Full Text of SR0259 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Disadvantaged Business Entities (DBEs), Minority | 3 | | Business Enterprises (MBEs), and
Women Business Enterprises | 4 | | (WBEs), are an important and growing part of the Illinois
| 5 | | economy; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly and the Governor | 7 | | recognize the importance of providing
opportunity for all in | 8 | | Illinois to contribute to the commerce of our State, regardless | 9 | | of
race, religion, culture, or sexual identity; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, DBEs, MBEs, and WBEs are often unable to compete | 11 | | with larger established
firms because of capacity issues, lack | 12 | | of access, and available capital resources; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mentor-protege programs, such as those with the | 14 | | Illinois Department of Transportation, the
Illinois Capital | 15 | | Development Board, and the Illinois Tollway Authority, have | 16 | | helped some DBEs, MBEs, and WBEs to
become pre-qualified to bid | 17 | | on contracts with the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Diversity Task | 20 | | Force on
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), Minority | 21 | | Business Enterprises (MBEs), and
Women Business Enterprises |
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| 1 | | (WBEs) is created to identify
major issues, remove impediments, | 2 | | and create a fair opportunity for DBEs, MBEs, and
WBEs to do | 3 | | business with the State of Illinois, specifically the Illinois | 4 | | Department of
Transportation (IDOT), the Illinois Capital | 5 | | Development Board (CDB), and the Illinois
Tollway Authority; | 6 | | and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of 15 | 8 | | members appointed by the
Illinois Senate President, including | 9 | | the appointment of the chair and vice chair(s), and shall | 10 | | include members from firms representing DBEs, MBEs, WBEs, and | 11 | | prime contractors; the members shall serve without | 12 | | compensation; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet over the course of | 14 | | 2019-2020 and submit a
final report to the Senate by July 1, | 15 | | 2020, which shall include short-term and
long-term solutions, | 16 | | recommendations, and suggestions for future legislation to
| 17 | | increase capacity and participation of minority firms pursuing | 18 | | business opportunities
in Illinois; the report should also | 19 | | include recommendations to address challenges
facing prime | 20 | | contractors and State agencies dealing with minority firms; | 21 | | upon the filing of its final report, the Task Force is | 22 | | dissolved; and be it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Labor Shall provide |
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| 1 | | administrative support; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | delivered to the Senate President and the Director of Labor.
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