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Public Act 0307 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 097-0307

HB3186 Enrolled LRB097 10882 PJG 51406 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Small
Business Contracts Act.

    Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, the
following terms shall have the following definitions:
    "Small business" means a small business as defined in the
Illinois Procurement Code.
    "State contract" means a State contract, as defined in the
Illinois Procurement Code, funded with State or federal funds,
whether competitively bid or negotiated.
    "State official or agency" means a department, officer,
board, commission, institution, or body politic or corporate of
the State.

    Section 10. Award of State contracts.
    (a) Not less than 10% of the total dollar amount of State
contracts shall be established as a goal to be awarded to small
businesses.
    (b) The percentage in subsection (a) relates to the total
dollar amount of State contracts during each State fiscal year,
calculated by examining independently each type of contract for
each State official or agency which lets such contracts.

    Section 15. Compliance plans.
    (a) Each State official or agency shall file with its
respective chief procurement officer an annual compliance plan
which shall outline the goals of the State official or agency
for contracting with small businesses for the then current
fiscal year, the manner in which the official or agency intends
to reach these goals, and a timetable for reaching these goals.
The chief procurement officer shall review and approve the plan
of the State official or agency and may reject any plan that
does not comply with this Act or any rules promulgated pursuant
to this Act.
    (b) Each State official or agency shall file with its
respective chief procurement officer an annual report of its
utilization of small businesses during the preceding fiscal
year including lapse period spending and a mid-fiscal year
report of its utilization to date for the then current fiscal
year. The reports shall include a self-evaluation of the
efforts of the State official or agency to meet its goals under
the Act.

    Section 20. Annual report. Each chief procurement officer
shall file no later than March 1 of each year, an annual report
that shall detail the level of achievement toward the goals
specified in this Act over the 3 most recent fiscal years. The
annual report shall include, but need not be limited to, the
following:
        (1) a summary detailing State appropriations subject
    to the goals, the actual goals specified, and the goals
    attained by each State official or agency;
        (2) a summary of the number of contracts awarded and
    the average contract amount by each State official or
    agency; and
        (3) an analysis of the level of overall goal
    achievement concerning purchases from small businesses.

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/11/2011

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