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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1541 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Removes a provision which specifies that a portion of the Code concerning Historically Underutilized Business Zones does not apply to the selection of construction-related professional services.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB1541 | | LRB103 24901 HLH 51235 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 45-95 as follows:
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| 6 | | (30 ILCS 500/45-95) |
| 7 | | Sec. 45-95. HUBZone business contracts. |
| 8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section: |
| 9 | | "HUBZone business" means a business that operates and |
| 10 | | employs people in Historically Underutilized Business Zones |
| 11 | | (HUBZone) as designated by the federal HUBZone Empowerment |
| 12 | | Act. |
| 13 | | "Qualified HUBZone small business concern" means a |
| 14 | | business that qualifies under the HUBZone program administered |
| 15 | | by the United States Small Business Administration. |
| 16 | | (b) Each chief procurement officer shall establish rules, |
| 17 | | in consultation with the procuring agency, related to the |
| 18 | | eligibility of qualified HUBZone small business concerns to |
| 19 | | receive preference under this Section, and shall verify the |
| 20 | | accuracy of any information submitted by a qualified HUBZone |
| 21 | | small business concern with respect to a contract awarded |
| 22 | | under this Section. |
| 23 | | (c) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to: (1)
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