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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 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5adding Sections 1-15.120 and 50-17 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.120 new)
7    Sec. 1-15.120. Expatriated entity. "Expatriated entity"
8means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an
9inverted domestic corporation under subsection (b) of Section
10835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 395(b), or
11any subsidiary of such an entity. The Federal regulations found
12at 26 CFR 1.7874-3 may be used to determine when 6 U.S.C.
13395(b)(3) applies.
 
14    (30 ILCS 500/50-17 new)
15    Sec. 50-17. Expatriated entities.
16    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
17no business or member of a unitary business group, as defined
18in the Illinois Income Tax Act, shall submit a bid for or enter
19into a contract with a State agency under this Code if that
20business or any member of the unitary business group is an
21expatriated entity.
22    (b) An expatriated entity or a member of a unitary business

 

 

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1group with an expatriated entity as a member may submit a bid
2for or enter into a contract with a State agency under this
3Code if the appropriate chief procurement officer determines
4that either of the following apply:
5        (1) the contract is awarded as a sole source
6    procurement under Section 20-25 of this Code, provided that
7    the appropriate chief procurement officer (i) includes in
8    the notice of intent to enter into a sole source contract a
9    prominent statement that the intended sole source
10    contractor is an expatriated entity and (ii) holds a public
11    hearing at which the chief procurement officer and
12    purchasing agency present written justification for the
13    use of a sole source contract with an expatriated entity
14    and any member of the public may present testimony; or
15        (2) the purchase is of pharmaceutical products, drugs,
16    biologics, vaccines, medical supplies, or devices used to
17    provide medical and health care or treat disease or used in
18    medical or research diagnostic tests, and medical
19    nutritionals regulated by the Food and Drug Administration
20    under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
 
21    Section 10. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
22changing Section 1-110.16 as follows:
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/1-110.16)
24    Sec. 1-110.16. Transactions prohibited by retirement

 

 

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1systems; companies that boycott Israel, Iran-restricted
2companies, and Sudan-restricted companies, and expatriated
3entities.
4    (a) As used in this Section:
5        "Boycott Israel" means engaging in actions that are
6    politically motivated and are intended to penalize,
7    inflict economic harm on, or otherwise limit commercial
8    relations with the State of Israel or companies based in
9    the State of Israel or in territories controlled by the
10    State of Israel.
11        "Company" means any sole proprietorship, organization,
12    association, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
13    limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
14    limited liability company, or other entity or business
15    association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries,
16    majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or
17    affiliates of those entities or business associations,
18    that exist for the purpose of making profit.
19        "Illinois Investment Policy Board" means the board
20    established under subsection (b) of this Section.
21        "Direct holdings" in a company means all publicly
22    traded securities of that company that are held directly by
23    the retirement system in an actively managed account or
24    fund in which the retirement system owns all shares or
25    interests.
26        "Expatriated entity" has the meaning ascribed to it in

 

 

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1    Section 1-15.120 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
2        "Indirect holdings" in a company means all securities
3    of that company that are held in an account or fund, such
4    as a mutual fund, managed by one or more persons not
5    employed by the retirement system, in which the retirement
6    system owns shares or interests together with other
7    investors not subject to the provisions of this Section or
8    that are held in an index fund.
9        "Iran-restricted company" means a company that meets
10    the qualifications under Section 1-110.15 of this Code.
11        "Private market fund" means any private equity fund,
12    private equity funds of funds, venture capital fund, hedge
13    fund, hedge fund of funds, real estate fund, or other
14    investment vehicle that is not publicly traded.
15        "Restricted companies" means companies that boycott
16    Israel, Iran-restricted companies, and Sudan-restricted
17    companies, and expatriated entities.
18        "Retirement system" means a retirement system
19    established under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of this Code
20    or the Illinois State Board of Investment.
21        "Sudan-restricted company" means a company that meets
22    the qualifications under Section 1-110.6 of this Code.
23    (b) There shall be established an Illinois Investment
24Policy Board. The Illinois Investment Policy Board shall
25consist of 7 members. Each board of a pension fund or
26investment board created under Article 15, 16, or 22A of this

 

 

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1Code shall appoint one member, and the Governor shall appoint 4
2members.
3    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
4beginning January 1, 2016, Sections 110.15 and 1-110.6 of this
5Code shall be administered in accordance with this Section.
6    (d) By April 1, 2016, the Illinois Investment Policy Board
7shall make its best efforts to identify all Iran-restricted
8companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that
9boycott Israel and assemble those identified companies into a
10list of restricted companies, to be distributed to each
11retirement system.
12    These efforts shall include the following, as appropriate
13in the Illinois Investment Policy Board's judgment:
14        (1) reviewing and relying on publicly available
15    information regarding Iran-restricted companies,
16    Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that boycott
17    Israel, including information provided by nonprofit
18    organizations, research firms, and government entities;
19        (2) contacting asset managers contracted by the
20    retirement systems that invest in Iran-restricted
21    companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that
22    boycott Israel;
23        (3) contacting other institutional investors that have
24    divested from or engaged with Iran-restricted companies,
25    Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that boycott
26    Israel; and

 

 

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1        (4) retaining an independent research firm to identify
2    Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and
3    companies that boycott Israel.
4    The Illinois Investment Policy Board shall review the list
5of restricted companies on a quarterly basis based on evolving
6information from, among other sources, those listed in this
7subsection (d) and distribute any updates to the list of
8restricted companies to the retirement systems and the State
9Treasurer.
10    By April 1, 2018, the Illinois Investment Policy Board
11shall make its best efforts to identify all expatriated
12entities and include those companies in the list of restricted
13companies distributed to each retirement system and the State
14Treasurer. These efforts shall include the following, as
15appropriate in the Illinois Investment Policy Board's
16judgment:
17        (1) reviewing and relying on publicly available
18    information regarding expatriated entities, including
19    information provided by nonprofit organizations, research
20    firms, and government entities;
21        (2) contacting asset managers contracted by the
22    retirement systems that invest in expatriated entities;
23        (3) contacting other institutional investors that have
24    divested from or engaged with expatriated entities; and
25        (4) retaining an independent research firm to identify
26    expatriated entities.

 

 

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1    (e) The Illinois Investment Policy Board shall adhere to
2the following procedures for companies on the list of
3restricted companies:
4        (1) For each company newly identified in subsection
5    (d), the Illinois Investment Policy Board shall send a
6    written notice informing the company of its status and that
7    it may become subject to divestment or shareholder activism
8    by the retirement systems.
9        (2) If, following the Illinois Investment Policy
10    Board's engagement pursuant to this subsection (e) with a
11    restricted company, that company ceases activity that
12    designates the company to be an Iran-restricted company, a
13    Sudan-restricted company, or a company that boycotts
14    Israel, or an expatriated entity, the company shall be
15    removed from the list of restricted companies and the
16    provisions of this Section shall cease to apply to it
17    unless it resumes such activities.
18    (f) Except as provided in subsection (f-1) of this Section
19the The retirement system shall adhere to the following
20procedures for companies on the list of restricted companies:
21        (1) The retirement system shall identify those
22    companies on the list of restricted companies in which the
23    retirement system owns direct holdings and indirect
24    holdings.
25        (2) The retirement system shall instruct its
26    investment advisors to sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw

 

 

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1    all direct holdings of restricted companies from the
2    retirement system's assets under management in an orderly
3    and fiduciarily responsible manner within 12 months after
4    the company's most recent appearance on the list of
5    restricted companies.
6        (3) The retirement system may not acquire securities of
7    restricted companies.
8        (4) The provisions of this subsection (f) do not apply
9    to the retirement system's indirect holdings or private
10    market funds. The Illinois Investment Policy Board shall
11    submit letters to the managers of those investment funds
12    containing restricted companies requesting that they
13    consider removing the companies from the fund or create a
14    similar actively managed fund having indirect holdings
15    devoid of the companies. If the manager creates a similar
16    fund, the retirement system shall replace all applicable
17    investments with investments in the similar fund in an
18    expedited timeframe consistent with prudent investing
19    standards.
20    (f-1) The retirement system shall adhere to the following
21procedures for restricted companies that are expatriated
22entities:
23        (1) To the extent that the retirement system believes
24    that shareholder activism would be more impactful than
25    divestment, the retirement system shall have the authority
26    to engage with a restricted company prior to divesting.

 

 

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1        (2) Subject to any applicable State or Federal laws,
2    methods of shareholder activism utilized by the retirement
3    system may include, but are not limited to, bringing
4    shareholder resolutions and proxy voting on shareholder
5    resolutions.
6        (3) The retirement system shall report on its
7    shareholder activism and the outcome of such efforts to the
8    Illinois Investment Policy Board by April 1 of each year.
9        (4) If the engagement efforts of the retirement system
10    are unsuccessful, then it shall adhere to the procedures
11    under subsection (f) of this Section.
12    (g) Upon request, and by April 1 of each year at least
13annually, each retirement system shall provide the Illinois
14Investment Policy Board with information regarding investments
15sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn in compliance with this
16Section.
17    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
18contrary, a retirement system may cease divesting from
19companies pursuant to subsection (f) if clear and convincing
20evidence shows that the value of investments in such companies
21becomes equal to or less than 0.5% of the market value of all
22assets under management by the retirement system. For any
23cessation of divestment authorized by this subsection (h), the
24retirement system shall provide a written notice to the
25Illinois Investment Policy Board in advance of the cessation of
26divestment, setting forth the reasons and justification,

 

 

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1supported by clear and convincing evidence, for its decision to
2cease divestment under subsection (f).
3    (i) The cost associated with the activities of the Illinois
4Investment Policy Board shall be borne by the boards of each
5pension fund or investment board created under Article 15, 16,
6or 22A of this Code.
7    (j) With respect to actions taken in compliance with this
8Section, including all good-faith determinations regarding
9companies as required by this Section, the retirement system
10and Illinois Investment Policy Board are exempt from any
11conflicting statutory or common law obligations, including any
12fiduciary duties under this Article and any obligations with
13respect to choice of asset managers, investment funds, or
14investments for the retirement system's securities portfolios.
15    (k) It is not the intent of the General Assembly in
16enacting this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly to
17cause divestiture from any company based in the United States
18of America. The Illinois Investment Policy Board shall consider
19this intent when developing or reviewing the list of restricted
20companies.
21    (l) If any provision of this amendatory Act of the 99th
22General Assembly or its application to any person or
23circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision
24or application does not affect other provisions or applications
25of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that can be
26given effect without the invalid provision or application.

 

 

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1    (m) If any provision of this amendatory Act of the 100th
2General Assembly or its application to any person or
3circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision
4or application does not affect other provisions or applications
5of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly that can
6be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
7(Source: P.A. 99-128, eff. 7-23-15.)