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Full Text of HB0291  102nd General Assembly

HB0291 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0291

 

Introduced 1/29/2021, by Rep. Natalie A. Manley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
30 ILCS 500/1-10
30 ILCS 105/5.935 new

    Creates the Water Quality Assurance Act. Provides that new and existing health care facilities and buildings containing health care facilities shall develop and implement water management programs with specified elements to control the growth and spread of opportunistic pathogens. Requires specified persons to develop and implement a routine culture sampling plan for all building water systems. Requires health care facilities to perform remediation of identified opportunistic pathogens. Provides that the Department of Public Health or agent health departments may enter at reasonable times upon private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of the Act. Requires health care facilities to register with the Department all building water systems within 120 days of the Act's effective date and to provide specified information. Contains other provisions. Establishes the Water Quality Assurance Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall implement, administer, and enforce the Act and may adopt rules it deems necessary to do so. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures necessary for the Department to respond to an infectious disease outbreak response or to procurement expenditures that are necessary for a State agency's facility to implement critical recommendations provided by the Department in response to an infectious disease outbreak. Effective January 1, 2022.


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Water
5Quality Assurance Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings and purpose. It has been established
7by scientific evidence that improper management of building
8water systems may cause or contribute to the proliferation of
9opportunistic pathogens and can result in adverse health
10effects and potentially lethal disease in at-risk populations.
11In order to safeguard the health and safety of the people of
12this State, the General Assembly finds it necessary to provide
13for the adoption of requirements for water management and
14sampling programs in health care facilities and to
15authoritatively establish the registration and certification
16of water quality professionals and contractors.
 
17    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
18    "Agent health department" means a certified local health
19department that the Department has designated as its agent for
20making inspections and investigations under Section 70.
21    "Building water system" means a potable or nonpotable
22water system in a building or on a building site, including,

 

 

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1but not limited to, a water supply system, decorative water
2feature, evaporative cooler or condenser, whirlpool spa,
3humidification system, and other aerosolizing water features.
4    "Control measures" means disinfecting, heating, cooling,
5filtering, flushing, or other means, methods, or procedures
6used to maintain the physical, biological, or chemical
7conditions of water within an established critical limit.
8"Control measures" includes, but is not limited to, treatment
9methods, technical and physical processes, and procedures and
10activities or actions that monitor or maintain physical,
11biological, or chemical conditions of water to within critical
12limits. The Department shall by rule establish critical limits
13as a maximum value, minimum value, or range of values for
14chemical, biological, and physical parameters.
15    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
16    "Health care facility" means a facility licensed under the
17Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, Hospital Licensing
18Act, Nursing Home Care Act, Assisted Living and Shared Housing
19Act, or Community Mental Health Act.
20    "Immediate control measures" means preestablished actions
21within a water management program intended to reduce potential
22exposure to opportunistic pathogens to be implemented when a
23building water system is thought to be a source of
24opportunistic pathogen transmission. "Immediate control
25measures" include, but are not limited to, restricting
26operations of building water systems, installing appropriate

 

 

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1primary barriers to reduce the possibility of exposures,
2halting new admissions, or temporarily closing an affected
3building or area.
4    "Initial inspection" means an inspection conducted by the
5Department to determine compliance with this Act and rules
6adopted under this Act to assess the operation of a water
7management program.
8    "Opportunistic pathogens" means organisms capable of
9causing disease in an at-risk individual or population.
10    "Person" means any individual, group of individuals,
11association, trust, partnership, limited liability company,
12corporation, person doing business under an assumed name,
13county, municipality, the State of Illinois, or any political
14subdivision or department thereof, or any other entity.
15    "Subsequent inspection" means any inspection made by the
16Department or an agent health department for the purpose of
17responding to a substantiated complaint, complying with a
18request by a health care facility or the agent health
19department, or ensuring compliance with an order or request of
20the Department. "Subsequent inspection" does not include
21initial inspections performed by the Department.
 
22    Section 15. Water Quality Assurance Fund. The Water
23Quality Assurance Fund is created as a special fund in the
24State treasury. All funds generated under this Act shall be
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1available to the Department for the implementation of this Act
2and any rules adopted by the Department under this Act.
 
3    Section 20. Administration; rules.
4    (a) The Department shall implement, administer, and
5enforce this Act and may adopt rules it deems necessary to do
6so. In case of conflict between the Illinois Administrative
7Procedure Act and this Act, the provisions of this Act shall
8control, except that Section 5-35 of the Illinois
9Administrative Procedure Act relating to procedures for
10rulemaking does not apply to the adoption of any rule required
11by federal law in connection with which the Department is
12precluded by law from exercising any discretion.
13    (b) In addition to the general authority granted in
14subsection (a), the Department may establish rules that
15specify the laboratory method used to evaluate water for the
16presence of bacteria capable of causing opportunistic
17infections. The Department shall provide through its
18laboratories or ensure through evaluation of commercially
19available providers the use of appropriate laboratory test
20methods suitable for testing samples for the presence of
21Legionella bacteria. The Department's laboratory may collect
22fees for tests performed, which shall be deposited into the
23Public Health Laboratory Services Revolving Fund.
 
24    Section 25. Water management programs.

 

 

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1    (a) A health care facility, or a building containing a
2health care facility, shall develop and implement a water
3management program to control the growth and spread of
4opportunistic pathogens that, at a minimum, include the
5following elements:
6        (1) Identification of persons on the water management
7    program team responsible for developing, updating,
8    implementing, and documenting actions designated by the
9    water management plan.
10        (2) Identification and description of all building
11    water systems within the building and on the building site
12    using text and process flow diagrams.
13        (3) A hazard analysis identifying areas within
14    building plumbing systems where conditions may promote the
15    growth and spread of opportunistic pathogens.
16        (4) Based on the hazard analysis described in
17    paragraph (3), identify and describe control measures to
18    be maintained.
19        (5) Conditions requiring implementation of
20    preestablished contingency responses and time frames for
21    execution of such actions, including, but not limited to,
22    implementation of appropriate immediate control measures
23    in the event of:
24            (A) culture analysis results identifying the
25        presence of opportunistic pathogens within a building
26        water system; or

 

 

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1            (B) a determination by the Department or an agent
2        health department that one or more cases of disease or
3        illness are, or may be, caused by an opportunistic
4        pathogen and may be associated with the health care
5        facility.
6        (6) Establish validation procedures to initially and
7    routinely confirm that the water management program is
8    being implemented as developed and is effective at
9    controlling the growth and spread of opportunistic
10    pathogens.
11        (7) Procedures identifying records of actions and
12    activities of the water management program and water
13    management team. Records may include, but are not limited
14    to, documentation of corrective actions, maintenance, logs
15    of water quality monitoring or water management
16    activities, and laboratory results of sampling performed.
17    Such records shall be maintained for at least 3 years and
18    shall be made available upon request by the Department or
19    an agent health department.
20    (b) In concert with the water management program, building
21owners, representatives of building owners, tenants, or their
22designees shall develop and implement a routine culture
23sampling plan for all building water systems. Routine culture
24sampling and analysis shall be conducted a minimum of once
25every 6 months. Culture sampling plans shall include, at a
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1United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2Environmental Legionella Isolate Technique Evaluation (ELITE)
3member laboratory. In addition to such routine culture
4sampling, the Department may require a health care facility to
5conduct additional culture sampling and analysis of building
6water systems at locations, within a time frame, using
7sampling methods described by the Department in response to:
8        (1) notification from the Department or an agent
9    health department that one or more cases of disease or
10    illness associated with opportunistic pathogens are, or
11    may be, associated with the health care facility; or
12        (2) any other conditions specified by the Department.
13    (c) If the Department determines that a water management
14program does not include appropriate immediate control
15measures or if a water management program's immediate control
16measures are deemed ineffective or inappropriate by the
17Department, the Department may direct the facility to
18immediately implement immediate control measures as
19appropriate to reduce transmission of opportunistic pathogens.
20    (d) A health care facility shall develop communication
21plans to notify patients, residents, staff, and visitors of
22one or more cases of disease or illness associated with
23opportunistic pathogens. When notified by the Department or an
24agent health department that one or more cases of disease or
25illness associated with the building or site of the building,
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1within 48 hours to patients, residents, staff, and legal
2guardians. The written notification must include:
3        (1) notification of the disease and the number of
4    cases associated with the health care facility;
5        (2) actions taken by the water management team in
6    response to the case or cases;
7        (3) immediate control measures implemented by the
8    water management team to prevent further cases; and
9        (4) immediate appropriate disease surveillance efforts
10    to identify past or future cases.
 
11    Section 30. Remediation of identified opportunistic
12pathogens.
13    (a) When the presence of opportunistic pathogens is
14detected by culture sampling programs or through environmental
15investigations of disease or illness associated with
16opportunistic pathogens at a health care facility, the health
17care facility shall take actions to remediate possible
18environmental sources. Such actions shall be documented and
19records shall be made available to the Department in
20accordance with this Act.
21    (b) When remediation activities include the use of
22supplemental disinfectants, or other treatment that alters
23biological, physical, or chemical characteristics of water to
24control for opportunistic pathogens, then building owners,
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1designees shall comply with the Environmental Protection Act,
2the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, and any rules adopted
3under those Acts.
4    (c) A health care facility using disinfectants to provide
5supplemental disinfectant by temporary injection or other
6means that does not include the installation of equipment
7shall notify the Department in writing at least 48 hours prior
8to the treatment in accordance with rules adopted under this
9Act. Upon notification, the Department may require a health
10care facility to establish and implement immediate measures
11prior to the event to protect patients during the remediation
12activities.
13    (d) Any supplemental disinfectant, equipment, or treatment
14used to remediate opportunistic pathogens shall be certified
15for its intended use and purpose by one or more approved
16agencies listed in rules adopted by the Department for
17efficacy in achieving its listed use and purpose.
 
18    Section 35. Inspections. Subject to constitutional
19limitations, the Department, by its representatives, or an
20agent health department, after proper identification, may
21enter at reasonable times upon private or public property for
22the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions
23relating to the enforcement of this Act and rules adopted
24under this Act. Written notice of all violations shall be
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1    Section 40. Access to premises. It shall be the duty of the
2owners, operators, and licensees of swimming facilities to
3give the Department and its authorized agents free access to
4such premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of
5inspection.
 
6    Section 45. Fee schedule. A fee schedule for fees assessed
7by the Department for a health care facility shall be
8established by rules adopted by the Department.
 
9    Section 50. Certification and registration of water
10management professionals and contractors.
11    (a) Any individual, business, or organization who offers
12services relative to the development of water management
13programs, building water sampling programs, or supplemental
14treatment of building water systems for the control of
15opportunistic pathogens shall be registered and certified by
16the Department. Persons seeking registration and certification
17under this Section shall apply for certification pursuant to
18rules adopted by the Department.
19    (b) The Department may collect a reasonable fee to
20register and certify water management professionals and
21contractors. The fees shall be deposited into the Water
22Quality Assurance Fund and used by the Department for the
23activities prescribed in this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) The Department shall adopt rules relating to the
2issuance, renewal, or suspension of the certification of an
3individual, business, or organization.
 
4    Section 55. Registration at health care facilities.
5    (a) A health care facility shall register with the
6Department all building water systems. Such building water
7systems shall be initially registered within 120 days after
8the effective date of this Act. The registration shall be
9collected on forms developed by the Department and shall
10include, but not be limited to:
11        (1) the street address of the building in which the
12    building water system is located, with building
13    identification number, if any;
14        (2) the latitude and longitude of the location of the
15    building water system;
16        (3) the name, address, telephone number, and email of
17    the owner and operator of the building water system;
18        (4) the name of the manufacturer of the building water
19    system;
20        (5) the model number, if applicable, of the building
21    water system;
22        (6) the building water system volume, inclusive of all
23    piping, basin, and sump;
24        (7) the intended use of the building water system;
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1    year-round or seasonally and, if seasonally, the start and
2    end date of operation;
3        (9) whether building water system disinfection is
4    maintained manually, through timed injection, or through
5    continuous delivery;
6        (10) whether maintenance is performed by in-house
7    personnel, by a contractor, or by a third party; if by a
8    contractor or third party, the name, address, telephone
9    number, and email address of the contractor or third
10    party;
11        (11) whether any drift eliminators or controls are
12    installed and operated;
13        (12) the year the components of the building water
14    system were placed into service; and
15        (13) the type of disinfection.
16    (b) A health care facility shall register with the
17Department in writing within 7 days after ownership of the
18building water system changes.
19    (c) A health care facility shall report to the Department:
20        (1) the date of the last Legionella culture sample
21    collection, the analysis results, and the date of
22    remediation actions taken under this Act;
23        (2) the date of removal or permanent discontinued use
24    of the components of the building water system, if
25    applicable; and
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1    Section 60. Civil enforcement. The Department may impose
2administrative civil penalties for violations of this Act and
3rules adopted under this Act. The State's Attorney of the
4county in which the violation occurred, or the Attorney
5General, shall bring actions for collection of penalties
6imposed under this Section in the name of the People of the
7State of Illinois. The State's Attorney or Attorney General
8may, in addition to other remedies provided in this Act, bring
9an action (i) for an injunction to restrain the violation,
10(ii) to impose civil penalties if no penalty has been imposed
11by the Department, or (iii) to enjoin the operation of any such
12person or health care facility.
 
13    Section 65. Civil penalties. Any person who violates any
14provision of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act shall,
15in addition to any other penalty provided in this Act, be
16subject to a civil penalty of $100 per day per violation.
 
17    Section 70. Agents of the Department. The Department may
18designate a certified local health department as its agent for
19purposes of carrying out this Act. An agent so designated may
20charge fees for costs associated with enforcing this Act. If
21the agent determines that it cannot perform an inspection
22under this Act, the Department shall perform the inspection
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1the agent may not charge a fee. If the Department performs a
2service or activity for the agent that the agent cannot
3perform, the fee for the service or activity shall be paid to
4the Department and not to the agent. In no case shall fees be
5assessed by both the Department and an agent for the same
6service or activity.
 
7    Section 75. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
8changing Section 1-10 as follows:
 
9    (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
10    Sec. 1-10. Application.
11    (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
12bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
13first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
14be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any
15provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation
16prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in
17Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant
18entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar
19instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
20solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
21July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
22Code and its intent.
23    (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
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1assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
2        (1) Contracts between the State and its political
3    subdivisions or other governments, or between State
4    governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
5    this Code.
6        (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
7    Section 20-80.
8        (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
9    5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
10        (4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an
11    independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment
12    code or policy or by contract directly with that
13    individual.
14        (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
15        (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of
16    this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000
17    must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10
18    calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of
19    jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
20    purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
21    value of the contract, and the effective date of the
22    contract.
23        (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
24    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
25    provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor
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1    agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,
2    and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
3    procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or
4    her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one
5    subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
6        (8) (Blank).
7        (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
8    Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
9        (10) (Blank).
10        (11) Public-private agreements entered into according
11    to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
12    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
13    design-build agreements entered into according to the
14    procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
15    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
16        (12) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
17    professional and artistic services entered into on or
18    before December 31, 2018 by the Illinois Finance Authority
19    in which the State of Illinois is not obligated. Such
20    contracts shall be awarded through a competitive process
21    authorized by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
22    and are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20,
23    50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final
24    approval by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority of
25    the terms of the contract.
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1    equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
2    science services in consultation with and subject to the
3    approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in
4    subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
5    Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
6    20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
7    Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
8    writing with justification, waive any certification
9    required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
10    for services which are currently provided by members of a
11    collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
12    the collective bargaining agreement concerning
13    subcontracting shall be followed.
14        On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
15    except for this sentence, is inoperative.
16        (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
17    by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
18    an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
19        (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that
20    requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities
21    for the relocation of utilities for construction or other
22    public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph
23    (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those
24    associated with: relocations, crossings, installations,
25    and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
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1    transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
2    guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
3    defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
4    telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
5    of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
6    defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
7    telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
8    Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural
9    water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or
10    less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the
11    Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or
12    operating utility systems consisting of public utilities
13    as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the
14    Illinois Municipal Code.
15        (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
16    Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
17    timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
18    Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
19        (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
20    Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
21    Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
22    and the Department of Public Health to implement the
23    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid
24    Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access
25    to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical
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1    Medical Cannabis Program Act.
2        (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements
3    necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the
4    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
5    Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce
6    and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public
7    Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if
8    the applicable agency has made a good faith determination
9    that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure
10    to fall within this exemption and if the process is
11    conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the
12    requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,
13    50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,
14    50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for
15    Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or
16    subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract
17    entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to
18    the procurement of goods and services identified in
19    paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be
20    published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar
21    days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
22    Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the
23    notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement
24    Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content
25    prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of
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1    services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
2    report shall include the name of the contractor, a
3    description of the supply or service provided, the total
4    amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
5    exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of
6    these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
7    Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
8    Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor
9    and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year
10    that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the
11    monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement
12    Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after
13    June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27)
14    this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
15        (19) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
16    Department of Public Health to respond to an infectious
17    disease outbreak, including, but not limited to,
18    laboratory testing and environmental health investigation
19    supplies.
20        (20) Procurement expenditures necessary for a State
21    agency's facility to implement critical recommendations
22    provided by the Department of Public Health in response to
23    an infectious disease outbreak, including, but not limited
24    to, plumbing, construction, or consultants to mitigate
25    environmental health hazards.
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1entered into on or after October 1, 2017 under an exemption
2provided in any paragraph of this subsection (b), except
3paragraph (1), (2), or (5), each State agency shall post to the
4appropriate procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a
5description of the supply or service provided, the total
6amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
7exception to the Code utilized. The chief procurement officer
8shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly no
9later than November 1 of each year that shall include, at a
10minimum, an annual summary of the monthly information reported
11to the chief procurement officer.
12    (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
13procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
14Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
15Utilities Act.
16    (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
17and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
18Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
19procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
20Illinois Lottery Law.
21    (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
22Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
23assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related
24to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
25facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
26Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220

 

 

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1of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range
2of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance
3costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the
4construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the
5full duration of construction.
6    (f) (Blank).
7    (g) (Blank).
8    (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
9contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
1011-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
11    (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
12necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
13expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
14Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
15privilege.
16    (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
17Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
18of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
19Board Act.
20    (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
21contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
22Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
23appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
24    (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
25Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
26services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois

 

 

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1Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
2funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the
3Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
4(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 100-580, eff. 3-12-18;
5100-757, eff. 8-10-18; 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-27, eff.
66-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; revised
79-17-19.)
 
8    Section 80. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
9Section 5.935 as follows:
 
10    (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new)
11    Sec. 5.935. The Water Quality Assurance Fund.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
131, 2022.