Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5650

Creates the State Vehicle Use Act. Provides that each State agency shall designate a vehicle use officer who shall assist the State agency in drafting a vehicle use policy. Sets forth the required contents of the vehicle use policy. Provides that, for cases in which a State employee would otherwise use a State-owned vehicle but uses his or her own vehicle instead, a State agency may reimburse the State employee for automobile travel expenses. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall evaluate the availability and cost of GPS systems that State agencies may be able to use to track State-owned motor vehicles. Provides that the Department shall make available to the public vehicle cost data and an annual vehicle breakeven analysis on its Internet website. Provides that the Department may not make any new motor vehicle purchases until the Department has promulgated rules setting forth procedures to condition the purchase of new motor vehicles on a determination of need based on a breakeven analysis. Effective January 1, 2013.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Further amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall distribute a spreadsheet or otherwise make data entry available to each State agency to facilitate the collection of data for publishing on the Department's website. Provides that each State agency shall be responsible for the validity and accuracy of the data provided. Provides that the Department shall, beginning on July 1, 2013 (now, beginning on the effective date of the Act), make available to the public on its Internet website vehicle cost data and an annual vehicle breakeven analysis. Provides that the Department may not make any new motor vehicle purchases until the Department sets forth procedures (rather than, promulgates rules to set forth procedures) to condition the purchase of new motor vehicles on (i) a determination of need based on a breakeven analysis, and (ii) a determination that no other available means would be more cost-effective to the State (rather than, on a determination of need based on a breakeven analysis only). Provides that the Department may purchase motor vehicles not meeting or exceeding a breakeven analysis only if there is no alternative available to carry out agency work functions and the purchase is approved by the Manager of the Division of Vehicles upon the receipt of a written explanation from the agency head of the operational needs justifying the purchase. Effective January 1, 2013.

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