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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, African Americans represent 14.7% of the total |
| 3 | | population of Illinois
residents; the unemployment rate for |
| 4 | | African Americans in Illinois is projected to be 13.5%,
nearly |
| 5 | | double the rate for the total State population; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, African Americans represent 9.5% of the ownership |
| 7 | | of total Illinois
businesses; the total value of State |
| 8 | | contracts awarded to African American-owned businesses in 2013 |
| 9 | | was less
than 1% of total Central Management Services spending; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Unemployment leads to a decline in communities, |
| 12 | | resulting in
foreclosures, abandoned buildings, violence, |
| 13 | | depression, and poverty; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
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| 16 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN,
that there is created a Fair |
| 17 | | Practices in Contracting Task Force to: |
| 18 | | (1) thoroughly survey African American-owned business |
| 19 | | participation in State procurement; |
| 20 | | (2) research solutions and methods to address the |
| 21 | | disparity in procurement awards; and |
| 22 | | (3) produce a final report summarizing the task force's |
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| 1 | | findings and detailing recommended
statutory or constitutional |
| 2 | | strategies to recognize best practices; and be it further
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the |
| 4 | | following members: 4
members appointed by the Speaker of the |
| 5 | | House, 2 of whom must be State Representatives, and 2 who are |
| 6 | | from Central Management Services, the Illinois Department of |
| 7 | | Transportation, or
Illinois Health and Family Services; 4 |
| 8 | | members appointed by the President of the
Senate, 2 of whom |
| 9 | | must be State Senators, and 2 who are from Central Management
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| 10 | | Services, the Illinois Department of Transportation, or |
| 11 | | Illinois Health and Family Services; and 4 members appointed by |
| 12 | | the Governor, all of whom must be from Central Management |
| 13 | | Services,
the Illinois Department of Transportation, or |
| 14 | | Illinois Health and Family Services; and be it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force be appointed and hold its |
| 16 | | first meeting by March 1,
2015; and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Central Management |
| 18 | | Services shall assist the
Task Force and provide administrative |
| 19 | | support, but shall have no hand in
guiding its direction or |
| 20 | | ascertaining its results; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet quarterly and |
| 22 | | report its
findings to the General Assembly and its appropriate |