HB3579 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3579

Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 3615/3A.19 new

Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Suburban Bus Board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned enterprises in the previous calendar year. Provides that the Suburban Bus Board shall hold an annual workshop open to the public on the state of supplier diversity. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is amended by adding Section 3A.19 as follows:

(70 ILCS 3615/3A.19 new)

Sec. 3A.19. Procurement reports. The Suburban Bus Board shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly by April 15, 2020, and by every April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals shall be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting the report, and the actual spending for all female-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned enterprises shall also be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting the report.

The Suburban Bus Board and all participating entities shall hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2020 and every year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to achieving stated goals, including testimony from each participating entity as well as subject matter experts and advocates. The Board shall publish a database on its website of the point of contact for each participating entity for supplier diversity, along with a list of certifications each entity recognizes from the information submitted in each annual report. The Board shall publish each annual report on its website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5 years.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.