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| Public Act 098-1056 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||
Section 5-117 as follows: | ||||
(220 ILCS 5/5-117 new) | ||||
Sec. 5-117. Supplier diversity goals. | ||||
(a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively | ||||
work with companies that serve Illinois residents to improve | ||||
their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner. | ||||
(b) The Commission shall require all gas, electric, and | ||||
water companies with at least 100,000 customers under its | ||||
authority to submit an annual report by April 15, 2015 and | ||||
every April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on | ||||
all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, | ||||
minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises | ||||
in the previous calendar year. These goals shall be expressed | ||||
as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity | ||||
submitting the report, and the actual spending for all | ||||
female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small | ||||
business enterprises shall also be expressed as a percentage of | ||||
the total work performed by the entity submitting the report. | ||||
(c) Each participating company in its annual report shall | ||||
include the following information: | ||
(1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to | ||
increase participation; | ||
(2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals; | ||
(3) the areas of procurement each company shall be | ||
actively seeking more participation in in the next year; | ||
(4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage | ||
potential vendors in that area to seek business from the | ||
company; | ||
(5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding | ||
quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the | ||
Commission could do to be helpful to identify those | ||
vendors; | ||
(6) a list of the certifications the company | ||
recognizes; | ||
(7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who | ||
wishes to do business with the company and explain the | ||
process for a vendor to enroll with the company as a | ||
minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned company; and | ||
(8) any particular success stories to encourage other | ||
companies to emulate best practices. | ||
(d) Each annual report shall include as much State-specific | ||
data as possible. If the submitting entity does not submit | ||
State-specific data, then the company shall include any | ||
national data it does have and explain why it could not submit | ||
State-specific data and how it intends to do so in future | ||
reports, if possible. | ||
(e) Each annual report shall include the rules, | ||
regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in | ||
the company's annual report. | ||
(f) The Commission and all participating entities shall | ||
hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2015 and every | ||
year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to | ||
collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to | ||
achieving stated goals, including testimony from each | ||
participating entity as well as subject matter experts and | ||
advocates. The Commission shall publish a database on its | ||
website of the point of contact for each participating entity | ||
for supplier diversity, along with a list of certifications | ||
each company recognizes from the information submitted in each | ||
annual report. The Commission shall publish each annual report | ||
on its website and shall maintain each annual report for at | ||
least 5 years. | ||
(220 ILCS 5/5-115 rep.) | ||
Section 10. The Public Utilities Act is amended by | ||
repealing Section 5-115.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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