Rep. Michelle Mussman

Filed: 4/17/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 255

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 255 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth
5and Young Adult Conservation Education Act.
 
6    Section 5. Declaration of intent. The General Assembly
7finds that youth, representing all segments of society,
8benefit from education and employment in the healthful outdoor
9atmosphere of the State's park systems, recreational
10facilities, and other public land and water areas and, through
11those education and employment opportunities, will develop,
12enhance, and maintain the natural resources of the State of
13Illinois while gaining an understanding and appreciation of
14the State's environment and heritage. The General Assembly,
15therefore, creates this Act to establish the Youth and Young
16Adult Conservation and Education Program to provide education

 

 

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1and employment opportunities for the youth and young adults of
2this State to further the development and maintenance of the
3natural resources by Illinois' youth and, in so doing, to
4prepare them for the responsibility of maintaining and
5managing these resources.
 
6    Section 10. Definitions.
7    As used in this Act:
8    "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
9    "Director" means the Director of Natural Resources.
 
10    Section 15. Cooperation. The Department of Natural
11Resources shall have the full cooperation of the Illinois
12State Board of Education, the Department of Commerce and
13Economic Opportunity, the Illinois State Job Coordinating
14Council created by the Federal Job Training Partnership Act
15(Public Law 97-300), and the Department of Employment Security
16in carrying out the purposes of this Act.
 
17    Section 20. Funding. Funding for this Act shall be from
18any State or federal funds or grants or other funding so
19received by the Department and any matching funds required by
20the Department from local sponsors that choose to participate
21in the Illinois Youth and Young Adult Conservation and
22Education Program.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. Youth and Young Adult Conservation and
2Education Program.
3    (a) The Youth and Young Adult Conservation and Education
4Program shall be limited to residents of this State who at the
5time of enrollment are 15 through 25 years of age.
6    (b) The Director shall designate suitable projects and
7curriculum in which participants in the program shall
8participate.
9    Projects and curriculum so designated by the Director
10shall be for the purpose of any one or more of the following:
11        (1) development, enhancement, and maintenance of the
12    natural resources of the State of Illinois;
13        (2) environmental stewardship and civic
14    responsibility; or
15        (3) enhancement of public lands owned or leased by the
16    Department or developing and enhancing projects or
17    initiatives undertaken in whole or part by the Department.
18    Such projects and curriculum shall include improving the
19habitat of fauna and flora; improving use of conservation or
20recreation facilities and lands by the public; improving water
21quality; and any other project deemed by the Department to
22improve the environmental, economic and recreational quality
23of the State's natural resources.
24    All projects designated for activity by the Director shall
25be within a reasonable commuting time for each enrollee. To
26the extent possible, the Director shall designate areas where

 

 

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1a pool of enrollees may work. In no circumstance shall
2enrollees be required to spend more than 1 1/2 hours of
3commuting time to a project or a designated area; provided, an
4enrollee may agree to spend more than 1 1/2 hours of commuting
5time to a project or a designated area.
6    (c) When applicable, participants shall receive at least
7the standard minimum wage as set by the State of Illinois and
8shall work normal working hours as determined by the
9Department. The enrollees shall not be classified as employees
10of the State for purposes of contributions to the State
11Employees' Retirement System of Illinois or any other public
12employment retirement system of the State.
13    (d) The Department may enter into contracts,
14intergovernmental agreements, grants, cooperative agreements,
15memoranda of understanding, or other instruments as necessary
16to implement the Youth and Young Adult Conservation Program.
17The Illinois Procurement Code shall not apply to contracts
18entered into for the purpose of fulfilling the purposes of
19this Program with not-for-profit organizations that have a
20documented commitment to addressing the barriers to employment
21and education for minority youth and young adults, as
22determined by the Department.
23    (e) The Department shall adopt administrative rules
24pertaining to implementation and administration of the Youth
25and Young Adult Conservation and Education Program.
 

 

 

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1    Section 90. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
2changing Section 1-10 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
4    Sec. 1-10. Application.
5    (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
6bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
7first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
8be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any
9provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation
10prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in
11Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant
12entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar
13instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
14solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
15July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
16Code and its intent.
17    (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
18funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
19assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
20        (1) Contracts between the State and its political
21    subdivisions or other governments, or between State
22    governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
23    this Code.
24        (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
25    Section 20-80.

 

 

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1        (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
2    5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
3        (4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as
4    an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an
5    employment code or policy or by contract directly with
6    that individual.
7        (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
8        (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of
9    this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000
10    must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10
11    calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of
12    jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
13    purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
14    value of the contract, and the effective date of the
15    contract.
16        (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
17    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
18    provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor
19    shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring
20    agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,
21    and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
22    procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or
23    her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one
24    subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
25        (8) (Blank).
26        (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois

 

 

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1    Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
2        (10) (Blank).
3        (11) Public-private agreements entered into according
4    to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
5    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
6    design-build agreements entered into according to the
7    procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
8    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
9        (12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
10    professional and artistic services entered into by the
11    Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois
12    is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through
13    a competitive process authorized by the members of the
14    Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections
15    5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code,
16    as well as the final approval by the members of the
17    Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract.
18        (B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered
19    into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in
20    connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State
21    of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be
22    awarded through a competitive process authorized by the
23    members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and
24    are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35,
25    and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by
26    the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority

 

 

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1    of the terms of the contract.
2        (13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
3    equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
4    science services in consultation with and subject to the
5    approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in
6    subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
7    Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
8    20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
9    Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
10    writing with justification, waive any certification
11    required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
12    for services which are currently provided by members of a
13    collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
14    the collective bargaining agreement concerning
15    subcontracting shall be followed.
16        On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
17    except for this sentence, is inoperative.
18        (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
19    by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
20    an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
21        (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that
22    requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities
23    for the relocation of utilities for construction or other
24    public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph
25    (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those
26    associated with: relocations, crossings, installations,

 

 

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1    and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
2    "railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
3    transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
4    guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
5    defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
6    telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
7    of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
8    defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
9    telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
10    Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural
11    water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or
12    less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the
13    Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or
14    operating utility systems consisting of public utilities
15    as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the
16    Illinois Municipal Code.
17        (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
18    Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
19    timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
20    Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
21        (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
22    Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
23    Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
24    and the Department of Public Health to implement the
25    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid
26    Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access

 

 

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1    to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical
2    conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of
3    Medical Cannabis Program Act.
4        (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements
5    necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the
6    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
7    Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce
8    and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public
9    Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if
10    the applicable agency has made a good faith determination
11    that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure
12    to fall within this exemption and if the process is
13    conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the
14    requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,
15    50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,
16    50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for
17    Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or
18    subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract
19    entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to
20    the procurement of goods and services identified in
21    paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be
22    published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar
23    days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
24    Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the
25    notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement
26    Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content

 

 

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1    prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of
2    contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
3    services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
4    report shall include the name of the contractor, a
5    description of the supply or service provided, the total
6    amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
7    exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of
8    these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
9    Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
10    Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor
11    and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year
12    that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the
13    monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement
14    Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after
15    June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27).
16        (19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments,
17    limited to assistive technology devices and assistive
18    technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and
19    replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i)
20    that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to
21    complete the job application process and be considered for
22    the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that
23    modify or adjust the work environment to enable a
24    qualified current employee with a disability to perform
25    the essential functions of the position held by that
26    employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee

 

 

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1    with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges
2    of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated
3    employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a
4    customer, client, claimant, or member of the public
5    seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and
6    access to its programs, services, or benefits.
7        For purposes of this paragraph (19):
8        "Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece
9    of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
10    commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that
11    is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional
12    capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
13        "Assistive technology services" means any service that
14    directly assists an individual with a disability in
15    selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology
16    device.
17        "Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided
18    under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when
19    describing an individual with a disability.
20        (20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
21    Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party
22    facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18
23    of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to
24    Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act, a
25    facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public
26    Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section

 

 

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1    16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act.
2        (21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase,
3    renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or
4    software maintenance agreements that support the efforts
5    of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and
6    administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
7    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining
8    Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act,
9    the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the
10    Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification
11    Act, the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act, and
12    the Gun Trafficking Information Act, or establish or
13    maintain record management systems necessary to conduct
14    human trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or
15    other stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21)
16    applies to contracts entered into on or after January 10,
17    2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) and the
18    renewal of contracts that are in effect on January 10,
19    2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116).
20        (22) Contracts for project management services and
21    system integration services required for the completion of
22    the State's enterprise resource planning project. This
23    exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after June 7, 2023
24    (the effective date of the changes made to this Section by
25    Public Act 103-8). This paragraph (22) applies to
26    contracts entered into on or after June 7, 2023 (the

 

 

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1    effective date of the changes made to this Section by
2    Public Act 103-8) and the renewal of contracts that are in
3    effect on June 7, 2023 (the effective date of the changes
4    made to this Section by Public Act 103-8).
5        (23) Procurements necessary for the Department of
6    Insurance to implement the Illinois Health Benefits
7    Exchange Law if the Department of Insurance has made a
8    good faith determination that it is necessary and
9    appropriate for the expenditure to fall within this
10    exemption. The procurement process shall be conducted in a
11    manner substantially in accordance with the requirements
12    of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A
13    copy of these contracts shall be made available to the
14    Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. This
15    paragraph is inoperative 5 years after June 27, 2023 (the
16    effective date of Public Act 103-103).
17        (24) (22) Contracts for public education programming,
18    noncommercial sustaining announcements, public service
19    announcements, and public awareness and education
20    messaging with the nonprofit trade associations of the
21    providers of those services that inform the public on
22    immediate and ongoing health and safety risks and hazards.
23        (25) Contracts that are entered into by the Department
24    of Natural Resources and that are exempt from this Code
25    under subsection (d) of Section 25 of the Youth and Young
26    Adult Conservation Education Act.

 

 

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1    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
2with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or
3after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any
4paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2),
5or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate
6procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description
7of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
8contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
9Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
10report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
11November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
12annual summary of the monthly information reported to the
13chief procurement officer.
14    (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
15procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
16Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
17Utilities Act. This Code does not apply to the procurement of
18technical and policy experts pursuant to Section 1-129 of the
19Illinois Power Agency Act.
20    (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
21and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
22Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
23procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
24Illinois Lottery Law.
25    (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
26Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to

 

 

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1assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related
2to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
3facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
4Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220
5of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range
6of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance
7costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the
8construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the
9full duration of construction.
10    (f) (Blank).
11    (g) (Blank).
12    (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
13contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
1411-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
15    (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
16necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
17expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
18Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
19privilege.
20    (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
21Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
22of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
23Board Act.
24    (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
25contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
26Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers

 

 

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1appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
2    (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
3Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
4services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
5Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
6funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the
7Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
8    (m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of
9funds with which contracts are paid, including federal
10assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this
11Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures
12necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the
13Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of
14the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
15Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16(Source: P.A. 102-175, eff. 7-29-21; 102-483, eff 1-1-22;
17102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-600, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662, eff.
189-15-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
19102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-103, eff.
206-27-23; 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised
211-2-24.)".