Full Text of HB5232 101st General Assembly
HB5232 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5232 Introduced , by Rep. Michael D. Unes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Blind Vendors Act. In provisions permitting the Department of Human Services to provide, by rule, for set-asides similar to those provided under the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, provides that the funds may be used only for: (1) the maintenance and replacement of equipment that is for use on State property; (2) the purchase of new equipment that is for use on State property; (3) the construction of new vending facilities that are for use on
State property; and (4) the funding of functions of the Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors, including legal and other professional services, that are
performed on State property.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Blind Vendors Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 25 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 2421/25)
| 7 | | Sec. 25. Set-aside funds; Blind Vendors Trust Fund. | 8 | | (a) The Department may provide, by rule, for set-asides | 9 | | similar to those provided in Section 107d-3 of the | 10 | | Randolph-Sheppard Act. If any funds are set aside, or caused to | 11 | | be set aside, from the net proceeds of the operation of vending | 12 | | facilities by blind vendors, the funds shall be set aside only | 13 | | to the extent necessary in a percentage amount not to exceed | 14 | | that determined jointly by the Director and the Committee and | 15 | | published in State rule, and that these funds may be used only | 16 | | for the following purposes: (1) maintenance and replacement of | 17 | | equipment that is for use on State property ; (2) purchase of | 18 | | new equipment that is for use on State property ; (3) | 19 | | construction of new vending facilities that are for use on | 20 | | State property ; (4) funding the functions of the Committee, | 21 | | including legal and other professional services , that are | 22 | | performed on State property ; and (5) retirement or pension | 23 | | funds, health insurance, paid sick leave, and vacation time for |
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| 1 | | blind licensees, so long as these benefits are approved by a | 2 | | majority vote of all Illinois licensed blind vendors that | 3 | | occurs after the Department provides these vendors with | 4 | | information on all matters relevant to these purposes. | 5 | | (b) No set-aside funds shall be collected from a blind | 6 | | vendor when the monthly net proceeds of that vendor are less | 7 | | than $1,000. This amount may be adjusted annually by the | 8 | | Director and the Committee to reflect changes in the cost of | 9 | | living. | 10 | | (c) The Department shall establish, with full | 11 | | participation by the Committee, the Blind Vendors Trust Fund as | 12 | | a separate account managed by the Department for the State's | 13 | | blind vendors. | 14 | | (d) Set-aside funds collected from the operation of all | 15 | | vending facilities administered by the Business Enterprise | 16 | | Program for the Blind shall be placed in the Blind Vendors | 17 | | Trust Fund, which shall include set-aside funds from facilities | 18 | | on federal property. The Fund must provide separately | 19 | | identified sub-accounts for moneys from (i) federal and (ii) | 20 | | State and other facilities, as well as vending machine income | 21 | | generated pursuant to Section 30 of this Act. These funds shall | 22 | | be available until expended and shall not revert to the General | 23 | | Revenue Fund or to any other State account.
| 24 | | (e) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the | 25 | | expenditure of set-aside funds authorized by this Section shall | 26 | | be supplemental to any current appropriation or other moneys |
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| 1 | | made available for these purposes and shall not constitute an | 2 | | offset of any previously existing appropriation or other | 3 | | funding source. In no way shall this imply that the | 4 | | appropriation for the Blind Vendors Program may never be | 5 | | decreased, rather that the new funds shall not be used as an | 6 | | offset. | 7 | | (f) An amount equal to 10% of the wages paid by a blind | 8 | | vendor to any employee who is blind or has another disability | 9 | | shall be deducted from any set-aside charge paid by the vendor | 10 | | each month, in order to encourage vendors to employ blind | 11 | | workers and workers with disabilities and to set an example for | 12 | | industry and government. No deduction shall be made for any | 13 | | employee paid less than the State or federal minimum wage.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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