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 1        AN  ACT  concerning  legislative   oversight   of   State
 2    contracts.

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

 5        Section  5.  The  Business  Enterprise  for   Minorities,
 6    Females,  and  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act is amended by
 7    adding Section 7.5 as follows:

 8        (30 ILCS 575/7.5 new)
 9        Sec.  7.5.  Legislative  Contract  Compliance   Oversight
10    Panel.
11        (a)  The  Legislative Contract Compliance Oversight Panel
12    is created, consisting of 8 members of the  General  Assembly
13    who  serve  by  virtue  of  their office and are appointed as
14    follows:
15             (1)  2 Representatives appointed by the  Speaker  of
16        the House of Representatives.
17             (2)  2  Representatives  appointed  by  the Minority
18        Leader of the House of Representatives.
19             (3)  2 Senators appointed by the  President  of  the
20        Senate.
21             (4)  2  Senators appointed by the Minority Leader of
22        the Senate.
23        Members  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  their   appointing
24    authority.  Annually,  the  members  must select 2 from among
25    themselves to  serve  as  co-chairs  of  the  Panel.  Members
26    receive no compensation for their service on the Panel.
27        (b)  The   Panel  must  oversee  the  compliance  of  the
28    Illinois Department of  Transportation  with  the  goals  and
29    requirements   of   this   Act   in  the  awarding  of  State
30    construction contracts involving federal  moneys  or  federal
31    reimbursement  in  whole  or in part, directly or indirectly.
 
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 1    The Illinois Department of Transportation  must  provide  the
 2    Panel  with  copies of its compliance plan, contract notices,
 3    and requests for exemptions and waivers under this  Act.  The
 4    Illinois  Department  of Transportation must report quarterly
 5    in writing to the Panel on its progress in meeting the  goals
 6    and  requirements  of  this  Act  in  its  awarding  of State
 7    construction contracts involving federal  moneys  or  federal
 8    reimbursement.
 9        (c)  The  Panel  must  conduct public forums periodically
10    throughout the State at which contractors subject to this Act
11    and other interested parties may comment  upon  and  question
12    the  compliance  of the Illinois Department of Transportation
13    with the goals and requirements of this Act.  The  Panel  may
14    request  the  attendance  at the public forums of appropriate
15    representatives of the Department.
16        (d)  The Panel must periodically report to  the  Business
17    Enterprise  Council  its  findings  and  any  recommendations
18    regarding  the  compliance  of  the  Illinois  Department  of
19    Transportation with the goals and requirements of this Act.

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