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| Public Act 097-0307 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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