(30 ILCS 500/53-10)
Sec. 53-10. Concessions and leases of State property and no-cost contracts.
(a) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public institution of
higher education, concessions, including the assignment, license, sale, or
transfer of
interests in or rights to discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable
works, may be entered into by the State agency with jurisdiction over the
property, whether tangible or intangible.
(b) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public institution of
higher education, all leases of State property and concessions shall be reduced to writing and shall be
awarded under
the provisions of Article 20, except that the contract shall be awarded to the
highest bidder or best bidder or offeror when the State receives a lease payment, a percentage of sales from the lessee, or in-kind support from the lessee based on the return to the State.
(c) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public institution of higher education, all no-cost procurements shall be reduced to writing and shall be awarded under the provisions of Article 20 of this Code. All awards of no-cost procurements shall identify the estimated business value to the lessee and the value to the State. (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
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(30 ILCS 500/53-25)
Sec. 53-25. Public institutions of higher education. (a) Each public
institution of higher education may enter into concessions, including the
assignment, license, sale, or transfer of interests in or rights to
discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable works, for property,
whether tangible or intangible, over which it has jurisdiction. Concessions
shall be reduced to writing and shall be awarded at the discretion of the
institution with jurisdiction over the property. Notice of the award of a concession shall be
published in the higher education volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
(b) The duration and terms of concessions and leases for personal property shall be at the discretion of the institution with jurisdiction over the property. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Illinois Finance Authority issues bonds for the financing of buildings, structures, or facilities that are determined by the governing board of a public institution of higher education to be either required by or necessary for the use or benefit of that public institution of higher education, then the duration of any lease for real property entered into by that public institution of higher education, as lessee or lessor, in connection with the issuance of those bonds shall be at the discretion of that public institution of higher education. (Source: P.A. 98-90, eff. 7-15-13.)
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(30 ILCS 500/55-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) Sec. 55-25. State Procurement Task Force. (a) There is hereby created the State Procurement Task Force. (b) The task force shall survey the State procurement process and make recommendations to: (i) ensure that the process is equitable and efficient; (ii) provide departments with the flexibility needed to be successful; (iii) change the current structure of the procurement process; (iv) update the process to reflect modern procurement methods; (v) increase women-owned and minority-owned business participation; (vi) increase participation by Illinois vendors; and (vii) reduce costs and increase efficiency of State procurements. (c) The task force shall consist of the following members: (1) 4 members of the House of Representatives, |
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(2) 4 members of the Senate, appointed by the
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(3) 3 members of the House of Representatives,
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(4) 3 members of the Senate, appointed by the
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(5) 1 member representing State institutions of
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(6) 1 member representing State institutions of
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(7) 5 members representing vendors, with one each
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| appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate;
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(8) 5 members of the public representing women-owned
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| and minority-owned businesses, with one each appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate;
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(9) 1 member from the Department of Central
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(10) 1 member from the Department of Transportation,
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(11) 1 member from the Department of Information and
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(12) 1 Chief Procurement Officer, appointed by the
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(13) the Chairperson of the Commission on Equity and
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(d) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation for the duration of the task force.
(e) As soon as practicable after all members have been appointed, the task force shall hold its first meeting. The task force shall hold at least 7 meetings.
(f) The Procurement Policy Board shall provide administrative and other support to the task force.
(g) The task force shall from time to time submit reports of its findings and recommendations on its survey of State procurement processes to the Governor and the General Assembly. By February 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly reporting findings and recommendations specifically including any proposed recommendations to: (i) alter the current structure and number of Chief Procurement Officers; (ii) enact or modify cure periods in the Procurement Code that allow a potentially successful vendor to correct technical deficiencies in the vendor's bid; (iii) enact measures that increase efficiency, modernization, or reduce costs within the procurement system; and (iv) increase women-owned and minority-owned business participation. On or before January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations on its survey of State procurement processes to the Governor and the General Assembly.
(h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 5-6-22; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
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