97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1328

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Vendor Rights Act. Provides that a State agency may not alter certain terms of a contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement upon less than 90 days' written notice to the vendor. Provides that a State agency or vendor may terminate a contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement upon not less than 90 days' written notice. Provides that a State agency and a vendor may modify or amend a contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement by mutual consent. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Vendor
5Rights Act.
 
6    Section 5. Alteration. A State agency may not alter the
7following terms of a contract, grant, or purchase of care
8agreement upon less than 90 days' written notice to the vendor:
9        (1) The amount.
10        (2) The rate paid per unit of service.
11        (3) The number of people who may be served.
12        (4) The rules governing who is eligible to receive
13    services.
14        (5) The scope of reimbursable services.
15        (6) The funding mechanism.
16        (7) The reporting requirements.
17Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the State agency
18gives written notice of intent to alter, the terms of a
19contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement shall remain in
20full force and effect until at least 90 days after the State
21agency gives written notice or until the contract, grant, or
22purchase of care agreement ends according to its terms,
23whichever is sooner.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. Subsequent fiscal year appropriations.
2Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, at the end of a
3fiscal year, no appropriations for the subsequent fiscal year
4have been enacted, and a State agency requests that a vendor
5continue to provide services, the provision of those services
6shall be in accordance with the terms of the contract, grant,
7or purchase of care agreement that is in effect at the end of
8the fiscal year until the State agency enters into a new
9contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement with the vendor.
 
10    Section 15. Unilateral termination. A State agency or a
11vendor may terminate a contract, grant, or purchase of care
12agreement at any time, for any reason, upon not less than 90
13days' written notice to the other party.
 
14    Section 20. Material breach; insufficient federal funds.
15Notwithstanding Section 15, a State agency may terminate a
16contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement prior to 90 days
17after giving notice to the vendor if:
18        (1) The vendor substantially or materially breaches
19    the contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement; or
20        (2) The contract, grant, or purchase of care agreement
21    is supported by a federal funds source that fails to
22    appropriate or otherwise make available sufficient funds.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. Modification by mutual consent.
2Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a State agency
3and a vendor may modify or amend a contract, grant, or purchase
4of care agreement at any time during its term by mutual
5consent, expressed in writing and signed by the parties.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.