98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB6271

 

Introduced , by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 205/9.34 new
110 ILCS 805/2-26 new

    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall require all public universities and community college districts to submit an annual report on or before April 15, 2015 and on or before each April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. Provides that each university and district shall include certain information in its annual report. Provides that each annual report shall include as much State-specific data as possible. Provides that the Boards and all universities and districts shall hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2015 and every year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to achieving stated goals. Sets forth other Board requirements. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
5adding Section 9.34 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 205/9.34 new)
7    Sec. 9.34. Supplier diversity goals.
8    (a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively
9work with public universities in this State to improve their
10supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner.
11    (b) The Board shall require all public universities to
12submit an annual report on or before April 15, 2015 and on or
13before each April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF
14format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for
15female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small
16business enterprises in the previous calendar year.
17    (c) Each public university, in its annual report, shall
18include the following information:
19        (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
20    increase participation;
21        (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
22        (3) the areas of procurement the university shall be
23    actively seeking more participation in for the next year;

 

 

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1        (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
2    potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
3    university;
4        (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
5    quality vendors and any suggestions for what the Board
6    could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;
7        (6) a list of the certifications the university
8    recognizes;
9        (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
10    wishes to do business with the university and an
11    explanation of the process for a vendor to enroll with the
12    university as a female-owned, minority-owned,
13    veteran-owned, or small business enterprise; and
14        (8) any particular success stories to encourage other
15    institutions of higher education to emulate best
16    practices.
17    (d) Each annual report shall include as much State-specific
18data as possible. If the public university does not submit
19State-specific data, then the university shall include any
20national data it does have and explain why it could not submit
21State-specific data and how it intends to do so in future
22reports, if possible.
23    (e) Each annual report shall include the rules,
24regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
25the annual report.
26    (f) The Board and all public universities shall hold an

 

 

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1annual workshop open to the public in 2015 and every year
2thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to
3collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to
4achieving stated goals, including testimony from each
5university and subject matter experts and advocates. The Board
6shall publish a database on its Internet website setting forth
7the point of contact for each public university for supplier
8diversity, along with a list of certifications each public
9university recognizes from the information submitted in each
10annual report. The Board shall publish each annual report on
11its Internet website and shall maintain each annual report for
12at least 5 years.
 
13    Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by
14adding Section 2-26 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 805/2-26 new)
16    Sec. 2-26. Supplier diversity goals.
17    (a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively
18work with community college districts in this State to improve
19their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner.
20    (b) The State Board shall require all community college
21districts to submit an annual report on or before April 15,
222015 and on or before each April 15 thereafter, in a searchable
23Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending
24for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small

 

 

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1business enterprises in the previous calendar year.
2    (c) Each community college district, in its annual report,
3shall include the following information:
4        (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
5    increase participation;
6        (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
7        (3) the areas of procurement the community college
8    district shall be actively seeking more participation in
9    for the next year;
10        (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
11    potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
12    community college district;
13        (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
14    quality vendors and any suggestions for what the State
15    Board could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;
16        (6) a list of the certifications the community college
17    district recognizes;
18        (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
19    wishes to do business with the community college district
20    and an explanation of the process for a vendor to enroll
21    with the community college district as a female-owned,
22    minority-owned, veteran-owned, or small business
23    enterprise; and
24        (8) any particular success stories to encourage other
25    institutions of higher education to emulate best
26    practices.

 

 

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1    (d) Each annual report shall include as much State-specific
2data as possible. If the community college district does not
3submit State-specific data, then the community college
4district shall include any national data it does have and
5explain why it could not submit State-specific data and how it
6intends to do so in future reports, if possible.
7    (e) Each annual report shall include the rules,
8regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
9the annual report.
10    (f) The State Board and all community college districts
11shall hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2015 and
12every year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to
13collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to
14achieving stated goals, including testimony from each
15community college district and subject matter experts and
16advocates. The State Board shall publish a database on its
17Internet website setting forth the point of contact for each
18community college district for supplier diversity, along with a
19list of certifications each community college district
20recognizes from the information submitted in each annual
21report. The State Board shall publish each annual report on its
22Internet website and shall maintain each annual report for at
23least 5 years.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.