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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State
5Procurement Task Force Act.
 
6    Section 5. State Procurement Task Force.
7    (a) There is hereby created the State Procurement Task
8Force.
9    (b) The Task Force shall survey State procurement process
10and make recommendations to: (i) ensure that the process is
11equitable and efficient; (ii) provide departments with the
12flexibility needed to be successful; and (iii) increase
13women-owned and minority-owned business participation.
14    (c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
15        (1) four members appointed one each by the Speaker of
16    the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate,
17    the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and
18    the Minority Leader of the Senate;
19        (2) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative
20    Black Caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
21    Representatives;
22        (3) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative
23    Latino Caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House of

 

 

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1    Representatives;
2        (4) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative
3    Asian-American Caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the
4    House of Representatives;
5        (5) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative
6    Black Caucus, appointed by the President of the Senate;
7        (6) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative
8    Latino Caucus, appointed by the President of the Senate;
9        (7) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative
10    Asian-American Caucus, appointed by the President of the
11    Senate;
12        (8) four members appointed by the Governor as follows:
13    one member from the Department of Central Management
14    Services; one member from the Department of
15    Transportation; one member from the Chief Procurement
16    Office; and one member appointed at the Governor's
17    discretion who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force; and
18        (9) four members of the public representing
19    women-owned and minority-owned businesses, appointed by
20    Governor; and
21        (10) the Chairperson of the Commission on Equity and
22    Inclusion.
23    (d) Members of the Task Force shall serve without
24compensation for the duration of the Task Force.
25    (e) As soon as practicable after all members have been
26appointed, the Task Force shall hold its first meeting. The

 

 

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1Task Force shall hold at least 5 meetings for its purposes
2under this Act.
3    (f) The Department of Central Management Services shall
4provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.
 
5    Section 10. Report. On or before January 1, 2024, the Task
6Force shall submit a report of its findings and
7recommendations on its survey of State procurement processes
8to the Governor and the General Assembly. After the submission
9of its report under this Section, the Task Force shall be
10dissolved.
 
11    Section 15. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
122025.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.