SB1381eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1381 Engrossed LRB095 09923 JAM 30135 b

AN ACT concerning finance.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by adding Sections 25-80 and 25-85 as follows:

(30 ILCS 500/25-80 new)

Sec. 25-80. Government contracts. Each chief procurement officer may authorize, when in the best interest of the State, a State agency to procure supplies and services, including but not limited to technology supplies and services, without any method of source selection otherwise required by this Code, from a vendor with a current contract with a unit of local government in Illinois, an Illinois school district, or an Illinois community college under the Public Community College Act. The intended contract must have been let pursuant to competitive selection procedures reasonably comparable to procedures used by the State of Illinois. The purchase must be for substantially similar supplies or services and under the same or better terms and conditions. Details of the determination and intent to use another governmental entity's contract shall be published in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin for a period of 14 days prior to execution of the new contract to allow for a challenge period to the determination of best interest. Contracts resulting from this process shall contain all statutory provisions required by Illinois law and rule.

"Unit of local government" is defined as provided in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(30 ILCS 500/25-85 new)

Sec. 25-85. Cooperative purchasing. Each chief procurement officer may authorize, when in the best interest of the State, without any method of source selection otherwise required by this Code, a State agency to enter into agreements with other State governmental entities, or consortia of other State governmental entities, for the purpose of jointly procuring supplies and services. The State of Illinois may act as the lead or as a participant in such agreements. All solicitations and awards resulting from any cooperative purchasing agreement shall be published in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin in compliance with current solicitation, protest, and award publication requirements. Contracts resulting from cooperative purchasing agreements shall contain all statutory provisions required by Illinois law and rule. The State procuring agency shall ensure Illinois distributors participate to the maximum extent practicable.

Section 10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(30 ILCS 575/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.602)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 6, 2008)

Sec. 2. Definitions.

(A) For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

(1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is:

(a) African American (a person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa);

(b) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race);

(c) Asian American (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands); or

(d) Native American or Alaskan Native (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America).

(2) "Female" shall mean a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is of the female gender.

(2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who is a citizen or lawful resident of the United States and is a person qualifying as being disabled under subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).

(2.1) "Disabled" means a severe physical or mental disability that:

(a) results from:

amputation,

arthritis,

autism,

blindness,

burn injury,

cancer,

cerebral palsy,

cystic fibrosis,

deafness,

head injury,

heart disease,

hemiplegia,

hemophilia,

respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,

mental retardation,

mental illness,

multiple sclerosis,

muscular dystrophy,

musculoskeletal disorders,

neurological disorders, including stroke and epilepsy,

paraplegia,

quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,

sickle cell anemia,

specific learning disabilities, or

end stage renal failure disease; and

(b) substantially limits one or more of the person's major life activities.

Another disability or combination of disabilities may also be considered as a severe disability for the purposes of item (a) of this subdivision (2.1) if it is determined by an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause a comparable degree of substantial functional limitation similar to the specific list of disabilities listed in item (a) of this subdivision (2.1).

(3) "Minority owned business" means a business concern which is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who own it.

(4) "Female owned business" means a business concern which is at least 51% owned by one or more females, or, in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned by one or more females; and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more of the females who own it.

(4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability" means a business concern that is at least 51% owned by one or more persons with a disability and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more of the persons with disabilities who own it. A not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned by a person with a disability".

(4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities created under Section 5 of this Act.

(5) "State contracts" shall mean all State contracts, funded exclusively with State funds which are not subject to federal reimbursement, whether competitively bid or negotiated as defined by the Secretary of the Council and approved by the Council.

"State construction contracts" means all State contracts entered into by a State agency or State university for the repair, remodeling, renovation or construction of a building or structure, or for the construction or maintenance of a highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code.

(6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments, officers, boards, commissions, institutions and bodies politic and corporate of the State, but does not include the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, municipalities or other local governmental units, or other State constitutional officers.

(7) "State universities" shall mean the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University.

(8) "Certification" means a determination made by the Council or by one delegated authority from the Council to make certifications, or by a State agency with statutory authority to make such a certification, that a business entity is a business owned by a minority, female, or person with a disability for whatever purpose.

(9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole control of the business including, but not limited to, capital investment and all other financial matters, property, acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal matters, officer-director-employee selection and comprehensive hiring, operating responsibilities, cost-control matters, income and dividend matters, financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or joint partners. Control shall be real, substantial and continuing, not pro forma. Control shall include the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as well as major decisions in matters of policy, management and operations. Control shall be exemplified by possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise to run the particular business and control shall not include simple majority or absentee ownership.

(10) "Business concern or business" means a business that has average annual gross sales over the 3 most recent calendar years of less than $31,400,000 as evidenced by the federal income tax return of the business. Each July 1 this cap shall be adjusted for inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as determined by the United States Department of Labor and rounded to the nearest $100. A firm with gross sales in excess of this cap may apply to the Council for certification for a particular contract if the firm can demonstrate that the contract would have significant impact on businesses owned by minorities, females, or persons with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors or in employment of minorities, females, or persons with disabilities. "Business concern or business" means a business which has annual gross sales for the most recent fiscal year of less than $27,000,000, except that a firm with gross sales in excess of that amount may apply to the Council for certification for a particular contract if the firm can demonstrate that the contract would have significant impact on businesses owned by minorities, females, or persons with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors or in employment of minorities, females, or persons with disabilities.

(B) When a business concern is owned at least 51% by any combination of minority persons, females, or persons with disabilities, even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at least a 51% interest, the ownership requirement for purposes of this Act is considered to be met. The certification category for the business is that of the class holding the largest ownership interest in the business. If 2 or more classes have equal ownership interests, the certification category shall be determined by the Department of Central Management Services.

(Source: P.A. 92-670, eff. 7-16-02.)