Full Text of HB6099 99th General Assembly
HB6099 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB6099 Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Ann Williams SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/34-21.3 | from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.3 |
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Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the competitive bidding requirement for contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 (or such lower amount as required by school board policy) applies even if the contract is for the services of persons possessing a high degree of professional skill where the ability or fitness of the person plays an important part, unless that contract is an employment contract. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 34-21.3 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-21.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.3)
| 7 | | Sec. 34-21.3. Contracts. The board shall by record vote let | 8 | | all
contracts (other than those excepted
by Section 10-20.21 of | 9 | | this The School Code , unless otherwise provided in this | 10 | | Section ) for supplies, materials,
work, and contracts with | 11 | | private carriers for transportation
of pupils, involving an | 12 | | expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required | 13 | | by board policy by competitive
bidding as provided in Section | 14 | | 10-20.21 of this The School Code. This competitive bidding | 15 | | requirement applies even if the contract is for the services of | 16 | | persons possessing a high degree of professional skill where | 17 | | the ability or fitness of the person plays an important part, | 18 | | unless that contract is an employment contract.
| 19 | | The board may delegate to the general superintendent of | 20 | | schools, by
resolution, the authority to approve contracts in | 21 | | amounts of $25,000 or
less.
| 22 | | For a period of one year from and after the expiration or | 23 | | other termination
of his or her term of office as a member of |
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| 1 | | the board: (i) the former board
member shall not be eligible | 2 | | for employment nor be employed by the board, a
local school | 3 | | council, an attendance center, or any other
subdivision or | 4 | | agent of the board or the school district governed by the | 5 | | board,
and (ii) neither the board nor the chief purchasing | 6 | | officer shall let or
delegate
authority to let any contract for
| 7 | | services, employment, or other work to the former board member | 8 | | or to any
corporation,
partnership, association, sole | 9 | | proprietorship, or other entity other than
publicly traded | 10 | | companies from which the
former board member receives an annual | 11 | | income, dividends, or other compensation
in excess of $1,500. | 12 | | Any contract that is entered into by or under a
delegation of | 13 | | authority from the board or the chief purchasing officer shall
| 14 | | contain a
provision stating that
the contract is not legally | 15 | | binding on the board if entered into in violation
of the | 16 | | provisions of this paragraph.
| 17 | | In addition, the State Board of Education, in consultation | 18 | | with the board,
shall (i) review existing conflict of interest | 19 | | and disclosure laws or
regulations that are applicable to the | 20 | | executive officers and governing boards
of school districts | 21 | | organized under this Article and school districts
generally, | 22 | | (ii) determine what additional disclosure and conflict of | 23 | | interest
provisions would enhance the reputation and fiscal | 24 | | integrity of the board and
the procedure under which contracts | 25 | | for goods and services are let, and (iii)
develop appropriate | 26 | | reporting forms and procedures applicable to the executive
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| 1 | | officers, governing board, and other officials of the school | 2 | | district.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 95-990, eff. 10-3-08.)
| 4 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 | | becoming law.
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