Public Act 096-0706
 		





SB0351 Enrolled
LRB096 06363 JAM 16447 b






    AN ACT concerning government.

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

 
    Section 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, 
Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act is amended  by 
changing Section 4 as follows:
 



    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2010)

    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts. 

    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not less than 12% 
of
the total dollar amount of State contracts, as defined by 
the Secretary of
the Council and approved by the Council, shall 
be established as a goal to
be awarded to businesses owned by 
minorities,
females, and persons with disabilities; provided, 
however, that
contracts representing at least five-twelfths of 
the total amount of all
State contracts awarded to businesses 
owned by
minorities, females, and persons with disabilities 
pursuant to
this Section shall be awarded to female owned 
businesses, and that
contracts representing at least one-sixth 
of the total amount of all State
contracts awarded to 
businesses owned by
minorities, females, and persons with 
disabilities pursuant to this
Section shall be awarded to 
businesses owned by persons
with disabilities.

    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of 
State
contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by 
examining
independently each type of contract for each agency 
or university which
lets such contracts.  Only that percentage 
of arrangements which represents the participation of 
businesses owned by
minorities, females, and persons with 
disabilities on such contracts shall
be included.

    (b) In the case of State construction contracts, the 
provisions of
subsection (a) requiring a portion of State 
contracts to be awarded to
businesses owned and controlled by 
persons with
disabilities do not apply.  Not less
than 10% of 
the total dollar amount of State construction contracts is

established as a goal to be awarded to minority and female 
owned
businesses, and contracts representing 50% of the amount 
of all State
construction contracts awarded to minority and 
female owned businesses
shall be awarded to female owned 
businesses.

    (c) Those who submit bids or proposals for State contracts 
shall not be given a period after the bid or proposal is 
submitted to cure deficiencies in the bid or proposal under 
this Act unless mandated by federal law or regulation. 
(Source: P.A. 87-701; 88-597, eff. 8-28-94.)

 

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