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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 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
5and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
6Section 4 as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2020)
9    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
10    (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), not less
11than 30% 20% of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as
12defined by the Secretary of the Council and approved by the
13Council, shall be established as an aspirational goal to be
14awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
15with disabilities; provided, however, that of the total amount
16of all State contracts awarded to businesses owned by
17minorities, women, and persons with disabilities pursuant to
18this Section, contracts representing at least 16% 11% shall be
19awarded to businesses owned by minorities, contracts
20representing at least 10% 7% shall be awarded to women-owned
21businesses, and contracts representing at least 4% 2% shall be
22awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
23    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of

 

 

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1State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
2examining independently each type of contract for each agency
3or public institutions of higher education which lets such
4contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which
5represents the participation of businesses owned by
6minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such
7contracts shall be included.
8    (a-5) In addition to the aspirational goals in awarding
9State contracts set under subsection (a), the Department of
10Central Management Services shall by rule further establish
11committed diversity aspirational goals for State contracts
12awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
13with disabilities. Such efforts shall include, but not be
14limited to, further concerted outreach efforts to businesses
15owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
16    (b) In the case of State construction contracts, the
17provisions of subsection (a) requiring a portion of State
18contracts to be awarded to businesses owned and controlled by
19persons with disabilities do not apply. The following
20aspirational goals are established for State construction
21contracts: not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of
22State construction contracts is established as a goal to be
23awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
24    (c) In the case of all work undertaken by the University of
25Illinois related to the planning, organization, and staging of
26the games, the University of Illinois shall establish a goal of

 

 

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1awarding not less than 25% of the annual dollar value of all
2contracts, purchase orders, and other agreements (collectively
3referred to as "the contracts") to minority-owned businesses or
4businesses owned by a person with a disability and 5% of the
5annual dollar value the contracts to women-owned businesses.
6For purposes of this subsection, the term "games" has the
7meaning set forth in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
8(2016) Law.
9    (d) Within one year after April 28, 2009 (the effective
10date of Public Act 96-8), the Department of Central Management
11Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures
12the impact of discrimination on minority and women business
13development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009
14(the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall
15issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on
16whether to adjust the goals for minority and women
17participation established in this Act. Copies of this report
18and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
19Governor and the General Assembly.
20    (e) Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise
21mandated by federal law or regulation, those who submit bids or
22proposals for State contracts subject to the provisions of this
23Act, whose bids or proposals are successful and include a
24utilization plan but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
25subsection (b) of this Section, shall be notified of that
26deficiency and shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10

 

 

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1calendar days from the date of notification to cure that
2deficiency in the bid or proposal. The deficiency in the bid or
3proposal may only be cured by contracting with additional
4subcontractors who are owned by minorities or women, but in no
5case shall an identified subcontractor with a certification
6made pursuant to this Act be terminated from the contract
7without the written consent of the State agency or public
8institution of higher education entering into the contract.
9    (f) Non-construction solicitations that include Business
10Enterprise Program participation goals shall require bidders
11and offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans
12are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to
13complete and include a utilization plan, including
14documentation demonstrating good faith effort when requesting
15a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive.
16(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 99-514, eff. 6-30-16;
17100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)