Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1270

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the State shall set aside 5% each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts for award to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and other veteran-owned small businesses (now, provides that a Task Force shall be established to determine the appropriate percentage goal for award each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts to service disabled veteran-owned businesses). Requires State agencies to appoint advocates to encourage and coordinate participation in State procurement activities by veteran-owned small businesses. Provides that any person who fraudulently obtains or retains, willfully makes a false statement for the purposes of influencing, or willfully obstructs or impedes the investigation of certification as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business or veteran-owned small business commits a class 2 felony and shall be suspended from bidding on any State contract for 3 years. Establishes criminal penalties for other related offenses. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially similar provisions, but with changes that include the following: (1) provides that 3% of the total dollar amount of State contracts shall be established as a goal to be awarded to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) and veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) (instead of 5% of the State's total expenditures for contracts awarded shall be set aside to be awarded to SDVOSB and VOSB); (2) changes the definitions of "veteran", "small business", "qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small business", and "qualified veteran-owned small business"; and (3) provides that a SDVOSB or VOSB owned and controlled by females, minorities, or persons with disabilities shall select and designate whether the business is to be certified under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act or as an SDVOSB or VOSB. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.

Removes language providing that the Director of Central Management Services shall administer a State network of Veteran-Owned Small Business Advocates. Removes language providing that each State agency shall appoint and support at least one State agency Veteran-Owned Small Business Advocate. Makes other changes.

Provides that it is the goal of the State that SDVOSB and VOSB participate in the State's procurement process as prime contractors, subcontractors, and businesses contracted by the State to perform professional services in architecture or engineering. Provides that service in active duty as defined by federal law shall be considered service in the armed forces.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially similar provisions, but with changes that include the following: (1) removes language providing that it is the goal of the State that SDVOSB and VOSB participate in the State's procurement process as businesses contracted by the State to perform professional services in architecture or engineering and (2) replaces amended Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning deception relating to certification of disadvantaged business enterprises with a single amended Section in accordance with changes made to the Code by Public Act 96-1551. Effective July 1, 2011.

Provides that by each March 1 (rather than October 1) the Department of Central Management Services shall compile and report to the General Assembly the following information: (1) the total number of VOSB and SDVOSB who submitted bids for contracts under the Illinois Procurement Code and (2) the total number of VOSB and SDVOSB who entered into contracts with the State under the Illinois Procurement Code.

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