97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB6237

 

Introduced , by Rep. Greg Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/1-10
30 ILCS 500/45-35

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In a Section concerning facilities for persons with severe disabilities, provides that a participating not-for-profit agency must disclose to the committee any ownership interests, operating agreements, partnerships, or other relationships that exist between the not-for-profit agency and its related for profit owners, subsidiaries, partners, or affiliates. Sets forth requirements concerning the information provided in the disclosure. Makes corresponding changes in the Section concerning application of the Code. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-10 and 45-35 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
7    Sec. 1-10. Application.
8    (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
9contractors were first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This
10Code shall not be construed to affect or impair any contract,
11or any provision of a contract, entered into based on a
12solicitation prior to the implementation date of this Code as
13described in Article 99, including but not limited to any
14covenant entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or
15similar instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
16solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
17July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
18Code and its intent.
19    (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
20funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
21assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
22        (1) Contracts between the State and its political
23    subdivisions or other governments, or between State

 

 

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1    governmental bodies except as specifically provided in
2    this Code.
3        (2) Grants, except that: (i) all grants are subject to
4    for the filing requirements of Section 20-80; and (ii) if a
5    not-for-profit agency receives grants that would be exempt
6    from this Code under this paragraph (2), then the
7    not-for-profit agency must also disclose to the committee
8    any ownership interests, operating agreements,
9    partnerships, or other relationships that exist between
10    the not-for-profit agency and its related for-profit
11    owners, subsidiaries, partners, or affiliates. This
12    disclosure shall at a minimum include business
13    identification of the for-profit entity, a list of the
14    services provided to the not-for-profit agency under the
15    terms of the relationship, and whether more than 50% of the
16    not-for-profit provider's management is delivered from the
17    relationship.
18        (3) Purchase of care. However, if a not-for-profit
19    agency provides services that would be exempt from this
20    Code under this paragraph (3), then the not-for-profit
21    agency must disclose to the committee any ownership
22    interests, operating agreements, partnerships, or other
23    relationships that exist between the not-for-profit agency
24    and its related for-profit owners, subsidiaries, partners,
25    or affiliates. This disclosure shall at a minimum include
26    business identification of the for-profit entity, a list of

 

 

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1    the services provided to the not-for-profit agency under
2    the terms of the relationship, and whether more than 50% of
3    the not-for-profit provider's management is delivered from
4    the relationship.
5        (4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an
6    independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment
7    code or policy or by contract directly with that
8    individual.
9        (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
10        (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of this
11    type of contract with a value of more than $25,000 must be
12    published in the Procurement Bulletin within 7 days after
13    the deed is recorded in the county of jurisdiction. The
14    notice shall identify the real estate purchased, the names
15    of all parties to the contract, the value of the contract,
16    and the effective date of the contract.
17        (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
18    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
19    provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor shall
20    give his or her prior approval when the procuring agency is
21    one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor, and
22    provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
23    procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or her
24    prior approval when the procuring entity is not one subject
25    to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
26        (8) Contracts for services to Northern Illinois

 

 

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1    University by a person, acting as an independent
2    contractor, who is qualified by education, experience, and
3    technical ability and is selected by negotiation for the
4    purpose of providing non-credit educational service
5    activities or products by means of specialized programs
6    offered by the university.
7        (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
8    Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
9        (10) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois Health
10    Information Exchange Authority involving private funds
11    from the Health Information Exchange Fund. "Private funds"
12    means gifts, donations, and private grants.
13        (11) Public-private agreements entered into according
14    to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
15    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
16    design-build agreements entered into according to the
17    procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
18    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
19    (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
20procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
21Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
22Utilities Act.
23    (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
24and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
25Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
26procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the

 

 

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1Illinois Lottery Law.
2    (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
3Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
4assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related to
5the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
6facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
7Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 of
8the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range of
9capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance costs, or
10the sequestration costs or monitoring the construction of clean
11coal SNG brownfield facility for the full duration of
12construction.
13    (f) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
14Illinois Power Agency to retain a mediator to mediate sourcing
15agreement disputes between gas utilities and the clean coal SNG
16brownfield facility, as defined in Section 1-10 of the Illinois
17Power Agency Act, as required under subsection (h-1) of Section
189-220 of the Public Utilities Act.
19    (g) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
20Illinois Power Agency to retain a mediator to mediate contract
21disputes between gas utilities and the clean coal SNG facility
22and to retain an expert to assist in the review of contracts
23under subsection (h) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities
24Act. This Code does not apply to the process used by the
25Illinois Commerce Commission to retain an expert to assist in
26determining the actual incurred costs of the clean coal SNG

 

 

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1facility and the reasonableness of those costs as required
2under subsection (h) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities
3Act.
4    (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
5contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
611-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
7    (i) (h) Each chief procurement officer may access records
8necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
9expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
10Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
11privilege.
12(Source: P.A. 96-840, eff. 12-23-09; 96-1331, eff. 7-27-10;
1397-96, eff. 7-13-11; 97-239, eff. 8-2-11; 97-502, eff. 8-23-11;
1497-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-895, eff.
158-3-12; revised 8-23-12.)
 
16    (30 ILCS 500/45-35)
17    Sec. 45-35. Facilities for persons with severe
18disabilities.
19    (a) Qualification. Supplies and services may be procured
20without advertising or calling for bids from any qualified
21not-for-profit agency for persons with severe disabilities
22that:
23        (1) complies with Illinois laws governing private
24    not-for-profit organizations;
25        (2) is certified as a sheltered workshop by the Wage

 

 

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1    and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor
2    or is an accredited vocational program that provides
3    transition services to youth between the ages of 14 1/2 and
4    22 in accordance with individualized education plans under
5    Section 14-8.03 of the School Code and that provides
6    residential services at a child care institution, as
7    defined under Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969,
8    or at a group home, as defined under Section 2.16 of the
9    Child Care Act of 1969; and
10        (3) meets the applicable Illinois Department of Human
11    Services just standards.
12    (b) Participation. To participate, the not-for-profit
13agency must have indicated an interest in providing the
14supplies and services, must meet the specifications and needs
15of the using agency, and must set a fair market price. The
16not-for-profit agency must also disclose to the committee any
17ownership interests, operating agreements, partnerships, or
18other relationships that exist between the not-for-profit
19agency and its related for-profit owners, subsidiaries,
20partners, or affiliates. This disclosure shall at a minimum
21include business identification of the for-profit entity, a
22list of the services provided to the not-for-profit agency
23under the terms of the relationship, and whether more than 50%
24of the not-for-profit provider's management is delivered from
25the relationship.
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1Central Management Services a committee to facilitate the
2purchase of products and services of persons so severely
3disabled by a physical, developmental, or mental disability or
4a combination of any of those disabilities that they cannot
5engage in normal competitive employment. This committee is
6called the State Use Committee. The committee shall consist of
7the Director of the Department of Central Management Services
8or his or her designee, the Director of the Department of Human
9Services or his or her designee, one public member representing
10private business who is knowledgeable of the employment needs
11and concerns of persons with developmental disabilities, one
12public member representing private business who is
13knowledgeable of the needs and concerns of rehabilitation
14facilities, one public member who is knowledgeable of the
15employment needs and concerns of persons with developmental
16disabilities, one public member who is knowledgeable of the
17needs and concerns of rehabilitation facilities, and 2 public
18members from a statewide association that represents
19community-based rehabilitation facilities, all appointed by
20the Governor. The public members shall serve 2 year terms,
21commencing upon appointment and every 2 years thereafter. A
22public member may be reappointed, and vacancies shall be filled
23by appointment for the completion of the term. In the event
24there is a vacancy on the Committee, the Governor must make an
25appointment to fill that vacancy within 30 calendar days after
26the notice of vacancy. The members shall serve without

 

 

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1compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses at a rate
2equal to that of State employees on a per diem basis by the
3Department of Central Management Services. All members shall be
4entitled to vote on issues before the committee.
5    The committee shall have the following powers and duties:
6        (1) To request from any State agency information as to
7    product specification and service requirements in order to
8    carry out its purpose.
9        (2) To meet quarterly or more often as necessary to
10    carry out its purposes.
11        (3) To request a quarterly report from each
12    participating qualified not-for-profit agency for persons
13    with severe disabilities describing the volume of sales for
14    each product or service sold under this Section.
15        (4) To prepare a report for the Governor annually.
16        (5) To prepare a publication that lists all supplies
17    and services currently available from any qualified
18    not-for-profit agency for persons with severe
19    disabilities. This list and any revisions shall be
20    distributed to all purchasing agencies.
21        (6) To encourage diversity in supplies and services
22    provided by qualified not-for-profit agencies for persons
23    with severe disabilities and discourage unnecessary
24    duplication or competition among facilities.
25        (7) To develop guidelines to be followed by qualifying
26    agencies for participation under the provisions of this

 

 

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1    Section. The guidelines shall be developed within 6 months
2    after the effective date of this Code and made available on
3    a nondiscriminatory basis to all qualifying agencies.
4        (8) To review all bids submitted under the provisions
5    of this Section and reject any bid for any purchase that is
6    determined to be substantially more than the purchase would
7    have cost had it been competitively bid.
8        (9) To develop a 5-year plan for increasing the number
9    of products and services purchased from qualified
10    not-for-profit agencies for persons with severe
11    disabilities, including the feasibility of developing
12    mandatory set-aside contracts. This 5-year plan must be
13    developed no later than 180 calendar days after the
14    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
15    Assembly.
16    (c-5) Conditions for Use. Each chief procurement officer
17shall, in consultation with the State Use Committee, determine
18which articles, materials, services, food stuffs, and supplies
19that are produced, manufactured, or provided by persons with
20severe disabilities in qualified not-for-profit agencies shall
21be given preference by purchasing agencies procuring those
22items.
23    (d) Former committee. The committee created under
24subsection (c) shall replace the committee created under
25Section 7-2 of the Illinois Purchasing Act, which shall
26continue to operate until the appointments under subsection (c)

 

 

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1are made.
2(Source: P.A. 96-634, eff. 8-24-09; 97-895, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.