minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure
17adequate competition and an expectation of reasonable prices on
18bids or proposals solicited for the individual contract or
19contract package in question. Any such exemptions shall be
20given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs.
21        (a) Written request for contract exemption. A written
22    request for an individual contract exemption must include,
23    but is not limited to, the following:
24            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
25        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
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1        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
2        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
3            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
4        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
5        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
6        the agency or public institution of higher education's
7        expectations of reasonable prices on bids or proposals
8        within that class; and
9            (iv) a list of eligible businesses owned by
10        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
11        the contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
12        years.
13        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
14    concerning an individual contract exemption must consider,
15    at a minimum, the following:
16            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
17        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
18        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
19        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
20            (ii) the total number of exemptions granted to the
21        affected agency, public institution of higher
22        education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
23        funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of
24        the State Finance Act that have been granted by the
25        Council in the current and prior fiscal years; and
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1        agency or public institution of higher education to
2        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
3        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
4        fiscal years.
5    (2) Class exemptions.
6        (a) Creation. The Council, at the written request of
7    the affected agency or public institution of higher
8    education, may permit an entire class of contracts be made
9    exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned by
10    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities whenever
11    there has been a determination, reduced to writing and
12    based on the best information available at the time of the
13    determination, that there is an insufficient number of
14    qualified businesses owned by minorities, women, and
15    persons with disabilities to ensure adequate competition
16    and an expectation of reasonable prices on bids or
17    proposals within that class. Any such exemption shall be
18    given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship
19    Programs.
20        (a-1) Written request for class exemption. A written
21    request for a class exemption must include, but is not
22    limited to, the following:
23            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
24        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
25            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
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1        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
2            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
3        proposals being offered by eligible businesses owned
4        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
5        and the agency or public institution of higher
6        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
7        or proposals within that class; and
8            (iv) the number of class exemptions the affected
9        agency or public institution of higher education
10        requested in the current and prior fiscal years.
11        (a-2) Determination. The Council's determination
12    concerning class exemptions must consider, at a minimum,
13    the following:
14            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
15        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
16        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
17        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
18            (ii) the total number of class exemptions granted
19        to the requesting agency or public institution of
20        higher education that have been granted by the Council
21        in the current and prior fiscal years; and
22            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
23        agency or public institution of higher education to
24        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
25        persons with disabilities the current and prior fiscal
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1        (b) Limitation. Any such class exemption shall not be
2    permitted for a period of more than one year at a time.
3    (3) Waivers. Where a particular contract requires a
4contractor to meet a goal established pursuant to this Act, the
5contractor shall have the right to request a waiver from such
6requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
7The Council shall grant the waiver where the contractor
8demonstrates that there has been made a good faith effort to
9comply with the goals for participation by businesses owned by
10minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Any such
11waiver shall also be transmitted in writing to the Bureau on
12Apprenticeship Programs.
13        (a) Request for waiver. A contractor's request for a
14    waiver under this subsection (3) must include, but is not
15    limited to, the following, if available:
16            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
17        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
18        pertain to the class of contracts in the requested
19        waiver;
20            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
21        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
22        above is insufficient to ensure competition;
23            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
24        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
25        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
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1        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
2        or proposals within that class; and
3            (iv) a list of businesses owned by minorities,
4        women, and persons with disabilities that the
5        contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
6        years.
7        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
8    concerning waivers must include following:
9            (i) the justification for the requested waiver,
10        including whether the requesting contractor made a
11        good faith effort to identify and solicit eligible
12        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
13        with disabilities;
14            (ii) the total number of waivers the contractor has
15        been granted by the Council in the current and prior
16        fiscal years;
17            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
18        agency or public institution of higher education to
19        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
20        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
21        fiscal years; and
22            (iv) the contractor's use of businesses owned by
23        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
24        the current and prior fiscal years.
25        (c) Contract value. Any waiver request submitted under
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1    amount valued between $100,000 and $999,000 must be
2    approved by the Council. Any contract request submitted
3    under this Section for which the contract has a total
4    dollar amount valued at $1,000,000 or more must be approved
5    by the General Assembly.
6    (3.5) (Blank).
7    (4) Conflict with other laws. In the event that any State
8contract, which otherwise would be subject to the provisions of
9this Act, is or becomes subject to federal laws or regulations
10which conflict with the provisions of this Act or actions of
11the State taken pursuant hereto, the provisions of the federal
12laws or regulations shall apply and the contract shall be
13interpreted and enforced accordingly.
14    (5) Each chief procurement officer, as defined in the
15Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on his or her
16official Internet website a database of the following: (i)
17waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
18under his or her jurisdiction; (ii) a State agency or public
19institution of higher education's written request for an
20exemption of an individual contract or an entire class of
21contracts; and (iii) the Council's written determination
22granting or denying a request for an exemption of an individual
23contract or an entire class of contracts. The database, which
24shall be updated periodically as necessary, shall be searchable
25by contractor name and by contracting State agency.
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1Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on its website a list
2of all firms that have been prohibited from bidding, offering,
3or entering into a contract with the State of Illinois as a
4result of violations of this Act.
5    Each public notice required by law of the award of a State
6contract shall include for each bid or offer submitted for that
7contract the following: (i) the bidder's or offeror's name,
8(ii) the bid amount, (iii) the name or names of the certified
9firms identified in the bidder's or offeror's submitted
10utilization plan, and (iv) the bid's amount and percentage of
11the contract awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women,
12and persons with disabilities identified in the utilization
13plan.
14(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
15101-601, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
16    (30 ILCS 575/8f)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
18    Sec. 8f. Annual report. The Council shall file no later
19than March 1 of each year, an annual report that shall detail
20the level of achievement toward the goals specified in this Act
21over the 3 most recent fiscal years. The annual report shall
22include, but need not be limited to the following:
23        (1) a summary detailing expenditures subject to the
24    goals, the actual goals specified, and the goals attained
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1    education;
2        (2) a summary of the number of contracts awarded and
3    the average contract amount by each State agency and public
4    institution of higher education;
5        (3) an analysis of the level of overall goal
6    achievement concerning purchases from minority-owned
7    businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned
8    by persons with disabilities;
9        (4) an analysis of the number of businesses owned by
10    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that are
11    certified under the program as well as the number of those
12    businesses that received State procurement contracts; and
13        (5) a summary of the number of contracts awarded to
14    businesses with annual gross sales of less than $1,000,000;
15    of $1,000,000 or more, but less than $5,000,000; of
16    $5,000,000 or more, but less than $10,000,000; and of
17    $10,000,000 or more; and .
18        (6) a summary detailing the disparity between the
19    representation of Descendants of American Slavery in State
20    contracts compared to the percentage of such persons who
21    are residents of this State, and a summary of the efforts
22    to eliminate that disparity based upon the requirements of
23    this Act.
24(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
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1    Section 25-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
2changing Sections 20-15, 20-60, and 35-30 and by adding Section
350-85 as follows:
 
4    (30 ILCS 500/20-15)
5    Sec. 20-15. Competitive sealed proposals.
6    (a) Conditions for use. When provided under this Code or
7under rules, or when the purchasing agency determines in
8writing that the use of competitive sealed bidding is either
9not practicable or not advantageous to the State, a contract
10may be entered into by competitive sealed proposals.
11    (b) Request for proposals. Proposals shall be solicited
12through a request for proposals.
13    (c) Public notice. Public notice of the request for
14proposals shall be published in the Illinois Procurement
15Bulletin at least 14 calendar days before the date set in the
16invitation for the opening of proposals.
17    (d) Receipt of proposals. Proposals shall be opened
18publicly or via an electronic procurement system in the
19presence of one or more witnesses at the time and place
20designated in the request for proposals, but proposals shall be
21opened in a manner to avoid disclosure of contents to competing
22offerors during the process of negotiation. A record of
23proposals shall be prepared and shall be open for public
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1    (e) Evaluation factors. The requests for proposals shall
2state the relative importance of price and other evaluation
3factors. Proposals shall be submitted in 2 parts: the first,
4covering items except price; and the second, commitment to
5diversity; and the third, all other items. Each part of all
6proposals shall be evaluated and ranked independently of the
7other parts of all proposals. The results of the evaluation of
8all 3 parts shall be used in ranking of proposals covering
9price. The first part of all proposals shall be evaluated and
10ranked independently of the second part of all proposals.
11    (e-5) Method of scoring.
12        (1) The point scoring methodology for competitive
13    sealed proposals shall provide points for commitment to
14    diversity. Those points shall be equivalent to 20% of the
15    points assigned to the third part of the proposal, all
16    other items.
17        (2) Factors to be considered in the award of these
18    points shall be set by rule by the applicable chief
19    procurement officer and may include, but are not limited
20    to:
21            (A) whether or how well the respondent, on the
22        solicitation being evaluated, met the goal of
23        contracting or subcontracting with businesses owned by
24        women, minorities, or persons with disabilities;
25            (B) whether the respondent, on the solicitation
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1        minorities, or persons with disabilities in obtaining
2        lines of credit, insurance, necessary equipment,
3        supplies, materials, or related assistance or
4        services;
5            (C) the percentage of prior year revenues of the
6        respondent that involve businesses owned by women,
7        minorities, or persons with disabilities;
8            (D) whether the respondent has a written supplier
9        diversity program, including, but not limited to, use
10        of diversity vendors in the supply chain and a training
11        or mentoring program with businesses owned by women,
12        minorities, or persons with disabilities; and
13            (E) the percentage of members of the respondent's
14        governing board, senior executives, and managers who
15        are women, minorities, or persons with disabilities.
16        (3) If any State agency or public institution of higher
17    education contract is eligible to be paid for or
18    reimbursed, in whole or in part, with federal-aid funds,
19    grants, or loans, and the provisions of this subsection
20    (e-5) would result in the loss of those federal-aid funds,
21    grants, or loans, then the contract is exempt from the
22    provisions of this Section in order to remain eligible for
23    those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans. For the purposes
24    of this subsection (e-5):
25        "Manager" means a person who controls or administers
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1        "Minorities" has the same meaning as "minority person"
2    under Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
3    Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
4        "Persons with disabilities" has the same meaning as
5    "person with a disability" under Section 2 of the Business
6    Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
7    Disabilities Act.
8        "Senior executive" means the chief executive officer,
9    chief operating officer, chief financial officer, or
10    anyone else in charge of a principal business unit or
11    function.
12        "Women" has the same meaning as "woman" under Section 2
13    of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
14    Persons with Disabilities Act.
15    (f) Discussion with responsible offerors and revisions of
16offers or proposals. As provided in the request for proposals
17and under rules, discussions may be conducted with responsible
18offerors who submit offers or proposals determined to be
19reasonably susceptible of being selected for award for the
20purpose of clarifying and assuring full understanding of and
21responsiveness to the solicitation requirements. Those
22offerors shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with
23respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of
24proposals. Revisions may be permitted after submission and
25before award for the purpose of obtaining best and final
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1of any information derived from proposals submitted by
2competing offerors. If information is disclosed to any offeror,
3it shall be provided to all competing offerors.
4    (g) Award. Awards shall be made to the responsible offeror
5whose proposal is determined in writing to be the most
6advantageous to the State, taking into consideration price and
7the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals.
8The contract file shall contain the basis on which the award is
9made.
10(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
11    (30 ILCS 500/20-60)
12    Sec. 20-60. Duration of contracts.
13    (a) Maximum duration. A contract may be entered into for
14any period of time deemed to be in the best interests of the
15State but not exceeding 10 years inclusive, beginning January
161, 2010, of proposed contract renewals. Third parties may lease
17State-owned dark fiber networks for any period of time deemed
18to be in the best interest of the State, but not exceeding 20
19years. The length of a lease for real property or capital
20improvements shall be in accordance with the provisions of
21Section 40-25. The length of energy conservation program
22contracts or energy savings contracts or leases shall be in
23accordance with the provisions of Section 25-45. A contract for
24bond or mortgage insurance awarded by the Illinois Housing
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1period of time less than or equal to the maximum period of time
2that the subject bond or mortgage may remain outstanding.
3    (b) Subject to appropriation. All contracts made or entered
4into shall recite that they are subject to termination and
5cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly fails
6to make an appropriation to make payments under the terms of
7the contract.
8    (c) The chief procurement officer shall file a proposed
9extension or renewal of a contract with the Procurement Policy
10Board prior to entering into any extension or renewal if the
11cost associated with the extension or renewal exceeds $249,999.
12The Procurement Policy Board may object to the proposed
13extension or renewal within 30 calendar days and require a
14hearing before the Board prior to entering into the extension
15or renewal. If the Procurement Policy Board does not object
16within 30 calendar days or takes affirmative action to
17recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement
18officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.
19This subsection does not apply to any emergency procurement,
20any procurement under Article 40, or any procurement exempted
21by Section 1-10(b) of this Code. If any State agency contract
22is paid for in whole or in part with federal-aid funds, grants,
23or loans and the provisions of this subsection would result in
24the loss of those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, then the
25contract is exempt from the provisions of this subsection in
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1or loans, and the State agency shall file notice of this
2exemption with the Procurement Policy Board prior to entering
3into the proposed extension or renewal. Nothing in this
4subsection permits a chief procurement officer to enter into an
5extension or renewal in violation of subsection (a). By August
61 each year, the Procurement Policy Board shall file a report
7with the General Assembly identifying for the previous fiscal
8year (i) the proposed extensions or renewals that were filed
9with the Board and whether the Board objected and (ii) the
10contracts exempt from this subsection.
11    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
12this Section, the Department of Innovation and Technology may
13enter into leases for dark fiber networks for any period of
14time deemed to be in the best interests of the State but not
15exceeding 20 years inclusive. The Department of Innovation and
16Technology may lease dark fiber networks from third parties
17only for the primary purpose of providing services (i) to the
18offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
19Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer and State
20agencies, as defined under Section 5-15 of the Civil
21Administrative Code of Illinois or (ii) for anchor
22institutions, as defined in Section 7 of the Illinois Century
23Network Act. Dark fiber network lease contracts shall be
24subject to all other provisions of this Code and any applicable
25rules or requirements, including, but not limited to,
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1contracting terms and conditions, and approval of vendor
2certifications and financial disclosures.
3    (e) As used in this Section, "dark fiber network" means a
4network of fiber optic cables laid but currently unused by a
5third party that the third party is leasing for use as network
6infrastructure.
7    (f) No vendor shall be eligible for renewal of a contract
8when that vendor has failed to meet the goals agreed to in the
9vendor's utilization plan unless the State agency has
10determined that the vendor made good faith efforts toward
11meeting the contract goals and has issued a waiver or that
12vendor is not otherwise excused from compliance by the chief
13procurement officer in consultation with the purchasing State
14Agency. The form and content of the waiver shall be prescribed
15by each chief procurement officer who shall maintain on his or
16her official website a database of waivers granted under this
17Section with respect to contracts under his or her
18jurisdiction. The database shall be updated periodically and
19shall be searchable by contractor name and by contracting State
20agency or public institution of higher education.
21(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18;
22101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
23    (30 ILCS 500/35-30)
24    Sec. 35-30. Awards.
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1services, except as provided in this Section, shall be awarded
2using the competitive request for proposal process outlined in
3this Section.The scoring for requests for proposals shall
4include the commitment to diversity factors and methodology
5described in subsection (e-5) of Section 20-15.
6    (b) For each contract offered, the chief procurement
7officer, State purchasing officer, or his or her designee shall
8use the appropriate standard solicitation forms available from
9the chief procurement officer for matters other than
10construction or the higher education chief procurement
11officer.
12    (c) Prepared forms shall be submitted to the chief
13procurement officer for matters other than construction or the
14higher education chief procurement officer, whichever is
15appropriate, for publication in its Illinois Procurement
16Bulletin and circulation to the chief procurement officer for
17matters other than construction or the higher education chief
18procurement officer's list of prequalified vendors. Notice of
19the offer or request for proposal shall appear at least 14
20calendar days before the response to the offer is due.
21    (d) All interested respondents shall return their
22responses to the chief procurement officer for matters other
23than construction or the higher education chief procurement
24officer, whichever is appropriate, which shall open and record
25them. The chief procurement officer for matters other than
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1then shall forward the responses, together with any information
2it has available about the qualifications and other State work
3of the respondents.
4    (e) After evaluation, ranking, and selection, the
5responsible chief procurement officer, State purchasing
6officer, or his or her designee shall notify the chief
7procurement officer for matters other than construction or the
8higher education chief procurement officer, whichever is
9appropriate, of the successful respondent and shall forward a
10copy of the signed contract for the chief procurement officer
11for matters other than construction or higher education chief
12procurement officer's file. The chief procurement officer for
13matters other than construction or higher education chief
14procurement officer shall publish the names of the responsible
15procurement decision-maker, the agency letting the contract,
16the successful respondent, a contract reference, and value of
17the let contract in the next appropriate volume of the Illinois
18Procurement Bulletin.
19    (f) For all professional and artistic contracts with
20annualized value that exceeds $100,000, evaluation and ranking
21by price are required. Any chief procurement officer or State
22purchasing officer, but not their designees, may select a
23respondent other than the lowest respondent by price. In any
24case, when the contract exceeds the $100,000 threshold and the
25lowest respondent is not selected, the chief procurement
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1with the contract notice of who the low respondent by price was
2and a written decision as to why another was selected to the
3chief procurement officer for matters other than construction
4or the higher education chief procurement officer, whichever is
5appropriate. The chief procurement officer for matters other
6than construction or higher education chief procurement
7officer shall publish as provided in subsection (e) of Section
835-30, but shall include notice of the chief procurement
9officer's or State purchasing officer's written decision.
10    (g) The chief procurement officer for matters other than
11construction and higher education chief procurement officer
12may each refine, but not contradict, this Section by
13promulgating rules for submission to the Procurement Policy
14Board and then to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
15Any refinement shall be based on the principles and procedures
16of the federal Architect-Engineer Selection Law, Public Law
1792-582 Brooks Act, and the Architectural, Engineering, and Land
18Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act; except that
19pricing shall be an integral part of the selection process.
20(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
21    (30 ILCS 500/50-85 new)
22    Sec. 50-85. Diversity training.(a) Each chief procurement
23officer, State purchasing officer, procurement compliance
24monitor, applicable support staff of each chief procurement
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1identified under subsection (c) of Section 5-45 of the State
2Officials and Employees Ethics Act who have the authority to
3participate personally and substantially in the award of State
4contracts, and any other State agency staff with substantial
5procurement and contracting responsibilities as determined by
6the chief procurement officer, in consultation with the State
7agency, shall complete annual training for diversity and
8inclusion. Each chief procurement officer shall prescribe the
9program of diversity and inclusion training appropriate for
10each chief procurement officer's jurisdiction.
 
11    Section 25-10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
12Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
13Sections 4f and 6 as follows:
 
14    (30 ILCS 575/4f)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
16    Sec. 4f. Award of State contracts.
17    (1) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
18State of Illinois to promote and encourage each State agency
19and public institution of higher education to use businesses
20owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
21the area of goods and services, including, but not limited to,
22insurance services, investment management services,
23information technology services, accounting services,
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1Furthermore, each State agency and public institution of higher
2education shall utilize such firms to the greatest extent
3feasible within the bounds of financial and fiduciary prudence,
4and take affirmative steps to remove any barriers to the full
5participation of such firms in the procurement and contracting
6opportunities afforded.
7        (a) When a State agency or public institution of higher
8    education, other than a community college, awards a
9    contract for insurance services, for each State agency or
10    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
11    aspirational goal to use insurance brokers owned by
12    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
13    defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
14    annual premiums or fees; provided that, contracts
15    representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or
16    fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities;
17    contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual
18    premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned
19    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
20    total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to
21    businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
22        (b) When a State agency or public institution of higher
23    education, other than a community college, awards a
24    contract for investment services, for each State agency or
25    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
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1    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
2    as defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
3    funds under management; provided that, contracts
4    representing at least 11% of the total funds under
5    management shall be awarded to businesses owned by
6    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
7    funds under management shall be awarded to women-owned
8    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
9    total funds under management shall be awarded to businesses
10    owned by persons with disabilities. Furthermore, it is the
11    aspirational goal that not less than 20% of the direct
12    asset managers of the State funds be minorities, women, and
13    persons with disabilities.
14        (c) When a State agency or public institution of higher
15    education, other than a community college, awards
16    contracts for information technology services, accounting
17    services, architectural and engineering services, and
18    legal services, for each State agency and public
19    institution of higher education, it shall be the
20    aspirational goal to use such firms owned by minorities,
21    women, and persons with disabilities as defined by this Act
22    and lawyers who are minorities, women, and persons with
23    disabilities as defined by this Act, for not less than 20%
24    of the total dollar amount of State contracts; provided
25    that, contracts representing at least 11% of the total
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1    businesses owned by minorities or minority lawyers;
2    contracts representing at least 7% of the total dollar
3    amount of State contracts shall be awarded to women-owned
4    businesses or women who are lawyers; and contracts
5    representing at least 2% of the total dollar amount of
6    State contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
7    persons with disabilities or persons with disabilities who
8    are lawyers.
9        (d) When a community college awards a contract for
10    insurance services, investment services, information
11    technology services, accounting services, architectural
12    and engineering services, and legal services, it shall be
13    the aspirational goal of each community college to use
14    businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
15    disabilities as defined in this Act for not less than 20%
16    of the total amount spent on contracts for these services
17    collectively; provided that, contracts representing at
18    least 11% of the total amount spent on contracts for these
19    services shall be awarded to businesses owned by
20    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
21    amount spent on contracts for these services shall be
22    awarded to women-owned businesses; and contracts
23    representing at least 2% of the total amount spent on
24    contracts for these services shall be awarded to businesses
25    owned by persons with disabilities. When a community
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1    contracts awarded to investment managers who are not
2    emerging investment managers as defined in this Act shall
3    not be considered businesses owned by minorities, women, or
4    persons with disabilities for the purposes of this Section.
5        (e) When a State agency or public institution of higher
6    education issues competitive solicitations and the award
7    history for a service or supply category shows awards to a
8    class of business owners that are underrepresented, the
9    Council shall determine the reason for the disparity and
10    shall identify potential and appropriate methods to
11    minimize or eliminate the cause for the disparity.
12        If any State agency or public institution of higher
13    education contract is eligible to be paid for or
14    reimbursed, in whole or in part, with federal-aid funds,
15    grants, or loans, and the provisions of this paragraph (e)
16    would result in the loss of those federal-aid funds,
17    grants, or loans, then the contract is exempt from the
18    provisions of this paragraph (e) in order to remain
19    eligible for those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans.
20    (2) As used in this Section:
21        "Accounting services" means the measurement,
22    processing and communication of financial information
23    about economic entities including, but is not limited to,
24    financial accounting, management accounting, auditing,
25    cost containment and auditing services, taxation and
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1        "Architectural and engineering services" means
2    professional services of an architectural or engineering
3    nature, or incidental services, that members of the
4    architectural and engineering professions, and individuals
5    in their employ, may logically or justifiably perform,
6    including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping,
7    tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning,
8    program management, conceptual designs, plans and
9    specifications, value engineering, construction phase
10    services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation
11    of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related
12    services.
13        "Emerging investment manager" means an investment
14    manager or claims consultant having assets under
15    management below $10 billion or otherwise adjudicating
16    claims.
17        "Information technology services" means, but is not
18    limited to, specialized technology-oriented solutions by
19    combining the processes and functions of software,
20    hardware, networks, telecommunications, web designers,
21    cloud developing resellers, and electronics.
22        "Insurance broker" means an insurance brokerage firm,
23    claims administrator, or both, that procures, places all
24    lines of insurance, or administers claims with annual
25    premiums or fees of at least $5,000,000 but not more than
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1        "Legal services" means work performed by a lawyer
2    including, but not limited to, contracts in anticipation of
3    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
4    (3) Each State agency and public institution of higher
5education shall adopt policies that identify its plan and
6implementation procedures for increasing the use of service
7firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
8disabilities.
9    (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the Council shall
10file no later than March 1 of each year an annual report to the
11Governor, the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs, and the
12General Assembly. The report filed with the General Assembly
13shall be filed as required in Section 3.1 of the General
14Assembly Organization Act. This report shall: (i) identify the
15service firms used by each State agency and public institution
16of higher education, (ii) identify the actions it has
17undertaken to increase the use of service firms owned by
18minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, including
19encouraging non-minority-owned firms to use other service
20firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
21as subcontractors when the opportunities arise, (iii) state any
22recommendations made by the Council to each State agency and
23public institution of higher education to increase
24participation by the use of service firms owned by minorities,
25women, and persons with disabilities, and (iv) include the
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1        (A) For insurance services: the names of the insurance
2    brokers or claims consultants used, the total of risk
3    managed by each State agency and public institution of
4    higher education by insurance brokers, the total
5    commissions, fees paid, or both, the lines or insurance
6    policies placed, and the amount of premiums placed; and the
7    percentage of the risk managed by insurance brokers, the
8    percentage of total commission, fees paid, or both, the
9    lines or insurance policies placed, and the amount of
10    premiums placed with each by the insurance brokers owned by
11    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities by each
12    State agency and public institution of higher education.
13        (B) For investment management services: the names of
14    the investment managers used, the total funds under
15    management of investment managers; the total commissions,
16    fees paid, or both; the total and percentage of funds under
17    management of emerging investment managers owned by
18    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities,
19    including the total and percentage of total commissions,
20    fees paid, or both by each State agency and public
21    institution of higher education.
22        (C) The names of service firms, the percentage and
23    total dollar amount paid for professional services by
24    category by each State agency and public institution of
25    higher education.
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1    total dollar amount paid for services by category to firms
2    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
3    by each State agency and public institution of higher
4    education.
5        (E) The total number of contracts awarded for services
6    by category and the total number of contracts awarded to
7    firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
8    disabilities by each State agency and public institution of
9    higher education.
10    (5) For community college districts, the Business
11Enterprise Council shall only report the following information
12for each community college district: (i) the name of the
13community colleges in the district, (ii) the name and contact
14information of a person at each community college appointed to
15be the single point of contact for vendors owned by minorities,
16women, or persons with disabilities, (iii) the policy of the
17community college district concerning certified vendors, (iv)
18the certifications recognized by the community college
19district for determining whether a business is owned or
20controlled by a minority, woman, or person with a disability,
21(v) outreach efforts conducted by the community college
22district to increase the use of certified vendors, (vi) the
23total expenditures by the community college district in the
24prior fiscal year in the divisions of work specified in
25paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section
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1work, and (vii) the total number of contracts entered into for
2the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)
3of subsection (1) of this Section and the total number of
4contracts awarded to certified vendors providing these
5services to the community college district. The Business
6Enterprise Council shall not make any utilization reports under
7this Act for community college districts for Fiscal Year 2015
8and Fiscal Year 2016, but shall make the report required by
9this subsection for Fiscal Year 2017 and for each fiscal year
10thereafter. The Business Enterprise Council shall report the
11information in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
12subsection beginning in September of 2016. The Business
13Enterprise Council may collect the data needed to make its
14report from the Illinois Community College Board.
15    (6) The status of the utilization of services shall be
16discussed at each of the regularly scheduled Business
17Enterprise Council meetings. Time shall be allotted for the
18Council to receive, review, and discuss the progress of the use
19of service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
20disabilities by each State agency and public institution of
21higher education; and any evidence regarding past or present
22racial, ethnic, or gender-based discrimination which directly
23impacts a State agency or public institution of higher
24education contracting with such firms. If after reviewing such
25evidence the Council finds that there is or has been such
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1Council shall establish sheltered markets or adjust existing
2sheltered markets tailored to address the Council's specific
3findings for the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a),
4(b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section.
5(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
6    (30 ILCS 575/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.606)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
8    Sec. 6. Agency compliance plans. Each State agency and
9public institutions of higher education under the jurisdiction
10of this Act shall file with the Council an annual compliance
11plan which shall outline the goals of the State agency or
12public institutions of higher education for contracting with
13businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
14disabilities for the then current fiscal year, the manner in
15which the agency intends to reach these goals and a timetable
16for reaching these goals. The Council shall review and approve
17the plan of each State agency and public institutions of higher
18education and may reject any plan that does not comply with
19this Act or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to
20this Act.
21    (a) The compliance plan shall also include, but not be
22limited to, (1) a policy statement, signed by the State agency
23or public institution of higher education head, expressing a
24commitment to encourage the use of businesses owned by
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1designation of the liaison officer provided for in Section 5 of
2this Act, (3) procedures to distribute to potential contractors
3and vendors the list of all businesses legitimately classified
4as businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
5disabilities and so certified under this Act, (4) procedures to
6set separate contract goals on specific prime contracts and
7purchase orders with subcontracting possibilities based upon
8the type of work or services and subcontractor availability,
9(5) procedures to assure that contractors and vendors make good
10faith efforts to meet contract goals, (6) procedures for
11contract goal exemption, modification and waiver, and (7) the
12delineation of separate contract goals for businesses owned by
13minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
14    (b) Approval of the compliance plans shall include such
15delegation of responsibilities to the requesting State agency
16or public institution of higher education as the Council deems
17necessary and appropriate to fulfill the purpose of this Act.
18Such responsibilities may include, but need not be limited to
19those outlined in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of Section 7,
20paragraph (a) of Section 8, and Section 8a of this Act.
21    (c) Each State agency and public institution of higher
22education under the jurisdiction of this Act shall file with
23the Council an annual report of its utilization of businesses
24owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
25during the preceding fiscal year including lapse period
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1date for the then current fiscal year. The reports shall
2include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the State agency or
3public institution of higher education to meet its goals under
4the Act, as well as a plan to increase the diversity of the
5vendors engaged in contracts with the State agency or public
6institution of higher education, with a particular focus on the
7most underrepresented in contract awards.
8    (d) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this
9Act, any State agency or public institution of higher education
10which administers a construction program, for which federal law
11or regulations establish standards and procedures for the
12utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses and
13disadvantaged businesses, shall implement a disadvantaged
14business enterprise program to include minority-owned and
15women-owned businesses and disadvantaged businesses, using the
16federal standards and procedures for the establishment of goals
17and utilization procedures for the State-funded, as well as the
18federally assisted, portions of the program. In such cases,
19these goals shall not exceed those established pursuant to the
20relevant federal statutes or regulations. Notwithstanding the
21provisions of Section 8b, the Illinois Department of
22Transportation is authorized to establish sheltered markets
23for the State-funded portions of the program consistent with
24federal law and regulations. Additionally, a compliance plan
25which is filed by such State agency or public institution of
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1equivalent terms and conditions of its federally-approved
2compliance plan, shall be deemed approved under this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
4
Article 30.

 
5    Section 30-5. The Farmer Equity Act is amended by adding
6Section 25 as follows:
 
7    (505 ILCS 72/25 new)
8    Sec. 25. Disparity study; report.
9    (a) The Department shall conduct a study and use the data
10collected to determine economic and other disparities
11associated with farm ownership and farm operations in this
12State. The study shall focus primarily on identifying and
13comparing economic, land ownership, education, and other
14related differences between African American farmers and white
15farmers, but may include data collected in regards to farmers
16from other socially disadvantaged groups. The study shall
17collect, compare, and analyze data relating to disparities or
18differences in farm operations for the following areas:
19        (1) Farm ownership and the size or acreage of the
20    farmland owned compared to the number of farmers who are
21    farm tenants.
22        (2) The distribution of farm-related generated income
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1        (3) The accessibility and availability to grants,
2    loans, commodity subsidies, and other financial
3    assistance.
4        (4) Access to technical assistance programs and
5    mechanization.
6        (5) Participation in continuing education, outreach,
7    or other agriculturally related services or programs.
8        (6) Interest in farming by young or beginning farmers.
9    (b) The Department shall submit a report of study to the
10Governor and General Assembly on or before January 1, 2022. The
11report shall be made available on the Department's Internet
12website.
 
13
Article 35.

 
14    Section 35-5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is
15amended by adding Section 10-45 as follows:
 
16    (410 ILCS 705/10-45 new)
17    Sec. 10-45. Cannabis Equity Commission.
18    (a) The Cannabis Equity Commission is created and shall
19reflect the diversity of the State of Illinois, including
20geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. The Cannabis Equity
21Commission shall be responsible for the following:
22        (1) Ensuring that equity goals in the Illinois cannabis
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1        (2) Overseeing implementation, from a social equity
2    point of view, of the original intentions of the General
3    Assembly in passing this Act.
4        (3) Tracking and analyzing minorities in the
5    marketplace.
6        (4) Ensuring that revenue is being invested properly
7    into R3 areas under Section 10-40.
8        (5) Recommending changes to make the law more equitable
9    to communities harmed the most by the war on drugs.
10        (6) Maintaining oversight of social equity programs
11    and application processes under this Act, including a
12    review of persons who approve applications.
13        (7) Create standards to protect true social equity
14    applicants from predatory businesses.
15    (b) The Cannabis Equity Commission's ex officio members
16shall, within 4 months after the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, convene the
18Commission to appoint a full Cannabis Equity Commission and
19oversee, provide guidance to, and develop an administrative
20structure for the Cannabis Equity Commission. The ex officio
21members are:
22        (1) The Lieutenant Governor, or his or her designee,
23    who shall serve as chair.
24        (2) The Attorney General, or his or her designee.
25        (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
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1        (4) The Director of Public Health, or his or her
2    designee.
3        (5) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
4    designee.
5        (6) The Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or her
6    designee.
7        (7) The Director of Children and Family Services, or
8    his or her designee.
9        (8) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal
10    Justice Information Authority, or his or her designee.
11        (9) The Director of Employment Security, or his or her
12    designee.
13        (10) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
14    designee.
15        (11) A member of the Senate, designated by the
16    President of the Senate.
17        (12) A member of the House of Representatives,
18    designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
19        (13) A member of the Senate, designated by the Minority
20    Leader of the Senate.
21        (14) A member of the House of Representatives,
22    designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
23    Representatives.
24    (c) Within 90 days after the ex officio members convene,
25the following members shall be appointed to the Commission by
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1        (1) Eight public officials of municipal geographic
2    jurisdictions in the State, or their designees.
3        (2) Four community-based providers or community
4    development organization representatives who provide
5    services to treat violence and address the social
6    determinants of health, or promote community investment,
7    including, but not limited to, services such as job
8    placement and training, educational services, workforce
9    development programming, and wealth building. No more than
10    2 community-based organization representatives shall work
11    primarily in Cook County. At least one of the
12    community-based providers shall have expertise in
13    providing services to an immigrant population.
14        (3) Two experts in the field of violence reduction.
15        (4) One male who has previously been incarcerated and
16    is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment.
17        (5) One female who has previously been incarcerated and
18    is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment.
19        (6) Two individuals who have previously been
20    incarcerated and are between the ages of 17 and 24 at the
21    time of appointment.
22    As used in this subsection (c), "an individual who has been
23previously incarcerated" has the same meaning as defined in
24paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 10-40.
 
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1    Section 40-5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
2Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
3amended by adding Section 605-1055 as follows:
 
4    (20 ILCS 605/605-1055 new)
5    Sec. 605-1055. Illinois SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program.
6    (a) There is established the Illinois Small Business
7Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology
8Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds Program to be administered by
9the Department. In order to foster job creation and economic
10development in the State, the Department may make grants to
11eligible businesses to match funds received by the business as
12an SBIR or STTR Phase I award and to encourage businesses to
13apply for Phase II awards.
14    (b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this Section,
15a business must satisfy all of the following conditions:
16        (1) The business must be a for-profit, Illinois-based
17    business. For the purposes of this Section, an
18    Illinois-based business is one that has its principal place
19    of business in this State;
20        (2) The business must have received an SBIR/STTR Phase
21    I award from a participating federal agency in response to
22    a specific federal solicitation. To receive the full match,
23    the business must also have submitted a final Phase I
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1    interest in the Phase II proposal, and submitted a Phase II
2    proposal to the agency.
3        (3) The business must satisfy all federal SBIR/STTR
4    requirements.
5        (4) The business shall not receive concurrent funding
6    support from other sources that duplicates the purpose of
7    this Section.
8        (5) The business must certify that at least 51% of the
9    research described in the federal SBIR/STTR Phase II
10    proposal will be conducted in this State and that the
11    business will remain an Illinois-based business for the
12    duration of the SBIR/STTR Phase II project.
13        (6) The business must demonstrate its ability to
14    conduct research in its SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal.
15    (c) The Department may award grants to match the funds
16received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal up
17to a maximum of $50,000. Seventy-five percent of the total
18grant shall be remitted to the business upon receipt of the
19SBIR/STTR Phase I award and application for funds under this
20Section. Twenty-five percent of the total grant shall be
21remitted to the business upon submission by the business of the
22Phase II application to the funding agency and acceptance of
23the Phase I report by the funding agency. A business may
24receive only one grant under this Section per year. A business
25may receive only one grant under this Section with respect to
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1may receive a maximum of 5 awards under this Section.
2    (d) A business shall apply, under oath, to the Department
3for a grant under this Section on a form prescribed by the
4Department that includes at least all of the following:
5        (1) the name of the business, the form of business
6    organization under which it is operated, and the names and
7    addresses of the principals or management of the business;
8        (2) an acknowledgment of receipt of the Phase I report
9    and Phase II proposal by the relevant federal agency; and
10        (3) any other information necessary for the Department
11    to evaluate the application.
 
12
Article 45.

 
13    Section 45-5. The Department of Central Management
14Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
15amended by adding Section 405-535 as follows:
 
16    (20 ILCS 405/405-535 new)
17    Sec. 405-535. African Descent-Citizens Reparations
18Commission.
19    (a) The African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission is
20hereby established within the Department of Central Management
21Services.
22    (b) The Commission shall include the following members:
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1        (2) one member of the House of Representatives
2    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
3        (3) one member of the Senate appointed by the President
4    of the Senate;
5        (4) one member of the House of Representatives
6    appointed by the Minority leader of the House of
7    Representatives;
8        (5) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
9    leader of the Senate;
10        (6) three representatives of a national coalition that
11    supports reparations for African Americans appointed by
12    the Governor; and
13        (7) ten members of the public appointed by the
14    Governor, at least 8 of whom are African American
15    descendants of slavery.
16    (c) Appointment of members to the Commission shall be made
17within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
18of the 101st General Assembly, with the first meeting of the
19Commission to be held at a reasonable period of time
20thereafter. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected
21from among the members during the first meeting. Members of the
22Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be
23reimbursed for travel expenses. The 10 members of the public
24appointed by the Governor shall be from diverse backgrounds,
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1    (d) Administrative support and staffing for the Commission
2shall be provided by the Department of Central Management
3Services. Any State agency under the jurisdiction of the
4Governor shall provide testimony and documents as directed by
5the Department.
6    (e) The Commission shall perform the following duties:
7        (1) work to ensure equity, equality, and parity for
8    African American descendants of slavery mired in poverty;
9        (2) develop and implement measures to ensure equity,
10    equality, and parity for African American descendants of
11    slavery;
12        (3) hold hearings to discuss the implementation of
13    measures to ensure equity, equality, and parity for African
14    American descendants of slavery;
15        (4) educate the public on reparations for African
16    American descendants of slavery;
17        (5) report to the General Assembly information and
18    findings regarding the work of the Commission under this
19    Section and the feasibility of reparations for Illinois
20    African American descendants of slavery, including any
21    recommendations on the subject; and
22        (6) discuss and perform actions regarding the
23    following issues:
24            (i) Preservation of African American neighborhoods
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1        the median income of each neighborhood, with a full
2        range of housing services and strengthening of
3        institutions, which shall include, without limitation,
4        schools, parks, and community centers.
5            (ii) Building and development of a Vocational
6        Training Center for People of African
7        Descent-Citizens, with satellite centers throughout
8        the State, to address the racial disparity in the
9        building trades and the de-skilling of African
10        American labor through the historic discrimination in
11        the building trade unions. The Center shall also have
12        departments for legitimate activities in the informal
13        economy and apprenticeship.
14            (iii) Ensuring proportional economic
15        representation in all State contracts, including
16        reviews and updates of the State procurement and
17        contracting requirements and procedures with the
18        express goal of increasing the number of African
19        American vendors and contracts for services to an
20        equitable level reflecting their population in the
21        State.
22            (iv) Creation and enforcement of an Illinois
23        Slavery Era Disclosure Bill mandating that in addition
24        to disclosure, an affidavit must be submitted entitled
25        "Statement of Financial Reparations" that has been
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1        this Section and a corporation or institution that
2        disclosed ties to the enslavement or injury of people
3        of African descent in the United States of America.
4    (f) Beginning January 1, 2022, and for each year
5thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report regarding its
6actions and any information as required under this Section to
7the Governor and the General Assembly. The report of the
8Commission shall also be made available to the public on the
9Internet website of the Department of Central Management
10Services.
 
11
Article 50.

 
12    Section 50-5. The Deposit of State Moneys Act is amended by
13changing Section 22.5 as follows:
 
14    (15 ILCS 520/22.5)  (from Ch. 130, par. 41a)
15    (For force and effect of certain provisions, see Section 90
16of P.A. 94-79)
17    Sec. 22.5. Permitted investments. The State Treasurer may,
18with the approval of the Governor, invest and reinvest any
19State money in the treasury which is not needed for current
20expenditures due or about to become due, in obligations of the
21United States government or its agencies or of National
22Mortgage Associations established by or under the National
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1participation certificates representing undivided interests in
2specified, first-lien conventional residential Illinois
3mortgages that are underwritten, insured, guaranteed, or
4purchased by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or in
5Affordable Housing Program Trust Fund Bonds or Notes as defined
6in and issued pursuant to the Illinois Housing Development Act.
7All such obligations shall be considered as cash and may be
8delivered over as cash by a State Treasurer to his successor.
9    The State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor,
10purchase any state bonds with any money in the State Treasury
11that has been set aside and held for the payment of the
12principal of and interest on the bonds. The bonds shall be
13considered as cash and may be delivered over as cash by the
14State Treasurer to his successor.
15    The State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor,
16invest or reinvest any State money in the treasury that is not
17needed for current expenditure due or about to become due, or
18any money in the State Treasury that has been set aside and
19held for the payment of the principal of and the interest on
20any State bonds, in shares, withdrawable accounts, and
21investment certificates of savings and building and loan
22associations, incorporated under the laws of this State or any
23other state or under the laws of the United States; provided,
24however, that investments may be made only in those savings and
25loan or building and loan associations the shares and
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1of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
2Corporation.
3    The State Treasurer may not invest State money in any
4savings and loan or building and loan association unless a
5commitment by the savings and loan (or building and loan)
6association, executed by the president or chief executive
7officer of that association, is submitted in the following
8form:
9        The .................. Savings and Loan (or Building
10    and Loan) Association pledges not to reject arbitrarily
11    mortgage loans for residential properties within any
12    specific part of the community served by the savings and
13    loan (or building and loan) association because of the
14    location of the property. The savings and loan (or building
15    and loan) association also pledges to make loans available
16    on low and moderate income residential property throughout
17    the community within the limits of its legal restrictions
18    and prudent financial practices.
19    The State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor,
20invest or reinvest any State money in the treasury that is not
21needed for current expenditures due or about to become due, or
22any money in the State Treasury that has been set aside and
23held for the payment of the principal of and interest on any
24State bonds, in bonds issued by counties or municipal
25corporations of the State of Illinois.
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1College Savings Pool Administrative Trust Fund, the Illinois
2Public Treasurer Investment Pool (IPTIP) Administrative Trust
3Fund, and the State Treasurer's Administrative Fund that is not
4needed for current expenditures due or about to become due, in
5common or preferred stocks of publicly traded corporations,
6partnerships, or limited liability companies, organized in the
7United States, with assets exceeding $500,000,000 if: (i) the
8purchases do not exceed 1% of the corporation's or the limited
9liability company's outstanding common and preferred stock;
10(ii) no more than 10% of the total funds are invested in any
11one publicly traded corporation, partnership, or limited
12liability company; and (iii) the corporation or the limited
13liability company has not been placed on the list of restricted
14companies by the Illinois Investment Policy Board under Section
151-110.16 of the Illinois Pension Code.
16    The State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor,
17invest or reinvest any State money in the Treasury which is not
18needed for current expenditure, due or about to become due, or
19any money in the State Treasury which has been set aside and
20held for the payment of the principal of and the interest on
21any State bonds, in participations in loans, the principal of
22which participation is fully guaranteed by an agency or
23instrumentality of the United States government; provided,
24however, that such loan participations are represented by
25certificates issued only by banks which are incorporated under
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1the United States, and such banks, but not the loan
2participation certificates, are insured by the Federal Deposit
3Insurance Corporation.
4    Whenever the total amount of vouchers presented to the
5Comptroller under Section 9 of the State Comptroller Act
6exceeds the funds available in the General Revenue Fund by
7$1,000,000,000 or more, then the State Treasurer may invest any
8State money in the Treasury, other than money in the General
9Revenue Fund, Health Insurance Reserve Fund, Attorney General
10Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund,
11Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund, and
12Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered
13Distribution Fund, which is not needed for current
14expenditures, due or about to become due, or any money in the
15State Treasury which has been set aside and held for the
16payment of the principal of and the interest on any State bonds
17with the Office of the Comptroller in order to enable the
18Comptroller to pay outstanding vouchers. At any time, and from
19time to time outstanding, such investment shall not be greater
20than $2,000,000,000. Such investment shall be deposited into
21the General Revenue Fund or Health Insurance Reserve Fund as
22determined by the Comptroller. Such investment shall be repaid
23by the Comptroller with an interest rate tied to the London
24Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the Federal Funds Rate or an
25equivalent market established variable rate, but in no case
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1established under the State Prompt Payment Act or the timely
2pay interest rate under Section 368a of the Illinois Insurance
3Code. The State Treasurer and the Comptroller shall enter into
4an intergovernmental agreement to establish procedures for
5such investments, which market established variable rate to
6which the interest rate for the investments should be tied, and
7other terms which the State Treasurer and Comptroller
8reasonably believe to be mutually beneficial concerning these
9investments by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer and
10Comptroller shall also enter into a written agreement for each
11such investment that specifies the period of the investment,
12the payment interval, the interest rate to be paid, the funds
13in the Treasury from which the Treasurer will draw the
14investment, and other terms upon which the State Treasurer and
15Comptroller mutually agree. Such investment agreements shall
16be public records and the State Treasurer shall post the terms
17of all such investment agreements on the State Treasurer's
18official website. In compliance with the intergovernmental
19agreement, the Comptroller shall order and the State Treasurer
20shall transfer amounts sufficient for the payment of principal
21and interest invested by the State Treasurer with the Office of
22the Comptroller under this paragraph from the General Revenue
23Fund or the Health Insurance Reserve Fund to the respective
24funds in the Treasury from which the State Treasurer drew the
25investment. Public Act 100-1107 shall constitute an
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1for the payment of principal and interest on the investments
2made with the Office of the Comptroller by the State Treasurer
3under this paragraph, and the irrevocable and continuing
4authority for and direction to the Comptroller and Treasurer to
5make the necessary transfers.
6    The State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor,
7invest or reinvest any State money in the Treasury that is not
8needed for current expenditure, due or about to become due, or
9any money in the State Treasury that has been set aside and
10held for the payment of the principal of and the interest on
11any State bonds, in any of the following:
12        (1) Bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness,
13    Treasury bills, or other securities now or hereafter issued
14    that are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the
15    United States of America as to principal and interest.
16        (2) Bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar
17    obligations of the United States of America, its agencies,
18    and instrumentalities.
19        (2.5) Bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar
20    obligations of a foreign government, other than the
21    Republic of the Sudan, that are guaranteed by the full
22    faith and credit of that government as to principal and
23    interest, but only if the foreign government has not
24    defaulted and has met its payment obligations in a timely
25    manner on all similar obligations for a period of at least
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1    obligations.
2        (3) Interest-bearing savings accounts,
3    interest-bearing certificates of deposit, interest-bearing
4    time deposits, or any other investments constituting
5    direct obligations of any bank as defined by the Illinois
6    Banking Act.
7        (4) Interest-bearing accounts, certificates of
8    deposit, or any other investments constituting direct
9    obligations of any savings and loan associations
10    incorporated under the laws of this State or any other
11    state or under the laws of the United States.
12        (5) Dividend-bearing share accounts, share certificate
13    accounts, or class of share accounts of a credit union
14    chartered under the laws of this State or the laws of the
15    United States; provided, however, the principal office of
16    the credit union must be located within the State of
17    Illinois.
18        (6) Bankers' acceptances of banks whose senior
19    obligations are rated in the top 2 rating categories by 2
20    national rating agencies and maintain that rating during
21    the term of the investment.
22        (7) Short-term obligations of either corporations or
23    limited liability companies organized in the United States
24    with assets exceeding $500,000,000 if (i) the obligations
25    are rated at the time of purchase at one of the 3 highest
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1    services and mature not later than 270 days from the date
2    of purchase, (ii) the purchases do not exceed 10% of the
3    corporation's or the limited liability company's
4    outstanding obligations, (iii) no more than one-third of
5    the public agency's funds are invested in short-term
6    obligations of either corporations or limited liability
7    companies, and (iv) the corporation or the limited
8    liability company has not been placed on the list of
9    restricted companies by the Illinois Investment Policy
10    Board under Section 1-110.16 of the Illinois Pension Code.
11        (7.5) Obligations of either corporations or limited
12    liability companies organized in the United States, that
13    have a significant presence in this State, with assets
14    exceeding $500,000,000 if: (i) the obligations are rated at
15    the time of purchase at one of the 3 highest
16    classifications established by at least 2 standard rating
17    services and mature more than 270 days, but less than 10
18    years, from the date of purchase; (ii) the purchases do not
19    exceed 10% of the corporation's or the limited liability
20    company's outstanding obligations; (iii) no more than
21    one-third of the public agency's funds are invested in such
22    obligations of corporations or limited liability
23    companies; and (iv) the corporation or the limited
24    liability company has not been placed on the list of
25    restricted companies by the Illinois Investment Policy
26    Board under Section 1-110.16 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

 

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1        (8) Money market mutual funds registered under the
2    Investment Company Act of 1940.
3        (9) The Public Treasurers' Investment Pool created
4    under Section 17 of the State Treasurer Act or in a fund
5    managed, operated, and administered by a bank.
6        (10) Repurchase agreements of government securities
7    having the meaning set out in the Government Securities Act
8    of 1986, as now or hereafter amended or succeeded, subject
9    to the provisions of that Act and the regulations issued
10    thereunder.
11        (11) Investments made in accordance with the
12    Technology Development Act.
13        (12) Investments made in accordance with the Student
14    Investment Account Act.
15        (13) Investments constituting direct obligations of a
16    community development financial institution, which is
17    certified by the United States Treasury Community
18    Development Financial Institutions Fund and is operating
19    in the State of Illinois.
20        (14) Investments constituting direct obligations of a
21    minority depository institution, as designated by the
22    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, that is operating
23    in the State of Illinois.
24    For purposes of this Section, "agencies" of the United
25States Government includes:
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1    credit banks, banks for cooperatives, federal farm credit
2    banks, or any other entity authorized to issue debt
3    obligations under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
4    2001 et seq.) and Acts amendatory thereto;
5        (ii) the federal home loan banks and the federal home
6    loan mortgage corporation;
7        (iii) the Commodity Credit Corporation; and
8        (iv) any other agency created by Act of Congress.
9    The Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor, lend
10any securities acquired under this Act. However, securities may
11be lent under this Section only in accordance with Federal
12Financial Institution Examination Council guidelines and only
13if the securities are collateralized at a level sufficient to
14assure the safety of the securities, taking into account market
15value fluctuation. The securities may be collateralized by cash
16or collateral acceptable under Sections 11 and 11.1.
17(Source: P.A. 100-1107, eff. 8-27-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
18101-206, eff. 8-2-19; 101-586, eff. 8-26-19; revised 9-25-19.)
 
19
Article 60.

 
20    Section 60-5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
21by adding Section 40.4 as follows:
 
22    (415 ILCS 5/40.4 new)
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1and environmental impact assessment; notification of
2applicants; community benefits agreements.
3    (a) The Agency shall ensure that possible adverse economic,
4social, and environmental effects on environmental justice
5communities relating to any permit or permit renewal have been
6fully considered prior to publishing a draft permit or permit
7renewal for public comment, and that the final decision on the
8permit or permit renewal is made in the best overall public
9interest.
10    Any person seeking a permit or permit renewal shall first
11submit to the Agency information necessary for the Agency to
12determine if the permitted activity will adversely impact an
13environmental justice community.
14    (b) Any person or entity seeking a permit or permit renewal
15in an environmental justice community shall give public notice
16to the residents of the community of the following:
17        (1) The person or entity's permit or permit renewal
18    application.
19        (2) The procedures allowing residents to file comments
20    on the application with the Agency.
21        (3) The date, time, and place of a community meeting
22    for the purpose of informing the surrounding community of
23    the permit application and for taking comments and
24    questions. The meeting shall not be held less than 30 days
25    following publication of the notice.
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1community meeting to submit comments to the Agency.
2    (c) A permit applicant for permitted activity sited in an
3environmental justice community shall enter into a community
4benefits agreement with the unit of local government in whose
5jurisdiction the permit applicant has applied. The community
6benefits agreement must, at a minimum, contain provisions
7requiring the permit applicant to mitigate the environmental
8and public health impact of the permitted activity in the
9environmental justice community.
10    (d) For purposes of this Section, "permit" means a permit
11issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through
12the Clean Air Act Permit Program or the National Pollutant
13Discharge Elimination System.
 
14
Article 70.

 
15    Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
16Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by adding
17Section 4-30 as follows:
 
18    (225 ILCS 410/4-30 new)
19    Sec. 4-30. Beauty supply industry disparity study.
20    (a) The Department shall compile and publish a disparity
21study by December 31, 2022 that: (1) evaluates whether there
22exists discrimination in the State's beauty supply industry;
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1the State and includes recommendations for reducing or
2eliminating any identified barriers to entry in the beauty
3supply industry and discriminatory behavior. The Department
4shall forward a copy of its findings and recommendations to the
5General Assembly and the Governor.
6    (b) The Department may compile, collect, or otherwise
7gather data necessary for the administration of this Section
8and to carry out the Department's duty relating to the
9recommendation of policy changes. The Department shall compile
10all of the data into a single report, submit the report to the
11Governor and the General Assembly, and publish the report on
12its website.
13    (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2024.
 
14
Article 75.

 
15    Section 75-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
16Reduction of Lead Service Lines Act.
 
17    Section 75-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to
18require the owners and operators of community water supplies
19to: (1) create a comprehensive lead service line inventory; (2)
20provide notice to occupants of potentially affected residences
21and buildings of construction or repair work on water mains,
22lead service lines, or water meters; (3) prohibit partial lead
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1replacement program.
 
2    Section 75-10. Definitions. In this Act:
3    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
4    "Community water supply" means a public water supply that
5serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round
6residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents
7    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
8    "Emergency repair" means water distribution work that
9includes unscheduled water main, water service, water valve, or
10fire hydrant repair or replacement that results from premature
11failure or accident.
12    "Lead service line" means a service line that is made of
13lead, or any lead pigtail, lead gooseneck, or other lead
14fitting that is connected to a service line, or both.
15    "Non-community water supply" means a public water supply
16that is not a community water supply.
17    "Potentially affected residence" means a residence where
18water service is supplied through a pipe containing lead or
19suspected to be made of lead.
20    "Service line" means the pipe from the discharge of the
21utility fitting to customer site piping or to the building
22plumbing at the first shut-off valve inside the building or 18
23inches inside the building, whichever is shorter.
24    "Small system" means a water system that regularly serves
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1    Section 75-15. Water service line material inventory.
2    (a) The owner or operator of each community water supply
3shall develop an initial water service line material inventory
4that shall be submitted to the Agency for approval, in an
5electronic form selected by the Agency, by April 15, 2020. The
6owner or operator shall annually update and submit its
7inventory to the Agency by April 15 of each year thereafter.
8Each water service line material inventory shall identify:
9        (1) The total number of service lines within or
10    connected to the distribution system.
11        (2) The materials of construction, including, but not
12    limited to, lead, of each water service line connected to
13    the distribution system. The owner or operator of the
14    community water supply shall develop the inventory by
15    identifying on both the customer's and the community water
16    supply's side of the curb box the type of construction
17    material used.
18        (3) The number of the lead service lines that were
19    added and removed from the inventory after the previous
20    year's submission.
21    (b) The owner or operator of each community water supply
22shall maintain records of owners or residents that refuse to
23grant access to the interior of the building for purposes of
24identifying the service line material. If the owner or resident
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1the purposes of cooperating with the inventory, the community
2water supply shall request that the owner or resident sign a
3waiver. The waiver shall be developed by the Department. If the
4owner or resident refuses to sign the waiver, the record shall
5include the dates and manner of each request and the name of
6the person who made the request.
7    (c) The owner or operator of each community water supply
8shall, upon finding the presence of a lead service line, notify
9the owner and resident of the building within 24 hours, or as
10soon as is reasonably possible.
11    (d) No later than January 1, 2021, the Agency shall by rule
12determine a reasonable deadline for submitting each community
13water supply's complete water service line material inventory
14required under subsection (a), not to exceed 5 years from
15January 1, 2020, unless the Agency determines that additional
16time is needed for one or more community water supply's
17inventory due to the technical feasibility of identifying lines
18within a system.
19    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require
20that service lines be unearthed.
21    (f) Beginning on January 1, 2020, when conducting routine
22inspections of community water supplies, the Agency may conduct
23a separate audit to identify progress that the community water
24supply has made toward completing the water service line
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1    Section 75-20. Construction notifications.
2    (a) Within 13 days before beginning planned work to repair
3or replace any water mains with lead or partial lead service
4lines attached to them or lead service lines themselves, the
5owner or operator of a community water supply shall notify each
6potentially affected residence of the planned work through an
7individual written notice. In cases where a community water
8supply must perform construction or repair work on an emergency
9basis or where the work is scheduled within 14 days of the work
10taking place, the community water supply shall notify each
11potentially affected residence as soon as is reasonably
12possible. When work is to repair or replace a water meter, the
13notification shall be provided at the time the work is
14initiated.
15    (b) A notification under subsection (a) shall include, at a
16minimum, the following:
17        (1) a warning that the work may result in sediment,
18    possibly containing lead from the service line, in the
19    residence's water;
20        (2) information concerning the best practices for
21    preventing exposure to or risk of consumption of any lead
22    in drinking water, including a recommendation to flush
23    water lines during and after the completion of the repair
24    or replacement work and to clean faucet aerator screens;
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1    children and pregnant women.
2    (c) To the extent that the owner or operator of a community
3water supply serves a significant proportion of non-English
4speaking consumers, a notification under subsection (a) must
5contain information in the appropriate languages regarding the
6importance of the notice, and it must contain a telephone
7number or address where a person who is served may contact the
8owner or operator of the community water supply to obtain a
9translated copy of the notification or to request assistance in
10the appropriate language.
11    (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
12this Section, publication notification through local media,
13social media, or other similar means may be used in lieu of an
14individual written notification to the extent that: (1)
15notification is required for the entire community served by a
16community water supply; (2) notification is required for
17construction or repairs occurring on an emergency basis; or (3)
18the community water supply is a small system.
19    (e) If an owner or operator of a community water supply is
20required to provide an individual written notification to a
21residence that is a multidwelling building, then posting a
22written notification on the primary entrance way to the
23building shall be sufficient.
24    (f) The notification requirements in this Section do not
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1that have no service connections.
2    (g) A community water supply is not required to comply with
3this Section to the extent that the corresponding water service
4line material inventory has been completed and demonstrates
5that the community water supply's distribution system does not
6include lead service lines.
 
7    Section 75-25. Lead service line replacement program.
8    (a) Every community water supply in Illinois that has known
9lead service lines shall create a plan to replace all lead
10service lines and galvanized service lines if the service line
11is or was connected to lead piping. Each community water supply
12shall submit its lead service line replacement plan to the
13Agency for approval, in an electronic form selected by the
14Agency, by April 15, 2021. Each community water supply shall
15annually update and submit its plan to the Agency by April 15
16of each year thereafter in conjunction with the water service
17line material inventory required under Section 15. The Agency
18shall make each plan available to the public by maintaining
19them on the Agency website.
20    (b) Each lead service line replacement program plan shall
21include the following:
22        (1) The water service line material inventory
23    conducted under Section 15.
24        (2) An analysis of whether the community water supply
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1        (3) An analysis of costs and financing options for
2    replacing the system's lead service line that minimizes the
3    overall cost of system replacement. The analysis shall
4    include, but is not limited to:
5            (A) a detailed accounting of costs;
6            (B) measures to address affordability for
7        customers or rate payers;
8            (C) consideration of different scenarios for
9        structuring payments between the utility and its
10        customers over time;
11            (D) an explanation of the rationale for any permit
12        fees or other charges to a property owner associated
13        with lead service lines, and plans for utilization of
14        revenues derived from those fees or other charges; and
15            (E) any other relevant factors regarding the
16        rulemaking required by this Act.
17        (4) A feasibility and affordability plan that
18    includes, but is not limited to, information on whether:
19            (A) the community water supply pays for the portion
20        of the service lines owned by the community water
21        supply and the property owner pays for the portion he
22        or she owns;
23            (B) the community water supply pays for the entire
24        replacement and has a low interest loan for property
25        owners to pay for the replacement over time on their
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1            (C) the community water supply pays for the entire
2        replacement.
3        (5) A plan for prioritizing high risk areas.
4        (6) A proposed schedule for replacements that includes
5    annual benchmarks, not to fall below 4 percent replacement
6    of inventoried lines per year.
7        (7) A proposed deadline for replacing all lead service
8    lines consistent with the water service line material
9    inventory required under Section 15.
10    (c) The Agency shall begin the rulemaking process to
11implement the requirements of this Section within 6 months of
12the effective date of this Act and shall adopt rules within one
13year after the rulemaking process begins. During the rulemaking
14process, the Agency shall consider:
15        (1) the form for submitting, and process for the
16    Agency's review of, lead service line replacement plans;
17        (2) whether a deadline for replacing all lead service
18    lines for community water supplies subject to this Act is
19    appropriate considering the utility scale, technical
20    feasibility of identifying and replacing lines, and impact
21    to public health of maintaining any lead service lines in
22    place;
23        (3) the means by a which a community water supply must
24    make its lead service line replacement plan, and its
25    progress towards implementing the plan, available to the
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1        (4) the materials deemed acceptable for lead service
2    line replacement; and
3        (5) any factors that a community water supply shall
4    consider in developing the components of a plan required
5    under subsection (a).
6    (d) When a community water supply replaces a water main,
7the community water supply must identify and replace all lead
8service lines that connect to that water main during
9replacement of the water main, unless a customer refuses to
10have his or her lead service line replaced. If a customer
11refuses to have his or her lead service line replaced, the
12community water supply shall keep a record of that refusal
13consistent with subsection (b) of Section 15.
14    The Agency shall by rule set reasonable fees for community
15water systems to submit replacement plans.
16    (e) In order to provide water that does not become
17contaminated with lead from a lead service line or galvanized
18service line that is or was connected to lead piping, in
19accordance with constitutional limitations, and to the extent
20not already provided for by law, a community water supply shall
21have the authority to access private property and private
22residences for the sole purpose of identifying or replacing
23lead service lines or galvanized service lines.
24    Before a community water supply may access private property
25or a private residence for the purpose of replacing a lead
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1connected to lead piping, the community water supply shall
2notify the owner of the property and the resident at least one
3month before the planned work on the private property or in his
4or her private residence. The community water supply must meet
5the following requirements for notice under this subsection:
6        (1) The notice shall be made by the community water
7    supply at least every 2 weeks prior to the planned work
8    until the owner and resident have been contacted.
9        (2) At least one of the notices must be by certified
10    mail.
11        (3) The community water supply shall make personal
12    contact with the owner or resident about the notice by
13    visits to the property or residence.
14        (4) The community water supply shall attempt to tape
15    flyers with the notice to entrance doors for the property
16    or residence.
17        (5) To the extent that the owner or operator of a
18    community water supply serves a significant proportion of
19    non-English speaking consumers, a notification under this
20    Section must contain information in the appropriate
21    language regarding the importance of the notice and a
22    telephone number or address where a person who is served
23    may contact the owner or operator of the community water
24    supply to obtain a translated copy of the notification or
25    to request assistance in the appropriate language.
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1her residence or property for the purposes of cooperating with
2the lead service line replacement, the community water supply
3shall request that the owner or resident sign a waiver. The
4waiver shall be developed by the Department and should be made
5available in the owner or resident's language. Should the owner
6or resident refuse to sign the waiver, or fail to respond to
7the community water supply subsequent to the community water
8supply's compliance with the notification requirements set
9forth in this subsection, the community water supply shall
10notify the Department in writing within 15 working days and
11shall notify the Agency as part of the annual report to the
12Agency under subsection (a).
13    To the extent allowed by law, community water supplies
14shall be held harmless for damage to property when installing
15water service lines. If dangers are encountered that prevent
16the replacement of the lead service line, the community water
17supply shall notify the Department within 15 working days of
18why the replacement of the lead service could not be
19accomplished.
20    (f) Service lines that are physically disconnected from the
21distribution system are exempt from this Section.
 
22    Section 75-30. Prohibitions.
23    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person
24shall replace a portion of a lead service line without
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1    (b) If the owner or operator of a community water supply
2does not own the entire service line, then the owner or
3operator of the community water supply shall notify the owner
4of the service line, or the service line owner's authorized
5agent, that the community water supply will replace the portion
6of the service line that it owns and the owner's portion of the
7service line at the community water supply's expense. The
8notification shall follow the procedures required under
9subsection (e) of Section 25. If the service line's owner or
10authorized agent does not consent, consistent with the
11notification and waiver provisions under subsection (e) of
12Section 25, the community water supply shall not replace any
13portion of the service line, unless in conjunction with an
14emergency repair.
15    (c) A person may replace a portion of a lead service line
16but not the entirety of the line when an emergency repair is
17necessary and the community water supply notifies the owner and
18resident within 36 hours, informing the owner and resident of
19mitigating strategies, such as flushing pipes before use or
20supplying filters for drinking and cooking purposes.
21    In the event of a partial service line replacement due to
22an emergency situation, the community water supply must provide
23filters and replace the remainder of the lead service line
24within 30 days of the emergency repair.
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1shall inform the residents served by the service line that the
2community water supply shall, at the community water supply's
3expense, arrange to collect a sample from each partially
4replaced lead service line that is representative of the water
5in the service line for analysis of lead content within 72
6hours after the completion of the partial replacement of the
7service line. The community water supply shall collect the
8sample and report the results of the analysis to the owner and
9the resident or residents served by the line within 3 business
10days of receiving the results. A mailed notice of the results
11postmarked within 3 business days after the community water
12supply receives the results shall satisfy the reporting
13requirement.
14    (d) If an owner of a residence intends to replace the
15portion of the lead service line that he or she owns, then the
16owner of the residence shall provide the owner or operator of
17the community water supply of the replacement plan with notice
18at least 45 days before commencing the work. In the case of an
19emergency repair, if the notice is not feasible, and if the
20owner of the residence notifies the owner or operator of the
21community water supply of the replacement of a portion of the
22lead service line after the work is done, then the owner or
23operator of the community water supply must replace the
24remainder of the lead service line within 90 days.
 
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1requirements of this Act do not apply to non-community water
2supplies.
 
3    Section 75-100. The Department of Commerce and Economic
4Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by adding Section 605-870 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 605/605-870 new)
7    Sec. 605-870. Low-income water assistance policy and
8program.
9    (a) The Department shall by rule establish a comprehensive
10low-income water assistance policy and program that
11incorporates financial assistance and includes, but is not
12limited to, water efficiency or water quality projects, such as
13lead service line replacement, or other measures to ensure that
14residents have access to affordable and clean water. The policy
15and program shall not jeopardize the ability of public
16utilities, community water supplies, or other entities to
17receive just compensation for providing services. The
18resources applied in achieving the policy and program shall be
19coordinated and efficiently used through the integration of
20public programs and through the targeting of assistance. The
21Department shall use all appropriate and available means to
22fund this program and, to the extent possible, identify and use
23sources of funding that complement State tax revenues. The rule
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1this Act, or within 60 days of receiving an appropriation for
2the program.
3    (b) Any person who is a resident of the State and whose
4household income is not greater than an amount determined
5annually by the Department may apply for assistance under this
6Section in accordance with rules adopted by the Department. In
7setting the annual eligibility level, the Department shall
8consider the amount of available funding and may not set a
9limit higher than 150 percent of the poverty guidelines updated
10periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
11Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
129902(2).
13    (c) Applicants who qualify for assistance under subsection
14(b) shall, subject to appropriation from the General Assembly
15and subject to availability of funds to the Department, receive
16assistance as provided in this Section. The Department, upon
17receipt of moneys authorized under this Section for assistance,
18shall commit funds for each qualified applicant in an amount
19determined by the Department. In determining the amounts of
20assistance to be provided to or on behalf of a qualified
21applicant, the Department shall ensure that the highest amounts
22of assistance go to households with the greatest water costs in
23relation to household income. The Department may consider
24factors such as water costs, household size, household income,
25and region of the State when determining individual household
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1Section, the Department shall ensure that a minimum of
2one-third of the funds for the program are available for
3benefits to eligible households with the lowest incomes and
4that elderly households, households with persons with
5disabilities, and households with children under 6 years of age
6are offered a priority application period.
7    (d) Application materials for the program shall be made
8available in multiple languages.
9    (e) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
10implement this Section.
 
11    Section 75-105. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
12changing Section 8-306 as follows:
 
13    (220 ILCS 5/8-306)
14    Sec. 8-306. Special provisions relating to water and sewer
15utilities.
16    (a) No later than 120 days after the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Commission
18shall prepare, make available to customers upon request, and
19post on its Internet web site information concerning the
20service obligations of water and sewer utilities and remedies
21that a customer may pursue for a violation of the customer's
22rights. The information shall specifically address the rights
23of a customer of a water or sewer utility in the following
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1        (1) The customer's water meter is replaced.
2        (2) The customer's bill increases by more than 50%
3    within one billing period.
4        (3) The customer's water service is terminated.
5        (4) The customer wishes to complain after receiving a
6    termination of service notice.
7        (5) The customer is unable to make payment on a billing
8    statement.
9        (6) A rate is filed, including without limitation a
10    surcharge or annual reconciliation filing, that will
11    increase the amount billed to the customer.
12        (7) The customer is billed for services provided prior
13    to the date covered by the billing statement.
14        (8) The customer is due to receive a credit.
15    Each billing statement issued by a water or sewer utility
16shall include an Internet web site address where the customer
17can view the information required under this subsection (a) and
18a telephone number that the customer may call to request a copy
19of the information.
20    (b) A water or sewer utility may discontinue service only
21after it has mailed or delivered by other means a written
22notice of discontinuance substantially in the form of Appendix
23A of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 280. The notice must include the
24Internet web site address where the customer can view the
25information required under subsection (a) and a telephone
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1information. Any notice required to be delivered or mailed to a
2customer prior to discontinuance of service shall be delivered
3or mailed separately from any bill. Service shall not be
4discontinued until at least 5 days after delivery or 8 days
5after the mailing of this notice. Service shall not be
6discontinued and shall be restored if discontinued for the
7reason which is the subject of a dispute or complaint during
8the pendency of informal or formal complaint procedures of the
9Illinois Commerce Commission under 83 Ill. Adm. Code 280.160 or
10280.170, where the customer has complied with those rules.
11Service shall not be discontinued and shall be restored if
12discontinued where a customer has established a deferred
13payment agreement pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 280.110 and has
14not defaulted on such agreement. Residential customers who are
15indebted to a utility for past due utility service shall have
16the opportunity to make arrangements with the utility to retire
17the debt by periodic payments, referred to as a deferred
18payment agreement, unless this customer has failed to make
19payment under such a plan during the past 12 months. The terms
20and conditions of a reasonable deferred payment agreement shall
21be determined by the utility after consideration of the
22following factors, based upon information available from
23current utility records or provided by the customer or
24applicant:
25        (1) size of the past due account;
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1        (3) customer or applicant's payment history;
2        (4) reason for the outstanding indebtedness; and
3        (5) any other relevant factors relating to the
4    circumstances of the customer or applicant's service.
5A residential customer shall pay a maximum of one-fourth of the
6amount past due and owing at the time of entering into the
7deferred payment agreement, and the water or sewer utility
8shall allow a minimum of 2 months from the date of the
9agreement and a maximum of 12 months for payment to be made
10under a deferred payment agreement. Late payment charges may be
11assessed against the amount owing that is the subject of a
12deferred payment agreement.
13    (c) A water or sewer utility shall provide notice as
14required by subsection (a) of Section 9-201 after the filing of
15each information sheet under a purchased water surcharge,
16purchased sewage treatment surcharge, or qualifying
17infrastructure plant surcharge. The utility also shall post
18notice of the filing in accordance with the requirements of 83
19Ill. Adm. Code 255. Unless filed as part of a general rate
20increase, notice of the filing of a purchased water surcharge
21rider, purchased sewage treatment surcharge rider, or
22qualifying infrastructure plant surcharge rider also shall be
23given in the manner required by this subsection (c) for the
24filing of information sheets.
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1equal force to water and sewer utilities and their customers,
2including provisions of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 280.170, and the
3Commission shall respond to each complaint by providing the
4consumer with a copy of the utility's response to the complaint
5and a copy of the Commission's review of the complaint and its
6findings. The Commission shall also provide the consumer with
7all available options for recourse.
8    (e) Any refund shown on the billing statement of a customer
9of a water or sewer utility must be itemized and must state if
10the refund is an adjustment or credit.
11    (f) Water service for building construction purposes. At
12the request of any municipality or township within the service
13area of a public utility that provides water service to
14customers within the municipality or township, a public utility
15must (1) require all water service used for building
16construction purposes to be measured by meter and subject to
17approved rates and charges for metered water service and (2)
18prohibit the unauthorized use of water taken from hydrants or
19service lines installed at construction sites.
20    (g) Water meters.
21        (1) Periodic testing. Unless otherwise approved by the
22    Commission, each service water meter shall be periodically
23    inspected and tested in accordance with the schedule
24    specified in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 600.340, or more frequently
25    as the results may warrant, to insure that the meter
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1    Adm. Code 600.310.
2        (2) Meter tests requested by customer.
3            (A) Each utility furnishing metered water service
4        shall, without charge, test the accuracy of any meter
5        upon request by the customer served by such meter,
6        provided that the meter in question has not been tested
7        by the utility or by the Commission within 2 years
8        previous to such request. The customer or his or her
9        representatives shall have the privilege of witnessing
10        the test at the option of the customer. A written
11        report, giving the results of the test, shall be made
12        to the customer.
13            (B) When a meter that has been in service less than
14        2 years since its last test is found to be accurate
15        within the limits specified in 83 Ill. Adm. Code
16        600.310, the customer shall pay a fee to the utility
17        not to exceed the amounts specified in 83 Ill. Adm.
18        Code 600.350(b). Fees for testing meters not included
19        in this Section or so located that the cost will be out
20        of proportion to the fee specified will be determined
21        by the Commission upon receipt of a complete
22        description of the case.
23        (3) Commission referee tests. Upon written application
24    to the Commission by any customer, a test will be made of
25    the customer's meter by a representative of the Commission.
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1    shall accompany the application. If the meter is found to
2    be registering more than 1.5% fast on the average when
3    tested as prescribed in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 600.310, the
4    utility shall refund to the customer the amount of the fee.
5    The utility shall in no way disturb the meter after a
6    customer has made an application for a referee test until
7    authority to do so is given by the Commission or the
8    customer in writing.
9    (h) Water and sewer utilities; low usage. Each public
10utility that provides water and sewer service must establish a
11unit sewer rate, subject to review by the Commission, that
12applies only to those customers who use less than 1,000 gallons
13of water in any billing period.
14    (i) Water and sewer utilities; separate meters. Each public
15utility that provides water and sewer service must offer
16separate rates for water and sewer service to any commercial or
17residential customer who uses separate meters to measure each
18of those services. In order for the separate rate to apply, a
19combination of meters must be used to measure the amount of
20water that reaches the sewer system and the amount of water
21that does not reach the sewer system.
22    (j) Each water or sewer public utility must disclose on
23each billing statement any amount billed that is for service
24provided prior to the date covered by the billing statement.
25The disclosure must include the dates for which the prior
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1an amount billed for service provided prior to the date covered
2by the billing statement must disclose the dates for which that
3amount is billed and must include a copy of the document
4created under subsection (a) and a statement of current
5Commission rules concerning unbilled or misbilled service.
6    (k) When the customer is due a refund resulting from
7payment of an overcharge, the utility shall credit the customer
8in the amount of overpayment with interest from the date of
9overpayment by the customer. The rate for interest shall be at
10the appropriate rate determined by the Commission under 83 Ill.
11Adm. Code 280.70.
12    (l) Water and sewer public utilities; subcontractors. The
13Commission shall adopt rules for water and sewer public
14utilities to provide notice to the customers of the proper kind
15of identification that a subcontractor must present to the
16customer, to prohibit a subcontractor from soliciting or
17receiving payment of any kind for any service provided by the
18water or sewer public utility or the subcontractor, and to
19establish sanctions for violations.
20    (m) Water and sewer public utilities; nonrevenue
21unaccounted-for water. Each By December 31, 2006, each water
22public utility shall file tariffs with the Commission to
23establish the maximum percentage of nonrevenue unaccounted-for
24water that would be considered in the determination of any
25rates or surcharges. The rates or surcharges approved for a
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1unaccounted-for water in excess of this maximum percentage
2without well-documented support and justification for the
3Commission to consider in any request to recover charges in
4excess of the tariffed maximum percentage.
5    (n) Rate increases; public forums. When any public utility
6providing water or sewer service proposes a general rate
7increase, in addition to other notice requirements, the water
8or sewer public utility must notify its customers of their
9right to request a public forum. A customer or group of
10customers must make written request to the Commission for a
11public forum and must also provide written notification of the
12request to the customer's municipal or, for unincorporated
13areas, township government. The Commission, at its discretion,
14may schedule the public forum. If it is determined that public
15forums are required for multiple municipalities or townships,
16the Commission shall schedule these public forums, in locations
17within approximately 45 minutes drive time of the
18municipalities or townships for which the public forums have
19been scheduled. The public utility must provide advance notice
20of 30 days for each public forum to the governing bodies of
21those units of local government affected by the increase. The
22day of each public forum shall be selected so as to encourage
23the greatest public participation. Each public forum will begin
24at 7:00 p.m. Reports and comments made during or as a result of
25each public forum must be made available to the hearing
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1decision, finding or order pursuant to Section 10-111 of this
2Act.
3    (o) The Commission may allow or direct a water utility to
4establish a customer assistance program that provides
5financial relief to residential customers who qualify for
6income-related assistance.
7    A customer assistance program established under this
8subsection that affects rates and charges for service is not
9discriminatory for purposes of this Act or any other law
10regulating rates and charges for service. In considering
11whether to approve a water utility's proposed customer
12assistance program, the Commission must determine that a
13customer assistance program established under this subsection
14is in the public interest.
15    The Commission shall adopt rules to implement this
16subsection. These rules shall require customer assistance
17programs under this subsection to coordinate with utility
18energy efficiency programs and the Illinois Home
19Weatherization Assistance Program for the purpose of informing
20eligible customers of additional resources that may help the
21customer conserve water.
22    (p) In this subsection, "cost of service" means the total
23annual operation and maintenance expenses and capital-related
24costs incurred in meeting the various aspects of providing
25water or sanitary sewer service.
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1Act of the 101st General Assembly, an entity subject to the
2federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the federal Clean Water Act
3that serves or provides water or sewer services to a population
4of more than 3,300 shall prepare a summary of its cost of
5service for calendar year 2016.
6    A summary prepared under this subsection shall be submitted
7to the Environmental Protection Agency electronically and
8shall include any standardized forms, tables, or text specified
9by the Director of the Agency. The Agency shall post all such
10summaries on the Agency's website for public viewing and in a
11timely manner after the Agency receives them. If an entity is
12required to submit a cost of service summary or similar
13document to another State agency, the entity may submit its
14report to the Agency in the form required by that State agency.
15(Source: P.A. 94-950, eff. 6-27-06.)
 
16    (415 ILCS 5/17.11 rep.)
17    Section 75-110. The Environmental Protection Act is
18amended by repealing Section 17.11.
 
19
Article 85.

 
20    Section 85-5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
21Sections 21-295, 21-310, 21-355 as follows:
 
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1    Sec. 21-295. Creation of indemnity fund.
2    (a) In counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, each
3person purchasing any property at a sale under this Code shall
4pay to the County Collector, prior to the issuance of any
5certificate of purchase, an indemnity fee set by the county
6collector of not more than $20 for each item purchased. A like
7sum shall be paid for each year that all or a portion of
8subsequent taxes are paid by the tax purchaser and posted to
9the tax judgment, sale, redemption and forfeiture record where
10the underlying certificate of purchase is recorded.
11    (a-5) In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, each
12person purchasing property at a sale under this Code shall pay
13to the County Collector a non-refundable fee of $80 for each
14item purchased plus an additional sum equal to 5% of taxes,
15interest, and penalties paid by the purchaser, including the
16taxes, interest, and penalties paid under Section 21-240. In
17these counties, the certificate holder shall also pay to the
18County Collector a fee of $80 for each year that all or a
19portion of subsequent taxes are paid by the tax purchaser and
20posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture
21record, plus an additional sum equal to 5% of all subsequent
22taxes, interest, and penalties. The additional 5% fees are not
23required after December 31, 2006. The changes to this
24subsection made by this amendatory Act of the 91st General
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1    (b) The amount paid prior to issuance of the certificate of
2purchase pursuant to subsection (a) or (a-5) shall be included
3in the purchase price of the property in the certificate of
4purchase and all amounts paid under this Section shall be
5included in the amount required to redeem under Section 21-355,
6except for the non-refundable $80 fee for each item purchased
7at the tax sale as provided in this Section. Except as
8otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Section 21-300, all
9money received under subsection (a) or (a-5) shall be paid by
10the Collector to the County Treasurer of the County in which
11the land is situated, for the purpose of an indemnity fund. The
12County Treasurer, as trustee of that fund, shall invest all of
13that fund, principal and income, in his or her hands from time
14to time, if not immediately required for payments of
15indemnities under subsection (a) of Section 21-305, in
16investments permitted by the Illinois State Board of Investment
17under Article 22A of the Illinois Pension Code. The county
18collector shall report annually to the county clerk on the
19condition and income of the fund. The indemnity fund shall be
20held to satisfy judgments obtained against the County
21Treasurer, as trustee of the fund. No payment shall be made
22from the fund, except upon a judgment of the court which
23ordered the issuance of a tax deed.
24(Source: P.A. 100-1070, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
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1    Sec. 21-310. Sales in error.
2    (a) When, upon application of the county collector, the
3owner of the certificate of purchase, or a municipality which
4owns or has owned the property ordered sold, it appears to the
5satisfaction of the court which ordered the property sold that
6any of the following subsections are applicable, the court
7shall declare the sale to be a sale in error:
8        (1) the property was not subject to taxation, or all or
9    any part of the lien of taxes sold has become null and void
10    pursuant to Section 21-95 or unenforceable pursuant to
11    subsection (c) of Section 18-250 or subsection (b) of
12    Section 22-40,
13        (2) the taxes or special assessments had been paid
14    prior to the sale of the property,
15        (3) there is a double assessment,
16        (4) the description is void for uncertainty,
17        (5) the assessor, chief county assessment officer,
18    board of review, board of appeals, or other county official
19    has made an error (other than an error of judgment as to
20    the value of any property),
21        (5.5) the owner of the homestead property had tendered
22    timely and full payment to the county collector that the
23    owner reasonably believed was due and owing on the
24    homestead property, and the county collector did not apply
25    the payment to the homestead property; provided that this
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1    third-party payors,
2        (6) prior to the tax sale a voluntary or involuntary
3    petition has been filed by or against the legal or
4    beneficial owner of the property requesting relief under
5    the provisions of 11 U.S.C. Chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13,
6        (7) the property is owned by the United States, the
7    State of Illinois, a municipality, or a taxing district, or
8        (8) the owner of the property is a reservist or
9    guardsperson who is granted an extension of his or her due
10    date under Sections 21-15, 21-20, and 21-25 of this Act.
11    (b) When, upon application of the owner of the certificate
12of purchase only, it appears to the satisfaction of the court
13which ordered the property sold that any of the following
14subsections are applicable, the court shall declare the sale to
15be a sale in error:
16        (1) A voluntary or involuntary petition under the
17    provisions of 11 U.S.C. Chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13 has been
18    filed subsequent to the tax sale and prior to the issuance
19    of the tax deed.
20        (2) The improvements upon the property sold have been
21    substantially destroyed or rendered uninhabitable or
22    otherwise unfit for occupancy subsequent to the tax sale
23    and prior to the issuance of the tax deed; however, if the
24    court declares a sale in error under this paragraph (2),
25    the court may order the holder of the certificate of
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1    if requested by the county collector. The county collector
2    may, upon request of the county, as trustee, or upon
3    request of a taxing district having an interest in the
4    taxes sold, further assign any certificate of purchase
5    received pursuant to this paragraph (2) to the county
6    acting as trustee for taxing districts pursuant to Section
7    21-90 of this Code or to the taxing district having an
8    interest in the taxes sold.
9        (3) There is an interest held by the United States in
10    the property sold which could not be extinguished by the
11    tax deed.
12        (4) The real property contains a hazardous substance,
13    hazardous waste, or underground storage tank that would
14    require cleanup or other removal under any federal, State,
15    or local law, ordinance, or regulation, only if the tax
16    purchaser purchased the property without actual knowledge
17    of the hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or
18    underground storage tank. This paragraph (4) applies only
19    if the owner of the certificate of purchase has made
20    application for a sale in error at any time before the
21    issuance of a tax deed. If the court declares a sale in
22    error under this paragraph (4), the court may order the
23    holder of the certificate of purchase to assign the
24    certificate to the county collector if requested by the
25    county collector. The county collector may, upon request of
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1    district having an interest in the taxes sold, further
2    assign any certificate of purchase received pursuant to
3    this paragraph (4) to the county acting as trustee for
4    taxing districts pursuant to Section 21-90 of this Code or
5    to the taxing district having an interest in the taxes
6    sold.
7    Whenever a court declares a sale in error under this
8subsection (b), the court shall promptly notify the county
9collector in writing. Every such declaration pursuant to any
10provision of this subsection (b) shall be made within the
11proceeding in which the tax sale was authorized.
12    (c) When the county collector discovers, prior to the
13expiration of the period of redemption, that a tax sale should
14not have occurred for one or more of the reasons set forth in
15subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(6), or (a)(7) of this Section,
16the county collector shall notify the last known owner of the
17certificate of purchase by certified and regular mail, or other
18means reasonably calculated to provide actual notice, that the
19county collector intends to declare an administrative sale in
20error and of the reasons therefor, including documentation
21sufficient to establish the reason why the sale should not have
22occurred. The owner of the certificate of purchase may object
23in writing within 28 days after the date of the mailing by the
24county collector. If an objection is filed, the county
25collector shall not administratively declare a sale in error,
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1provided in subsection (a) of this Section. Thirty days
2following the receipt of notice by the last known owner of the
3certificate of purchase, or within a reasonable time
4thereafter, the county collector shall make a written
5declaration, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that the
6taxes were sold in error and shall deliver a copy thereof to
7the county clerk within 30 days after the date the declaration
8is made for entry in the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and
9forfeiture record pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section.
10The county collector shall promptly notify the last known owner
11of the certificate of purchase of the declaration by regular
12mail and shall promptly pay the amount of the tax sale,
13together with interest and costs as provided in Section 21-315,
14upon surrender of the original certificate of purchase.
15    (d) If a sale is declared to be a sale in error, the county
16clerk shall make entry in the tax judgment, sale, redemption
17and forfeiture record, that the property was erroneously sold,
18and the county collector shall, on demand of the owner of the
19certificate of purchase, refund the amount paid, except for the
20non-refundable $80 fee paid, pursuant to Section 21-295, for
21each item purchased at the tax sale, pay any interest and costs
22as may be ordered under Sections 21-315 through 21-335, and
23cancel the certificate so far as it relates to the property.
24The county collector shall deduct from the accounts of the
25appropriate taxing bodies their pro rata amounts paid.
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1(b)(2) or (b)(4), the county collector may request the circuit
2court to direct the county clerk to record any assignment of
3the tax certificate to or from the county collector without
4charging a fee for the assignment. The owner of the certificate
5of purchase shall receive all statutory refunds and payments.
6The county collector shall deduct costs and payments in the
7same manner as if a sale in error had occurred.
8(Source: P.A. 100-890, eff. 1-1-19; 101-379, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
9    (35 ILCS 200/21-355)
10    Sec. 21-355. Amount of redemption. Any person desiring to
11redeem shall deposit an amount specified in this Section with
12the county clerk of the county in which the property is
13situated, in legal money of the United States, or by cashier's
14check, certified check, post office money order or money order
15issued by a financial institution insured by an agency or
16instrumentality of the United States, payable to the county
17clerk of the proper county. The deposit shall be deemed timely
18only if actually received in person at the county clerk's
19office prior to the close of business as defined in Section
203-2007 of the Counties Code on or before the expiration of the
21period of redemption or by United States mail with a post
22office cancellation mark dated not less than one day prior to
23the expiration of the period of redemption. The deposit shall
24be in an amount equal to the total of the following:
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1    principal, special assessments, interest and penalties
2    paid by the tax purchaser together with costs and fees of
3    sale and fees paid under Sections 21-295 and 21-315 through
4    21-335, except for the non-refundable $80 fee paid,
5    pursuant to Section 21-295, for each item purchased at the
6    tax sale;
7        (b) the accrued penalty, computed through the date of
8    redemption as a percentage of the certificate amount, as
9    follows:
10            (1) if the redemption occurs on or before the
11        expiration of 6 months from the date of sale, the
12        certificate amount times the penalty bid at sale;
13            (2) if the redemption occurs after 6 months from
14        the date of sale, and on or before the expiration of 12
15        months from the date of sale, the certificate amount
16        times 2 times the penalty bid at sale;
17            (3) if the redemption occurs after 12 months from
18        the date of sale and on or before the expiration of 18
19        months from the date of sale, the certificate amount
20        times 3 times the penalty bid at sale;
21            (4) if the redemption occurs after 18 months from
22        the date of sale and on or before the expiration of 24
23        months from the date of sale, the certificate amount
24        times 4 times the penalty bid at sale;
25            (5) if the redemption occurs after 24 months from
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1        months from the date of sale, the certificate amount
2        times 5 times the penalty bid at sale;
3            (6) if the redemption occurs after 30 months from
4        the date of sale and on or before the expiration of 36
5        months from the date of sale, the certificate amount
6        times 6 times the penalty bid at sale.
7            In the event that the property to be redeemed has
8        been purchased under Section 21-405, the penalty bid
9        shall be 12% per penalty period as set forth in
10        subparagraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection (b).
11        The changes to this subdivision (b)(6) made by this
12        amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are not a
13        new enactment, but declaratory of existing law.
14        (c) The total of all taxes, special assessments,
15    accrued interest on those taxes and special assessments and
16    costs charged in connection with the payment of those taxes
17    or special assessments, except for the non-refundable $80
18    fee paid, pursuant to Section 21-295, for each item
19    purchased at the tax sale, which have been paid by the tax
20    certificate holder on or after the date those taxes or
21    special assessments became delinquent together with 12%
22    penalty on each amount so paid for each year or portion
23    thereof intervening between the date of that payment and
24    the date of redemption. In counties with less than
25    3,000,000 inhabitants, however, a tax certificate holder
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1    tax or special assessment for any year, nor shall any
2    tender of such a payment be accepted, until after the
3    second or final installment of the subsequent tax or
4    special assessment has become delinquent or until after the
5    holder of the certificate of purchase has filed a petition
6    for a tax deed under Section 22.30. The person redeeming
7    shall also pay the amount of interest charged on the
8    subsequent tax or special assessment and paid as a penalty
9    by the tax certificate holder. This amendatory Act of 1995
10    applies to tax years beginning with the 1995 taxes, payable
11    in 1996, and thereafter.
12        (d) Any amount paid to redeem a forfeiture occurring
13    subsequent to the tax sale together with 12% penalty
14    thereon for each year or portion thereof intervening
15    between the date of the forfeiture redemption and the date
16    of redemption from the sale.
17        (e) Any amount paid by the certificate holder for
18    redemption of a subsequently occurring tax sale.
19        (f) All fees paid to the county clerk under Section
20    22-5.
21        (g) All fees paid to the registrar of titles incident
22    to registering the tax certificate in compliance with the
23    Registered Titles (Torrens) Act.
24        (h) All fees paid to the circuit clerk and the sheriff,
25    a licensed or registered private detective, or the coroner
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1    and service of notices under Sections 22-15 through 22-30
2    and 22-40 in addition to (1) a fee of $35 if a petition for
3    tax deed has been filed, which fee shall be posted to the
4    tax judgement, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record, to
5    be paid to the purchaser or his or her assignee; (2) a fee
6    of $4 if a notice under Section 22-5 has been filed, which
7    fee shall be posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption,
8    and forfeiture record, to be paid to the purchaser or his
9    or her assignee; (3) all costs paid to record a lis pendens
10    notice in connection with filing a petition under this
11    Code; and (4) if a petition for tax deed has been filed,
12    all fees up to $150 per redemption paid to a registered or
13    licensed title insurance company or title insurance agent
14    for a title search to identify all owners, parties
15    interested, and occupants of the property, to be paid to
16    the purchaser or his or her assignee. The fees in (1) and
17    (2) of this paragraph (h) shall be exempt from the posting
18    requirements of Section 21-360. The costs incurred in
19    causing notices to be served by a licensed or registered
20    private detective under Section 22-15, may not exceed the
21    amount that the sheriff would be authorized by law to
22    charge if those notices had been served by the sheriff.
23        (i) All fees paid for publication of notice of the tax
24    sale in accordance with Section 22-20.
25        (j) All sums paid to any county, city, village or
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1        (k) All costs and expenses of receivership under
2    Section 21-410, to the extent that these costs and expenses
3    exceed any income from the property in question, if the
4    costs and expenditures have been approved by the court
5    appointing the receiver and a certified copy of the order
6    or approval is filed and posted by the certificate holder
7    with the county clerk. Only actual costs expended may be
8    posted on the tax judgment, sale, redemption and forfeiture
9    record.
10(Source: P.A. 98-1162, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
11
Article 90.

 
12    Section 90-5. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
13changing Sections 8.23, 17, and 25 and by adding Sections
148.10a, 25.01, and 25.02 as follows:
 
15    (310 ILCS 10/8.10a new)
16    Sec. 8.10a. Criminal history record data.
17    (a) Every Authority organized under the provisions of this
18Act shall collect the following:
19        (1) the number of applications submitted for admission
20    to federally assisted housing;
21        (2) the number of applications submitted for admission
22    to federally assisted housing by individuals with a
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1    criminal history records checks of applicants or other
2    household members;
3        (3) the number of applications for admission to
4    federally assisted housing that were denied on the basis of
5    a criminal history record, if the Authority is conducting
6    criminal history records checks of applicants or other
7    household members;
8        (4) the number of criminal records assessment hearings
9    requested by applicants for housing who were denied
10    federally assisted housing on the basis of a criminal
11    history records check; and
12        (5) the number of denials for federally assisted
13    housing that were overturned after a criminal records
14    assessment hearing.
15    (b) The information required in this Section shall be
16disaggregated by the race, ethnicity, and sex of applicants for
17housing. This information shall be reported to the Illinois
18Criminal Justice Information Authority and shall be compiled
19and reported to the General Assembly annually by the Illinois
20Criminal Justice Information Authority. The Illinois Criminal
21Justice Information Authority shall also make this report
22publicly available, including on its website, without fee.
 
23    (310 ILCS 10/8.23)
24    Sec. 8.23. Notification to leaseholders of the prospective
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1housing authority facilities; eviction.
2    (a) Immediately upon the receipt of the written
3notification, from the Department of Corrections under
4subsection (c) of Section 3-14-1 of the Unified Code of
5Corrections, that an individual with a felony conviction a
6felon intends to reside, upon release from custody, at an
7address that is a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or
8leased by the Authority, the Authority must provide written
9notification to the leaseholder residing at that address.
10    (b) The Authority may not evict the leaseholder described
11in subsection (a) of this Section unless (i) federal law
12prohibits the individual with a felony conviction from residing
13at a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by
14the Authority and (ii) the Authority proves by a preponderance
15of the evidence that the leaseholder had knowledge of and
16consents to the individual's felon's intent to reside at the
17leaseholder's address.
18(Source: P.A. 91-506, eff. 8-13-99.)
 
19    (310 ILCS 10/17)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 17)
20    Sec. 17. Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or
21referred to in this Act shall have the following respective
22meanings, unless in any case a different meaning clearly
23appears from the context:
24    (a) "Authority" or "housing authority" shall mean a
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1provisions of this Act for the purposes, with the powers and
2subject to the restrictions herein set forth.
3    (b) "Area" or "area of operation" shall mean: (1) in the
4case of an authority which is created hereunder for a city,
5village, or incorporated town, the area within the territorial
6boundaries of said city, village, or incorporated town, and so
7long as no county housing authority has jurisdiction therein,
8the area within three miles from such territorial boundaries,
9except any part of such area located within the territorial
10boundaries of any other city, village, or incorporated town;
11and (2) in the case of a county shall include all of the county
12except the area of any city, village or incorporated town
13located therein in which there is an Authority. When an
14authority is created for a county subsequent to the creation of
15an authority for a city, village or incorporated town within
16the same county, the area of operation of the authority for
17such city, village or incorporated town shall thereafter be
18limited to the territory of such city, village or incorporated
19town, but the authority for such city, village or incorporated
20town may continue to operate any project developed in whole or
21in part in an area previously a part of its area of operation,
22or may contract with the county housing authority with respect
23to the sale, lease, development or administration of such
24project. When an authority is created for a city, village or
25incorporated town subsequent to the creation of a county
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1or incorporated town within its area of operation, such county
2housing authority shall have no power to create any additional
3project within the city, village or incorporated town, but any
4existing project in the city, village or incorporated town
5currently owned and operated by the county housing authority
6shall remain in the ownership, operation, custody and control
7of the county housing authority.
8    (b-5) "Criminal history record" means a record of arrest,
9complaint, indictment, or any disposition arising therefrom.
10    (b-6) "Criminal history report" means any written, oral, or
11other communication of information that includes criminal
12history record information about a natural person that is
13produced by a law enforcement agency, a court, a consumer
14reporting agency, or a housing screening agency or business.
15    (c) "Presiding officer" shall mean the presiding officer of
16the board of a county, or the mayor or president of a city,
17village or incorporated town, as the case may be, for which an
18Authority is created hereunder.
19    (d) "Commissioner" shall mean one of the members of an
20Authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this
21Act.
22    (e) "Government" shall include the State and Federal
23governments and the governments of any subdivisions, agency or
24instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them.
25    (f) "Department" shall mean the Department of Commerce and
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1    (g) "Project" shall include all lands, buildings, and
2improvements, acquired, owned, leased, managed or operated by a
3housing authority, and all buildings and improvements
4constructed, reconstructed or repaired by a housing authority,
5designed to provide housing accommodations and facilities
6appurtenant thereto (including community facilities and
7stores) which are planned as a unit, whether or not acquired or
8constructed at one time even though all or a portion of the
9buildings are not contiguous or adjacent to one another; and
10the planning of buildings and improvements, the acquisition of
11property, the demolition of existing structures, the clearing
12of land, the construction, reconstruction, and repair of
13buildings or improvements and all other work in connection
14therewith. As provided in Sections 8.14 to 8.18, inclusive,
15"project" also means, for Housing Authorities for
16municipalities of less than 500,000 population and for
17counties, the conservation of urban areas in accordance with an
18approved conservation plan. "Project" shall also include (1)
19acquisition of (i) a slum or blighted area or a deteriorated or
20deteriorating area which is predominantly residential in
21character, or (ii) any other deteriorated or deteriorating area
22which is to be developed or redeveloped for predominantly
23residential uses, or (iii) platted urban or suburban land which
24is predominantly open and which because of obsolete platting,
25diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or of site
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1the sound growth of the community and which is to be developed
2for predominantly residential uses, or (iv) open unplatted
3urban or suburban land necessary for sound community growth
4which is to be developed for predominantly residential uses, or
5(v) any other area where parcels of land remain undeveloped
6because of improper platting, delinquent taxes or special
7assessments, scattered or uncertain ownerships, clouds on
8title, artificial values due to excessive utility costs, or any
9other impediments to the use of such area for predominantly
10residential uses; (2) installation, construction, or
11reconstruction of streets, utilities, and other site
12improvements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in
13accordance with the development or redevelopment plan; and (3)
14making the land available for development or redevelopment by
15private enterprise or public agencies (including sale, initial
16leasing, or retention by the local public agency itself). If in
17any city, village or incorporated town there exists a land
18clearance commission created under the "Blighted Areas
19Redevelopment Act of 1947" having the same area of operation as
20a housing authority created in and for any such municipality
21such housing authority shall have no power to acquire land of
22the character described in subparagraph (iii), (iv) or (v) of
23paragraph 1 of the definition of "project" for the purpose of
24development or redevelopment by private enterprise.
25    (h) "Community facilities" shall include lands, buildings,
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1health or welfare activities and other necessary utilities
2primarily for use and benefit of the occupants of housing
3accommodations to be constructed, reconstructed, repaired or
4operated hereunder.
5    (i) "Real property" shall include lands, lands under water,
6structures, and any and all easements, franchises and
7incorporeal hereditaments and estates, and rights, legal and
8equitable, including terms for years and liens by way of
9judgment, mortgage or otherwise.
10    (j) The term "governing body" shall include the city
11council of any city, the president and board of trustees of any
12village or incorporated town, the council of any city or
13village, and the county board of any county.
14    (k) The phrase "individual, association, corporation or
15organization" shall include any individual, private
16corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability
17company, insurance company, housing corporation, neighborhood
18redevelopment corporation, non-profit corporation,
19incorporated or unincorporated group or association,
20educational institution, hospital, or charitable organization,
21and any mutual ownership or cooperative organization.
22    (l) "Conservation area", for the purpose of the exercise of
23the powers granted in Sections 8.14 to 8.18, inclusive, for
24housing authorities for municipalities of less than 500,000
25population and for counties, means an area of not less than 2
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1residential having an average age of 35 years or more. Such an
2area is not yet a slum or blighted area as defined in the
3Blighted Areas Redevelopment Act of 1947, but such an area by
4reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, deterioration or illegal
5use of individual structures, overcrowding of structures and
6community facilities, conversion of residential units into
7non-residential use, deleterious land use or layout, decline of
8physical maintenance, lack of community planning, or any
9combination of these factors may become a slum and blighted
10area.
11    (m) "Conservation plan" means the comprehensive program
12for the physical development and replanning of a "Conservation
13Area" as defined in paragraph (l) embodying the steps required
14to prevent such Conservation Area from becoming a slum and
15blighted area.
16    (n) "Fair use value" means the fair cash market value of
17real property when employed for the use contemplated by a
18"Conservation Plan" in municipalities of less than 500,000
19population and in counties.
20    (o) "Community facilities" means, in relation to a
21"Conservation Plan", those physical plants which implement,
22support and facilitate the activities, services and interests
23of education, recreation, shopping, health, welfare, religion
24and general culture.
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1issued with respect to a multifamily rental housing project or
2other funds of the Authority to any person upon terms providing
3for loan repayment installments at least sufficient to pay when
4due all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
5revenue bonds of the Authority issued with respect to the
6multifamily rental housing project, and providing for
7maintenance, insurance, and other matters as may be deemed
8desirable by the Authority.
9    (q) "Multifamily rental housing" means any rental project
10designed for mixed-income or low-income occupancy.
11(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06; 95-887, eff. 8-22-08.)
 
12    (310 ILCS 10/25)   (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 25)
13    Sec. 25. Rentals and tenant selection. In the operation or
14management of housing projects an Authority shall at all times
15observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant
16selection:
17    (a) It shall not accept any person as a tenant in any
18dwelling in a housing project if the persons who would occupy
19the dwelling have an aggregate annual income which equals or
20exceeds the amount which the Authority determines (which
21determination shall be conclusive) to be necessary in order to
22enable such persons to secure safe, sanitary and uncongested
23dwelling accommodations within the area of operation of the
24Authority and to provide an adequate standard of living for
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1    (b) It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations
2therein only at rentals within the financial reach of persons
3who lack the amount of income which it determines (pursuant to
4(a) of this Section) to be necessary in order to obtain safe,
5sanitary and uncongested dwelling accommodations within the
6area of operation of the Authority and to provide an adequate
7standard of living.
8    (c) It may rent or lease to a tenant a dwelling consisting
9of the number of rooms (but no greater number) which it deems
10necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the
11proposed occupants thereof, without overcrowding.
12    (d) It shall not change the residency preference of any
13prospective tenant once the application has been accepted by
14the authority.
15    (e) It may refuse to certify or recertify applicants,
16current tenants, or other household members if, after due
17notice and an impartial hearing, that person or any of the
18proposed occupants of the dwelling has, prior to or during a
19term of tenancy or occupancy in any housing project operated by
20an Authority, been convicted of a criminal offense relating to
21the sale or distribution of controlled substances under the
22laws of this State, the United States or any other state. If an
23Authority desires a criminal history records check of all 50
24states or a 50-state confirmation of a conviction record, the
25Authority shall submit the fingerprints of the relevant
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1of State Police in a manner prescribed by the Department of
2State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
3fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Department
4of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
5history records databases. The Department of State Police shall
6charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records check,
7which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and
8shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The
9Department of State Police shall furnish pursuant to positive
10identification, records of conviction to the Authority. An
11Authority that requests a criminal history report of an
12applicant or other household member shall inform the applicant
13at the time of the request that the applicant or other
14household member may provide additional mitigating information
15for consideration with the application for housing.
16    (e-5) Criminal history record assessment. The Authority
17shall use the following process when evaluating the criminal
18history report of an applicant or other household member to
19determine whether to rent or lease to the applicant:
20        (1) Unless required by federal law, the Authority shall
21    not consider the following information when determining
22    whether to rent or lease to an applicant for housing:
23            (A) an arrest or detention;
24            (B) criminal charges or indictments, and the
25        nature of any disposition arising therefrom, that do
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1            (C) a conviction that has been vacated, ordered,
2        expunged, sealed, or impounded by a court;
3            (D) matters under the jurisdiction of the Illinois
4        Juvenile Court;
5            (E) the amount of time since the applicant or other
6        household member completed his or her sentence in
7        prison or jail or was released from prison or jail; or
8            (F) convictions occurring more than 180 days prior
9        to the date the applicant submitted his or her
10        application for housing.
11        (2) The Authority shall create a system for the
12    independent review of criminal history reports:
13            (A) the reviewer shall examine the applicant's or
14        other household member's criminal history report and
15        report only those records not prohibited under
16        paragraph (1) to the person or persons making the
17        decision about whether to offer housing to the
18        applicant; and
19            (B) the reviewer shall not participate in any final
20        decisions on an applicant's application for housing.
21        (3) The Authority may deny an applicant's application
22    for housing because of the applicant's or another household
23    member's criminal history record, only if the Authority:
24            (A) determines that the denial is required under
25        federal law; or
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1        between the applicant or the other household member's
2        criminal history record and a risk to the health,
3        safety, and peaceful enjoyment of fellow tenants. The
4        mere existence of a criminal history record does not
5        demonstrate such a risk.
6    (f) It may, if a tenant has created or maintained a threat
7constituting a serious and clear danger to the health or safety
8of other tenants or Authority employees, after 3 days' written
9notice of termination and without a hearing, file suit against
10any such tenant for recovery of possession of the premises. The
11tenant shall be given the opportunity to contest the
12termination in the court proceedings. A serious and clear
13danger to the health or safety of other tenants or Authority
14employees shall include, but not be limited to, any of the
15following activities of the tenant or of any other person on
16the premises with the consent of the tenant:
17        (1) Physical assault or the threat of physical assault.
18        (2) Illegal use of a firearm or other weapon or the
19    threat to use in an illegal manner a firearm or other
20    weapon.
21        (3) Possession of a controlled substance by the tenant
22    or any other person on the premises with the consent of the
23    tenant if the tenant knew or should have known of the
24    possession by the other person of a controlled substance,
25    unless the controlled substance was obtained directly from
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1        (4) Streetgang membership as defined in the Illinois
2    Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
3    The management of low-rent public housing projects
4financed and developed under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 shall
5be in accordance with that Act.
6    Nothing contained in this Section or any other Section of
7this Act shall be construed as limiting the power of an
8Authority to vest in a bondholder or trustee the right, in the
9event of a default by the Authority, to take possession and
10operate a housing project or cause the appointment of a
11receiver thereof, free from all restrictions imposed by this
12Section or any other Section of this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 93-418, eff. 1-1-04; 93-749, eff. 7-15-04.)
 
14    (310 ILCS 10/25.01 new)
15    Sec. 25.01. Notification. Before denying an applicant's
16housing application based, in whole or in part, on a criminal
17history record permitted under this Act, the Authority shall
18provide the opportunity for an individual assessment. The
19applicant for housing shall be provided with a clear, written
20notice that:
21        (1) explains why the Authority has determined that the
22    criminal history report it obtained requires further
23    review, including detailed information on whether the need
24    for further review is based on federal law or on the
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1    of the applicant or other household member indicates a risk
2    to the health, safety, or peaceful enjoyment of housing for
3    other residents;
4        (2) identifies the specific conviction or convictions
5    upon which the Authority relied upon when making its
6    decision to deny the applicant's housing application;
7        (3) explains that the applicant has a right to an
8    individualized criminal records assessment hearing
9    regarding the Authority's decision to deny the applicant's
10    housing application, as set forth in Section 25.02;
11        (4) provides clear instructions on what to expect
12    during an individualized criminal records assessment
13    hearing, as set forth in Section 25.02;
14        (5) explains that if the applicant chooses not to
15    participate in an individualized criminal records
16    assessment hearing, the applicant's application will be
17    denied; and
18        (6) provides a copy of the criminal history report the
19    Authority used to make its determination.
 
20    (310 ILCS 10/25.02 new)
21    Sec. 25.02. Criminal records assessment hearing.
22    (a) An applicant has the right to an individualized
23criminal records assessment hearing if the applicant's
24application for housing requires further review because of the
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1record. The individualized criminal records assessment hearing
2shall allow the applicant or other household member to:
3        (1) contest the accuracy of the criminal history
4    record;
5        (2) contest the relevance of the criminal history
6    record to the Authority's decision to deny the applicant's
7    application for housing; and
8        (3) provide mitigating evidence concerning the
9    applicant's or other household member's criminal
10    conviction or evidence of rehabilitation.
11    (b) The Authority shall not rent or lease to any other
12person the available housing unit that is the subject of the
13applicant's individualized criminal records assessment hearing
14until after the Authority has issued a final ruling.
15    (c) The Authority shall adopt rules for criminal records
16assessment hearings in accordance with Article 10 of the
17Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
 
18
Article 95.

 
19    Section 95-5. The Department of Central Management
20Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
21amended by adding Section 405-535 as follows:
 
22    (20 ILCS 405/405-535 new)
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1    (a) Each State agency and public institution of higher
2education shall annually submit to the Department a report,
3categorized by both race and gender, specifying the respective
4wage earnings of employees of that State agency or public
5institution of higher education.
6    (b) The Department shall compile the information submitted
7under this Section, and make that information available to the
8public on the Internet website of the Department.
9    (c) The Department shall annually submit a report of the
10information compiled under this Section to the Governor, the
11General Assembly, and the Business Enterprise Council for
12Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.
13    (d) As used in this Section:
14    "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning
15provided in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act.
16    "State agency" has the meaning provided in subsection (b)
17of Section 405-5.
 
18    Section 95-10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
19Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by adding
20Section 8k as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 575/8k new)
22    Sec. 8k. Race and gender wage report. The Department of
23Central Management Services shall annually submit a report to
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1the respective wage earnings of State employees as compiled
2under Section 405-535 of the Department of Central Management
3Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
 
4
Article 100.

 
5    Section 100-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6Community Development Loan Guarantee Act.
 
7    Section 100-5. Policy. The General Assembly finds that it
8is vital for the State to invest in community economic
9development, particularly in communities which have been
10historically excluded from investment opportunities due to
11redlining, discriminatory banking practices, and racism. The
12purpose of this Act is to establish a Program for guaranteeing
13small business loans and consumer loans to borrowers who would
14otherwise not qualify in communities of color and low-income
15communities.
 
16    Section 100-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
17    "Financial institution" means a bank, a savings and loan
18association, a savings bank, a credit union, a minority
19depository institution as designated by the Federal Deposit
20Insurance Corporation, or a community development financial
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1the State of Illinois.
2    "Loan Guarantee Account" means an account at a financial
3institution outside the State Treasury of which the State
4Treasurer is custodian with the purpose of guaranteeing loans
5made by a financial institution in accordance with this Act.
 
6    Section 100-15. Establishment of the Loan Guarantee
7Program. The State Treasurer may establish at any eligible
8financial institution a Loan Guarantee Account as a special
9account outside the State treasury and with the State Treasurer
10as custodian. This Account may be used to cover the losses on
11guaranteed loans at the participating financial institution.
 
12    Section 100-20. Eligible institutions. The State Treasurer
13shall determine the eligibility of financial institutions to
14participate in the Program. In addition to any other
15requirements of this Act and in accordance with any applicable
16federal law or program, the State Treasurer in determining
17eligibility of financial institutions shall consider (i) the
18financial institution's commitment to low-income communities
19as defined in Section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
201986 codified at 26 U.S.C. § 45D(e), and (ii) the financial
21institution's commitment to communities considered
22disproportionately impacted areas, depressed areas, or
23enterprise zones as determined, designated, or certified by the
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1with any applicable federal law or program.
 
2    Section 100-25. Fees. The State Treasurer may establish, as
3a component of the Program, fees of no more than 5% of the
4total guaranteed loan amount. The fees shall be deposited into
5the Loan Guarantee Account.
 
6    Section 100-30. Use of the Loan Guarantee Account.
7    (a) Moneys in the Account may be used by the participating
8financial institution to cover losses on guaranteed loans up to
9the full amount in the Account or the amount of loss, whichever
10is lesser. The State of Illinois and the State Treasurer shall
11not be responsible for any losses in excess of the full amount
12in the Loan Guarantee Account at the financial institution.
13    (b) The State Treasurer may set a cap on the total funds
14held in any Loan Guarantee Account at any participating
15financial institution. Funds in excess of the cap may be
16withdrawn by the Treasurer.
17    (c) The State Treasurer shall withdraw the full amount in
18the Account in the event the Loan Guarantee Program is
19discontinued, or the financial institution leaves the Program.
 
20    Section 100-35. Limitations on Funding. The State
21Treasurer may use up to $10,000,000 of investment earnings each
22year for the Loan Guarantee Program, provided that no more than
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1time.
 
2    Section 100-40. Rules. The State Treasurer shall adopt
3rules that are necessary and proper to implement and administer
4this Act including, but not limited to, fees and eligibility.
 
5
Article 110.

 
6    Section 110-5. The Deposit of State Moneys Act is amended
7by changing Section 16.3 as follows:
 
8    (15 ILCS 520/16.3)
9    Sec. 16.3. Consideration of financial institution's
10commitment to its community.
11    (a) In addition to any other requirements of this Act, the
12State Treasurer shall is authorized to consider the financial
13institution's record and current level of financial commitment
14to its local community when deciding whether to deposit State
15funds in that financial institution. The State Treasurer may
16consider factors including, but not necessarily limited to:
17        (1) for financial institutions subject to the federal
18    Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the current and
19    historical ratings that the financial institution has
20    received, to the extent that those ratings are publicly
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1        (2) any changes in ownership, management, policies, or
2    practices of the financial institution that may affect the
3    level of the financial institution's commitment to its
4    community;
5        (3) the financial impact that the withdrawal or denial
6    of deposits of State funds might have on the financial
7    institution; and
8        (4) the financial impact to the State as a result of
9    withdrawing State funds or refusing to deposit additional
10    State funds in the financial institution; .
11        (5) the financial institution's commitment to
12    low-income communities, as defined in Section 45D(e) of the
13    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 codified at 26 U.S.C. §
14    45D(e); and
15        (6) the financial institution's commitment to
16    communities considered disproportionately impacted areas,
17    depressed areas, or enterprise zones as determined,
18    designated, or certified by the Department of Commerce and
19    Economic Opportunity in accordance with any applicable
20    federal law or program.
21    (a-5) Effective January 1, 2022, no State funds may be
22deposited in a financial institution subject to the federal
23Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, unless the institution has
24a current rating of satisfactory or outstanding under the
25federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
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1authorizing the State Treasurer to conduct an examination or
2investigation of a financial institution or to receive
3information that is not publicly available and the disclosure
4of which is otherwise prohibited by law.
5(Source: P.A. 93-251, eff. 7-1-04.)
 
6    Section 110-10. The Public Funds Investment Act is amended
7by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
8    (30 ILCS 235/8)
9    Sec. 8. Consideration of financial institution's
10commitment to its community.
11    (a) In addition to any other requirements of this Act, a
12public agency shall is authorized to consider the financial
13institution's record and current level of financial commitment
14to its local community when deciding whether to deposit public
15funds in that financial institution. The public agency may
16consider factors including, but not necessarily limited to:
17        (1) for financial institutions subject to the federal
18    Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the current and
19    historical ratings that the financial institution has
20    received, to the extent that those ratings are publicly
21    available, under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of
22    1977;
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1    level of the financial institution's commitment to its
2    community;
3        (3) the financial impact that the withdrawal or denial
4    of deposits of public funds might have on the financial
5    institution;
6        (4) the financial impact to the public agency as a
7    result of withdrawing public funds or refusing to deposit
8    additional public funds in the financial institution; and
9        (5) any additional burden on the resources of the
10    public agency that might result from ceasing to maintain
11    deposits of public funds at the financial institution under
12    consideration.
13    (a-5) Effective January 1, 2022, no public funds may be
14deposited in a financial institution subject to the federal
15Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, unless the institution has
16a current rating of satisfactory or outstanding under the
17federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
18    (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as
19authorizing the public agency to conduct an examination or
20investigation of a financial institution or to receive
21information that is not publicly available and the disclosure
22of which is otherwise prohibited by law.
23(Source: P.A. 93-251, eff. 7-1-04.)
 
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1    Section 115-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
2Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act.
 
3    Section 115-5. Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
4    (a) There is hereby created the Commission on Equity and
5Inclusion, which shall consist of 7 members appointed by the
6Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more
7than 4 members shall be of the same political party. The
8Governor shall designate one member as chairperson, who shall
9be the chief administrative and executive officer of the
10Commission, and shall have general supervisory authority over
11all personnel of the Commission.
12    (b) Of the members first appointed, 4 shall be appointed
13for a term to expire on the third Monday of January, 2023, and
143 (including the Chairperson) shall be appointed for a term to
15expire on the third Monday of January, 2025.
16    Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 4 years
17and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified;
18except that any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring
19otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed only
20for the unexpired term of the member whom he or she shall
21succeed and until his or her successor is appointed and
22qualified.
23    (c) In case of a vacancy on the Commission during the
24recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary
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1she shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. Any person so
2nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
3during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
4is appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the Commission shall
5not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all
6the powers of the Commission.
7    (d) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be compensated
8at the rate of $128,000 per year, or as otherwise set by this
9Section, during his or her service as Chairperson, and each
10other member shall be compensated at the rate of $121,856 per
11year, or as otherwise set by this Section. In addition, all
12members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for expenses
13actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of
14their duties. Members of the Commission are eligible to receive
15pension under the State Employees' Retirement System of
16Illinois as provided under Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
17Code.
18    (e) The budget established for the Commission for any given
19fiscal year shall be no less than that established for the
20Human Rights Commission for that same fiscal year.
 
21    Section 115-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other
22powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or
23elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and
24duties:
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1    university procurement by facilitating and streamlining
2    communications between the Business Enterprise Council for
3    Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the
4    purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and
5    others.
6        (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for
7    State agency directors, public university presidents and
8    chancellors, and public community college presidents. The
9    scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i)
10    increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii)
11    enhancing credentials. These principles should be the
12    foundation of the agency compliance plan required under
13    Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
14    and Persons with Disabilities Act.
15        (3) The Commission shall jointly appoint, with the
16    Executive Ethics Commission, all Chief Procurement
17    Officers as provided under Section 1-15.15 of the Illinois
18    Procurement Code.
19        (4) The Commission shall exercise the oversight powers
20    and duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois
21    Procurement Code.
22        (5) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall
23    provide support for diversity in State hiring.
24        (6) The Commission shall oversee the implementation of
25    diversity training of the State workforce.
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1    deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the
2    Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and the
3    General Assembly legislative changes to increase inclusion
4    and diversity in State government.
5        (8) The Commission shall have oversight over the
6    following entities:
7            (A) the Illinois African-American Family
8        Commission;
9            (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;
10            (C) the Asian American Family Commission;
11            (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council;
12            (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting
13        Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and
14            (F) the Business Enterprise Council for
15        Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.
16        (9) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for
17    the implementation and administration of the requirements
18    of this Act.
 
19    Section 115-100. The Department of Transportation Law of
20the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
21Section 2705-597 as follows:
 
22    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-597 new)
23    Sec. 2705-597. Equal Employment Opportunity Contract
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1rule to the contrary, the Secretary shall have jurisdiction
2over all Equal Employment Opportunity Contract Compliance
3Officers within the Department, or within districts controlled
4by the Department, and shall be responsible for the evaluation
5of such officers.
 
6    Section 115-105. The Illinois African-American Family
7Commission Act is amended by changing Section 30 and by adding
8Section 35 as follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 3903/30)
10    Sec. 30. Reporting. The Illinois African-American Family
11Commission shall annually report to the Governor, and the
12General Assembly, and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion on
13the Commission's progress toward its goals and objectives.
14(Source: P.A. 93-867, eff. 8-5-04.)
 
15    (20 ILCS 3903/35 new)
16    Sec. 35. Oversight. Notwithstanding any provision of law
17to the contrary, the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
18established under the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act
19shall have general oversight of the operations of the Illinois
20African-American Family Commission.
 
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1follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 3916/20)
3    Sec. 20. Report. The Asian American Family Commission shall
4annually report to the Governor, and the General Assembly, and
5the Commission on Equity and Inclusion on the Commission's
6progress toward its goals and objectives.
7(Source: P.A. 101-392, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 3916/25 new)
9    Sec. 25. Oversight. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
10the contrary, the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
11established under the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act
12shall have general oversight of the operations of the Asian
13American Family Commission.
 
14    Section 115-115. The Illinois Latino Family Commission Act
15is amended by changing Section 30 and by adding Section 35 as
16follows:
 
17    (20 ILCS 3983/30)
18    Sec. 30. Reporting. The Illinois Latino Family Commission
19shall annually report to the Governor, and the General
20Assembly, and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion on the
21Commission's progress towards its goals and objectives.
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1    (20 ILCS 3983/35 new)
2    Sec. 35. Oversight. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
3the contrary, the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
4established under the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act
5shall have general oversight of the operations of the Illinois
6Latino Family Commission.
 
7    Section 115-120. The Illinois Muslim American Advisory
8Council Act is amended by changing Section 30 and by adding
9Section 35 as follows:
 
10    (20 ILCS 5110/30)
11    Sec. 30. Reports. The Council shall issue semi-annual
12reports on its policy recommendations by June 30th and December
1331st of each year to the Governor, and the General Assembly,
14and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
15(Source: P.A. 100-459, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
16    (20 ILCS 5110/35 new)
17    Sec. 35. Oversight. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
18the contrary, the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
19established under the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act
20shall have general oversight of the operations of the Council.
 
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1by changing Sections 1-15.15, 1-15.16, 5-7, 5-30, 10-20, 20-10,
220-25, 20-30, 20-60, 35-15, 35-30, 40-20, 50-20, and 50-35 as
3follows:
 
4    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.15)
5    Sec. 1-15.15. Chief Procurement Officer. "Chief
6Procurement Officer" means any of the 4 persons appointed or
7approved by a majority of the members of the Executive Ethics
8Commission and approved by a majority vote of the Commission on
9Equity and Inclusion:
10        (1) for procurements for construction and
11    construction-related services committed by law to the
12    jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
13    Board, the independent chief procurement officer appointed
14    by a majority of the members of the Executive Ethics
15    Commission and approved by a majority vote of the
16    Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
17        (2) for procurements for all construction,
18    construction-related services, operation of any facility,
19    and the provision of any construction or
20    construction-related service or activity committed by law
21    to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois
22    Department of Transportation, including the direct or
23    reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which the
24    Department of Transportation is responsible or accountable
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1    regulation, or procedure, the independent chief
2    procurement officer appointed by the Secretary of
3    Transportation with the consent of the majority of the
4    members of the Executive Ethics Commission and approved by
5    a majority vote of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
6        (3) for all procurements made by a public institution
7    of higher education, the independent chief procurement
8    officer appointed by a majority of the members of the
9    Executive Ethics Commission and approved by a majority vote
10    of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
11        (4) (Blank).
12        (5) for all other procurements, the independent chief
13    procurement officer appointed by a majority of the members
14    of the Executive Ethics Commission and approved by a
15    majority vote of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
16(Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see
17Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 for the effective date of changes made
18by P.A. 96-795); 96-920, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 500/5-7 new)
20    Sec. 5-7. Commission on Equity and Inclusion; powers and
21duties.
22    (a) The Commission on Equity and Inclusion, as created
23under the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act, shall have
24the powers and duties provided under this Section with respect
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1overriding the authority and duties of the Procurement Policy
2Board as provided under Section 5-5. The powers and duties of
3the Commission as provided under this Section shall be
4exercised alongside, but independent of, that of the
5Procurement Policy Board.
6    (b) The Commission shall have the authority and
7responsibility to review, comment upon, and recommend,
8consistent with this Code, rules and practices governing the
9procurement, management, control, and disposal of supplies,
10services, professional or artistic services, construction, and
11real property and capital improvement leases procured by the
12State. The Commission shall also have the authority to
13recommend a program for professional development and provide
14opportunities for training in procurement practices and
15policies to chief procurement officers and their staffs in
16order to ensure that all procurement is conducted in an
17efficient, professional, and appropriately transparent manner.
18    (c) Upon a majority vote of its members, the Commission may
19review a contract. Upon a three-fifths vote of its members, the
20Commission may propose procurement rules for consideration by
21chief procurement officers. These proposals shall be published
22in each volume of the Procurement Bulletin. Except as otherwise
23provided by law, the Commission shall act upon the vote of a
24majority of its members who have been appointed and are
25serving.
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1hearings concerning the implementation and administration of
2this Code. Each chief procurement officer, State purchasing
3officer, procurement compliance monitor, and State agency
4shall cooperate with the Commission, provide information to the
5Commission, and be responsive to the Commission in the
6Commission's conduct of its reviews, studies, and hearings.
7    (e) Upon a three-fifths vote of its members, the Commission
8shall review a proposal, bid, or contract and issue a
9recommendation to void a contract or reject a proposal or bid
10based on any conflict of interest or violation of this Code. A
11recommendation of the Commission shall be delivered to the
12appropriate chief procurement officer and Executive Ethics
13Commission within 7 calendar days and must be published in the
14next volume of the Procurement Bulletin. The bidder, offeror,
15potential contractor, contractor, or subcontractor shall have
1615 calendar days to provide a written response to the notice,
17and a hearing before the Commission on the alleged conflict of
18interest or violation shall be held upon request by the bidder,
19offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or subcontractor.
20The requested hearing date and time shall be determined by the
21Commission, but in no event shall the hearing occur later than
2215 calendar days after the date of the request.
 
23    (30 ILCS 500/5-30)
24    Sec. 5-30. Proposed contracts; Procurement Policy Board;
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1    (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), within 14
2calendar days after notice of the awarding or letting of a
3contract has appeared in the Procurement Bulletin in accordance
4with subsection (b) of Section 15-25, the Board or the
5Commission on Equity and Inclusion may request in writing from
6the contracting agency and the contracting agency shall
7promptly, but in no event later than 7 calendar days after
8receipt of the request, provide to the requesting entity Board,
9by electronic or other means satisfactory to the requesting
10entity Board, documentation in the possession of the
11contracting agency concerning the proposed contract. Nothing
12in this subsection is intended to waive or abrogate any
13privilege or right of confidentiality authorized by law.
14    (b) No contract subject to this Section may be entered into
15until the 14-day period described in subsection (a) has
16expired, unless the contracting agency requests in writing that
17the Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion waive the
18period and the Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
19grant grants the waiver in writing.
20    (c) This Section does not apply to (i) contracts entered
21into under this Code for small and emergency procurements as
22those procurements are defined in Article 20 and (ii) contracts
23for professional and artistic services that are nonrenewable,
24one year or less in duration, and have a value of less than
25$20,000. If requested in writing by the Board or the Commission
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1promptly, but in no event later than 10 calendar days after
2receipt of the request, transmit to the Board or the Commission
3on Equity and Inclusion a copy of the contract for an emergency
4procurement and documentation in the possession of the
5contracting agency concerning the contract.
6(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
7    (30 ILCS 500/10-20)
8    Sec. 10-20. Independent chief procurement officers.
9    (a) Appointment. Beginning with appointments made on or
10after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
11General Assembly Within 60 calendar days after the effective
12date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the
13Executive Ethics Commission with the majority vote approval of
14the Commission on Equity and Inclusion, and with the advice and
15consent of the Senate, shall appoint or approve 4 chief
16procurement officers, one for each of the following categories:
17        (1) for procurements for construction and
18    construction-related services committed by law to the
19    jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
20    Board;
21        (2) for procurements for all construction,
22    construction-related services, operation of any facility,
23    and the provision of any service or activity committed by
24    law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois
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1    reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which the
2    Department of Transportation is responsible or accountable
3    for the use thereof in accordance with federal law,
4    regulation, or procedure, the chief procurement officer
5    recommended for approval under this item appointed by the
6    Secretary of Transportation after consent by the Executive
7    Ethics Commission and the Commission on Equity and
8    Inclusion;
9        (3) for all procurements made by a public institution
10    of higher education; and
11        (4) for all other procurement needs of State agencies.
12    A chief procurement officer shall be responsible to the
13Executive Ethics Commission and the Commission on Equity and
14Inclusion but must be located within the agency that the
15officer provides with procurement services. The chief
16procurement officer for higher education shall have an office
17located within the Board of Higher Education, unless otherwise
18designated by the Executive Ethics Commission and the
19Commission on Equity and Inclusion. The chief procurement
20officer for all other procurement needs of the State shall have
21an office located within the Department of Central Management
22Services, unless otherwise designated by the Executive Ethics
23Commission and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
24    (b) Terms and independence. Each chief procurement officer
25appointed under this Section shall serve for a term of 5 years
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1procurement officer may be removed for cause after a hearing by
2the Executive Ethics Commission and the Commission on Equity
3and Inclusion. The Governor or the director of a State agency
4directly responsible to the Governor may institute a complaint
5against the officer by filing such complaint with the
6Commission. The Commission shall have a hearing based on the
7complaint. The officer and the complainant shall receive
8reasonable notice of the hearing and shall be permitted to
9present their respective arguments on the complaint. After the
10hearing, the Commission shall make a finding on the complaint
11and may take disciplinary action, including but not limited to
12removal of the officer.
13    The salary of a chief procurement officer shall be
14established by the Executive Ethics Commission and the
15Commission on Equity and Inclusion and may not be diminished
16during the officer's term. The salary may not exceed the salary
17of the director of a State agency for which the officer serves
18as chief procurement officer.
19    (c) Qualifications. In addition to any other requirement or
20qualification required by State law, each chief procurement
21officer must within 12 months of employment be a Certified
22Professional Public Buyer or a Certified Public Purchasing
23Officer, pursuant to certification by the Universal Public
24Purchasing Certification Council, and must reside in Illinois.
25    (d) Fiduciary duty. Each chief procurement officer owes a
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1    (e) Vacancy. In case of a vacancy in one or more of the
2offices of a chief procurement officer under this Section
3during the recess of the Senate, the Executive Ethics
4Commission, with the approval of the Commission on Equity and
5Inclusion, shall make a temporary appointment until the next
6meeting of the Senate, when the Executive Ethics Commission,
7with the approval of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion,
8shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person
9so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
10during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
11is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at
12the time this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly takes
13effect, the Executive Ethics Commission shall make a temporary
14appointment as in the case of a vacancy.
15    (f) (Blank).
16    (g) (Blank).
17(Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
18    (30 ILCS 500/20-10)
19    (Text of Section from P.A. 96-159, 96-588, 97-96, 97-895,
2098-1076, 99-906, 100-43, and 101-31)
21    Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding; reverse auction.
22    (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by
23competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in
24Section 20-5.
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1issued and shall include a purchase description and the
2material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the
3procurement.
4    (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for bids
5shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin at
6least 14 calendar days before the date set in the invitation
7for the opening of bids.
8    (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly or through
9an electronic procurement system in the presence of one or more
10witnesses at the time and place designated in the invitation
11for bids. The name of each bidder, including earned and applied
12bid credit from the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act, the amount
13of each bid, and other relevant information as may be specified
14by rule shall be recorded. After the award of the contract, the
15winning bid and the record of each unsuccessful bid shall be
16open to public inspection.
17    (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be
18unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction,
19except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated
20based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for bids,
21which may include criteria to determine acceptability such as
22inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, and
23suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that will
24affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for award,
25such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or life
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1for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to be used.
2    (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or
3withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after
4award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid
5mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After
6bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of
7bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair
8competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the
9correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall be
10supported by written determination made by a State purchasing
11officer.
12    (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable
13promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and
14responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria
15set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a State
16purchasing officer determines it is not in the best interest of
17the State and by written explanation determines another bidder
18shall receive the award. The explanation shall appear in the
19appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. The
20written explanation must include:
21        (1) a description of the agency's needs;
22        (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be
23    fair and reasonable;
24        (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive
25    bidders; and
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1    price, and the reasons for selecting that bidder.
2    Each chief procurement officer may adopt guidelines to
3implement the requirements of this subsection (g).
4    The written explanation shall be filed with the Legislative
5Audit Commission, and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion,
6and the Procurement Policy Board, and be made available for
7inspection by the public, within 30 calendar days after the
8agency's decision to award the contract.
9    (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered
10impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to
11support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be
12issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be
13followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders
14whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth
15in the first solicitation.
16    (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other
17provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the
18Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding
19procedures to be used in procuring professional services under
20Section 1-56, subsections (a) and (c) of Section 1-75 and
21subsection (d) of Section 1-78 of the Illinois Power Agency Act
22and Section 16-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act and to
23procure renewable energy resources under Section 1-56 of the
24Illinois Power Agency Act. These alternative procedures shall
25be set forth together with the other criteria contained in the
26invitation for bids, and shall appear in the appropriate volume

 

 

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1of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
2    (j) Reverse auction. Notwithstanding any other provision
3of this Section and in accordance with rules adopted by the
4chief procurement officer, that chief procurement officer may
5procure supplies or services through a competitive electronic
6auction bidding process after the chief procurement officer
7determines that the use of such a process will be in the best
8interest of the State. The chief procurement officer shall
9publish that determination in his or her next volume of the
10Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
11    An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include
12(i) a procurement description, (ii) all contractual terms,
13whenever practical, and (iii) conditions applicable to the
14procurement, including a notice that bids will be received in
15an electronic auction manner.
16    Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given in
17the same manner as provided in subsection (c).
18    Bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in
19the manner designated in the invitation for bids. During the
20auction, a bidder's price shall be disclosed to other bidders.
21Bidders shall have the opportunity to reduce their bid prices
22during the auction. At the conclusion of the auction, the
23record of the bid prices received and the name of each bidder
24shall be open to public inspection.
25    After the auction period has terminated, withdrawal of bids
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1    The contract shall be awarded within 60 calendar days after
2the auction by written notice to the lowest responsible bidder,
3or all bids shall be rejected except as otherwise provided in
4this Code. Extensions of the date for the award may be made by
5mutual written consent of the State purchasing officer and the
6lowest responsible bidder.
7    This subsection does not apply to (i) procurements of
8professional and artistic services, (ii) telecommunications
9services, communication services, and information services,
10and (iii) contracts for construction projects, including
11design professional services.
12(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
13    (Text of Section from P.A. 96-159, 96-795, 97-96, 97-895,
1498-1076, 99-906, 100-43, and 101-31)
15    Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding; reverse auction.
16    (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by
17competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in
18Section 20-5.
19    (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall be
20issued and shall include a purchase description and the
21material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the
22procurement.
23    (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for bids
24shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin at
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1for the opening of bids.
2    (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly or through
3an electronic procurement system in the presence of one or more
4witnesses at the time and place designated in the invitation
5for bids. The name of each bidder, including earned and applied
6bid credit from the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act, the amount
7of each bid, and other relevant information as may be specified
8by rule shall be recorded. After the award of the contract, the
9winning bid and the record of each unsuccessful bid shall be
10open to public inspection.
11    (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be
12unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction,
13except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated
14based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for bids,
15which may include criteria to determine acceptability such as
16inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, and
17suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that will
18affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for award,
19such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or life
20cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The invitation
21for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to be used.
22    (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or
23withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after
24award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid
25mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After
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1bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair
2competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the
3correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall be
4supported by written determination made by a State purchasing
5officer.
6    (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable
7promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and
8responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria
9set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a State
10purchasing officer determines it is not in the best interest of
11the State and by written explanation determines another bidder
12shall receive the award. The explanation shall appear in the
13appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. The
14written explanation must include:
15        (1) a description of the agency's needs;
16        (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be
17    fair and reasonable;
18        (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive
19    bidders; and
20        (4) the name of the bidder selected, the total contract
21    price, and the reasons for selecting that bidder.
22    Each chief procurement officer may adopt guidelines to
23implement the requirements of this subsection (g).
24    The written explanation shall be filed with the Legislative
25Audit Commission, and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion,
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1inspection by the public, within 30 days after the agency's
2decision to award the contract.
3    (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered
4impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to
5support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be
6issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be
7followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders
8whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth
9in the first solicitation.
10    (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other
11provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the
12Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding
13procedures to be used in procuring professional services under
14subsections (a) and (c) of Section 1-75 and subsection (d) of
15Section 1-78 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and Section
1616-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act and to procure
17renewable energy resources under Section 1-56 of the Illinois
18Power Agency Act. These alternative procedures shall be set
19forth together with the other criteria contained in the
20invitation for bids, and shall appear in the appropriate volume
21of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
22    (j) Reverse auction. Notwithstanding any other provision
23of this Section and in accordance with rules adopted by the
24chief procurement officer, that chief procurement officer may
25procure supplies or services through a competitive electronic
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1determines that the use of such a process will be in the best
2interest of the State. The chief procurement officer shall
3publish that determination in his or her next volume of the
4Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
5    An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include
6(i) a procurement description, (ii) all contractual terms,
7whenever practical, and (iii) conditions applicable to the
8procurement, including a notice that bids will be received in
9an electronic auction manner.
10    Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given in
11the same manner as provided in subsection (c).
12    Bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in
13the manner designated in the invitation for bids. During the
14auction, a bidder's price shall be disclosed to other bidders.
15Bidders shall have the opportunity to reduce their bid prices
16during the auction. At the conclusion of the auction, the
17record of the bid prices received and the name of each bidder
18shall be open to public inspection.
19    After the auction period has terminated, withdrawal of bids
20shall be permitted as provided in subsection (f).
21    The contract shall be awarded within 60 calendar days after
22the auction by written notice to the lowest responsible bidder,
23or all bids shall be rejected except as otherwise provided in
24this Code. Extensions of the date for the award may be made by
25mutual written consent of the State purchasing officer and the
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1    This subsection does not apply to (i) procurements of
2professional and artistic services, (ii) telecommunications
3services, communication services, and information services,
4and (iii) contracts for construction projects, including
5design professional services.
6(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
7    (30 ILCS 500/20-25)
8    Sec. 20-25. Sole source procurements.
9    (a) In accordance with standards set by rule, contracts may
10be awarded without use of the specified method of source
11selection when there is only one economically feasible source
12for the item. A State contract may be awarded as a sole source
13contract unless an interested party submits a written request
14for a public hearing at which the chief procurement officer and
15purchasing agency present written justification for the
16procurement method. Any interested party may present
17testimony. A sole source contract where a hearing was requested
18by an interested party may be awarded after the hearing is
19conducted with the approval of the chief procurement officer.
20    (b) This Section may not be used as a basis for amending a
21contract for professional or artistic services if the amendment
22would result in an increase in the amount paid under the
23contract of more than 5% of the initial award, or would extend
24the contract term beyond the time reasonably needed for a
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1    (c) Notice of intent to enter into a sole source contract
2shall be provided to the Procurement Policy Board and the
3Commission on Equity and Inclusion, and published in the online
4electronic Bulletin at least 14 calendar days before the public
5hearing required in subsection (a). The notice shall include
6the sole source procurement justification form prescribed by
7the Board, a description of the item to be procured, the
8intended sole source contractor, and the date, time, and
9location of the public hearing. A copy of the notice and all
10documents provided at the hearing shall be included in the
11subsequent Procurement Bulletin.
12    (d) By August 1 each year, each chief procurement officer
13shall file a report with the General Assembly identifying each
14contract the officer sought under the sole source procurement
15method and providing the justification given for seeking sole
16source as the procurement method for each of those contracts.
17(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
18    (30 ILCS 500/20-30)
19    Sec. 20-30. Emergency purchases.
20    (a) Conditions for use. In accordance with standards set by
21rule, a purchasing agency may make emergency procurements
22without competitive sealed bidding or prior notice when there
23exists a threat to public health or public safety, or when
24immediate expenditure is necessary for repairs to State
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1to State property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in
2critical State services that affect health, safety, or
3collection of substantial State revenues, or to ensure the
4integrity of State records; provided, however, that the term of
5the emergency purchase shall be limited to the time reasonably
6needed for a competitive procurement, not to exceed 90 calendar
7days. A contract may be extended beyond 90 calendar days if the
8chief procurement officer determines additional time is
9necessary and that the contract scope and duration are limited
10to the emergency. Prior to execution of the extension, the
11chief procurement officer must hold a public hearing and
12provide written justification for all emergency contracts.
13Members of the public may present testimony. Emergency
14procurements shall be made with as much competition as is
15practicable under the circumstances, and shall include best
16efforts to include contractors certified under the Business
17Enterprise Program. A written description of the basis for the
18emergency and reasons for the selection of the particular
19contractor shall be included in the contract file.
20    (b) Notice. Notice of all emergency procurements shall be
21provided to the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on
22Equity and Inclusion, and published in the online electronic
23Bulletin no later than 5 calendar days after the contract is
24awarded. Notice of intent to extend an emergency contract shall
25be provided to the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission
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1Bulletin at least 14 calendar days before the public hearing.
2Notice shall include at least a description of the need for the
3emergency purchase, the contractor, and if applicable, the
4date, time, and location of the public hearing. A copy of this
5notice and all documents provided at the hearing shall be
6included in the subsequent Procurement Bulletin. Before the
7next appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin,
8the purchasing agency shall publish in the Illinois Procurement
9Bulletin a copy of each written description and reasons and the
10total cost of each emergency procurement made during the
11previous month. When only an estimate of the total cost is
12known at the time of publication, the estimate shall be
13identified as an estimate and published. When the actual total
14cost is determined, it shall also be published in like manner
15before the 10th day of the next succeeding month.
16    (c) Statements. A chief procurement officer making a
17procurement under this Section shall file statements with the
18Procurement Policy Board, the Commission on Equity and
19Inclusion, and the Auditor General within 10 calendar days
20after the procurement setting forth the amount expended, the
21name of the contractor involved, and the conditions and
22circumstances requiring the emergency procurement. When only
23an estimate of the cost is available within 10 calendar days
24after the procurement, the actual cost shall be reported
25immediately after it is determined. At the end of each fiscal
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1Audit Commission and the Governor a complete listing of all
2emergency procurements reported during that fiscal quarter.
3The Legislative Audit Commission shall review the emergency
4procurements so reported and, in its annual reports, advise the
5General Assembly of procurements that appear to constitute an
6abuse of this Section.
7    (d) Quick purchases. The chief procurement officer may
8promulgate rules extending the circumstances by which a
9purchasing agency may make purchases under this Section,
10including but not limited to the procurement of items available
11at a discount for a limited period of time. The chief
12procurement officer shall adopt rules regarding good faith and
13best efforts from contractors and companies certified under the
14Business Enterprise Program.
15    (e) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act
16of the 96th General Assembly apply to procurements executed on
17or after its effective date.
18(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 500/20-60)
20    Sec. 20-60. Duration of contracts.
21    (a) Maximum duration. A contract may be entered into for
22any period of time deemed to be in the best interests of the
23State but not exceeding 10 years inclusive, beginning January
241, 2010, of proposed contract renewals. Third parties may lease
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1to be in the best interest of the State, but not exceeding 20
2years. The length of a lease for real property or capital
3improvements shall be in accordance with the provisions of
4Section 40-25. The length of energy conservation program
5contracts or energy savings contracts or leases shall be in
6accordance with the provisions of Section 25-45. A contract for
7bond or mortgage insurance awarded by the Illinois Housing
8Development Authority, however, may be entered into for any
9period of time less than or equal to the maximum period of time
10that the subject bond or mortgage may remain outstanding.
11    (b) Subject to appropriation. All contracts made or entered
12into shall recite that they are subject to termination and
13cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly fails
14to make an appropriation to make payments under the terms of
15the contract.
16    (c) The chief procurement officer shall file a proposed
17extension or renewal of a contract with the Procurement Policy
18Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to
19entering into any extension or renewal if the cost associated
20with the extension or renewal exceeds $249,999. The Procurement
21Policy Board or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion may
22object to the proposed extension or renewal within 30 calendar
23days and require a hearing before the Board or the Commission
24on Equity and Inclusion prior to entering into the extension or
25renewal. If the Procurement Policy Board or the Commission on
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1takes affirmative action to recommend the extension or renewal,
2the chief procurement officer may enter into the extension or
3renewal of a contract. This subsection does not apply to any
4emergency procurement, any procurement under Article 40, or any
5procurement exempted by Section 1-10(b) of this Code. If any
6State agency contract is paid for in whole or in part with
7federal-aid funds, grants, or loans and the provisions of this
8subsection would result in the loss of those federal-aid funds,
9grants, or loans, then the contract is exempt from the
10provisions of this subsection in order to remain eligible for
11those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, and the State agency
12shall file notice of this exemption with the Procurement Policy
13Board or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to
14entering into the proposed extension or renewal. Nothing in
15this subsection permits a chief procurement officer to enter
16into an extension or renewal in violation of subsection (a). By
17August 1 each year, the Procurement Policy Board and the
18Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall each shall file a
19report with the General Assembly identifying for the previous
20fiscal year (i) the proposed extensions or renewals that were
21filed and whether such extensions and renewals were objected to
22with the Board and whether the Board objected and (ii) the
23contracts exempt from this subsection.
24    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
25this Section, the Department of Innovation and Technology may
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1time deemed to be in the best interests of the State but not
2exceeding 20 years inclusive. The Department of Innovation and
3Technology may lease dark fiber networks from third parties
4only for the primary purpose of providing services (i) to the
5offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
6Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer and State
7agencies, as defined under Section 5-15 of the Civil
8Administrative Code of Illinois or (ii) for anchor
9institutions, as defined in Section 7 of the Illinois Century
10Network Act. Dark fiber network lease contracts shall be
11subject to all other provisions of this Code and any applicable
12rules or requirements, including, but not limited to,
13publication of lease solicitations, use of standard State
14contracting terms and conditions, and approval of vendor
15certifications and financial disclosures.
16    (e) As used in this Section, "dark fiber network" means a
17network of fiber optic cables laid but currently unused by a
18third party that the third party is leasing for use as network
19infrastructure.
20(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18;
21101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
22    (30 ILCS 500/35-15)
23    Sec. 35-15. Prequalification.
24    (a) The chief procurement officer for matters other than
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1officer shall each develop appropriate and reasonable
2prequalification standards and categories of professional and
3artistic services.
4    (b) The prequalifications and categorizations shall be
5submitted to the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on
6Equity and Inclusion, and published for public comment prior to
7their submission to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
8for approval.
9    (c) The chief procurement officer for matters other than
10construction and the higher education chief procurement
11officer shall each also assemble and maintain a comprehensive
12list of prequalified and categorized businesses and persons.
13    (d) Prequalification shall not be used to bar or prevent
14any qualified business or person from bidding or responding to
15invitations for bid or requests for proposal.
16(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
17    (30 ILCS 500/35-30)
18    Sec. 35-30. Awards.
19    (a) All State contracts for professional and artistic
20services, except as provided in this Section, shall be awarded
21using the competitive request for proposal process outlined in
22this Section.
23    (b) For each contract offered, the chief procurement
24officer, State purchasing officer, or his or her designee shall
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1the chief procurement officer for matters other than
2construction or the higher education chief procurement
3officer.
4    (c) Prepared forms shall be submitted to the chief
5procurement officer for matters other than construction or the
6higher education chief procurement officer, whichever is
7appropriate, for publication in its Illinois Procurement
8Bulletin and circulation to the chief procurement officer for
9matters other than construction or the higher education chief
10procurement officer's list of prequalified vendors. Notice of
11the offer or request for proposal shall appear at least 14
12calendar days before the response to the offer is due.
13    (d) All interested respondents shall return their
14responses to the chief procurement officer for matters other
15than construction or the higher education chief procurement
16officer, whichever is appropriate, which shall open and record
17them. The chief procurement officer for matters other than
18construction or higher education chief procurement officer
19then shall forward the responses, together with any information
20it has available about the qualifications and other State work
21of the respondents.
22    (e) After evaluation, ranking, and selection, the
23responsible chief procurement officer, State purchasing
24officer, or his or her designee shall notify the chief
25procurement officer for matters other than construction or the
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1appropriate, of the successful respondent and shall forward a
2copy of the signed contract for the chief procurement officer
3for matters other than construction or higher education chief
4procurement officer's file. The chief procurement officer for
5matters other than construction or higher education chief
6procurement officer shall publish the names of the responsible
7procurement decision-maker, the agency letting the contract,
8the successful respondent, a contract reference, and value of
9the let contract in the next appropriate volume of the Illinois
10Procurement Bulletin.
11    (f) For all professional and artistic contracts with
12annualized value that exceeds $100,000, evaluation and ranking
13by price are required. Any chief procurement officer or State
14purchasing officer, but not their designees, may select a
15respondent other than the lowest respondent by price. In any
16case, when the contract exceeds the $100,000 threshold and the
17lowest respondent is not selected, the chief procurement
18officer or the State purchasing officer shall forward together
19with the contract notice of who the low respondent by price was
20and a written decision as to why another was selected to the
21chief procurement officer for matters other than construction
22or the higher education chief procurement officer, whichever is
23appropriate. The chief procurement officer for matters other
24than construction or higher education chief procurement
25officer shall publish as provided in subsection (e) of Section
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1officer's or State purchasing officer's written decision.
2    (g) The chief procurement officer for matters other than
3construction and higher education chief procurement officer
4may each refine, but not contradict, this Section by
5promulgating rules for submission to the Procurement Policy
6Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion, and then to
7the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Any refinement
8shall be based on the principles and procedures of the federal
9Architect-Engineer Selection Law, Public Law 92-582 Brooks
10Act, and the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
11Qualifications Based Selection Act; except that pricing shall
12be an integral part of the selection process.
13(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
14    (30 ILCS 500/40-20)
15    Sec. 40-20. Request for information.
16    (a) Conditions for use. Leases shall be procured by request
17for information except as otherwise provided in Section 40-15.
18    (b) Form. A request for information shall be issued and
19shall include:
20        (1) the type of property to be leased;
21        (2) the proposed uses of the property;
22        (3) the duration of the lease;
23        (4) the preferred location of the property; and
24        (5) a general description of the configuration
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1    (c) Public notice. Public notice of the request for
2information for the availability of real property to lease
3shall be published in the appropriate volume of the Illinois
4Procurement Bulletin at least 14 calendar days before the date
5set forth in the request for receipt of responses and shall
6also be published in similar manner in a newspaper of general
7circulation in the community or communities where the using
8agency is seeking space.
9    (d) Response. The request for information response shall
10consist of written information sufficient to show that the
11respondent can meet minimum criteria set forth in the request.
12State purchasing officers may enter into discussions with
13respondents for the purpose of clarifying State needs and the
14information supplied by the respondents. On the basis of the
15information supplied and discussions, if any, a State
16purchasing officer shall make a written determination
17identifying the responses that meet the minimum criteria set
18forth in the request for information. Negotiations shall be
19entered into with all qualified respondents for the purpose of
20securing a lease that is in the best interest of the State. A
21written report of the negotiations shall be retained in the
22lease files and shall include the reasons for the final
23selection. All leases shall be reduced to writing; one copy
24shall be filed with the Comptroller in accordance with the
25provisions of Section 20-80, and one copy each shall be filed
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1    When the lowest response by price is not selected, the
2State purchasing officer shall forward to the chief procurement
3officer, along with the lease, notice of the identity of the
4lowest respondent by price and written reasons for the
5selection of a different response. The chief procurement
6officer shall publish the written reasons in the next volume of
7the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
8    (e) Board and Commission on Equity and Inclusion review.
9Upon receipt of (1) any proposed lease of real property of
1010,000 or more square feet or (2) any proposed lease of real
11property with annual rent payments of $100,000 or more, the
12Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and
13Inclusion shall have 30 calendar days to review the proposed
14lease. If neither the Board nor the Commission on Equity and
15Inclusion the Board does not object in writing within 30
16calendar days, then the proposed lease shall become effective
17according to its terms as submitted. The leasing agency shall
18make any and all materials available to the Board and the
19Commission on Equity and Inclusion to assist in the review
20process.
21(Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
22    (30 ILCS 500/50-20)
23    Sec. 50-20. Exemptions. The appropriate chief procurement
24officer may file a request with the Executive Ethics Commission
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150-13 when, in his or her judgment, the public interest in
2having the individual in the service of the State outweighs the
3public policy evidenced in that Section. The Executive Ethics
4Commission may grant an exemption after a public hearing at
5which any person may present testimony. The chief procurement
6officer shall publish notice of the date, time, and location of
7the hearing in the online electronic Bulletin at least 14
8calendar days prior to the hearing and provide notice to the
9individual subject to the waiver, and the Procurement Policy
10Board, and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. The
11Executive Ethics Commission shall also provide public notice of
12the date, time, and location of the hearing on its website. If
13the Commission grants an exemption, the exemption is effective
14only if it is filed with the Secretary of State and the
15Comptroller prior to the execution of any contract and includes
16a statement setting forth the name of the individual and all
17the pertinent facts that would make that Section applicable,
18setting forth the reason for the exemption, and declaring the
19individual exempted from that Section. Notice of each exemption
20shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. A
21contract for which a waiver has been issued but has not been
22filed in accordance with this Section is voidable by the State.
23The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the
2496th General Assembly shall apply to exemptions granted on or
25after its effective date.
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1    (30 ILCS 500/50-35)
2    Sec. 50-35. Financial disclosure and potential conflicts
3of interest.
4    (a) All bids and offers from responsive bidders, offerors,
5vendors, or contractors with an annual value of more than
6$50,000, and all submissions to a vendor portal, shall be
7accompanied by disclosure of the financial interests of the
8bidder, offeror, potential contractor, or contractor and each
9subcontractor to be used. In addition, all subcontracts
10identified as provided by Section 20-120 of this Code with an
11annual value of more than $50,000 shall be accompanied by
12disclosure of the financial interests of each subcontractor.
13The financial disclosure of each successful bidder, offeror,
14potential contractor, or contractor and its subcontractors
15shall be incorporated as a material term of the contract and
16shall become part of the publicly available contract or
17procurement file maintained by the appropriate chief
18procurement officer. Each disclosure under this Section shall
19be signed and made under penalty of perjury by an authorized
20officer or employee on behalf of the bidder, offeror, potential
21contractor, contractor, or subcontractor, and must be filed
22with the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on Equity
23and Inclusion.
24    (b) Disclosure shall include any ownership or distributive
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160% of the annual salary of the Governor, of the disclosing
2entity or its parent entity, whichever is less, unless the
3bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or
4subcontractor (i) is a publicly traded entity subject to
5Federal 10K reporting, in which case it may submit its 10K
6disclosure in place of the prescribed disclosure, or (ii) is a
7privately held entity that is exempt from Federal 10k reporting
8but has more than 100 shareholders, in which case it may submit
9the information that Federal 10k reporting companies are
10required to report under 17 CFR 229.401 and list the names of
11any person or entity holding any ownership share that is in
12excess of 5% in place of the prescribed disclosure. The form of
13disclosure shall be prescribed by the applicable chief
14procurement officer and must include at least the names,
15addresses, and dollar or proportionate share of ownership of
16each person identified in this Section, their instrument of
17ownership or beneficial relationship, and notice of any
18potential conflict of interest resulting from the current
19ownership or beneficial relationship of each individual
20identified in this Section having in addition any of the
21following relationships:
22        (1) State employment, currently or in the previous 3
23    years, including contractual employment of services.
24        (2) State employment of spouse, father, mother, son, or
25    daughter, including contractual employment for services in
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1        (3) Elective status; the holding of elective office of
2    the State of Illinois, the government of the United States,
3    any unit of local government authorized by the Constitution
4    of the State of Illinois or the statutes of the State of
5    Illinois currently or in the previous 3 years.
6        (4) Relationship to anyone holding elective office
7    currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
8    mother, son, or daughter.
9        (5) Appointive office; the holding of any appointive
10    government office of the State of Illinois, the United
11    States of America, or any unit of local government
12    authorized by the Constitution of the State of Illinois or
13    the statutes of the State of Illinois, which office
14    entitles the holder to compensation in excess of expenses
15    incurred in the discharge of that office currently or in
16    the previous 3 years.
17        (6) Relationship to anyone holding appointive office
18    currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
19    mother, son, or daughter.
20        (7) Employment, currently or in the previous 3 years,
21    as or by any registered lobbyist of the State government.
22        (8) Relationship to anyone who is or was a registered
23    lobbyist in the previous 2 years; spouse, father, mother,
24    son, or daughter.
25        (9) Compensated employment, currently or in the
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1    committee registered with the Secretary of State or any
2    county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
3    action committee registered with either the Secretary of
4    State or the Federal Board of Elections.
5        (10) Relationship to anyone; spouse, father, mother,
6    son, or daughter; who is or was a compensated employee in
7    the last 2 years of any registered election or re-election
8    committee registered with the Secretary of State or any
9    county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
10    action committee registered with either the Secretary of
11    State or the Federal Board of Elections.
12    (b-1) The disclosure required under this Section must also
13include the name and address of each lobbyist required to
14register under the Lobbyist Registration Act and other agent of
15the bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or
16subcontractor who is not identified under subsections (a) and
17(b) and who has communicated, is communicating, or may
18communicate with any State officer or employee concerning the
19bid or offer. The disclosure under this subsection is a
20continuing obligation and must be promptly supplemented for
21accuracy throughout the process and throughout the term of the
22contract if the bid or offer is successful.
23    (b-2) The disclosure required under this Section must also
24include, for each of the persons identified in subsection (b)
25or (b-1), each of the following that occurred within the
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1with any governmental entity; professional licensure
2discipline; bankruptcies; adverse civil judgments and
3administrative findings; and criminal felony convictions. The
4disclosure under this subsection is a continuing obligation and
5must be promptly supplemented for accuracy throughout the
6process and throughout the term of the contract if the bid or
7offer is successful.
8    (c) The disclosure in subsection (b) is not intended to
9prohibit or prevent any contract. The disclosure is meant to
10fully and publicly disclose any potential conflict to the chief
11procurement officers, State purchasing officers, their
12designees, and executive officers so they may adequately
13discharge their duty to protect the State.
14    (d) When a potential for a conflict of interest is
15identified, discovered, or reasonably suspected, the chief
16procurement officer or State procurement officer shall send the
17contract to the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on
18Equity and Inclusion. In accordance with the objectives of
19subsection (c), if the Procurement Policy Board or the
20Commission on Equity and Inclusion finds evidence of a
21potential conflict of interest not originally disclosed by the
22bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or
23subcontractor, the Board or the Commission on Equity and
24Inclusion shall provide written notice to the bidder, offeror,
25potential contractor, contractor, or subcontractor that is
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1potential conflict of interest. The bidder, offeror, potential
2contractor, contractor, or subcontractor shall have 15
3calendar days to respond in writing to the Board or the
4Commission on Equity and Inclusion, and a hearing before the
5Board or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion will be granted
6upon request by the bidder, offeror, potential contractor,
7contractor, or subcontractor, at a date and time to be
8determined by the Board or the Commission on Equity and
9Inclusion, but which in no event shall occur later than 15
10calendar days after the date of the request. Upon
11consideration, the Board or the Commission on Equity and
12Inclusion shall recommend, in writing, whether to allow or void
13the contract, bid, offer, or subcontract weighing the best
14interest of the State of Illinois. All recommendations shall be
15submitted to the Executive Ethics Commission. The Executive
16Ethics Commission must hold a public hearing within 30 calendar
17days after receiving the Board's or the Commission on Equity
18and Inclusion's recommendation if the Procurement Policy Board
19or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion makes a
20recommendation to (i) void a contract or (ii) void a bid or
21offer and the chief procurement officer selected or intends to
22award the contract to the bidder, offeror, or potential
23contractor. A chief procurement officer is prohibited from
24awarding a contract before a hearing if the Board or the
25Commission on Equity and Inclusion recommendation does not
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1any hearing, if applicable, shall be available to the public.
2    (e) These thresholds and disclosure do not relieve the
3chief procurement officer, the State purchasing officer, or
4their designees from reasonable care and diligence for any
5contract, bid, offer, or submission to a vendor portal. The
6chief procurement officer, the State purchasing officer, or
7their designees shall be responsible for using any reasonably
8known and publicly available information to discover any
9undisclosed potential conflict of interest and act to protect
10the best interest of the State of Illinois.
11    (f) Inadvertent or accidental failure to fully disclose
12shall render the contract, bid, offer, proposal, subcontract,
13or relationship voidable by the chief procurement officer if he
14or she deems it in the best interest of the State of Illinois
15and, at his or her discretion, may be cause for barring from
16future contracts, bids, offers, proposals, subcontracts, or
17relationships with the State for a period of up to 2 years.
18    (g) Intentional, willful, or material failure to disclose
19shall render the contract, bid, offer, proposal, subcontract,
20or relationship voidable by the chief procurement officer if he
21or she deems it in the best interest of the State of Illinois
22and shall result in debarment from future contracts, bids,
23offers, proposals, subcontracts, or relationships for a period
24of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years.
25Reinstatement after 2 years and before 10 years must be
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1State of Illinois, or by an executive ethics board or
2commission he or she might designate. The comment shall be
3returned to the responsible chief procurement officer who must
4rule in writing whether and when to reinstate.
5    (h) In addition, all disclosures shall note any other
6current or pending contracts, bids, offers, proposals,
7subcontracts, leases, or other ongoing procurement
8relationships the bidder, offeror, potential contractor,
9contractor, or subcontractor has with any other unit of State
10government and shall clearly identify the unit and the
11contract, offer, proposal, lease, or other relationship.
12    (i) The bidder, offeror, potential contractor, or
13contractor has a continuing obligation to supplement the
14disclosure required by this Section throughout the bidding
15process during the term of any contract, and during the vendor
16portal registration process.
17(Source: P.A. 97-490, eff. 8-22-11; 97-895, eff. 8-3-12;
1898-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
19    Section 115-130. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
20Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
21Sections 2, 4, 4f, 5, 7, and 8 and by adding Section 5.5 as
22follows:
 
23    (30 ILCS 575/2)
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1    Sec. 2. Definitions.
2    (A) For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
3have the following definitions:
4        (1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a
5    citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States
6    and who is any of the following:
7            (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
8        having origins in any of the original peoples of North
9        and South America, including Central America, and who
10        maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
11            (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
12        original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
13        the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
14        to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
15        Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
16        Vietnam).
17            (c) Black or African American (a person having
18        origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
19            (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
20        Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
21        Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
22            (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
23        person having origins in any of the original peoples of
24        Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
25        (2) "Woman" shall mean a person who is a citizen or
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1    of the female gender.
2        (2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who is
3    a citizen or lawful resident of the United States and is a
4    person qualifying as a person with a disability under
5    subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).
6        (2.1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a
7    severe physical or mental disability that:
8            (a) results from:
9            amputation,
10            arthritis,
11            autism,
12            blindness,
13            burn injury,
14            cancer,
15            cerebral palsy,
16            Crohn's disease,
17            cystic fibrosis,
18            deafness,
19            head injury,
20            heart disease,
21            hemiplegia,
22            hemophilia,
23            respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,
24            an intellectual disability,
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1            muscular dystrophy,
2            musculoskeletal disorders,
3            neurological disorders, including stroke and
4        epilepsy,
5            paraplegia,
6            quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,
7            sickle cell anemia,
8            ulcerative colitis,
9            specific learning disabilities, or
10            end stage renal failure disease; and
11            (b) substantially limits one or more of the
12        person's major life activities.
13        Another disability or combination of disabilities may
14    also be considered as a severe disability for the purposes
15    of item (a) of this subdivision (2.1) if it is determined
16    by an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause a
17    comparable degree of substantial functional limitation
18    similar to the specific list of disabilities listed in item
19    (a) of this subdivision (2.1).
20        (3) "Minority-owned business" means a business which
21    is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or
22    in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in
23    which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the
24    management and daily business operations of which are
25    controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who
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1        (4) "Women-owned business" means a business which is at
2    least 51% owned by one or more women, or, in the case of a
3    corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned by
4    one or more women; and the management and daily business
5    operations of which are controlled by one or more of the
6    women who own it.
7        (4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability"
8    means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more
9    persons with a disability and the management and daily
10    business operations of which are controlled by one or more
11    of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
12    not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that
13    is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal
14    Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned
15    by a person with a disability".
16        (4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council
17    for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities
18    created under Section 5 of this Act.
19        (4.3) "Commission" means, unless the context clearly
20    indicates otherwise, the Commission on Equity and
21    Inclusion created under the Commission on Equity and
22    Inclusion Act.
23        (5) "State contracts" means all contracts entered into
24    by the State, any agency or department thereof, or any
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1    the funds with which the contracts are paid, which are not
2    subject to federal reimbursement. "State contracts" does
3    not include contracts awarded by a retirement system,
4    pension fund, or investment board subject to Section
5    1-109.1 of the Illinois Pension Code. This definition shall
6    control over any existing definition under this Act or
7    applicable administrative rule.
8        "State construction contracts" means all State
9    contracts entered into by a State agency or public
10    institution of higher education for the repair,
11    remodeling, renovation or construction of a building or
12    structure, or for the construction or maintenance of a
13    highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code.
14        (6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments,
15    officers, boards, commissions, institutions and bodies
16    politic and corporate of the State, but does not include
17    the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
18    Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the
19    Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of
20    Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
21    Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
22    Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
23    Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of
24    Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
25    Trustees of Western Illinois University, municipalities or
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1    constitutional officers.
2        (7) "Public institutions of higher education" means
3    the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University,
4    Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
5    Governors State University, Illinois State University,
6    Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
7    University, Western Illinois University, the public
8    community colleges of the State, and any other public
9    universities, colleges, and community colleges now or
10    hereafter established or authorized by the General
11    Assembly.
12        (8) "Certification" means a determination made by the
13    Council or by one delegated authority from the Council to
14    make certifications, or by a State agency with statutory
15    authority to make such a certification, that a business
16    entity is a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
17    with a disability for whatever purpose. A business owned
18    and controlled by women shall be certified as a
19    "woman-owned business". A business owned and controlled by
20    women who are also minorities shall be certified as both a
21    "women-owned business" and a "minority-owned business".
22        (9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole
23    control of the business including, but not limited to,
24    capital investment and all other financial matters,
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1    comprehensive hiring, operating responsibilities,
2    cost-control matters, income and dividend matters,
3    financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or
4    joint partners. Control shall be real, substantial and
5    continuing, not pro forma. Control shall include the power
6    to direct or cause the direction of the management and
7    policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as well
8    as major decisions in matters of policy, management and
9    operations. Control shall be exemplified by possessing the
10    requisite knowledge and expertise to run the particular
11    business and control shall not include simple majority or
12    absentee ownership.
13        (10) "Business" means a business that has annual gross
14    sales of less than $75,000,000 as evidenced by the federal
15    income tax return of the business. A firm with gross sales
16    in excess of this cap may apply to the Council for
17    certification for a particular contract if the firm can
18    demonstrate that the contract would have significant
19    impact on businesses owned by minorities, women, or persons
20    with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors or in
21    employment of minorities, women, or persons with
22    disabilities.
23        (11) "Utilization plan" means a form and additional
24    documentations included in all bids or proposals that
25    demonstrates a vendor's proposed utilization of vendors
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1    targeted goal. The utilization plan shall demonstrate that
2    the Vendor has either: (1) met the entire contract goal or
3    (2) requested a full or partial waiver and made good faith
4    efforts towards meeting the goal.
5        (12) "Business Enterprise Program" means the Business
6    Enterprise Program of the Department of Central Management
7    Services.
8    (B) When a business is owned at least 51% by any
9combination of minority persons, women, or persons with
10disabilities, even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at
11least a 51% interest, the ownership requirement for purposes of
12this Act is considered to be met or in excess of the entire
13contract goal. The certification category for the business is
14that of the class holding the largest ownership interest in the
15business. If 2 or more classes have equal ownership interests,
16the certification category shall be determined by the business.
17(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-601, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
18    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
20    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
21    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not less than 20%
22of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as defined by
23the Secretary of the Council and approved by the Council, shall
24be established as an aspirational goal to be awarded to
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1disabilities; provided, however, that of the total amount of
2all State contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities,
3women, and persons with disabilities pursuant to this Section,
4contracts representing at least 11% shall be awarded to
5businesses owned by minorities, contracts representing at
6least 7% shall be awarded to women-owned businesses, and
7contracts representing at least 2% shall be awarded to
8businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
9    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of
10State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
11examining independently each type of contract for each agency
12or public institutions of higher education which lets such
13contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which
14represents the participation of businesses owned by
15minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such
16contracts shall be included. State contracts subject to the
17requirements of this Act shall include the requirement that
18only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
19persons with disabilities that perform a commercially useful
20function may be counted toward the goals set forth by this Act.
21Contracts shall include a definition of "commercially useful
22function" that is consistent with 49 CFR 26.55(c).
23    (b) Not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State
24construction contracts is established as an aspirational goal
25to be awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
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1representing at least 11% of the total dollar amount of State
2construction contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
3minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
4dollar amount of State construction contracts shall be awarded
5to women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at least
62% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts
7shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with
8disabilities.
9    (c) (Blank).
10    (d) Within one year after April 28, 2009 (the effective
11date of Public Act 96-8), the Department of Central Management
12Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures
13the impact of discrimination on minority and women business
14development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009
15(the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall
16issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on
17whether to adjust the goals for minority and women
18participation established in this Act. Copies of this report
19and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
20Governor and the General Assembly.
21    By December 1, 2020, the Department of Central Management
22Services shall conduct a new social scientific study that
23measures the impact of discrimination on minority and women
24business development in Illinois. By June 1, 2022, the
25Department shall issue a report of its findings and any
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1women participation established in this Act. Copies of this
2report and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
3Governor, the Advisory Board, and the General Assembly. By
4December 1, 2022, the Department of Central Management Services
5Business Enterprise Program shall develop a model for social
6scientific disparity study sourcing for local governmental
7units to adapt and implement to address regional disparities in
8public procurement.
9    (e) Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise
10mandated by federal law or regulation, those who submit bids or
11proposals for State contracts subject to the provisions of this
12Act, whose bids or proposals are successful and include a
13utilization plan but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
14subsection (b) of this Section, shall be notified of that
15deficiency and shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10
16calendar days from the date of notification to cure that
17deficiency in the bid or proposal. The deficiency in the bid or
18proposal may only be cured by contracting with additional
19subcontractors who are owned by minorities or women. Any
20increase in cost to a contract for the addition of a
21subcontractor to cure a bid's deficiency shall not affect the
22bid price, shall not be used in the request for an exemption in
23this Act, and in no case shall an identified subcontractor with
24a certification made pursuant to this Act be terminated from
25the contract without the written consent of the State agency or
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1contract. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall be
2notified of all utilization plan deficiencies on submitted bids
3or proposals for State contracts under this subsection (e).
4    (f) Non-construction solicitations that include Business
5Enterprise Program participation goals shall require bidders
6and offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans
7are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to
8complete and include a utilization plan, including
9documentation demonstrating good faith effort when requesting
10a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive. The
11Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall be notified of all
12bids and offers that fail to include a utilization plan as
13required under this subsection (f).
14    (g) Bids or proposals for State contracts shall be examined
15to determine if the bid or proposal is responsible,
16competitive, and whether the services to be provided are likely
17to be completed based upon the pricing. If the bid or proposal
18is responsible, competitive, and the services to be provided
19are likely to be completed based on the prices listed, then the
20bid is deemed responsive. If the bid or proposal is not
21responsible, competitive, and the services to be provided are
22not likely to be completed based on the prices listed, then the
23entire bid is deemed non-responsive. The Commission on Equity
24and Inclusion shall be notified of all non-responsive bids or
25proposals for State contracts under this subsection (g).
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1101-601, eff. 1-1-20; revised 10-26-20.)
 
2    (30 ILCS 575/4f)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
4    Sec. 4f. Award of State contracts.
5    (1) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
6State of Illinois to promote and encourage each State agency
7and public institution of higher education to use businesses
8owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
9the area of goods and services, including, but not limited to,
10insurance services, investment management services,
11information technology services, accounting services,
12architectural and engineering services, and legal services.
13Furthermore, each State agency and public institution of higher
14education shall utilize such firms to the greatest extent
15feasible within the bounds of financial and fiduciary prudence,
16and take affirmative steps to remove any barriers to the full
17participation of such firms in the procurement and contracting
18opportunities afforded.
19        (a) When a State agency or public institution of higher
20    education, other than a community college, awards a
21    contract for insurance services, for each State agency or
22    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
23    aspirational goal to use insurance brokers owned by
24    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
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1    annual premiums or fees; provided that, contracts
2    representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or
3    fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities;
4    contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual
5    premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned
6    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
7    total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to
8    businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
9        (b) When a State agency or public institution of higher
10    education, other than a community college, awards a
11    contract for investment services, for each State agency or
12    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
13    aspirational goal to use emerging investment managers
14    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
15    as defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
16    funds under management; provided that, contracts
17    representing at least 11% of the total funds under
18    management shall be awarded to businesses owned by
19    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
20    funds under management shall be awarded to women-owned
21    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
22    total funds under management shall be awarded to businesses
23    owned by persons with disabilities. Furthermore, it is the
24    aspirational goal that not less than 20% of the direct
25    asset managers of the State funds be minorities, women, and
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1        (c) When a State agency or public institution of higher
2    education, other than a community college, awards
3    contracts for information technology services, accounting
4    services, architectural and engineering services, and
5    legal services, for each State agency and public
6    institution of higher education, it shall be the
7    aspirational goal to use such firms owned by minorities,
8    women, and persons with disabilities as defined by this Act
9    and lawyers who are minorities, women, and persons with
10    disabilities as defined by this Act, for not less than 20%
11    of the total dollar amount of State contracts; provided
12    that, contracts representing at least 11% of the total
13    dollar amount of State contracts shall be awarded to
14    businesses owned by minorities or minority lawyers;
15    contracts representing at least 7% of the total dollar
16    amount of State contracts shall be awarded to women-owned
17    businesses or women who are lawyers; and contracts
18    representing at least 2% of the total dollar amount of
19    State contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
20    persons with disabilities or persons with disabilities who
21    are lawyers.
22        (d) When a community college awards a contract for
23    insurance services, investment services, information
24    technology services, accounting services, architectural
25    and engineering services, and legal services, it shall be
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1    businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
2    disabilities as defined in this Act for not less than 20%
3    of the total amount spent on contracts for these services
4    collectively; provided that, contracts representing at
5    least 11% of the total amount spent on contracts for these
6    services shall be awarded to businesses owned by
7    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total
8    amount spent on contracts for these services shall be
9    awarded to women-owned businesses; and contracts
10    representing at least 2% of the total amount spent on
11    contracts for these services shall be awarded to businesses
12    owned by persons with disabilities. When a community
13    college awards contracts for investment services,
14    contracts awarded to investment managers who are not
15    emerging investment managers as defined in this Act shall
16    not be considered businesses owned by minorities, women, or
17    persons with disabilities for the purposes of this Section.
18    (2) As used in this Section:
19        "Accounting services" means the measurement,
20    processing and communication of financial information
21    about economic entities including, but is not limited to,
22    financial accounting, management accounting, auditing,
23    cost containment and auditing services, taxation and
24    accounting information systems.
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1    nature, or incidental services, that members of the
2    architectural and engineering professions, and individuals
3    in their employ, may logically or justifiably perform,
4    including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping,
5    tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning,
6    program management, conceptual designs, plans and
7    specifications, value engineering, construction phase
8    services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation
9    of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related
10    services.
11        "Emerging investment manager" means an investment
12    manager or claims consultant having assets under
13    management below $10 billion or otherwise adjudicating
14    claims.
15        "Information technology services" means, but is not
16    limited to, specialized technology-oriented solutions by
17    combining the processes and functions of software,
18    hardware, networks, telecommunications, web designers,
19    cloud developing resellers, and electronics.
20        "Insurance broker" means an insurance brokerage firm,
21    claims administrator, or both, that procures, places all
22    lines of insurance, or administers claims with annual
23    premiums or fees of at least $5,000,000 but not more than
24    $10,000,000.
25        "Legal services" means work performed by a lawyer
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1    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
2    (3) Each State agency and public institution of higher
3education shall adopt policies that identify its plan and
4implementation procedures for increasing the use of service
5firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
6disabilities. All plan and implementation procedures for
7increasing the use of service firms owned by minorities, women,
8and persons with disabilities must be submitted to and approved
9by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion on an annual basis.
10    (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the Council shall
11file no later than March 1 of each year an annual report to the
12Governor, the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs, and the
13General Assembly. The report filed with the General Assembly
14shall be filed as required in Section 3.1 of the General
15Assembly Organization Act. This report shall: (i) identify the
16service firms used by each State agency and public institution
17of higher education, (ii) identify the actions it has
18undertaken to increase the use of service firms owned by
19minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, including
20encouraging non-minority-owned firms to use other service
21firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
22as subcontractors when the opportunities arise, (iii) state any
23recommendations made by the Council to each State agency and
24public institution of higher education to increase
25participation by the use of service firms owned by minorities,
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1following:
2        (A) For insurance services: the names of the insurance
3    brokers or claims consultants used, the total of risk
4    managed by each State agency and public institution of
5    higher education by insurance brokers, the total
6    commissions, fees paid, or both, the lines or insurance
7    policies placed, and the amount of premiums placed; and the
8    percentage of the risk managed by insurance brokers, the
9    percentage of total commission, fees paid, or both, the
10    lines or insurance policies placed, and the amount of
11    premiums placed with each by the insurance brokers owned by
12    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities by each
13    State agency and public institution of higher education.
14        (B) For investment management services: the names of
15    the investment managers used, the total funds under
16    management of investment managers; the total commissions,
17    fees paid, or both; the total and percentage of funds under
18    management of emerging investment managers owned by
19    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities,
20    including the total and percentage of total commissions,
21    fees paid, or both by each State agency and public
22    institution of higher education.
23        (C) The names of service firms, the percentage and
24    total dollar amount paid for professional services by
25    category by each State agency and public institution of
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1        (D) The names of service firms, the percentage and
2    total dollar amount paid for services by category to firms
3    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
4    by each State agency and public institution of higher
5    education.
6        (E) The total number of contracts awarded for services
7    by category and the total number of contracts awarded to
8    firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
9    disabilities by each State agency and public institution of
10    higher education.
11    (5) For community college districts, the Business
12Enterprise Council shall only report the following information
13for each community college district: (i) the name of the
14community colleges in the district, (ii) the name and contact
15information of a person at each community college appointed to
16be the single point of contact for vendors owned by minorities,
17women, or persons with disabilities, (iii) the policy of the
18community college district concerning certified vendors, (iv)
19the certifications recognized by the community college
20district for determining whether a business is owned or
21controlled by a minority, woman, or person with a disability,
22(v) outreach efforts conducted by the community college
23district to increase the use of certified vendors, (vi) the
24total expenditures by the community college district in the
25prior fiscal year in the divisions of work specified in
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1and the amount paid to certified vendors in those divisions of
2work, and (vii) the total number of contracts entered into for
3the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)
4of subsection (1) of this Section and the total number of
5contracts awarded to certified vendors providing these
6services to the community college district. The Business
7Enterprise Council shall not make any utilization reports under
8this Act for community college districts for Fiscal Year 2015
9and Fiscal Year 2016, but shall make the report required by
10this subsection for Fiscal Year 2017 and for each fiscal year
11thereafter. The Business Enterprise Council shall report the
12information in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
13subsection beginning in September of 2016. The Business
14Enterprise Council may collect the data needed to make its
15report from the Illinois Community College Board.
16    (6) The status of the utilization of services shall be
17discussed at each of the regularly scheduled Business
18Enterprise Council meetings. Time shall be allotted for the
19Council to receive, review, and discuss the progress of the use
20of service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
21disabilities by each State agency and public institution of
22higher education; and any evidence regarding past or present
23racial, ethnic, or gender-based discrimination which directly
24impacts a State agency or public institution of higher
25education contracting with such firms. If after reviewing such
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1discrimination against a specific group, race or sex, the
2Council shall establish sheltered markets or adjust existing
3sheltered markets tailored to address the Council's specific
4findings for the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a),
5(b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
7    (30 ILCS 575/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.605)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
9    Sec. 5. Business Enterprise Council.
10    (1) To help implement, monitor, and enforce the goals of
11this Act, there is created the Business Enterprise Council for
12Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, hereinafter
13referred to as the Council, composed of the Chairperson of the
14Commission on Equity and Inclusion, the Secretary of Human
15Services and the Directors of the Department of Human Rights,
16the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the
17Department of Central Management Services, the Department of
18Transportation and the Capital Development Board, or their duly
19appointed representatives, with the Comptroller, or his or her
20designee, serving as an advisory member of the Council. Ten
21individuals representing businesses that are minority-owned,
22or women-owned, or owned by persons with disabilities, 2
23individuals representing the business community, and a
24representative of public institutions of higher education
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12-year 2 year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment.
2Any vacancy occurring on the Council shall also be filled by
3the Governor. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
4prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her
5predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder
6of such term. Members of the Council shall serve without
7compensation but shall be reimbursed for any ordinary and
8necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
9    The Chairperson of the Commission Director of the
10Department of Central Management Services shall serve as the
11Council chairperson and shall select, subject to approval of
12the council, a Secretary responsible for the operation of the
13program who shall serve as the Division Manager of the Business
14Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
15Disabilities Division of the Department of Central Management
16Services.
17    The Director of each State agency and the chief executive
18officer of each public institution institutions of higher
19education shall appoint a liaison to the Council. The liaison
20shall be responsible for submitting to the Council any reports
21and documents necessary under this Act.
22    (2) The Council's authority and responsibility shall be to:
23        (a) Devise a certification procedure to assure that
24    businesses taking advantage of this Act are legitimately
25    classified as businesses owned by minorities, women, or
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1    recognize, without additional evidence of Business
2    Enterprise Program eligibility, the certification of
3    businesses owned by minorities, women, or persons with
4    disabilities certified by the City of Chicago, Cook County,
5    or other jurisdictional programs with requirements and
6    procedures equaling or exceeding those in this Act.
7        (b) Maintain a list of all businesses legitimately
8    classified as businesses owned by minorities, women, or
9    persons with disabilities to provide to State agencies and
10    public institutions of higher education.
11        (c) Review rules and regulations for the
12    implementation of the program for businesses owned by
13    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
14        (d) Review compliance plans submitted by each State
15    agency and public institution institutions of higher
16    education pursuant to this Act.
17        (e) Make annual reports as provided in Section 8f to
18    the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of the
19    program.
20        (f) Serve as a central clearinghouse for information on
21    State contracts, including the maintenance of a list of all
22    pending State contracts upon which businesses owned by
23    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities may bid.
24    At the Council's discretion, maintenance of the list may
25    include 24-hour electronic access to the list along with
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1        (g) Establish a toll-free toll free telephone number to
2    facilitate information requests concerning the
3    certification process and pending contracts.
4    (3) No premium bond rate of a surety company for a bond
5required of a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
6with a disability bidding for a State contract shall be higher
7than the lowest rate charged by that surety company for a
8similar bond in the same classification of work that would be
9written for a business not owned by a minority, woman, or
10person with a disability.
11    (4) Any Council member who has direct financial or personal
12interest in any measure pending before the Council shall
13disclose this fact to the Council and refrain from
14participating in the determination upon such measure.
15    (5) The Secretary shall have the following duties and
16responsibilities:
17        (a) To be responsible for the day-to-day operation of
18    the Council.
19        (b) To serve as a coordinator for all of the State's
20    programs for businesses owned by minorities, women, and
21    persons with disabilities and as the information and
22    referral center for all State initiatives for businesses
23    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
24        (c) To establish an enforcement procedure whereby the
25    Council may recommend to the appropriate State legal
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1    shall include (1) termination of the contract involved, (2)
2    prohibition of participation by the respondent in public
3    contracts for a period not to exceed 3 years, (3)
4    imposition of a penalty not to exceed any profit acquired
5    as a result of violation, or (4) any combination thereof.
6    Such procedures shall require prior approval by Council.
7    All funds collected as penalties under this subsection
8    shall be used exclusively for maintenance and further
9    development of the Business Enterprise Program and
10    encouragement of participation in State procurement by
11    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
12        (d) To devise appropriate policies, regulations, and
13    procedures for including participation by businesses owned
14    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
15    prime contractors, including, but not limited to: , (i)
16    encouraging the inclusions of qualified businesses owned
17    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on
18    solicitation lists, (ii) investigating the potential of
19    blanket bonding programs for small construction jobs, and
20    (iii) investigating and making recommendations concerning
21    the use of the sheltered market process.
22        (e) To devise procedures for the waiver of the
23    participation goals in appropriate circumstances.
24        (f) To accept donations and, with the approval of the
25    Council or the Chairperson Director of Central Management
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1    conduct seminars related to the purpose of this Act and to
2    charge reasonable registration fees; and to sell
3    directories, vendor lists, and other such information to
4    interested parties, except that forms necessary to become
5    eligible for the program shall be provided free of charge
6    to a business or individual applying for the program.
7(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 100-801, eff. 8-10-18;
8101-601, eff. 1-1-20; revised 8-18-20.)
 
9    (30 ILCS 575/5.5 new)
10    Sec. 5.5. Transfer of Council functions.
11    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
12beginning on and after the effective date of this amendatory
13Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Commission on Equity and
14Inclusion shall have jurisdiction over the functions of the
15Business Enterprise Council.
16    (b) All powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the
17Department of Central Management Services relating to
18jurisdiction over the Council are transferred to the
19Commission.
20    (c) All books, records, papers, documents, property,
21contracts, causes of action, and pending business pertaining to
22the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the
23Department of Central Management Services relating to
24jurisdiction over the Council are transferred to the
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1    (30 ILCS 575/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.607)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
3    Sec. 7. Exemptions; waivers; publication of data.
4    (1) Individual contract exemptions. The Council, at the
5written request of the affected agency, public institution of
6higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
7funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of the
8State Finance Act, may permit an individual contract or
9contract package, (related contracts being bid or awarded
10simultaneously for the same project or improvements) be made
11wholly or partially exempt from State contracting goals for
12businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
13disabilities prior to the advertisement for bids or
14solicitation of proposals whenever there has been a
15determination, reduced to writing and based on the best
16information available at the time of the determination, that
17there is an insufficient number of businesses owned by
18minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure
19adequate competition and an expectation of reasonable prices on
20bids or proposals solicited for the individual contract or
21contract package in question. Any such exemptions shall be
22given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs.
23        (a) Written request for contract exemption. A written
24    request for an individual contract exemption must include,
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1            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
2        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
3            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
4        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
5        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
6            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
7        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
8        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
9        the agency or public institution of higher education's
10        expectations of reasonable prices on bids or proposals
11        within that class; and
12            (iv) a list of eligible businesses owned by
13        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
14        the contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
15        years.
16        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
17    concerning an individual contract exemption must consider,
18    at a minimum, the following:
19            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
20        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
21        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
22        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
23            (ii) the total number of exemptions granted to the
24        affected agency, public institution of higher
25        education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
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1        the State Finance Act that have been granted by the
2        Council in the current and prior fiscal years; and
3            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
4        agency or public institution of higher education to
5        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
6        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
7        fiscal years.
8    (2) Class exemptions.
9        (a) Creation. The Council, at the written request of
10    the affected agency or public institution of higher
11    education, may permit an entire class of contracts be made
12    exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned by
13    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities whenever
14    there has been a determination, reduced to writing and
15    based on the best information available at the time of the
16    determination, that there is an insufficient number of
17    qualified businesses owned by minorities, women, and
18    persons with disabilities to ensure adequate competition
19    and an expectation of reasonable prices on bids or
20    proposals within that class. Any such exemption shall be
21    given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship
22    Programs.
23        (a-1) Written request for class exemption. A written
24    request for a class exemption must include, but is not
25    limited to, the following:
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1        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
2            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
3        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
4        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
5            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
6        proposals being offered by eligible businesses owned
7        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
8        and the agency or public institution of higher
9        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
10        or proposals within that class; and
11            (iv) the number of class exemptions the affected
12        agency or public institution of higher education
13        requested in the current and prior fiscal years.
14        (a-2) Determination. The Council's determination
15    concerning class exemptions must consider, at a minimum,
16    the following:
17            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
18        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
19        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
20        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
21            (ii) the total number of class exemptions granted
22        to the requesting agency or public institution of
23        higher education that have been granted by the Council
24        in the current and prior fiscal years; and
25            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
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1        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
2        persons with disabilities the current and prior fiscal
3        years.
4        (b) Limitation. Any such class exemption shall not be
5    permitted for a period of more than one year at a time.
6    (3) Waivers. Where a particular contract requires a
7contractor to meet a goal established pursuant to this Act, the
8contractor shall have the right to request from the Council, in
9consultation with the Commission, a waiver from such
10requirements. The Council may grant the waiver only upon a
11demonstration by the contractor of unreasonable responses to
12the request for proposals given the class of contract shall
13grant the waiver where the contractor demonstrates that there
14has been made a good faith effort to comply with the goals for
15participation by businesses owned by minorities, women, and
16persons with disabilities. Any such waiver shall also be
17transmitted in writing to the Bureau on Apprenticeship
18Programs.
19        (a) Request for waiver. A contractor's request for a
20    waiver under this subsection (3) must include, but is not
21    limited to, the following, if available:
22            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
23        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
24        pertain to the class of contracts in the requested
25        waiver. Eligible businesses are only eligible if the
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1        advertised in the solicitation;
2            (ii) (Blank); a clear demonstration that the
3        number of eligible businesses identified in
4        subparagraph (i) above is insufficient to ensure
5        competition;
6            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
7        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
8        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
9        the agency or the public institution of higher
10        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
11        or proposals within that class; and
12            (iv) a list of businesses owned by minorities,
13        women, and persons with disabilities that the
14        contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
15        years.
16        (b) Determination. The Council's determination, in
17    consultation with the Commission, concerning waivers must
18    include following:
19            (i) the justification for the requested waiver,
20        including whether the requesting contractor made a
21        proper demonstration of unreasonable responses to the
22        request for proposals given the class of contract good
23        faith effort to identify and solicit eligible
24        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
25        with disabilities;
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1        been granted by the Council in the current and prior
2        fiscal years;
3            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
4        agency or public institution of higher education to
5        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
6        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
7        fiscal years; and
8            (iv) the contractor's use of businesses owned by
9        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
10        the current and prior fiscal years.
11    (3.5) (Blank).
12    (4) Conflict with other laws. In the event that any State
13contract, which otherwise would be subject to the provisions of
14this Act, is or becomes subject to federal laws or regulations
15which conflict with the provisions of this Act or actions of
16the State taken pursuant hereto, the provisions of the federal
17laws or regulations shall apply and the contract shall be
18interpreted and enforced accordingly.
19    (5) Each chief procurement officer, as defined in the
20Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on his or her
21official Internet website a database of the following: (i)
22waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
23under his or her jurisdiction; (ii) a State agency or public
24institution of higher education's written request for an
25exemption of an individual contract or an entire class of
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1granting or denying a request for an exemption of an individual
2contract or an entire class of contracts. The database, which
3shall be updated periodically as necessary, shall be searchable
4by contractor name and by contracting State agency.
5    (6) Each chief procurement officer, as defined by the
6Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on its website a list
7of all firms that have been prohibited from bidding, offering,
8or entering into a contract with the State of Illinois as a
9result of violations of this Act.
10    Each public notice required by law of the award of a State
11contract shall include for each bid or offer submitted for that
12contract the following: (i) the bidder's or offeror's name,
13(ii) the bid amount, (iii) the name or names of the certified
14firms identified in the bidder's or offeror's submitted
15utilization plan, and (iv) the bid's amount and percentage of
16the contract awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women,
17and persons with disabilities identified in the utilization
18plan.
19(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
20101-601, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
21    (30 ILCS 575/8)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.608)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
23    Sec. 8. Enforcement.
24    (1) The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Council shall
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1Governor as are necessary and appropriate to enforce this Act.
2If, as a result of its monitoring activities, the Commission
3Council determines that its goals and policies are not being
4met by any State agency or public institution of higher
5education, the Commission Council may recommend any or all of
6the following actions:
7        (a) Establish enforcement procedures whereby the
8    Commission Council may recommend to the appropriate State
9    agency, public institutions of higher education, or law
10    enforcement officer that legal or administrative remedies
11    be initiated for violations of contract provisions or rules
12    issued hereunder or by a contracting State agency or public
13    institutions of higher education. State agencies and
14    public institutions of higher education shall be
15    authorized to adopt remedies for such violations which
16    shall include (1) termination of the contract involved, (2)
17    prohibition of participation of the respondents in public
18    contracts for a period not to exceed one year, (3)
19    imposition of a penalty not to exceed any profit acquired
20    as a result of violation, or (4) any combination thereof.
21        (b) If the Commission Council concludes that a
22    compliance plan submitted under Section 6 is unlikely to
23    produce the participation goals for businesses owned by
24    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities within
25    the then current fiscal year, the Commission Council may
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1    higher education revise its plan to provide additional
2    opportunities for participation by businesses owned by
3    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Such
4    recommended revisions may include, but shall not be limited
5    to, the following:
6            (i) assurances of stronger and better focused
7        solicitation efforts to obtain more businesses owned
8        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
9        potential sources of supply;
10            (ii) division of job or project requirements, when
11        economically feasible, into tasks or quantities to
12        permit participation of businesses owned by
13        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
14            (iii) elimination of extended experience or
15        capitalization requirements, when programmatically
16        feasible, to permit participation of businesses owned
17        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
18            (iv) identification of specific proposed contracts
19        as particularly attractive or appropriate for
20        participation by businesses owned by minorities,
21        women, and persons with disabilities, such
22        identification to result from and be coupled with the
23        efforts of subparagraphs (i) through (iii);
24            (v) implementation of those regulations
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1    (2) State agencies and public institutions of higher
2education shall review a vendor's compliance with its
3utilization plan and the terms of its contract. Without
4limitation, a vendor's failure to comply with its contractual
5commitments as contained in the utilization plan; failure to
6cooperate in providing information regarding its compliance
7with its utilization plan; or the provision of false or
8misleading information or statements concerning compliance,
9certification status, or eligibility of the Business
10Enterprise Program-certified vendor, good faith efforts, or
11any other material fact or representation shall constitute a
12material breach of the contract and entitle the State agency or
13public institution of higher education to declare a default,
14terminate the contract, or exercise those remedies provided for
15in the contract, at law, or in equity.
16    (3) A vendor shall be in breach of the contract and may be
17subject to penalties for failure to meet contract goals
18established under this Act, unless the vendor can show that it
19made good faith efforts to meet the contract goals.
20(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
21
Article 120.

 
22    Section 120-5. The Technology Development Act is amended by
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1    (30 ILCS 265/10)
2    Sec. 10. Technology Development Account.
3    (a) The State Treasurer may segregate a portion of the
4Treasurer's investment portfolio, that at no time shall be
5greater than 1% of the portfolio, in the Technology Development
6Account, an account that shall be maintained separately and
7apart from other moneys invested by the Treasurer. The
8Treasurer may make investments from the Account that help
9attract, assist, and retain quality technology businesses in
10Illinois. The earnings on the Account shall be accounted for
11separately from other investments made by the Treasurer.
12    (b) Moneys in the Account may be invested by the State
13Treasurer to provide venture capital to technology businesses
14seeking to locate, expand, or remain in Illinois by placing
15money with Illinois venture capital firms for investment by the
16venture capital firms in technology businesses. "Venture
17capital", as used in this Act, means equity financing that is
18provided for starting up, expanding, or relocating a company,
19or related purposes such as financing for seed capital,
20research and development, introduction of a product or process
21into the marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk capital.
22"Technology business", as used in this Act, means a company
23that has as its principal function the providing of services
24including computer, information transfer, communication,
25distribution, processing, administrative, laboratory,
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1manufacture of goods or materials, the processing of goods or
2materials by physical or chemical change, computer related
3activities, robotics, biological or pharmaceutical industrial
4activity, or technology oriented or emerging industrial
5activity. "Illinois venture capital firms", as used in this
6Act, means an entity that has a majority of its employees in
7Illinois or that has at least one managing partner domiciled in
8Illinois that has made significant capital investments in
9Illinois companies and that provides equity financing for
10starting up or expanding a company, or related purposes such as
11financing for seed capital, research and development,
12introduction of a product or process into the marketplace, or
13similar needs requiring risk capital.
14    (c) Any fund created by an Illinois venture capital firm in
15which the State Treasurer places money pursuant to this Act
16shall be required by the State Treasurer to seek investments in
17technology businesses seeking to locate, expand, or remain in
18Illinois.
19    (d) The investment of the State Treasurer in any fund
20created by an Illinois venture capital firm in which the State
21Treasurer places money pursuant to this Section Act shall not
22exceed 10% of the total investments in the fund.
23    (e) The State Treasurer shall not invest more than
24one-third of the Technology Development Account in any given
25calendar year.
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1earnings of the investments in the Technology Development
2Account into the Technology Development Fund.
3(Source: P.A. 94-395, eff. 8-1-05.)
 
4    (30 ILCS 265/11)
5    Sec. 11. Technology Development Account II.
6    (a) Including the amount provided in Section 10 of this
7Act, the State Treasurer shall segregate a portion of the
8Treasurer's State investment portfolio, that at no time shall
9be greater than 5% of the portfolio, in the Technology
10Development Account IIa ("TDA IIa"), an account that shall be
11maintained separately and apart from other moneys invested by
12the Treasurer. Distributions from the investments in TDA IIa
13may be reinvested into TDA IIa without being counted against
14the 5% cap. The aggregate investment in TDA IIa and the
15aggregate commitment of investment capital in a TDA
16II-Recipient Fund shall at no time be greater than 5% of the
17State's investment portfolio, which shall be calculated as: (1)
18the balance at the inception of the State's fiscal year; or (2)
19the average balance in the immediately preceding 5 fiscal
20years, whichever number is greater. Distributions from a TDA
21II-Recipient Fund, in an amount not to exceed the commitment
22amount and total distributions received, may be reinvested into
23TDA IIa without being counted against the 5% cap. The Treasurer
24may make investments from TDA IIa that help attract, assist,
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1earnings on TDA IIa shall be accounted for separately from
2other investments made by the Treasurer.
3    (b) The Treasurer may solicit proposals from entities to
4manage and be the General Partner of a separate fund
5("Technology Development Account IIb" or "TDA IIb") consisting
6of investments from private sector investors that must invest,
7at the direction of the general partner, in tandem with TDA IIa
8in a pro-rata portion. The Treasurer may enter into an
9agreement with the entity managing TDA IIb to advise on the
10investment strategy of TDA IIa and TDA IIb (collectively
11"Technology Development Account II" or "TDA II") and fulfill
12other mutually agreeable terms. Funds in TDA IIb shall be kept
13separate and apart from moneys in the State treasury.
14    (c) All or a portion of the moneys in TDA IIa shall be
15invested by the State Treasurer to provide venture capital to
16technology businesses, including co-investments, seeking to
17locate, expand, or remain in Illinois by placing money with
18Illinois venture capital firms for investment by the venture
19capital firms in technology businesses. "Venture capital", as
20used in this Section, means equity financing that is provided
21for starting up, expanding, or relocating a company, or related
22purposes such as financing for seed capital, research and
23development, introduction of a product or process into the
24marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk capital.
25"Technology business", as used in this Section, means a company
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1including computer, information transfer, communication,
2distribution, processing, administrative, laboratory,
3experimental, developmental, technical, or testing services;
4manufacture of goods or materials; the processing of goods or
5materials by physical or chemical change; computer related
6activities; robotics, biological, or pharmaceutical industrial
7activities; or technology-oriented or emerging industrial
8activity. "Illinois venture capital firm", as used in this
9Section, means an entity that: (1) has a majority of its
10employees in Illinois (more than 50%) or that has at least one
11general partner or principal domiciled in Illinois, and that
12(2) provides equity financing for starting up or expanding a
13company, or related purposes such as financing for seed
14capital, research and development, introduction of a product or
15process into the marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk
16capital. "Illinois venture capital firm" may also mean an
17entity that has a track record of identifying, evaluating, and
18investing in Illinois companies and that provides equity
19financing for starting up or expanding a company, or related
20purposes such as financing for seed capital, research and
21development, introduction of a product or process into the
22marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk capital. For
23purposes of this Section, "track record" means having made, on
24average, at least one investment in an Illinois company in each
25of its funds if the Illinois venture capital firm has multiple
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1Illinois venture capital firm has only one fund. In no case
2shall more than 15% of the capital in the TDA IIa be invested
3in firms based outside of Illinois.
4    (d) Any fund created by an Illinois venture capital firm in
5which the State Treasurer places money pursuant to this Section
6shall be required by the State Treasurer to seek investments in
7technology businesses seeking to locate, expand, or remain in
8Illinois. Any fund created by an Illinois venture capital firm
9in which the State Treasurer places money under this Section
10("TDA II-Recipient Fund") shall invest a minimum of twice (2x)
11the aggregate amount of investable capital that is received
12from the State Treasurer under this Section in Illinois
13companies during the life of the fund. "Illinois companies", as
14used in this Section, are companies that are headquartered or
15that otherwise have a significant presence in the State at the
16time of initial or follow-on investment. Investable capital is
17calculated as committed capital, as defined in the firm's
18applicable fund's governing documents, less related estimated
19fees and expenses to be incurred during the life of the fund.
20For the purposes of this subsection (d), "significant presence"
21means at least one physical office and one full-time employee
22within the geographic borders of this State.
23    Any TDA II-Recipient Fund shall also invest additional
24capital in Illinois companies during the life of the fund if,
25as determined by the fund's manager, the investment:
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1    responsibility to its limited partners;
2        (2) is consistent with the fund manager's investment
3    strategy; and
4        (3) demonstrates the potential to create risk-adjusted
5    financial returns consistent with the fund manager's
6    investment goals.
7    In addition to any reporting requirements set forth in
8Section 10 of this Act, any TDA II-Recipient Fund shall report
9the following additional information to the Treasurer on a
10quarterly or annual basis, as determined by the Treasurer, for
11all investments:
12        (1) the names of portfolio companies invested in during
13    the applicable investment period;
14        (2) the addresses of reported portfolio companies;
15        (3) the date of the initial (and follow-on) investment;
16        (4) the cost of the investment;
17        (5) the current fair market value of the investment;
18        (6) for Illinois companies, the number of Illinois
19    employees on the investment date; and
20        (7) for Illinois companies, the current number of
21    Illinois employees.
22    If, as of the earlier to occur of (i) the fourth year of
23the investment period of any TDA II-Recipient Fund or (ii) when
24that TDA II-Recipient Fund has drawn more than 60% of the
25investable capital of all limited partners, that TDA
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1required under this subsection (d) in Illinois companies, then
2the Treasurer shall deliver written notice to the manager of
3that fund seeking compliance with the minimum amount
4requirement under this subsection (d). If, after 180 days of
5delivery of notice, the TDA II-Recipient Fund has still failed
6to invest the minimum amount required under this subsection (d)
7in Illinois companies, then the Treasurer may elect, in
8writing, to terminate any further commitment to make capital
9contributions to that fund which otherwise would have been made
10under this Section.
11    (e) The Notwithstanding the limitation found in subsection
12(d) of Section 10 of this Act, the investment of the State
13Treasurer in any fund created by an Illinois venture capital
14firm in which the State Treasurer places money pursuant to this
15Section shall not exceed 15% of the total TDA IIa account
16balance.
17    (f) (Blank).
18    (g) The Treasurer may deposit no more than 15% 10% of the
19earnings of the investments in the Technology Development
20Account IIa into the Technology Development Fund.
21(Source: P.A. 100-1081, eff. 8-24-18.)
 
22    (30 ILCS 265/20)
23    Sec. 20. Technology Development Fund. The Technology
24Development Fund is created as a special fund outside the State
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1Fund may be used by the State Treasurer to pay expenses related
2to investments from the Technology Development Account. Moneys
3in the Fund in excess of those expenses may be provided as
4grants to: (i) Illinois schools to purchase computers, and to
5upgrade technology, and support career and technical
6education; or (ii) incubators, accelerators, innovation
7research, technology transfer, and educational programs that
8provide training, support, and other resources to technology
9businesses to promote the growth of jobs and entrepreneurial
10and venture capital environments in communities of color or
11underrepresented or under-resourced communities in the State.
12(Source: P.A. 94-395, eff. 8-1-05.)
 
13
Article 125.

 
14
Division 1. General Provisions

 
15    Section 125-1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
16Anti-Predatory Lending Act.
 
17    Section 125-1-5. Purpose and construction. Illinois
18families pay over $500,000,000 per year in payday and title
19loan fees. As reported by the Department in 2020, nearly half
20of Illinois payday loan borrowers earn less than $30,000 per
21year, and the average annual percentage rate of a payday loan
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1predatory loans consistent with the federal law, the Military
2Lending Act, that protects active duty members of the military.
3This Act shall be construed as a consumer protection law for
4all purposes. This Act shall be liberally construed to
5effectuate its purpose.
 
6    Section 125-1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Consumer" means any natural person, including consumers
8acting jointly.
9    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
10Professional Regulation.
11    "Lender" means any person or entity, including any
12affiliate or subsidiary of a lender, that offers or makes a
13loan, buys a whole or partial interest in a loan, arranges a
14loan for a third party, or acts as an agent for a third party in
15making a loan, regardless of whether approval, acceptance, or
16ratification by the third party is necessary to create a legal
17obligation for the third party, and includes any other person
18or entity if the Department determines that the person or
19entity is engaged in a transaction that is in substance a
20disguised loan or a subterfuge for the purpose of avoiding this
21Act.
22    "Person" means any natural person.
23    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
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1    "Loan" means money or credit provided to a consumer in
2exchange for the consumer's agreement to a certain set of
3terms, including, but not limited to, any finance charges,
4interest, and other conditions. "Loan" includes closed-end and
5open-end credit and any transaction conducted via any medium
6whatsoever, including, but not limited to, paper, facsimile,
7Internet, or telephone.
 
8    Section 125-1-15. Applicability.
9    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, this Act
10applies to any person or entity that offers or makes a loan to
11a consumer in Illinois.
12    (b) The provisions of this Act apply to any person or
13entity that seeks to evade its applicability by any device,
14subterfuge, or pretense whatsoever.
15    (d) Banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations,
16and credit unions chartered under the laws of the United States
17are exempt from the provisions of this Act.
 
18
Division 5. Predatory Loan Protection

 
19    Section 125-5-5. Rate cap. Notwithstanding any other
20provision of law, for loans made or renewed on and after the
21effective date of this Act, a lender shall not contract for or
22receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate on the
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1of this Section, the annual percentage rate shall be calculated
2as such rate is calculated using the system for calculating a
3military annual percentage rate under Section 232.4 of Title 32
4of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on the
5effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
6Assembly.
 
7    Section 125-5-10. Violation. Any loan made in violation of
8this Act is void and uncollectible as to any principal, fee,
9interest, or charge.
 
10    Section 125-5-15. No evasion.
11    (a) No person may engage in any device, subterfuge, or
12pretense to evade the requirements of this Act, including, but
13not limited to, making loans disguised as a personal property
14sale and leaseback transaction; disguising loan proceeds as a
15cash rebate for the pretextual installment sale of goods or
16services; or making, offering, assisting, or arranging a debtor
17to obtain a loan with a greater rate or interest,
18consideration, or charge than is permitted by this Act through
19any method including mail, telephone, internet, or any
20electronic means regardless of whether the person has a
21physical location in the State.
22    (b) A person is a lender subject to the requirements of
23this Act notwithstanding the fact that the person purports to
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1another entity that is exempt from this Act, if, among other
2things:
3        (1) the person holds, acquires, or maintains, directly
4    or indirectly, the predominant economic interest in the
5    loan;
6        (2) the person markets, brokers, arranges, or
7    facilitates the loan and holds the right, requirement, or
8    first right of refusal to purchase loans, receivables, or
9    interests in the loans; or
10        (3) the totality of the circumstances indicate that the
11    person is the lender and the transaction is structured to
12    evade the requirements of this Act. Circumstances that
13    weigh in favor of a person being a lender include, without
14    limitation, where the person:
15            (i) indemnifies, insures, or protects an exempt
16        entity for any costs or risks related to the loan;
17            (ii) predominantly designs, controls, or operates
18        the loan program; or
19            (iii) purports to act as an agent, service
20        provider, or in another capacity for an exempt entity
21        while acting directly as a lender in other states.
 
22    Section 125-5-20. Rules. The Secretary shall, within one
23year after the effective date of this Act, adopt rules
24consistent with this Act and rescind or amend rules that are
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1shall be in conformity with the Illinois Administrative
2Procedure Act.
 
3
Division 10. Administrative Provisions

 
4    Section 125-10-5. Enforcement and remedies.
5    (a) The remedies provided in this Act are cumulative and
6apply to persons or entities subject to this Act.
7    (b) Any material violation of this Act, including the
8commission of an act prohibited under Division 5, constitutes a
9violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
10Practices Act.
11    (c) Subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
12the Secretary may hold hearings, make findings of fact,
13conclusions of law, issue cease and desist orders, have the
14power to issue fines of up to $10,000 per violation, and refer
15the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agency for
16prosecution under this Act. All proceedings shall be open to
17the public.
18    (d) The Secretary may issue a cease and desist order to any
19person or entity, when in the opinion of the Secretary the
20person or entity is violating or is about to violate any
21provision of this Act. The cease and desist order permitted by
22this subsection (d) may be issued prior to a hearing.
23    The Secretary shall serve notice of the action, including,
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1either personally or by certified mail, return receipt
2requested. Service by certified mail shall be deemed completed
3when the notice is deposited in the U.S. Mail.
4    Within 10 days of service of the cease and desist order,
5the person or entity may request a hearing in writing.
6    If it is determined that the Secretary had the authority to
7issue the cease and desist order, the Secretary may issue such
8orders as may be reasonably necessary to correct, eliminate, or
9remedy the conduct.
10    The powers vested in the Secretary by this subsection (d)
11are additional to any and all other powers and remedies vested
12in the Secretary by law, and nothing in this subsection (d)
13shall be construed as requiring that the Secretary shall employ
14the power conferred in this subsection instead of or as a
15condition precedent to the exercise of any other power or
16remedy vested in the Secretary.
17    (e) The Secretary may, after 10 days notice by certified
18mail, return receipt requested, to the person or entity stating
19the contemplated action and in general the grounds therefore,
20fine the person or entity an amount not exceeding $10,000 per
21violation if the person or entity has failed to comply with any
22provision of this Act or any order, decision, finding, rule,
23regulation, or direction of the Secretary lawfully made in
24accordance with the authority of this Act. Service by certified
25mail shall be deemed completed when the notice is deposited in
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1    Section 125-10-10. Preemption of administrative rules. Any
2administrative rule adopted prior to the effective date of this
3Act by the Department regarding loans is preempted.
 
4    Section 125-10-15. Reporting of violations. The Department
5shall report to the Attorney General all material violations of
6this Act of which it becomes aware.
 
7    Section 125-10-20. Judicial review. All final
8administrative decisions of the Department under this Act are
9subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law
10and any rules adopted under the Administrative Review Law.
 
11    Section 125-10-25. No waivers. There shall be no waiver of
12any provision of this Act.
 
13    Section 125-10-30. Superiority of Act. To the extent this
14Act conflicts with any other State laws, this Act is superior
15and supersedes those laws, except that nothing in this Act
16applies to any lender that is a bank, savings bank, savings and
17loan association, or credit union chartered under laws of the
18United States.
 
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1Statutes.
 
2
Article 90. Amendatory Provisions

 
3    Section 125-90-25. The Consumer Installment Loan Act is
4amended by changing Sections 1, 15, 15d, and 17.5 as follows:
 
5    (205 ILCS 670/1)  (from Ch. 17, par. 5401)
6    Sec. 1. License required to engage in business. No person,
7partnership, association, limited liability company, or
8corporation shall engage in the business of making loans of
9money in a principal amount not exceeding $40,000, and charge,
10contract for, or receive on any such loan a greater rate of
11interest, discount, or consideration therefor than the lender
12would be permitted by law to charge if he were not a licensee
13hereunder, except as authorized by this Act after first
14obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions
15(hereinafter called the Director). No licensee, or employee or
16affiliate thereof, that is licensed under the Payday Loan
17Reform Act shall obtain a license under this Act except that a
18licensee under the Payday Loan Reform Act may obtain a license
19under this Act for the exclusive purpose and use of making
20title-secured loans, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 15
21of this Act and governed by Title 38, Section 110.300 of the
22Illinois Administrative Code. For the purpose of this Section,
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1indirectly controls, is controlled by, or shares control with
2another person or entity. A person or entity has control over
3another if the person or entity has an ownership interest of
425% or more in the other.
5    In this Act, "Director" means the Director of Financial
6Institutions of the Department of Financial and Professional
7Regulation.
8(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11; 97-420, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
9    (205 ILCS 670/15)  (from Ch. 17, par. 5415)
10    Sec. 15. Charges permitted.
11    (a) Every licensee may lend a principal amount not
12exceeding $40,000 and, except as to small consumer loans as
13defined in this Section, may charge, contract for and receive
14thereon interest at an annual percentage rate of no more than
1536%, subject to the provisions of this Act; provided, however,
16that the limitation on the annual percentage rate contained in
17this subsection (a) does not apply to title-secured loans,
18which are loans upon which interest is charged at an annual
19percentage rate exceeding 36%, in which, at commencement, an
20obligor provides to the licensee, as security for the loan,
21physical possession of the obligor's title to a motor vehicle,
22and upon which a licensee may charge, contract for, and receive
23thereon interest at the rate agreed upon by the licensee and
24borrower. For purposes of this Section, the annual percentage
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1system for calculating a military annual percentage rate under
2Section 232.4 of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations as
3in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
4101st General Assembly in accordance with the federal Truth in
5Lending Act.
6    (b) For purpose of this Section, the following terms shall
7have the meanings ascribed herein.
8    "Applicable interest" for a precomputed loan contract
9means the amount of interest attributable to each monthly
10installment period. It is computed as if each installment
11period were one month and any interest charged for extending
12the first installment period beyond one month is ignored. The
13applicable interest for any monthly installment period is, for
14loans other than small consumer loans as defined in this
15Section, that portion of the precomputed interest that bears
16the same ratio to the total precomputed interest as the
17balances scheduled to be outstanding during that month bear to
18the sum of all scheduled monthly outstanding balances in the
19original contract. With respect to a small consumer loan, the
20applicable interest for any installment period is that portion
21of the precomputed monthly installment account handling charge
22attributable to the installment period calculated based on a
23method at least as favorable to the consumer as the actuarial
24method, as defined by the federal Truth in Lending Act.
25    "Interest-bearing loan" means a loan in which the debt is
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1unpaid principal balances for the time actually outstanding.
2    "Precomputed loan" means a loan in which the debt is
3expressed as the sum of the original principal amount plus
4interest computed actuarially in advance, assuming all
5payments will be made when scheduled.
6    "Small consumer loan" means a loan upon which interest is
7charged at an annual percentage rate exceeding 36% and with an
8amount financed of $4,000 or less. "Small consumer loan" does
9not include a title-secured loan as defined by subsection (a)
10of this Section or a payday loan as defined by the Payday Loan
11Reform Act.
12    "Substantially equal installment" includes a last
13regularly scheduled payment that may be less than, but not more
14than 5% larger than, the previous scheduled payment according
15to a disclosed payment schedule agreed to by the parties.
16    (c) Loans may be interest-bearing or precomputed.
17    (d) To compute time for either interest-bearing or
18precomputed loans for the calculation of interest and other
19purposes, a month shall be a calendar month and a day shall be
20considered 1/30th of a month when calculation is made for a
21fraction of a month. A month shall be 1/12th of a year. A
22calendar month is that period from a given date in one month to
23the same numbered date in the following month, and if there is
24no same numbered date, to the last day of the following month.
25When a period of time includes a month and a fraction of a
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1whole month. In the alternative, for interest-bearing loans,
2the licensee may charge interest at the rate of 1/365th of the
3agreed annual rate for each day actually elapsed.
4    (d-5) No licensee or other person may condition an
5extension of credit to a consumer on the consumer's repayment
6by preauthorized electronic fund transfers. Payment options,
7including, but not limited to, electronic fund transfers and
8Automatic Clearing House (ACH) transactions may be offered to
9consumers as a choice and method of payment chosen by the
10consumer.
11    (e) With respect to interest-bearing loans:
12        (1) Interest shall be computed on unpaid principal
13    balances outstanding from time to time, for the time
14    outstanding, until fully paid. Each payment shall be
15    applied first to the accumulated interest and the remainder
16    of the payment applied to the unpaid principal balance;
17    provided however, that if the amount of the payment is
18    insufficient to pay the accumulated interest, the unpaid
19    interest continues to accumulate to be paid from the
20    proceeds of subsequent payments and is not added to the
21    principal balance.
22        (2) Interest shall not be payable in advance or
23    compounded. However, if part or all of the consideration
24    for a new loan contract is the unpaid principal balance of
25    a prior loan, then the principal amount payable under the
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1    accrued. The unpaid principal balance of a precomputed loan
2    is the balance due after refund or credit of unearned
3    interest as provided in paragraph (f), clause (3). The
4    resulting loan contract shall be deemed a new and separate
5    loan transaction for all purposes.
6        (3) Loans must be fully amortizing and be repayable in
7    substantially equal and consecutive weekly, biweekly,
8    semimonthly, or monthly installments. Notwithstanding this
9    requirement, rates may vary according to an index that is
10    independently verifiable and beyond the control of the
11    licensee.
12        (4) The lender or creditor may, if the contract
13    provides, collect a delinquency or collection charge on
14    each installment in default for a period of not less than
15    10 days in an amount not exceeding 5% of the installment on
16    installments in excess of $200, or $10 on installments of
17    $200 or less, but only one delinquency and collection
18    charge may be collected on any installment regardless of
19    the period during which it remains in default.
20    (f) With respect to precomputed loans:
21        (1) Loans shall be repayable in substantially equal and
22    consecutive weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly
23    installments of principal and interest combined, except
24    that the first installment period may be longer than one
25    month by not more than 15 days, and the first installment
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1    the amount of interest charged for the extra days; and
2    provided further that monthly installment payment dates
3    may be omitted to accommodate borrowers with seasonal
4    income.
5        (2) Payments may be applied to the combined total of
6    principal and precomputed interest until the loan is fully
7    paid. Payments shall be applied in the order in which they
8    become due, except that any insurance proceeds received as
9    a result of any claim made on any insurance, unless
10    sufficient to prepay the contract in full, may be applied
11    to the unpaid installments of the total of payments in
12    inverse order.
13        (3) When any loan contract is paid in full by cash,
14    renewal or refinancing, or a new loan, one month or more
15    before the final installment due date, a licensee shall
16    refund or credit the obligor with the total of the
17    applicable interest for all fully unexpired installment
18    periods, as originally scheduled or as deferred, which
19    follow the day of prepayment; provided, if the prepayment
20    occurs prior to the first installment due date, the
21    licensee may retain 1/30 of the applicable interest for a
22    first installment period of one month for each day from the
23    date of the loan to the date of prepayment, and shall
24    refund or credit the obligor with the balance of the total
25    interest contracted for. If the maturity of the loan is
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1    licensee shall credit the borrower with the same refund as
2    if prepayment in full had been made on the date the
3    judgement is entered.
4        (4) The lender or creditor may, if the contract
5    provides, collect a delinquency or collection charge on
6    each installment in default for a period of not less than
7    10 days in an amount not exceeding 5% of the installment on
8    installments in excess of $200, or $10 on installments of
9    $200 or less, but only one delinquency or collection charge
10    may be collected on any installment regardless of the
11    period during which it remains in default.
12        (5) If the parties agree in writing, either in the loan
13    contract or in a subsequent agreement, to a deferment of
14    wholly unpaid installments, a licensee may grant a
15    deferment and may collect a deferment charge as provided in
16    this Section. A deferment postpones the scheduled due date
17    of the earliest unpaid installment and all subsequent
18    installments as originally scheduled, or as previously
19    deferred, for a period equal to the deferment period. The
20    deferment period is that period during which no installment
21    is scheduled to be paid by reason of the deferment. The
22    deferment charge for a one month period may not exceed the
23    applicable interest for the installment period immediately
24    following the due date of the last undeferred payment. A
25    proportionate charge may be made for deferment for periods
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1    earned pro rata during the deferment period and is fully
2    earned on the last day of the deferment period. Should a
3    loan be prepaid in full during a deferment period, the
4    licensee shall credit to the obligor a refund of the
5    unearned deferment charge in addition to any other refund
6    or credit made for prepayment of the loan in full.
7        (6) If two or more installments are delinquent one full
8    month or more on any due date, and if the contract so
9    provides, the licensee may reduce the unpaid balance by the
10    refund credit which would be required for prepayment in
11    full on the due date of the most recent maturing
12    installment in default. Thereafter, and in lieu of any
13    other default or deferment charges, the agreed rate of
14    interest or, in the case of small consumer loans, interest
15    at the rate of 18% per annum, may be charged on the unpaid
16    balance until fully paid.
17        (7) Fifteen days after the final installment as
18    originally scheduled or deferred, the licensee, for any
19    loan contract which has not previously been converted to
20    interest-bearing under paragraph (f), clause (6), may
21    compute and charge interest on any balance remaining
22    unpaid, including unpaid default or deferment charges, at
23    the agreed rate of interest or, in the case of small
24    consumer loans, interest at the rate of 18% per annum,
25    until fully paid. At the time of payment of said final
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1    stating any amounts unpaid.
2(Source: P.A. 101-563, eff. 8-23-19.)
 
3    (205 ILCS 670/15d)  (from Ch. 17, par. 5419)
4    Sec. 15d. Extra charges prohibited; exceptions. No amount
5in addition to the charges authorized by this Act shall be
6directly or indirectly charged, contracted for, or received,
7except (1) lawful fees paid to any public officer or agency to
8record, file or release security; (2) (i) costs and
9disbursements actually incurred in connection with a real
10estate loan, for any title insurance, title examination,
11abstract of title, survey, or appraisal, or paid to a trustee
12in connection with a trust deed, and (ii) in connection with a
13real estate loan those charges authorized by Section 4.1a of
14the Interest Act, whether called "points" or otherwise, which
15charges are imposed as a condition for making the loan and are
16not refundable in the event of prepayment of the loan; (3)
17costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees,
18incurred in legal proceedings to collect a loan or to realize
19on a security after default; and (4) an amount not exceeding
20$25, plus any actual expenses incurred in connection with a
21check or draft that is not honored because of insufficient or
22uncollected funds or because no such account exists; and (5) a
23document preparation fee not to exceed $25 for obtaining and
24reviewing credit reports and preparation of other documents.
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1dividend, charge, or other benefit by the licensee or by an
2employee, affiliate, or associate of the licensee from the
3insurance permitted by Sections 15a and 15b of this Act or from
4insurance in lieu of perfecting a security interest provided
5that the premiums for such insurance do not exceed the fees
6that otherwise could be contracted for by the licensee under
7this Section. Obtaining any of the items referred to in clause
8(i) of item (2) of this Section through the licensee or from
9any person specified by the licensee shall not be a condition
10precedent to the granting of the loan.
11(Source: P.A. 89-400, eff. 8-20-95; 90-437, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
12    (205 ILCS 670/17.5)
13    Sec. 17.5. Consumer reporting service.
14    (a) For the purpose of this Section, "certified database"
15means the consumer reporting service database established
16pursuant to the Payday Loan Reform Act.
17    (b) Within 90 days after making a small consumer loan, a
18licensee shall enter information about the loan into the
19certified database.
20    (c) For every small consumer loan made, the licensee shall
21input the following information into the certified database
22within 90 days after the loan is made:
23        (i) the consumer's name and official identification
24    number (for purposes of this Act, "official identification
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1    Taxpayer Identification Number, a Federal Employer
2    Identification Number, an Alien Registration Number, or an
3    identification number imprinted on a passport or consular
4    identification document issued by a foreign government);
5        (ii) the consumer's gross monthly income;
6        (iii) the date of the loan;
7        (iv) the amount financed;
8        (v) the term of the loan;
9        (vi) the acquisition charge;
10        (vii) the monthly installment account handling charge;
11        (viii) the verification fee;
12        (ix) the number and amount of payments; and
13        (x) whether the loan is a first or subsequent
14    refinancing of a prior small consumer loan.
15    (d) Once a loan is entered with the certified database, the
16certified database shall provide to the licensee a dated,
17time-stamped statement acknowledging the certified database's
18receipt of the information and assigning each loan a unique
19loan number.
20    (e) The licensee shall update the certified database within
2190 days if any of the following events occur:
22        (i) the loan is paid in full by cash;
23        (ii) the loan is refinanced;
24        (iii) the loan is renewed;
25        (iv) the loan is satisfied in full or in part by
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1        (v) the loan is cancelled or rescinded; or
2        (vi) the consumer's obligation on the loan is otherwise
3    discharged by the licensee.
4    (f) To the extent a licensee sells a product or service to
5a consumer, other than a small consumer loan, and finances any
6portion of the cost of the product or service, the licensee
7shall, in addition to and at the same time as the information
8inputted under subsection (d) of this Section, enter into the
9certified database:
10        (i) a description of the product or service sold;
11        (ii) the charge for the product or service; and
12        (iii) the portion of the charge for the product or
13    service, if any, that is included in the amount financed by
14    a small consumer loan.
15    (g) The certified database provider shall indemnify the
16licensee against all claims and actions arising from illegal or
17willful or wanton acts on the part of the certified database
18provider. The certified database provider may charge a fee not
19to exceed $1 for each loan entered into the certified database
20under subsection (d) of this Section. The database provider
21shall not charge any additional fees or charges to the
22licensee.
23    (h) All personally identifiable information regarding any
24consumer obtained by way of the certified database and
25maintained by the Department is strictly confidential and shall
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1the Freedom of Information Act.
2    (i) A licensee who submits information to a certified
3database provider in accordance with this Section shall not be
4liable to any person for any subsequent release or disclosure
5of that information by the certified database provider, the
6Department, or any other person acquiring possession of the
7information, regardless of whether such subsequent release or
8disclosure was lawful, authorized, or intentional.
9    (j) To the extent the certified database becomes
10unavailable to a licensee as a result of some event or events
11outside the control of the licensee or the certified database
12is decertified, the requirements of this Section and Section
1317.4 of this Act are suspended until such time as the certified
14database becomes available.
15(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
16    (205 ILCS 670/17.1 rep.)
17    (205 ILCS 670/17.2 rep.)
18    (205 ILCS 670/17.3 rep.)
19    (205 ILCS 670/17.4 rep.)
20    Section 125-90-30. The Consumer Installment Loan Act is
21amended by repealing Sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, and 17.4.
 
22    Section 125-90-35. The Payday Loan Reform Act is amended by
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1    (815 ILCS 122/2-5)
2    Sec. 2-5. Loan terms.
3    (a) Without affecting the right of a consumer to prepay at
4any time without cost or penalty, no payday loan may have a
5minimum term of less than 13 days.
6    (b) Except for an installment payday loan as defined in
7this Section, no payday loan may be made to a consumer if the
8loan would result in the consumer being indebted to one or more
9payday lenders for a period in excess of 45 consecutive days.
10Except as provided under subsection (c) of this Section and
11Section 2-40, if a consumer has or has had loans outstanding
12for a period in excess of 45 consecutive days, no payday lender
13may offer or make a loan to the consumer for at least 7
14calendar days after the date on which the outstanding balance
15of all payday loans made during the 45 consecutive day period
16is paid in full. For purposes of this subsection, the term
17"consecutive days" means a series of continuous calendar days
18in which the consumer has an outstanding balance on one or more
19payday loans; however, if a payday loan is made to a consumer
20within 6 days or less after the outstanding balance of all
21loans is paid in full, those days are counted as "consecutive
22days" for purposes of this subsection.
23    (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, a
24payday loan shall also include any installment loan otherwise
25meeting the definition of payday loan contained in Section
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1than 112 days and not exceeding 180 days; hereinafter an
2"installment payday loan". The following provisions shall
3apply:
4        (i) Any installment payday loan must be fully
5    amortizing, with a finance charge calculated on the
6    principal balances scheduled to be outstanding and be
7    repayable in substantially equal and consecutive
8    installments, according to a payment schedule agreed by the
9    parties with not less than 13 days and not more than one
10    month between payments. ; except that the first installment
11    period may be longer than the remaining installment periods
12    by not more than 15 days, and the first installment payment
13    may be larger than the remaining installment payments by
14    the amount of finance charges applicable to the extra days.
15    In calculating finance charges under this subsection, when
16    the first installment period is longer than the remaining
17    installment periods, the amount of the finance charges
18    applicable to the extra days shall not be greater than
19    $15.50 per $100 of the original principal balance divided
20    by the number of days in a regularly scheduled installment
21    period and multiplied by the number of extra days
22    determined by subtracting the number of days in a regularly
23    scheduled installment period from the number of days in the
24    first installment period.
25        (ii) An installment payday loan may be refinanced by a
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1    initial loan; provided that the total duration of
2    indebtedness on the initial installment payday loan
3    combined with the total term of indebtedness of the new
4    loan refinancing that initial loan, shall not exceed 180
5    days. For purposes of this Act, a refinancing occurs when
6    an existing installment payday loan is paid from the
7    proceeds of a new installment payday loan.
8        (iii) In the event an installment payday loan is paid
9    in full prior to the date on which the last scheduled
10    installment payment before maturity is due, other than
11    through a refinancing, no licensee may offer or make a
12    payday loan to the consumer for at least 2 calendar days
13    thereafter.
14        (iv) No installment payday loan may be made to a
15    consumer if the loan would result in the consumer being
16    indebted to one or more payday lenders for a period in
17    excess of 180 consecutive days. The term "consecutive days"
18    does not include the date on which a consumer makes the
19    final installment payment.
20    (d) (Blank).
21    (e) No lender may make a payday loan to a consumer if the
22total of all payday loan payments coming due within the first
23calendar month of the loan, when combined with the payment
24amount of all of the consumer's other outstanding payday loans
25coming due within the same month, exceeds the lesser of:
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1        (2) in the case of one or more payday loans, 25% of the
2    consumer's gross monthly income; or
3        (3) in the case of one or more installment payday
4    loans, 22.5% of the consumer's gross monthly income; or
5        (4) in the case of a payday loan and an installment
6    payday loan, 22.5% of the consumer's gross monthly income.
7    No loan shall be made to a consumer who has an outstanding
8balance on 2 payday loans, except that, for a period of 12
9months after March 21, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
1096-936), consumers with an existing CILA loan may be issued an
11installment loan issued under this Act from the company from
12which their CILA loan was issued.
13    (e-5) A lender shall not contract for or receive a charge
14exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate on the unpaid balance of
15the amount financed for a payday loan. For purposes of this
16Section, the annual percentage rate shall be calculated as such
17rate is calculated using the system for calculating a military
18annual percentage rate under Section 232.4 of Title 32 of the
19Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on the effective date
20of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. Except as
21provided in subsection (c)(i), no lender may charge more than
22$15.50 per $100 loaned on any payday loan, or more than $15.50
23per $100 on the initial principal balance and on the principal
24balances scheduled to be outstanding during any installment
25period on any installment payday loan. Except for installment
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1charge is considered fully earned as of the date on which the
2loan is made. For purposes of determining the finance charge
3earned on an installment payday loan, the disclosed annual
4percentage rate shall be applied to the principal balances
5outstanding from time to time until the loan is paid in full,
6or until the maturity date, whichever occurs first. No finance
7charge may be imposed after the final scheduled maturity date.
8    When any loan contract is paid in full, the licensee shall
9refund any unearned finance charge. The unearned finance charge
10that is refunded shall be calculated based on a method that is
11at least as favorable to the consumer as the actuarial method,
12as defined by the federal Truth in Lending Act. The sum of the
13digits or rule of 78ths method of calculating prepaid interest
14refunds is prohibited.
15    (f) A lender may not take or attempt to take an interest in
16any of the consumer's personal property to secure a payday
17loan.
18    (g) A consumer has the right to redeem a check or any other
19item described in the definition of payday loan under Section
201-10 issued in connection with a payday loan from the lender
21holding the check or other item at any time before the payday
22loan becomes payable by paying the full amount of the check or
23other item.
24    (h) For the purpose of this Section, "substantially equal
25installment" includes a last regularly scheduled payment that
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1scheduled payment according to a disclosed payment schedule
2agreed to by the parties.
3(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-563, eff. 8-23-19.)
 
4    (815 ILCS 122/4-5)
5    Sec. 4-5. Prohibited acts. A licensee or unlicensed person
6or entity making payday loans may not commit, or have committed
7on behalf of the licensee or unlicensed person or entity, any
8of the following acts:
9        (1) Threatening to use or using the criminal process in
10    this or any other state to collect on the loan.
11        (2) Using any device or agreement that would have the
12    effect of charging or collecting more fees or charges than
13    allowed by this Act, including, but not limited to,
14    entering into a different type of transaction with the
15    consumer.
16        (3) Engaging in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent
17    practices in the making or collecting of a payday loan.
18        (4) Using or attempting to use the check provided by
19    the consumer in a payday loan as collateral for a
20    transaction not related to a payday loan.
21        (5) Knowingly accepting payment in whole or in part of
22    a payday loan through the proceeds of another payday loan
23    provided by any licensee, except as provided in subsection
24    (c) of Section 2.5.
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1    specified in the definition of payday loan in Section 1-10,
2    for a payday loan.
3        (7) Charging any fees or charges other than those
4    specifically authorized by this Act.
5        (8) Threatening to take any action against a consumer
6    that is prohibited by this Act or making any misleading or
7    deceptive statements regarding the payday loan or any
8    consequences thereof.
9        (9) Making a misrepresentation of a material fact by an
10    applicant for licensure in obtaining or attempting to
11    obtain a license.
12        (10) Including any of the following provisions in loan
13    documents required by subsection (b) of Section 2-20:
14            (A) a confession of judgment clause;
15            (B) a waiver of the right to a jury trial, if
16        applicable, in any action brought by or against a
17        consumer, unless the waiver is included in an
18        arbitration clause allowed under subparagraph (C) of
19        this paragraph (11);
20            (C) a mandatory arbitration clause that is
21        oppressive, unfair, unconscionable, or substantially
22        in derogation of the rights of consumers; or
23            (D) a provision in which the consumer agrees not to
24        assert any claim or defense arising out of the
25        contract.
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1    sold in connection with the making or collecting of a
2    payday loan.
3        (12) Taking any power of attorney.
4        (13) Taking any security interest in real estate.
5        (14) Collecting a delinquency or collection charge on
6    any installment regardless of the period in which it
7    remains in default.
8        (15) Collecting treble damages on an amount owing from
9    a payday loan.
10        (16) Refusing, or intentionally delaying or
11    inhibiting, the consumer's right to enter into a repayment
12    plan pursuant to this Act.
13        (17) Charging for, or attempting to collect,
14    attorney's fees, court costs, or arbitration costs
15    incurred in connection with the collection of a payday
16    loan.
17        (18) Making a loan in violation of this Act.
18        (19) Garnishing the wages or salaries of a consumer who
19    is a member of the military.
20        (20) Failing to suspend or defer collection activity
21    against a consumer who is a member of the military and who
22    has been deployed to a combat or combat-support posting.
23        (21) Contacting the military chain of command of a
24    consumer who is a member of the military in an effort to
25    collect on a payday loan.
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1    payday loan or a title-secured loan, provided however, that
2    to make or offer to make a title-secured loan, a licensee
3    must obtain a license under the Consumer Installment Loan
4    Act.
5        (23) Making or offering a loan in violation of the
6    Anti-Predatory Lending Act.
7(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
8    Section 125-90-40. The Interest Act is amended by changing
9Sections 4 and 4a as follows:
 
10    (815 ILCS 205/4)  (from Ch. 17, par. 6404)
11    Sec. 4. General interest rate.
12    (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.05 and in the
13Anti-Predatory Lending Act, in all written contracts it shall
14be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that 9% per
15annum, or any less sum of interest, shall be taken and paid
16upon every $100 of money loaned or in any manner due and owing
17from any person to any other person or corporation in this
18state, and after that rate for a greater or less sum, or for a
19longer or shorter time, except as herein provided.
20    The maximum rate of interest that may lawfully be
21contracted for is determined by the law applicable thereto at
22the time the contract is made. Any provision in any contract,
23whether made before or after July 1, 1969, which provides for
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1Illinois law after the contract is made, any rate of interest
2greater than the maximum lawful rate at the time the contract
3is made, is void.
4    It is lawful for a state bank or a branch of an
5out-of-state bank, as those terms are defined in Section 2 of
6the Illinois Banking Act, to receive or to contract to receive
7and collect interest and charges at any rate or rates agreed
8upon by the bank or branch and the borrower. It is lawful for a
9savings bank chartered under the Savings Bank Act or a savings
10association chartered under the Illinois Savings and Loan Act
11of 1985 to receive or contract to receive and collect interest
12and charges at any rate agreed upon by the savings bank or
13savings association and the borrower.
14    It is lawful to receive or to contract to receive and
15collect interest and charges as authorized by this Act and as
16authorized by the Consumer Installment Loan Act, and by the
17"Consumer Finance Act", approved July 10, 1935, as now or
18hereafter amended, or by the Payday Loan Reform Act, or the
19Anti-Predatory Lending Act. It is lawful to charge, contract
20for, and receive any rate or amount of interest or
21compensation, except as otherwise provided in the
22Anti-Predatory Lending Act, with respect to the following
23transactions:
24        (a) Any loan made to a corporation;
25        (b) Advances of money, repayable on demand, to an
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1    receipts, bills of lading, certificates of stock,
2    certificates of deposit, bills of exchange, bonds or other
3    negotiable instruments pledged as collateral security for
4    such repayment, if evidenced by a writing;
5        (c) Any credit transaction between a merchandise
6    wholesaler and retailer; any business loan to a business
7    association or copartnership or to a person owning and
8    operating a business as sole proprietor or to any persons
9    owning and operating a business as joint venturers, joint
10    tenants or tenants in common, or to any limited
11    partnership, or to any trustee owning and operating a
12    business or whose beneficiaries own and operate a business,
13    except that any loan which is secured (1) by an assignment
14    of an individual obligor's salary, wages, commissions or
15    other compensation for services, or (2) by his household
16    furniture or other goods used for his personal, family or
17    household purposes shall be deemed not to be a loan within
18    the meaning of this subsection; and provided further that a
19    loan which otherwise qualifies as a business loan within
20    the meaning of this subsection shall not be deemed as not
21    so qualifying because of the inclusion, with other security
22    consisting of business assets of any such obligor, of real
23    estate occupied by an individual obligor solely as his
24    residence. The term "business" shall be deemed to mean a
25    commercial, agricultural or industrial enterprise which is
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1    shall not be deemed to mean the ownership or maintenance of
2    real estate occupied by an individual obligor solely as his
3    residence;
4        (d) Any loan made in accordance with the provisions of
5    Subchapter I of Chapter 13 of Title 12 of the United States
6    Code, which is designated as "Housing Renovation and
7    Modernization";
8        (e) Any mortgage loan insured or upon which a
9    commitment to insure has been issued under the provisions
10    of the National Housing Act, Chapter 13 of Title 12 of the
11    United States Code;
12        (f) Any mortgage loan guaranteed or upon which a
13    commitment to guaranty has been issued under the provisions
14    of the Veterans' Benefits Act, Subchapter II of Chapter 37
15    of Title 38 of the United States Code;
16        (g) Interest charged by a broker or dealer registered
17    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
18    registered under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953,
19    approved July 13, 1953, as now or hereafter amended, on a
20    debit balance in an account for a customer if such debit
21    balance is payable at will without penalty and is secured
22    by securities as defined in Uniform Commercial
23    Code-Investment Securities;
24        (h) Any loan made by a participating bank as part of
25    any loan guarantee program which provides for loans and for
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1    and residents and which are guaranteed by the American
2    Medical Association Education and Research Foundation;
3        (i) Any loan made, guaranteed, or insured in accordance
4    with the provisions of the Housing Act of 1949, Subchapter
5    III of Chapter 8A of Title 42 of the United States Code and
6    the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
7    Subchapters I, II, and III of Chapter 50 of Title 7 of the
8    United States Code;
9        (j) Any loan by an employee pension benefit plan, as
10    defined in Section 3 (2) of the Employee Retirement Income
11    Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1002), to an
12    individual participating in such plan, provided that such
13    loan satisfies the prohibited transaction exemption
14    requirements of Section 408 (b) (1) (29 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1108
15    (b) (1)) or Section 2003 (a) (26 U.S.C.A. Sec. 4975 (d)
16    (1)) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
17    1974;
18        (k) Written contracts, agreements or bonds for deed
19    providing for installment purchase of real estate,
20    including a manufactured home as defined in subdivision
21    (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code that
22    is real property as defined in the Conveyance and
23    Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
24    Severance Act;
25        (l) Loans secured by a mortgage on real estate,
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1    (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code that
2    is real property as defined in the Conveyance and
3    Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
4    Severance Act;
5        (m) Loans made by a sole proprietorship, partnership,
6    or corporation to an employee or to a person who has been
7    offered employment by such sole proprietorship,
8    partnership, or corporation made for the sole purpose of
9    transferring an employee or person who has been offered
10    employment to another office maintained and operated by the
11    same sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation;
12        (n) Loans to or for the benefit of students made by an
13    institution of higher education.
14    (2) Except for loans described in subparagraph (a), (c),
15(d), (e), (f) or (i) of subsection (1) of this Section, and
16except to the extent permitted by the applicable statute for
17loans made pursuant to Section 4a or pursuant to the Consumer
18Installment Loan Act:
19        (a) Whenever the rate of interest exceeds 8% per annum
20    on any written contract, agreement or bond for deed
21    providing for the installment purchase of residential real
22    estate, or on any loan secured by a mortgage on residential
23    real estate, it shall be unlawful to provide for a
24    prepayment penalty or other charge for prepayment.
25        (b) No agreement, note or other instrument evidencing a
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1    written contract, agreement or bond for deed providing for
2    the installment purchase of residential real estate, may
3    provide for any change in the contract rate of interest
4    during the term thereof. However, if the Congress of the
5    United States or any federal agency authorizes any class of
6    lender to enter, within limitations, into mortgage
7    contracts or written contracts, agreements or bonds for
8    deed in which the rate of interest may be changed during
9    the term of the contract, any person, firm, corporation or
10    other entity not otherwise prohibited from entering into
11    mortgage contracts or written contracts, agreements or
12    bonds for deed in Illinois may enter into mortgage
13    contracts or written contracts, agreements or bonds for
14    deed in which the rate of interest may be changed during
15    the term of the contract, within the same limitations.
16    (3) In any contract or loan which is secured by a mortgage,
17deed of trust, or conveyance in the nature of a mortgage, on
18residential real estate, the interest which is computed,
19calculated, charged, or collected pursuant to such contract or
20loan, or pursuant to any regulation or rule promulgated
21pursuant to this Act, may not be computed, calculated, charged
22or collected for any period of time occurring after the date on
23which the total indebtedness, with the exception of late
24payment penalties, is paid in full.
25    (4) For purposes of this Section, a prepayment shall mean
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1late payment penalties if incurred or charged, on any date
2before the date specified in the contract or loan agreement on
3which the total indebtedness shall be paid in full, or before
4the date on which all payments, if timely made, shall have been
5made. In the event of a prepayment of the indebtedness which is
6made on a date after the date on which interest on the
7indebtedness was last computed, calculated, charged, or
8collected but before the next date on which interest on the
9indebtedness was to be calculated, computed, charged, or
10collected, the lender may calculate, charge and collect
11interest on the indebtedness for the period which elapsed
12between the date on which the prepayment is made and the date
13on which interest on the indebtedness was last computed,
14calculated, charged or collected at a rate equal to 1/360 of
15the annual rate for each day which so elapsed, which rate shall
16be applied to the indebtedness outstanding as of the date of
17prepayment. The lender shall refund to the borrower any
18interest charged or collected which exceeds that which the
19lender may charge or collect pursuant to the preceding
20sentence. The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1985 shall
21apply only to contracts or loans entered into on or after the
22effective date of this amendatory Act, but shall not apply to
23contracts or loans entered into on or after that date that are
24subject to Section 4a of this Act, the Consumer Installment
25Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Anti-Predatory
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1provide for the refund of precomputed interest on prepayment in
2the manner provided by such Act.
3    (5) For purposes of items (a) and (c) of subsection (1) of
4this Section, a rate or amount of interest may be lawfully
5computed when applying the ratio of the annual interest rate
6over a year based on 360 days. The provisions of this
7amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly are declarative of
8existing law.
9    (6) For purposes of this Section, "real estate" and "real
10property" include a manufactured home, as defined in
11subdivision (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial
12Code that is real property as defined in the Conveyance and
13Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
14Severance Act.
15(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
16    (815 ILCS 205/4a)  (from Ch. 17, par. 6410)
17    Sec. 4a. Installment loan rate.
18    (a) On money loaned to or in any manner owing from any
19person, whether secured or unsecured, except where the money
20loaned or in any manner owing is directly or indirectly for the
21purchase price of real estate or an interest therein and is
22secured by a lien on or retention of title to that real estate
23or interest therein, to an amount not more than $25,000
24(excluding interest) which is evidenced by a written instrument
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1installments over a period of not more than 181 months from the
2date of the execution of the written instrument, it is lawful
3to receive or to contract to receive and collect either:
4        (i) interest in an amount equivalent to interest
5    computed at a rate not exceeding 9% per year on the entire
6    principal amount of the money loaned or in any manner owing
7    for the period from the date of the making of the loan or
8    the incurring of the obligation for the amount owing
9    evidenced by the written instrument until the date of the
10    maturity of the last installment thereof, and to add that
11    amount to the principal, except that there shall be no
12    limit on the rate of interest which may be received or
13    contracted to be received and collected by (1) any bank,
14    except a bank charted under the laws of the United States,
15    that has its main office or, after May 31, 1997, a branch
16    in this State; or (2) a savings and loan association
17    chartered under the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985,
18    or a savings bank chartered under the Savings Bank Act; ,
19    or a federal savings and loan association established under
20    the laws of the United States and having its main office in
21    this State; or (3) any lender licensed under either the
22    Consumer Finance Act or the Consumer Installment Loan Act,
23    but in any case in which interest is received, contracted
24    for or collected on the basis of this clause (i), the
25    debtor may satisfy in full at any time before maturity the
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1    satisfying must receive a refund credit against the total
2    amount of interest added to the principal computed in the
3    manner provided under Section 15(f)(3) of the Consumer
4    Installment Loan Act for refunds or credits of applicable
5    interest on payment in full of precomputed loans before the
6    final installment due date; or
7        (ii) interest accrued on the principal balance from
8    time to time remaining unpaid, from the date of making of
9    the loan or the incurring of the obligation to the date of
10    the payment of the debt in full, at a rate not exceeding
11    the annual percentage rate equivalent of the rate permitted
12    to be charged under clause (i) above, but in any such case
13    the debtor may, provided that the debtor shall have paid in
14    full all interest and other charges accrued to the date of
15    such prepayment, prepay the principal balance in full or in
16    part at any time, and interest shall, upon any such
17    prepayment, cease to accrue on the principal amount which
18    has been prepaid.
19    (b) Whenever the principal amount of an installment loan is
20$300 or more and the repayment period is 6 months or more, a
21minimum charge of $15 may be collected instead of interest, but
22only one minimum charge may be collected from the same person
23during one year. When the principal amount of the loan
24(excluding interest) is $800 or less, the lender or creditor
25may contract for and receive a service charge not to exceed $5
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1collected when the loan is made, but only one service charge
2may be contracted for, received, or collected from the same
3person during one year.
4    (c) Credit life insurance and credit accident and health
5insurance, and any charge therefor which is deducted from the
6loan or paid by the obligor, must comply with Article IX 1/2 of
7the Illinois Insurance Code and all lawful requirements of the
8Director of Insurance related thereto. When there are 2 or more
9obligors on the loan contract, only one charge for credit life
10insurance and credit accident and health insurance may be made
11and only one of the obligors may be required to be insured.
12Insurance obtained from, by or through the lender or creditor
13must be in effect when the loan is transacted. The purchase of
14that insurance from an agent, broker or insurer specified by
15the lender or creditor may not be a condition precedent to the
16granting of the loan.
17    (d) The lender or creditor may require the obligor to
18provide property insurance on security other than household
19goods, furniture and personal effects. The amount and term of
20the insurance must be reasonable in relation to the amount and
21term of the loan contract and the type and value of the
22security, and the insurance must be procured in accordance with
23the insurance laws of this State. The purchase of that
24insurance from an agent, broker or insurer specified by the
25lender or creditor may not be a condition precedent to the
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1    (e) The lender or creditor may, if the contract provides,
2collect a delinquency and collection charge on each installment
3in default for a period of not less than 10 days in an amount
4not exceeding 5% of the installment on installments in excess
5of $200 or $10 on installments of $200 or less, but only one
6delinquency and collection charge may be collected on any
7installment regardless of the period during which it remains in
8default. In addition, the contract may provide for the payment
9by the borrower or debtor of attorney's fees incurred by the
10lender or creditor. The lender or creditor may enforce such a
11provision to the extent of the reasonable attorney's fees
12incurred by him in the collection or enforcement of the
13contract or obligation. Whenever interest is contracted for or
14received under this Section, no amount in addition to the
15charges authorized by this Section may be directly or
16indirectly charged, contracted for or received, except lawful
17fees paid to a public officer or agency to record, file or
18release security, and except costs and disbursements including
19reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in legal proceedings to
20collect a loan or to realize on a security after default. This
21Section does not prohibit the receipt of any commission,
22dividend or other benefit by the creditor or an employee,
23affiliate or associate of the creditor from the insurance
24authorized by this Section.
25    (f) When interest is contracted for or received under this
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1obligor in a written statement before the loan is consummated:
2        (1) the amount and date of the loan contract;
3        (2) the amount of loan credit using the term "amount
4    financed";
5        (3) every deduction from the amount financed or payment
6    made by the obligor for insurance and the type of insurance
7    for which each deduction or payment was made;
8        (4) every other deduction from the loan or payment made
9    by the obligor in connection with obtaining the loan;
10        (5) the date on which the finance charge begins to
11    accrue if different from the date of the transaction;
12        (6) the total amount of the loan charge for the
13    scheduled term of the loan contract with a description of
14    each amount included using the term "finance charge";
15        (7) the finance charge expressed as an annual
16    percentage rate using the term "annual percentage rate".
17    "Annual percentage rate" means the nominal annual
18    percentage rate of finance charge determined in accordance
19    with the actuarial method of computation with an accuracy
20    at least to the nearest 1/4 of 1%; or at the option of the
21    lender by application of the United States rule so that it
22    may be disclosed with an accuracy at least to the nearest
23    1/4 of 1%;
24        (8) the number, amount and due dates or periods of
25    payments scheduled to repay the loan and the sum of such
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1        (9) the amount, or method of computing the amount of
2    any default, delinquency or similar charges payable in the
3    event of late payments;
4        (10) the right of the obligor to prepay the loan and
5    the fact that such prepayment will reduce the charge for
6    the loan;
7        (11) a description or identification of the type of any
8    security interest held or to be retained or acquired by the
9    lender in connection with the loan and a clear
10    identification of the property to which the security
11    interest relates. If after-acquired property will be
12    subject to the security interest, or if other or future
13    indebtedness is or may be secured by any such property,
14    this fact shall be clearly set forth in conjunction with
15    the description or identification of the type of security
16    interest held, retained or acquired;
17        (12) a description of any penalty charge that may be
18    imposed by the lender for prepayment of the principal of
19    the obligation with an explanation of the method of
20    computation of such penalty and the conditions under which
21    it may be imposed;
22        (13) unless the contract provides for the accrual and
23    payment of the finance charge on the balance of the amount
24    financed from time to time remaining unpaid, an
25    identification of the method of computing any unearned
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1    the loan.
2    The terms "finance charge" and "annual percentage rate"
3shall be printed more conspicuously than other terminology
4required by this Section.
5    (g) At the time disclosures are made, the lender shall
6deliver to the obligor a duplicate of the instrument or
7statement by which the required disclosures are made and on
8which the lender and obligor are identified and their addresses
9stated. All of the disclosures shall be made clearly,
10conspicuously and in meaningful sequence and made together on
11either:
12        (i) the note or other instrument evidencing the
13    obligation on the same side of the page and above or
14    adjacent to the place for the obligor's signature; however,
15    where a creditor elects to combine disclosures with the
16    contract, security agreement, and evidence of a
17    transaction in a single document, the disclosures required
18    under this Section shall be made on the face of the
19    document, on the reverse side, or on both sides, provided
20    that the amount of the finance charge and the annual
21    percentage rate shall appear on the face of the document,
22    and, if the reverse side is used, the printing on both
23    sides of the document shall be equally clear and
24    conspicuous, both sides shall contain the statement,
25    "NOTICE: See other side for important information", and the
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1    following the full content of the document; or
2        (ii) one side of a separate statement which identifies
3    the transaction.
4    The amount of the finance charge shall be determined as the
5sum of all charges, payable directly or indirectly by the
6obligor and imposed directly or indirectly by the lender as an
7incident to or as a condition to the extension of credit,
8whether paid or payable by the obligor, any other person on
9behalf of the obligor, to the lender or to a third party,
10including any of the following types of charges:
11        (1) Interest, time price differential, and any amount
12    payable under a discount or other system of additional
13    charges.
14        (2) Service, transaction, activity, or carrying
15    charge.
16        (3) Loan fee, points, finder's fee, or similar charge.
17        (4) Fee for an appraisal, investigation, or credit
18    report.
19        (5) Charges or premiums for credit life, accident,
20    health, or loss of income insurance, written in connection
21    with any credit transaction unless (a) the insurance
22    coverage is not required by the lender and this fact is
23    clearly and conspicuously disclosed in writing to the
24    obligor; and (b) any obligor desiring such insurance
25    coverage gives specific dated and separately signed
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1    receiving written disclosure to him of the cost of such
2    insurance.
3        (6) Charges or premiums for insurance, written in
4    connection with any credit transaction, against loss of or
5    damage to property or against liability arising out of the
6    ownership or use of property, unless a clear, conspicuous,
7    and specific statement in writing is furnished by the
8    lender to the obligor setting forth the cost of the
9    insurance if obtained from or through the lender and
10    stating that the obligor may choose the person through
11    which the insurance is to be obtained.
12        (7) Premium or other charges for any other guarantee or
13    insurance protecting the lender against the obligor's
14    default or other credit loss.
15        (8) Any charge imposed by a lender upon another lender
16    for purchasing or accepting an obligation of an obligor if
17    the obligor is required to pay any part of that charge in
18    cash, as an addition to the obligation, or as a deduction
19    from the proceeds of the obligation.
20    A late payment, delinquency, default, reinstatement or
21other such charge is not a finance charge if imposed for actual
22unanticipated late payment, delinquency, default or other
23occurrence.
24    (h) Advertising for loans transacted under this Section may
25not be false, misleading, or deceptive. That advertising, if it
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1annual percentage rate of interest charged. In addition, if
2charges other than for interest are made in connection with
3those loans, those charges must be separately stated. No
4advertising may indicate or imply that the rates or charges for
5loans are in any way "recommended", "approved", "set" or
6"established" by the State government or by this Act.
7    (i) A lender or creditor who complies with the federal
8Truth in Lending Act, amendments thereto, and any regulations
9issued or which may be issued thereunder, shall be deemed to be
10in compliance with the provisions of subsections (f), (g) and
11(h) of this Section.
12    (j) For purposes of this Section, "real estate" and "real
13property" include a manufactured home as defined in subdivision
14(53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code that is
15real property as defined in the Conveyance and Encumbrance of
16Manufactured Homes as Real Property and Severance Act.
17(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
18    Section 125-90-45. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
19Business Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as
20follows:
 
21    (815 ILCS 505/2Z)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
22    Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly
23violates the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision
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1Studio Act, the Physical Fitness Services Act, the Hearing
2Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the Illinois Union Label
3Act, the Installment Sales Contract Act, the Job Referral and
4Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act, the Travel
5Promotion Consumer Protection Act, the Credit Services
6Organizations Act, the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act, the
7Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act, the Telephone
8Solicitations Act, the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act,
9the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the Safe and
10Hygienic Bed Act, the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the
11High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the
12Anti-Predatory Lending Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act,
13subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Tax Act,
14subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax
15Act, the Electronic Mail Act, the Internet Caller
16Identification Act, paragraph (6) of subsection (k) of Section
176-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 11-1431, 18d-115,
1818d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, or 18d-153 of the Illinois
19Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the Residential Real Property
20Disclosure Act, the Automatic Contract Renewal Act, the Reverse
21Mortgage Act, Section 25 of the Youth Mental Health Protection
22Act, the Personal Information Protection Act, or the Student
23Online Personal Protection Act commits an unlawful practice
24within the meaning of this Act.
25(Source: P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16; 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642,
26eff. 7-28-16; 100-315, eff. 8-24-17; 100-416, eff. 1-1-18;

 

 

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1100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
2
Article 130.

 
3    Section 130-5. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is
4amended by changing Section 14.05 as follows:
 
5    (805 ILCS 5/14.05)  (from Ch. 32, par. 14.05)
6    Sec. 14.05. Annual report of domestic or foreign
7corporation. Each domestic corporation organized under any
8general law or special act of this State authorizing the
9corporation to issue shares, other than homestead
10associations, building and loan associations, banks and
11insurance companies (which includes a syndicate or limited
12syndicate regulated under Article V 1/2 of the Illinois
13Insurance Code or member of a group of underwriters regulated
14under Article V of that Code), and each foreign corporation
15(except members of a group of underwriters regulated under
16Article V of the Illinois Insurance Code) authorized to
17transact business in this State, shall file, within the time
18prescribed by this Act, an annual report setting forth:
19        (a) The name of the corporation.
20        (b) The address, including street and number, or rural
21    route number, of its registered office in this State, and
22    the name of its registered agent at that address.
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1    route number, of its principal office.
2        (d) The names and respective addresses, including
3    street and number, or rural route number, of its directors
4    and officers.
5        (e) A statement of the aggregate number of shares which
6    the corporation has authority to issue, itemized by classes
7    and series, if any, within a class.
8        (f) A statement of the aggregate number of issued
9    shares, itemized by classes, and series, if any, within a
10    class.
11        (g) A statement, expressed in dollars, of the amount of
12    paid-in capital of the corporation as defined in this Act.
13        (h) Either a statement that (1) all the property of the
14    corporation is located in this State and all of its
15    business is transacted at or from places of business in
16    this State, or the corporation elects to pay the annual
17    franchise tax on the basis of its entire paid-in capital,
18    or (2) a statement, expressed in dollars, of the value of
19    all the property owned by the corporation, wherever
20    located, and the value of the property located within this
21    State, and a statement, expressed in dollars, of the gross
22    amount of business transacted by the corporation and the
23    gross amount thereof transacted by the corporation at or
24    from places of business in this State as of the close of
25    its fiscal year on or immediately preceding the last day of
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1    case of a corporation which has established an extended
2    filing month, as of the close of its fiscal year on or
3    immediately preceding the last day of the third month prior
4    to the extended filing month; however, in the case of a
5    domestic corporation that has not completed its first
6    fiscal year, the statement with respect to property owned
7    shall be as of the last day of the third month preceding
8    the anniversary month and the statement with respect to
9    business transacted shall be furnished for the period
10    between the date of incorporation and the last day of the
11    third month preceding the anniversary month. In the case of
12    a foreign corporation that has not been authorized to
13    transact business in this State for a period of 12 months
14    and has not commenced transacting business prior to
15    obtaining authority, the statement with respect to
16    property owned shall be as of the last day of the third
17    month preceding the anniversary month and the statement
18    with respect to business transacted shall be furnished for
19    the period between the date of its authorization to
20    transact business in this State and the last day of the
21    third month preceding the anniversary month. If the data
22    referenced in item (2) of this subsection is not completed,
23    the franchise tax provided for in this Act shall be
24    computed on the basis of the entire paid-in capital.
25        (i) A statement, including the basis therefor, of
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1    business" as those terms are defined in the Business
2    Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
3    Disabilities Act.
4        (j) Additional information as may be necessary or
5    appropriate in order to enable the Secretary of State to
6    administer this Act and to verify the proper amount of fees
7    and franchise taxes payable by the corporation.
8        (k) A statement of whether the corporation or foreign
9    corporation has outstanding shares listed on a major United
10    States stock exchange and is thereby subject to the
11    reporting requirements of Section 8.12.
12        (l) For those corporations subject to Section 8.12, a
13    statement providing the information required under Section
14    8.12.
15        (m) For those corporations required to file an Employer
16    Information Report EEO-1 with the Equal Employment
17    Opportunity Commission, information that is substantially
18    similar to the employment data reported under Section D of
19    the corporation's EEO-1 in a format approved by the
20    Secretary of State. For each corporation that submits data
21    under this paragraph, the Secretary of State shall publish
22    the data on the gender, race, and ethnicity of each
23    corporation's employees on the Secretary of State's
24    official website. The Secretary of State shall publish such
25    information within 90 days of receipt of a properly filed
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1    The annual report shall be made on forms prescribed and
2furnished by the Secretary of State, and the information
3therein required by paragraphs (a) through (d), both inclusive,
4of this Section, shall be given as of the date of the execution
5of the annual report and the information therein required by
6paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this Section shall be given as
7of the last day of the third month preceding the anniversary
8month, except that the information required by paragraphs (e),
9(f), and (g) shall, in the case of a corporation which has
10established an extended filing month, be given in its final
11transition annual report and each subsequent annual report as
12of the close of its fiscal year on or immediately preceding the
13last day of the third month prior to its extended filing month.
14The information required by paragraph (m) shall be included in
15the corporation's annual report filed on and after January 1,
162022. It shall be executed by the corporation by its president,
17a vice-president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer or
18other officer duly authorized by the board of directors of the
19corporation to execute those reports, and verified by him or
20her, or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or
21trustee, it shall be executed on behalf of the corporation and
22verified by the receiver or trustee.
23(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 100-486, eff. 1-1-18;
24100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-589, eff. 8-27-19.)
 
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1    Section 135-1. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
2changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
3    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
4    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
5by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt
6from inspection and copying:
7        (a) All information determined to be confidential
8    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
9    Development Act.
10        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
11    library users with specific materials under the Library
12    Records Confidentiality Act.
13        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
14    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
15    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records
16    prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
17    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
18    has received.
19        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
20    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
21    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
22    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
23    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
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1        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
2    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
3        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
4    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
5    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
6        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
7    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
8    Tuition Act.
9        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
10    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
11    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
12    general's office that would be exempt if created or
13    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
14    that Act.
15        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
16    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local
17    emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under
18    Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
19        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
20    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
21    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
22        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
23    or driver identification information compiled by a law
24    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
25    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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1    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
2    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
3    Prevention Review Team Act.
4        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
5    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
6    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
7    authorized under that Article.
8        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
9    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
10    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital
11    Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply
12    until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the
13    prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior
14    to trial or sentencing.
15        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
16    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
17    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
18        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
19    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
20    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
21    Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of
22    the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair
23    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
24    Act.
25        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
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1        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
2    Illinois School Student Records Act.
3        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
4    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
5        (t) All identified or deidentified health information
6    in the form of health data or medical records contained in,
7    stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from
8    the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified
9    or deidentified health information in the form of health
10    data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information
11    Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health
12    Information Exchange Office due to its administration of
13    the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms
14    "identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same
15    meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and
16    Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or any
17    subsequent amendments thereto, and any regulations
18    promulgated thereunder.
19        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
20    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
21    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
22        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
23    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
24    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
25    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
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1    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
2    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry
3    Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry
4    Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
5    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
6        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
7    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
8    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
9        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
10    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
11    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
12        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
13    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
14    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
15    information about the identity and administrative finding
16    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
17    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an
18    eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
19    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
20        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
21    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
22    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
23    Act.
24        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
25    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
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1    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
2        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
3    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
4    authorized under that Act.
5        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
6    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
7    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
8        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
9    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
10        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
11    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
12        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
13    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
14    Code.
15        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
16    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
17        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
18    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
19    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
20        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
21    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day and
22    temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
23    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
24    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
25        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
26    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.

 

 

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1        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
2    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
3    Aid Code.
4        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
5    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
6        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
7    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
8        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
9    arising out of a peer support counseling session prohibited
10    from disclosure under the First Responders Suicide
11    Prevention Act.
12        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
13    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
14    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
15    Prevention Act.
16        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
17    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
18    under the Reproductive Health Act.
19        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
20    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
21        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
22    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
23    Human Rights Act.
24        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
25    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that Act.
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1    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
2        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
3    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
4    Public Aid Code.
5        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
6    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
7        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
8    information that shall not be made public under the
9    Illinois Insurance Code.
10        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
11    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
12        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
13    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
14        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
15    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
16        (bbb) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
17    subsection (k) of Section 11 of the Equal Pay Act of 2003.
18(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18;
19100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18; 100-464, eff.
208-28-17; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; 100-517,
21eff. 6-1-18; 100-646, eff. 7-27-18; 100-690, eff. 1-1-19;
22100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-887, eff. 8-14-18; 101-13, eff.
236-12-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221,
24eff. 1-1-20; 101-236, eff. 1-1-20; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19;
25101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-452, eff. 1-1-20; 101-466, eff.
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1eff. 7-7-20.)
 
2    Section 135-5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
3Section 5.935 as follows:
 
4    (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new)
5    Sec. 5.935. The Equal Pay Certificate Fund.
 
6    Section 135-10. The Equal Pay Act of 2003 is amended by
7changing Section 10 and by adding Section 11 as follows:
 
8    (820 ILCS 112/10)
9    Sec. 10. Prohibited acts.
10    (a) No employer may discriminate between employees on the
11basis of sex by paying wages to an employee at a rate less than
12the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee
13of the opposite sex for the same or substantially similar work
14on jobs the performance of which requires substantially similar
15skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed
16under similar working conditions, except where the payment is
17made under:
18        (1) a seniority system;
19        (2) a merit system;
20        (3) a system that measures earnings by quantity or
21    quality of production; or
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1    than: (i) sex or (ii) a factor that would constitute
2    unlawful discrimination under the Illinois Human Rights
3    Act, provided that the factor:
4            (A) is not based on or derived from a differential
5        in compensation based on sex or another protected
6        characteristic;
7            (B) is job-related with respect to the position and
8        consistent with a business necessity; and
9            (C) accounts for the differential.
10    No employer may discriminate between employees by paying
11wages to an African-American employee at a rate less than the
12rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee who
13is not African-American for the same or substantially similar
14work on jobs the performance of which requires substantially
15similar skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are
16performed under similar working conditions, except where the
17payment is made under:
18        (1) a seniority system;
19        (2) a merit system;
20        (3) a system that measures earnings by quantity or
21    quality of production; or
22        (4) a differential based on any other factor other
23    than: (i) race or (ii) a factor that would constitute
24    unlawful discrimination under the Illinois Human Rights
25    Act, provided that the factor:
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1        in compensation based on race or another protected
2        characteristic;
3            (B) is job-related with respect to the position and
4        consistent with a business necessity; and
5            (C) accounts for the differential.
6    An employer who is paying wages in violation of this Act
7may not, to comply with this Act, reduce the wages of any other
8employee.
9    Nothing in this Act may be construed to require an employer
10to pay, to any employee at a workplace in a particular county,
11wages that are equal to the wages paid by that employer at a
12workplace in another county to employees in jobs the
13performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and
14responsibility, and which are performed under similar working
15conditions.
16    (b) It is unlawful for any employer to interfere with,
17restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise
18any right provided under this Act. It is unlawful for any
19employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate
20against any individual for inquiring about, disclosing,
21comparing, or otherwise discussing the employee's wages or the
22wages of any other employee, or aiding or encouraging any
23person to exercise his or her rights under this Act. It is
24unlawful for an employer to require an employee to sign a
25contract or waiver that would prohibit the employee from
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1wages, salary, benefits, or other compensation. An employer
2may, however, prohibit a human resources employee, a
3supervisor, or any other employee whose job responsibilities
4require or allow access to other employees' wage or salary
5information from disclosing that information without prior
6written consent from the employee whose information is sought
7or requested.
8    (b-5) It is unlawful for an employer or employment agency,
9or employee or agent thereof, to (1) screen job applicants
10based on their current or prior wages or salary histories,
11including benefits or other compensation, by requiring that the
12wage or salary history of an applicant satisfy minimum or
13maximum criteria, (2) request or require a wage or salary
14history as a condition of being considered for employment, as a
15condition of being interviewed, as a condition of continuing to
16be considered for an offer of employment, as a condition of an
17offer of employment or an offer of compensation, or (3) request
18or require that an applicant disclose wage or salary history as
19a condition of employment.
20    (b-10) It is unlawful for an employer to seek the wage or
21salary history, including benefits or other compensation, of a
22job applicant from any current or former employer. This
23subsection (b-10) does not apply if:
24        (1) the job applicant's wage or salary history is a
25    matter of public record under the Freedom of Information
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1    contained in a document completed by the job applicant's
2    current or former employer and then made available to the
3    public by the employer, or submitted or posted by the
4    employer to comply with State or federal law; or
5        (2) the job applicant is a current employee and is
6    applying for a position with the same current employer.
7    (b-15) Nothing in subsections (b-5) and (b-10) shall be
8construed to prevent an employer or employment agency, or an
9employee or agent thereof, from:
10        (1) providing information about the wages, benefits,
11    compensation, or salary offered in relation to a position;
12    or
13        (2) engaging in discussions with an applicant for
14    employment about the applicant's expectations with respect
15    to wage or salary, benefits, and other compensation.
16    (b-20) An employer is not in violation of subsections (b-5)
17and (b-10) when a job applicant voluntarily and without
18prompting discloses his or her current or prior wage or salary
19history, including benefits or other compensation, on the
20condition that the employer does not consider or rely on the
21voluntary disclosures as a factor in determining whether to
22offer a job applicant employment, in making an offer of
23compensation, or in determining future wages, salary,
24benefits, or other compensation.
25    (c) It is unlawful for any person to discharge or in any
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1individual:
2        (1) has filed any charge or has instituted or caused to
3    be instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act;
4        (2) has given, or is about to give, any information in
5    connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to any
6    right provided under this Act;
7        (3) has testified, or is about to testify, in any
8    inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under
9    this Act; or
10        (4) fails to comply with any wage or salary history
11    inquiry.
12(Source: P.A. 100-1140, eff. 1-1-19; 101-177, eff. 9-29-19.)
 
13    (820 ILCS 112/11 new)
14    Sec. 11. Equal pay certificate requirements; application.
15    (a) A business that has 100 or more full-time employees
16must obtain an equal pay certificate from the Department or
17certify in writing that it is exempt.
18    (b) No department or agency of the State shall execute a
19contract for goods or services or an agreement for goods or
20services in excess of $500,000 with a business that has 40 or
21more full-time employees in this State or a state where the
22business has its primary place of business on a single day
23during the prior 12 months, unless the business has an equal
24pay certificate or has certified in writing that it is exempt.
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1to a specific contract if the Department determines that
2application of this Section would cause undue hardship to the
3contracting entity. This subsection does not apply to a
4contract to provide goods and services to individuals under the
5Personnel Code, Article XX of the Illinois Insurance Code, the
6Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Comprehensive Health
7Insurance Plan Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Rental
8Housing Support Program Act, the Children's Health Insurance
9Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and
10the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act, with a
11business that has a license, certification, registration,
12provider agreement, or provider enrollment contract that is
13prerequisite to providing those goods and services. This
14subsection does not apply to contracts entered into by the
15Illinois State Board of Investment for investment options under
16Section 24-104 of the Illinois Pension Code.
17    (c) Any business subject to the requirements of this
18Section that is authorized to transact business in this State
19on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
20General Assembly must obtain an equal pay certificate within 3
21years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22101st General Assembly and must recertify every 2 years
23thereafter. Any business subject to the requirements of this
24Section that is authorized to transact business in this State
25after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
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1years of commencing business operations and must recertify
2every 2 years thereafter.
3    (d) Application.
4        (1) A business shall apply for an equal pay certificate
5    by paying a $150 filing fee and submitting an equal pay
6    compliance statement to the Director. Any business that is
7    required to file an annual Employer Information Report
8    EEO-1 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
9    must also submit to the Director a copy of the business's
10    most recently filed Employer Information Report EEO-1. The
11    proceeds from the fees collected under this Section shall
12    be deposited into the Equal Pay Certificate Fund, a special
13    fund created in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund
14    shall be appropriated to the Department for the purposes of
15    this Section. The Director shall issue an equal pay
16    certificate of compliance to a business that submits to the
17    Director a statement signed by the chairperson of the board
18    or chief executive officer of the business:
19            (A) that the business is in compliance with Title
20        VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act
21        of 1963, the Illinois Human Rights Act, and the Equal
22        Wage Act;
23            (B) that the average compensation for its female
24        and minority employees is not consistently below the
25        average compensation for its male and non-minority
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1        the Employer Information Report EEO-1 for which an
2        employee is expected to perform work under the
3        contract, taking into account factors such as length of
4        service, requirements of specific jobs, experience,
5        skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions of
6        the job, or other mitigating factors; as used in this
7        subparagraph, "minority" has the meaning ascribed to
8        that term in paragraph (1) of subsection (A) of Section
9        2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
10        Persons with Disabilities Act;
11            (C) that the business does not restrict employees
12        of one sex to certain job classifications and makes
13        retention and promotion decisions without regard to
14        sex;
15            (D) that wage and benefit disparities are
16        corrected when identified to ensure compliance with
17        the Acts cited in subparagraph (A) and with
18        subparagraph (B); and
19            (E) how often wages and benefits are evaluated to
20        ensure compliance with the Acts cited in subparagraph
21        (A) and with subparagraph (B).
22        (2) The equal pay compliance statement shall also
23    indicate whether the business, in setting compensation and
24    benefits, utilizes:
25            (A) a market pricing approach;
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1        requirements;
2            (C) a performance pay system;
3            (D) an internal analysis; or
4            (E) an alternative approach to determine what
5        level of wages and benefits to pay its employees. If
6        the business uses an alternative approach, the
7        business must provide a description of its approach.
8        (3) Receipt of the equal pay compliance statement by
9    the Director does not establish compliance with the Acts
10    set forth in subparagraph (A).
11    (e) Issuance or rejection of certificate. The Director must
12issue an equal pay certificate, or a statement of why the
13application was rejected, within 15 days of receipt of the
14application. An application may be rejected only if it does not
15comply with the requirements of subsection (d).
16    (f) Revocation of certificate. An equal pay certificate for
17a business may be suspended or revoked by the Director when the
18business fails to make a good faith effort to comply with the
19Acts identified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of
20subsection (d), fails to make a good faith effort to comply
21with this Section, or has multiple violations of this Section
22or the Acts identified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of
23subsection (d). Prior to suspending or revoking a certificate,
24the Director must first have sought to conciliate with the
25business regarding wages and benefits due to employees.
26    (g) Revocation of contract.

 

 

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1        (1) If a contract is awarded to a business that does
2    not have an equal pay certificate as required under
3    subsection (b) or that is not in compliance with paragraph
4    (1) of subsection (d), the Director may void the contract
5    on behalf of the State. The contract award entity that is a
6    party to the agreement must be notified by the Director
7    prior to the Director taking action to void the contract.
8        (2) A contract may be abridged or terminated by the
9    contract award entity identified in subsection (b) upon
10    notice that the Director has suspended or revoked the
11    certificate of the business.
12    (h) Administrative review.
13        (1) A business may obtain an administrative hearing in
14    accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
15    before the suspension or revocation of its certificate is
16    effective by filing a written request for hearing within 20
17    days after service of notice by the Director.
18        (2) A business may obtain an administrative hearing in
19    accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
20    before the contract award entity's abridgement or
21    termination of a contract is effective by filing a written
22    request for a hearing 20 days after service of notice by
23    the contract award entity.
24    (i) Technical assistance. The Director must provide
25technical assistance to any business that requests assistance
26regarding this Section.

 

 

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1    (j) Audit. The Director may audit the business's compliance
2with this Section. As part of an audit, upon request, a
3business must provide the Director the following information
4with respect to employees expected to perform work under the
5contract in each of the major job categories in the Employer
6Information Report EEO-1:
7        (1) number of male employees;
8        (2) number of female employees;
9        (3) average annualized salaries paid to male employees
10    and to female employees, in the manner most consistent with
11    the employer's compensation system, within each major job
12    category;
13        (4) information on performance payments, benefits, or
14    other elements of compensation, in the manner most
15    consistent with the employer's compensation system, if
16    requested by the Director as part of a determination as to
17    whether these elements of compensation are different for
18    male and female employees;
19        (5) average length of service for male and female
20    employees in each major job category; and
21        (6) other information identified by the business or by
22    the Director, as needed, to determine compliance with items
23    specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (d).
24    (k) Access to data. Data submitted to the Director related
25to equal pay certificates are private data on individuals or
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1employees. The Director's decision to issue, not issue, revoke,
2or suspend an equal pay certificate is public data.
3    (l) Penalty. The Department shall impose on any business
4that does not obtain an equal pay certificate as required under
5this Section a civil penalty in an amount equal to 1% of the
6business's profits for every 1% of wage gap that exists after
7accounting for differences in job title, experience, and
8performance.
9    (m) Whistleblower protection. As used in this subsection,
10"retaliatory action" means the reprimand, discharge,
11suspension, demotion, denial of promotion or transfer, or
12change in the terms and conditions of employment of any
13employee of a facility that is taken in retaliation for the
14employee's involvement in a protected activity as set forth in
15paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b).
16        (1) A facility shall not take any retaliatory action
17    against an employee of the facility, including a nursing
18    home administrator, because the employee does any of the
19    following:
20            (A) Discloses or threatens to disclose to a
21        supervisor or to a public body an activity, inaction,
22        policy, or practice implemented by a facility that the
23        employee reasonably believes is in violation of a law,
24        rule, or regulation.
25            (B) Provides information to or testifies before
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1        or inquiry into any violation of a law, rule, or
2        regulation by a nursing home administrator.
3            (C) Assists or participates in a proceeding to
4        enforce the provisions of this Act.
5        (2) A violation of this Section may be established only
6    upon a finding that (i) the employee of the facility
7    engaged in conduct described in subsection (b) of this
8    Section and (ii) this conduct was a contributing factor in
9    the retaliatory action alleged by the employee. There is no
10    violation of this Section, however, if the facility
11    demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that it would
12    have taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the
13    absence of that conduct.
14        (3) The employee of the facility may be awarded all
15    remedies necessary to make the employee whole and to
16    prevent future violations of this Section. Remedies
17    imposed by the court may include, but are not limited to,
18    all of the following:
19            (A) Reinstatement of the employee to either the
20        same position held before the retaliatory action or to
21        an equivalent position.
22            (B) Two times the amount of back pay.
23            (C) Interest on the back pay.
24            (D) Reinstatement of full fringe benefits and
25        seniority rights.
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1        fees.
2        (4) Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to diminish
3    the rights, privileges, or remedies of an employee of a
4    facility under any other federal or State law, rule, or
5    regulation or under any employment contract.
 
6
Article 999.

 
7    Section 999-997. Severability. The provisions of this Act
8are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
9    Section 999-999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    30 ILCS 575/4from Ch. 127, par. 132.604
5    5 ILCS 315/9.5 new
6    30 ILCS 575/2
7    30 ILCS 575/4from Ch. 127, par. 132.604
8    30 ILCS 575/4f
9    30 ILCS 575/6from Ch. 127, par. 132.606
10    30 ILCS 575/7from Ch. 127, par. 132.607
11    30 ILCS 575/8f
12    30 ILCS 500/20-15
13    30 ILCS 500/20-60
14    30 ILCS 500/35-30
15    30 ILCS 500/50-85 new
16    30 ILCS 575/4f
17    30 ILCS 575/6from Ch. 127, par. 132.606
18    505 ILCS 72/25 new
19    410 ILCS 705/10-45 new
20    20 ILCS 605/605-1055 new
21    20 ILCS 405/405-535 new
22    15 ILCS 520/22.5from Ch. 130, par. 41a
23    415 ILCS 5/40.4 new
24    225 ILCS 410/4-30 new
25    20 ILCS 605/605-870 new

 

 

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1    220 ILCS 5/8-306
2    415 ILCS 5/17.11 rep.
3    35 ILCS 200/21-295
4    35 ILCS 200/21-310
5    35 ILCS 200/21-355
6    310 ILCS 10/8.10a new
7    310 ILCS 10/8.23
8    310 ILCS 10/17from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 17
9    310 ILCS 10/25from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 25
10    310 ILCS 10/25.01 new
11    310 ILCS 10/25.02 new
12    20 ILCS 405/405-535 new
13    30 ILCS 575/8k new
14    15 ILCS 520/16.3
15    30 ILCS 235/8
16    20 ILCS 2705/2705-597 new
17    20 ILCS 3903/30
18    20 ILCS 3903/35 new
19    20 ILCS 3916/20
20    20 ILCS 3916/25 new
21    20 ILCS 3983/30
22    20 ILCS 3983/35 new
23    20 ILCS 5110/30
24    20 ILCS 5110/35 new
25    30 ILCS 500/1-15.15
26    30 ILCS 500/5-7 new

 

 

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1    30 ILCS 500/5-30
2    30 ILCS 500/10-20
3    30 ILCS 500/20-10
4    30 ILCS 500/20-25
5    30 ILCS 500/20-30
6    30 ILCS 500/20-60
7    30 ILCS 500/35-15
8    30 ILCS 500/35-30
9    30 ILCS 500/40-20
10    30 ILCS 500/50-20
11    30 ILCS 500/50-35
12    30 ILCS 575/2
13    30 ILCS 575/4from Ch. 127, par. 132.604
14    30 ILCS 575/4f
15    30 ILCS 575/5from Ch. 127, par. 132.605
16    30 ILCS 575/5.5 new
17    30 ILCS 575/7from Ch. 127, par. 132.607
18    30 ILCS 575/8from Ch. 127, par. 132.608
19    30 ILCS 265/10
20    30 ILCS 265/11
21    30 ILCS 265/20
22    205 ILCS 670/1from Ch. 17, par. 5401
23    205 ILCS 670/15from Ch. 17, par. 5415
24    205 ILCS 670/15dfrom Ch. 17, par. 5419
25    205 ILCS 670/17.5
26    205 ILCS 670/17.1 rep.

 

 

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1    205 ILCS 670/17.2 rep.
2    205 ILCS 670/17.3 rep.
3    205 ILCS 670/17.4 rep.
4    815 ILCS 122/2-5
5    815 ILCS 122/4-5
6    815 ILCS 205/4from Ch. 17, par. 6404
7    815 ILCS 205/4afrom Ch. 17, par. 6410
8    815 ILCS 505/2Zfrom Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z
9    805 ILCS 5/14.05from Ch. 32, par. 14.05
10    5 ILCS 140/7.5
11    30 ILCS 105/5.935 new
12    820 ILCS 112/10
13    820 ILCS 112/11 new