Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

Filed: 2/15/2022

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5108

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5108 on page 7,
3immediately below line 8, by inserting the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
5and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by adding Section
68m as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 575/8m new)
8    Sec. 8m. Information technology vendors. Notwithstanding
9any provision of law to the contrary, the chief procurement
10officer for information technology and information technology
11functions as appointed under the Illinois Procurement Code
12shall have the authority to purchase goods and services
13directly from vendors certified by the Business Enterprise
14Program. For contracts entered into by the chief procurement
15officer for information technology and information technology
16functions, at least 20% of the total dollar amount of such

 

 

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1contracts shall be awarded to prime vendors who have been
2certified by the Business Enterprise Program. At least 20% of
3the total dollar amount of subcontracts awarded by prime
4vendors awarded contracts under this Section shall be awarded
5to subcontractors who have been certified by the Business
6Enterprise Program.".