Full Text of HB4360 103rd General Assembly
HB4360 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB4360 Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Repeals provisions relating to the higher education supplier diversity report and race and gender wage reports and moves those provisions, with changes, to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act. Amends the Energy Transition Act. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion certifies or recognizes certification for Minority Business Enterprise certification (rather than the Department of Central Management Services) or a program with equivalent requirements. Provides that the Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program shall provide participants with opportunities to be listed in any relevant directories and databases organized by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion (rather than organized by the Department of Central Management Services). Amends the Blind Vendors Act. Provides that it is the intent of this Act that all State agencies, particularly the Commission on Equity and Inclusion (rather than the Department of Central Management Services), promote and advocate for the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Business Enterprise Program is a program of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion (rather than the Department of Central Management Services). Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Removes provisions relating to a study and report that measured the impact of discrimination on minority and women business development in Illinois that was to be completed by October 28, 2010. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion (rather than the Department of Central Management Services) shall conduct a new social scientific study that measures the impact of discrimination on minority and women business development in Illinois, shall issue a report, and shall establish a specified model between 2028 and 2029. Changes various references to the Department of Central Management Services to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. Extends the date on which the Act will be repealed from June 30, 2029 to June 30, 2030. Effective immediately. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | (20 ILCS 405/405-530 rep.) | 5 | | (20 ILCS 405/405-535 rep.) | 6 | | Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services | 7 | | Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | 8 | | repealing Sections 405-530 and 405-535. | 9 | | Section 10. The Energy Transition Act is amended by | 10 | | changing Section 5-55 as follows: | 11 | | (20 ILCS 730/5-55) | 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045) | 13 | | Sec. 5-55. Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator | 14 | | Program. | 15 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 16 | | "Approved vendor" means the definition of that term used | 17 | | and as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency. | 18 | | "Minority business" means a minority-owned business as | 19 | | defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for | 20 | | Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. | 21 | | "Minority Business Enterprise certification" means the | 22 | | certification or recognition certification affidavit from the |
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| 1 | | Commission on Equity and Inclusion's State of Illinois | 2 | | Department of Central Management Services Business Enterprise | 3 | | Program or a program with equivalent requirements. | 4 | | "Program" means the Clean Energy Primes Contractor | 5 | | Accelerator Program. | 6 | | "Returning resident" has the meaning given to that term in | 7 | | Section 5-50 of this Act. | 8 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall | 9 | | develop, and through a Primes Program Administrator and | 10 | | Regional Primes Program Leads described in this Section, | 11 | | administer the Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator | 12 | | Program. The Program shall be administered in 3 program | 13 | | delivery areas: the Northern Illinois Program Delivery Area | 14 | | covering Northern Illinois, the Central Illinois Program | 15 | | Delivery Area covering Central Illinois, and the Southern | 16 | | Illinois Program Delivery Area covering Southern Illinois. | 17 | | Prior to developing the Program, the Department shall solicit | 18 | | public comments, with a 30-day comment period, to gather input | 19 | | on Program implementation and associated community outreach | 20 | | options. | 21 | | (c) The Program shall be available to selected contractors | 22 | | who best meet the following criteria: | 23 | | (1) 2 or more years of experience in a clean energy or | 24 | | a related contracting field; | 25 | | (2) at least $5,000 in annual business; and | 26 | | (3) a substantial and demonstrated commitment of |
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| 1 | | investing in and partnering with individuals and | 2 | | institutions in equity investment eligible communities. | 3 | | (c-5) The Department shall develop scoring criteria to | 4 | | select contractors for the Program, which shall consider: | 5 | | (1) projected hiring and industry job creation, | 6 | | including wage and benefit expectations; | 7 | | (2) a clear vision of strategic business growth and | 8 | | how increased capitalization would benefit the business; | 9 | | (3) past project work quality and demonstration of | 10 | | technical knowledge; | 11 | | (4) capacity the applicant is anticipated to bring to | 12 | | project development; | 13 | | (5) willingness to assume risk; | 14 | | (6) anticipated revenues from future projects; | 15 | | (7) history of commitment to advancing equity as | 16 | | demonstrated by, among other things, employment of or | 17 | | ownership by equity investment eligible persons and a | 18 | | history of partnership with equity focused community | 19 | | organizations or government programs; and | 20 | | (8) business models that build wealth in the larger | 21 | | underserved community. | 22 | | Applicants for Program participation shall be allowed to | 23 | | reapply for a future cohort if they are not selected, and the | 24 | | Primes Program Administrator shall inform each applicant of | 25 | | this option. | 26 | | (d) The Department, in consultation with the Primes |
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| 1 | | Program Administrator and Regional Primes Program Leads, shall | 2 | | select a new cohort of participant contractors from each | 3 | | Program Delivery Area every 18 months. Each regional cohort | 4 | | shall include between 3 and 5 participants. The Program shall | 5 | | cap contractors in the energy efficiency sector at 50% of | 6 | | available cohort spots and 50% of available grants and loans, | 7 | | if possible. | 8 | | (e) The Department shall hire a Primes Program | 9 | | Administrator with experience in leading a large | 10 | | contractor-based business in Illinois; coaching and mentoring; | 11 | | the Illinois clean energy industry; and working with equity | 12 | | investment eligible community members, organizations, and | 13 | | businesses. | 14 | | (f) The Department shall select 3 Regional Primes Program | 15 | | Leads who shall report directly to the Primes Program | 16 | | Administrator. The Regional Primes Program Leads shall be | 17 | | located within their Program Delivery Area and have experience | 18 | | in leading a large contractor-based business in Illinois; | 19 | | coaching and mentoring; the Illinois clean energy industry; | 20 | | developing relationships with companies in the Program | 21 | | Delivery Area; and working with equity investment eligible | 22 | | community members, organizations, and businesses. | 23 | | (g) The Department may determine how Program elements will | 24 | | be delivered or may contract with organizations with | 25 | | experience delivering the Program elements described in | 26 | | subsection (h) of this Section. |
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| 1 | | (h) The Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program | 2 | | shall provide participants with: | 3 | | (1) a 5-year, 6-month progressive course of one-on-one | 4 | | coaching to assist each participant in developing an | 5 | | achievable 5-year business plan, including review of | 6 | | monthly metrics, and advice on achieving participant's | 7 | | goals; | 8 | | (2) operational support grants not to exceed | 9 | | $1,000,000 annually to support the growth of participant | 10 | | contractors with access to capital for upfront project | 11 | | costs and pre-development funding, among others. The | 12 | | amount of the grant shall be based on anticipated project | 13 | | size and scope; | 14 | | (3) business coaching based on the participant's | 15 | | needs; | 16 | | (4) a mentorship of approximately 2 years provided by | 17 | | a qualified company in the participant's field; | 18 | | (5) access to Clean Energy Contractor Incubator | 19 | | Program services; | 20 | | (6) assistance with applying for Minority Business | 21 | | Enterprise certification and other relevant certifications | 22 | | and approved vendor status for programs offered by | 23 | | utilities or other entities; | 24 | | (7) assistance with preparing bids and Request for | 25 | | Proposal applications; | 26 | | (8) opportunities to be listed in any relevant |
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| 1 | | directories and databases organized by the Commission on | 2 | | Equity and Inclusion Department of Central Management | 3 | | Services ; | 4 | | (9) opportunities to connect with participants in | 5 | | other Department programs; | 6 | | (10) assistance connecting with and initiating | 7 | | participation in the Illinois Power Agency's Adjustable | 8 | | Block program, the Illinois Solar for All Program, and | 9 | | utility programs; and | 10 | | (11) financial development assistance programs such as | 11 | | zero-interest and low-interest loans with the Climate Bank | 12 | | as established by Article 850 of the Illinois Finance | 13 | | Authority Act or a comparable financing mechanism. The | 14 | | Illinois Finance Authority shall retain authority to | 15 | | determine loan repayment terms and conditions. | 16 | | (i) The Primes Program Administrator shall: | 17 | | (1) collect and report performance metrics as | 18 | | described in this Section; | 19 | | (2) review and assess: | 20 | | (i) participant work plans and annual goals; and | 21 | | (ii) the mentorship program, including approved | 22 | | mentor companies and their stipend awards; and | 23 | | (3) work with the Regional Primes Program Leads to | 24 | | publicize the Program; design and implement a mentorship | 25 | | program; and ensure participants are quickly on-boarded. | 26 | | (j) The Regional Primes Program Leads shall: |
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| 1 | | (1) publicize the Program; the budget shall include | 2 | | funds to pay community-based organizations with a track | 3 | | record of working with equity investment eligible | 4 | | communities to complete this work; | 5 | | (2) recruit qualified Program applicants; | 6 | | (3) assist Program applicants with the application | 7 | | process; | 8 | | (4) introduce participants to the Program offerings; | 9 | | (5) conduct entry and annual assessments with | 10 | | participants to identify training, coaching, and other | 11 | | Program service needs; | 12 | | (6) assist participants in developing goals on entry | 13 | | and annually, and assessing progress toward meeting the | 14 | | goals; | 15 | | (7) establish a metric reporting system with each | 16 | | participant and track the metrics for progress against the | 17 | | contractor's work plan and Program goals; | 18 | | (8) assist participants in receiving their Minority | 19 | | Business Enterprise certification and any other relevant | 20 | | certifications and approved vendor statuses; | 21 | | (9) match participants with Clean Energy Contractor | 22 | | Incubator Program offerings and individualized expert | 23 | | coaching, including training on working with returning | 24 | | residents and companies that employ them; | 25 | | (10) pair participants with a mentor company; | 26 | | (11) facilitate connections between participants and |
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| 1 | | potential subcontractors and employees; | 2 | | (12) dispense a participant's awarded operational | 3 | | grant funding; | 4 | | (13) connect participants to zero-interest and | 5 | | low-interest loans from the Climate Bank as established by | 6 | | Article 850 of the Illinois Finance Authority Act or a | 7 | | comparable financing mechanism; | 8 | | (14) encourage participants to apply for appropriate | 9 | | State and private business opportunities; | 10 | | (15) review a participant's progress and make a | 11 | | recommendation to the Department about whether the | 12 | | participant should continue in the Program, be considered | 13 | | a Program graduate, and whether adjustments should be made | 14 | | to a participant's grant funding, loans, and related | 15 | | services; | 16 | | (16) solicit information from participants, which | 17 | | participants shall be required to provide, necessary to | 18 | | understand the participant's business, including financial | 19 | | and income information, certifications that the | 20 | | participant is seeking to obtain, and ownership, employee, | 21 | | and subcontractor data, including compensation, length of | 22 | | service, and demographics; and | 23 | | (17) other duties as required. | 24 | | (k) Performance metrics. The Primes Program Administrator | 25 | | and Regional Primes Program Leads shall collaborate to collect | 26 | | and report the following metrics quarterly to the Department |
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| 1 | | and Advisory Council: | 2 | | (1) demographic information on cohort recruiting and | 3 | | formation, including racial, gender, geographic | 4 | | distribution data, and data on the number and percentage | 5 | | of R3 residents, environmental justice community | 6 | | residents, foster care alumni, and formerly convicted | 7 | | persons who are cohort applicants and admitted | 8 | | participants; | 9 | | (2) participant contractor engagement in other | 10 | | Illinois clean energy programs such as the Adjustable | 11 | | Block program, Illinois Solar for All Program, and the | 12 | | utility-run energy efficiency and electric vehicle | 13 | | programs; | 14 | | (3) retention of participants in each cohort; | 15 | | (4) total projects bid, started, and completed by | 16 | | participants, including information about revenue, hiring, | 17 | | and subcontractor relationships with projects; | 18 | | (5) certifications issued; | 19 | | (6) employment data for contractor hires and industry | 20 | | jobs created, including demographic, salary, length of | 21 | | service, and geographic data; | 22 | | (7) grants and loans distributed; and | 23 | | (8) participant satisfaction with the Program. | 24 | | The metrics in paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) shall be | 25 | | collected from Program participants and graduates for 10 years | 26 | | from their entrance into the Program to help the Department |
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| 1 | | and Program Administrators understand the Program's long-term | 2 | | effect. | 3 | | Data should be anonymized where needed to protect | 4 | | participant privacy. | 5 | | The Department shall make such reports publicly available | 6 | | on its website. | 7 | | (l) Mentorship Program. | 8 | | (1) The Regional Primes Program Leads shall recruit, | 9 | | and the Primes Program Administrator shall select, with | 10 | | approval from the Department, private companies with the | 11 | | following qualifications to mentor participants and assist | 12 | | them in succeeding in the clean energy industry: | 13 | | (i) excellent standing with state clean energy | 14 | | programs; | 15 | | (ii) 4 or more years of experience in their field; | 16 | | and | 17 | | (iii) a proven track record of success in their | 18 | | field. | 19 | | (2) Mentor companies may receive a stipend, determined | 20 | | by the Department, for their participation. Mentor | 21 | | companies may identify what level of stipend they require. | 22 | | (3) The Primes Program Administrator shall develop | 23 | | guidelines for mentor company-mentee profit sharing or | 24 | | purchased services agreements. | 25 | | (4) The Regional Primes Program Leads shall: | 26 | | (i) collaborate with mentor companies and |
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| 1 | | participants to create a plan for ongoing contact such | 2 | | as on-the-job training, site walkthroughs, business | 3 | | process and structure walkthroughs, quality assurance | 4 | | and quality control reviews, and other relevant | 5 | | activities; | 6 | | (ii) recommend the mentor company-mentee pairings | 7 | | and associated mentor company stipends for approval; | 8 | | (iii) conduct an annual review of each mentor | 9 | | company-mentee pairing and recommend whether the | 10 | | pairing continues for a second year and the level of | 11 | | stipend that is appropriate. The review shall also | 12 | | ensure that any profit sharing and purchased services | 13 | | agreements adhere to the guidelines established by the | 14 | | Primes Program Administrator. | 15 | | (5) Contractors may request reassignment to a new | 16 | | mentor company. | 17 | | (m) Disparity study. The Program Administrator shall | 18 | | cooperate with the Illinois Power Agency in the conduct of a | 19 | | disparity study, as described in subsection (c-15) of Section | 20 | | 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and in the effectuation | 21 | | of appropriate remedies necessary to address any | 22 | | discrimination that such study may find. Potential remedies | 23 | | shall include, but not be limited to, race-conscious remedies | 24 | | to rapidly eliminate discrimination faced by minority | 25 | | businesses and works in the industry this Program serves, | 26 | | consistent with the law. Remedies shall be developed through |
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| 1 | | consultation with individuals, companies, and organizations | 2 | | that have expertise on discrimination faced in the market and | 3 | | potential legally permissible remedies for addressing it. | 4 | | Notwithstanding any other requirement of this Section, the | 5 | | Program Administrator shall modify program participation | 6 | | criteria or goals as soon as the report has been published, in | 7 | | such a way as is consistent with state and federal law, to | 8 | | rapidly eliminate discrimination on minority businesses and | 9 | | workers in the industry this Program serves by setting | 10 | | standards for Program participation. This study will be paid | 11 | | for with funds from the Energy Transition Assistance Fund or | 12 | | any other lawful source. | 13 | | (n) Program budget. | 14 | | (1) The Department may allocate up to $3,000,000 | 15 | | annually to the Primes Program Administrator for each of | 16 | | the 3 regional budgets from the Energy Transition | 17 | | Assistance Fund. | 18 | | (2) The Primes Program Administrator shall work with | 19 | | the Illinois Finance Authority and the Climate Bank as | 20 | | established by Article 850 of the Illinois Finance | 21 | | Authority Act or comparable financing institution so that | 22 | | loan loss reserves may be sufficient to underwrite | 23 | | $7,000,000 in low-interest loans in each of the 3 Program | 24 | | delivery areas. | 25 | | (3) Any grant and loan funding shall be made available | 26 | | to participants in a timely fashion. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.) | 2 | | Section 15. The Blind Vendors Act is amended by changing | 3 | | Section 10 as follows: | 4 | | (20 ILCS 2421/10) | 5 | | Sec. 10. Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. | 6 | | (a) The Business Enterprise Program for the Blind is | 7 | | created for the purposes of providing blind persons with | 8 | | remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities | 9 | | of the blind, and stimulating the blind to greater efforts in | 10 | | striving to make themselves self-supporting. In order to | 11 | | achieve these goals, blind persons licensed under this Act | 12 | | shall be authorized to operate vending facilities on any | 13 | | property within this State as provided by this Act. | 14 | | It is the intent of the General Assembly that the | 15 | | Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. Sections 107-107f, and the | 16 | | federal regulations for its administration set forth in Part | 17 | | 395 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall serve | 18 | | as a model for minimum standards for the operation of the | 19 | | Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. The federal | 20 | | Randolph-Sheppard Act provides employment opportunities for | 21 | | individuals who are blind or visually impaired through the | 22 | | Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. Under the | 23 | | Randolph-Sheppard Act, all federal agencies are required to | 24 | | give priority to licensed blind vendors in the operation of |
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| 1 | | vending facilities on federal property. It is the intent of | 2 | | this Act to provide the same priority to licensed blind | 3 | | vendors on State property by requiring State agencies to give | 4 | | priority to licensed blind vendors in the operation of vending | 5 | | facilities on State property and preference to licensed blind | 6 | | vendors in the operation of cafeteria facilities on State | 7 | | property. Furthermore , it is the intent of this Act that all | 8 | | State agencies, particularly the Commission on Equity and | 9 | | Inclusion Department of Central Management Services , promote | 10 | | and advocate for the Business Enterprise Program for the | 11 | | Blind. | 12 | | (b) The Secretary, through the Director, shall continue, | 13 | | maintain, and promote the Business Enterprise Program for the | 14 | | Blind. Some or all of the functions of the program may be | 15 | | provided by the Department of Human Services. The Business | 16 | | Enterprise Program for the Blind must provide that: | 17 | | (1) priority is given to blind vendors in the | 18 | | operation of vending facilities on State property; | 19 | | (2) tie bid preference is given to blind vendors in | 20 | | the operation of cafeterias on State property, unless the | 21 | | cafeteria operations are operated by employees of a State | 22 | | agency; | 23 | | (3) vending machine income from all vending machines | 24 | | on State property is assigned as provided for by Section | 25 | | 30 of this Act; | 26 | | (4) no State agency may impose any commission, service |
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| 1 | | charge, rent, or utility charge on a licensed blind vendor | 2 | | who is operating a vending facility on State property | 3 | | unless approved by the Department; | 4 | | (5) the Department shall approve a commission to the | 5 | | State agency from a blind vendor operating a vending | 6 | | facility on the State property of the Department of | 7 | | Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice in the | 8 | | amount of 10% of the net proceeds from vending machines | 9 | | servicing State employees and 25% of the net proceeds from | 10 | | vending machines servicing visitors on the State property; | 11 | | and | 12 | | (6) vending facilities operated by the Program use | 13 | | reasonable and necessary means and methods to maintain | 14 | | fair market pricing in relation to each facility's given | 15 | | demographic, geographic, and other circumstances. | 16 | | (c) With respect to vending facilities on federal property | 17 | | within this State, priority shall be given as provided in the | 18 | | federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. Sections 107-107f, | 19 | | including any amendments thereto. This Act, as it applies to | 20 | | federal property, is intended to conform to the federal Act, | 21 | | and is to be of no force or effect if, and to the extent that, | 22 | | any provision of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act is | 23 | | in conflict with the federal Act. Nothing in this subsection | 24 | | shall be construed to impose limitations on the operation of | 25 | | vending facilities on State property, or property other than | 26 | | federal property, or to allow only those activities |
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| 1 | | specifically enumerated in the Randolph-Sheppard Act. | 2 | | (d) The Secretary shall actively pursue all commissions | 3 | | from vending facilities not operated by blind vendors as | 4 | | provided in Section 30 of this Act, and shall propose new | 5 | | placements of vending facilities on State property where a | 6 | | facility is not yet in place. | 7 | | (e) Partnerships and teaming arrangements between blind | 8 | | vendors and private industry, including franchise operations, | 9 | | shall be fostered and encouraged by the Department. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-644, eff. 1-1-10.) | 11 | | Section 20. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | 12 | | changing Section 15-25 as follows: | 13 | | (30 ILCS 500/15-25) | 14 | | Sec. 15-25. Bulletin content. | 15 | | (a) Invitations for bids. Notice of each and every | 16 | | contract that is offered, including renegotiated contracts and | 17 | | change orders, shall be published in the Bulletin. The | 18 | | applicable chief procurement officer may provide by rule an | 19 | | organized format for the publication of this information, but | 20 | | in any case it must include at least the date first offered, | 21 | | the date submission of offers is due, the location that offers | 22 | | are to be submitted to, the purchasing State agency, the | 23 | | responsible State purchasing officer, a brief purchase | 24 | | description, the method of source selection, information of |
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| 1 | | how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description and any | 2 | | disclosure and contract forms, and encouragement to potential | 3 | | contractors to hire qualified veterans, as defined by Section | 4 | | 45-67 of this Code, and qualified Illinois minorities, women, | 5 | | persons with disabilities, and residents discharged from any | 6 | | Illinois adult correctional center. | 7 | | (a-5) All businesses listed on the Illinois Unified | 8 | | Certification Program Disadvantaged Business Enterprise | 9 | | Directory, the Business Enterprise Program of the Commission | 10 | | on Equity and Inclusion Department of Central Management | 11 | | Services , and any small business database created pursuant to | 12 | | Section 45-45 of this Code shall be furnished written | 13 | | instructions and information on how to register for the | 14 | | Illinois Procurement Bulletin. This information shall be | 15 | | provided to each business within 30 calendar days after the | 16 | | business's notice of certification or qualification. | 17 | | (b) Contracts let. Notice of each and every contract that | 18 | | is let, including renegotiated contracts and change orders, | 19 | | shall be issued electronically to those bidders submitting | 20 | | responses to the solicitations, inclusive of the unsuccessful | 21 | | bidders, immediately upon contract let. Failure of any chief | 22 | | procurement officer to give such notice shall result in | 23 | | tolling the time for filing a bid protest up to 7 calendar | 24 | | days. | 25 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), "contracts let" means | 26 | | a construction agency's act of advertising an invitation for |
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| 1 | | bids for one or more construction projects. | 2 | | (b-5) Contracts awarded. Notice of each and every contract | 3 | | that is awarded, including renegotiated contracts and change | 4 | | orders, shall be issued electronically to the successful | 5 | | responsible bidder, offeror, or contractor and published in | 6 | | the Bulletin. The applicable chief procurement officer may | 7 | | provide by rule an organized format for the publication of | 8 | | this information, but in any case it must include at least all | 9 | | of the information specified in subsection (a) as well as the | 10 | | name of the successful responsible bidder, offeror, the | 11 | | contract price, the number of unsuccessful bidders or offerors | 12 | | and any other disclosure specified in any Section of this | 13 | | Code. This notice must be posted in the online electronic | 14 | | Bulletin prior to execution of the contract. | 15 | | For purposes of this subsection (b-5), "contract award" | 16 | | means the determination that a particular bidder or offeror | 17 | | has been selected from among other bidders or offerors to | 18 | | receive a contract, subject to the successful completion of | 19 | | final negotiations. "Contract award" is evidenced by the | 20 | | posting of a Notice of Award or a Notice of Intent to Award to | 21 | | the respective volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. | 22 | | (c) Emergency purchase disclosure. Any chief procurement | 23 | | officer or State purchasing officer exercising emergency | 24 | | purchase authority under this Code shall publish a written | 25 | | description and reasons and the total cost, if known, or an | 26 | | estimate if unknown and the name of the responsible chief |
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| 1 | | procurement officer and State purchasing officer, and the | 2 | | business or person contracted with for all emergency purchases | 3 | | in the Bulletin. The notice for an emergency procurement other | 4 | | than the extension of an emergency contract must be posted in | 5 | | the online electronic Bulletin no later than 5 calendar days | 6 | | after the contract is awarded, and notice for the extension of | 7 | | an emergency contract must be posted in the online electronic | 8 | | Bulletin no later than 7 calendar days after the extension is | 9 | | executed. | 10 | | (c-5) Business Enterprise Program report. Each purchasing | 11 | | agency shall, with the assistance of the applicable chief | 12 | | procurement officer, post in the online electronic Bulletin a | 13 | | copy of its annual report of utilization of businesses owned | 14 | | by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as | 15 | | submitted to the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, | 16 | | Women, and Persons with Disabilities pursuant to Section 6(c) | 17 | | of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons | 18 | | with Disabilities Act within 10 calendar days after its | 19 | | submission of its report to the Council. | 20 | | (c-10) Renewals. Notice of each contract renewal shall be | 21 | | posted in the Bulletin within 14 calendar days of the | 22 | | determination to execute a renewal of the contract. The notice | 23 | | shall include at least all of the information required in | 24 | | subsection (a) or (b), as applicable. | 25 | | (c-15) Sole source procurements. Before entering into a | 26 | | sole source contract, a chief procurement officer exercising |
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| 1 | | sole source procurement authority under this Code shall | 2 | | publish a written description of intent to enter into a sole | 3 | | source contract along with a description of the item to be | 4 | | procured and the intended sole source contractor. This notice | 5 | | must be posted in the online electronic Procurement Bulletin | 6 | | before a sole source contract is awarded and at least 14 | 7 | | calendar days before the hearing required by Section 20-25. | 8 | | (d) Other required disclosure. The applicable chief | 9 | | procurement officer shall provide by rule for the organized | 10 | | publication of all other disclosure required in other Sections | 11 | | of this Code in a timely manner. | 12 | | (e) The changes to subsections (b), (c), (c-5), (c-10), | 13 | | and (c-15) of this Section made by Public Act 96-795 apply to | 14 | | reports submitted, offers made, and notices on contracts | 15 | | executed on or after July 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public | 16 | | Act 96-795). The changes made to subsection (c) by this | 17 | | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly apply only to | 18 | | emergency contract extensions executed on or after the | 19 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | 20 | | Assembly. | 21 | | (f) Each chief procurement officer shall, in consultation | 22 | | with the agencies under his or her jurisdiction, provide the | 23 | | Procurement Policy Board with the information and resources | 24 | | necessary, and in a manner, to effectuate the purpose of | 25 | | Public Act 96-1444. | 26 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.) |
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| 1 | | Section 25. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act is | 2 | | amended by adding Sections 40-15 and 40-20 as follows: | 3 | | (30 ILCS 574/40-15 new) | 4 | | Sec. 40-15. Higher education supplier diversity report. | 5 | | (a) Every private institution of higher education approved | 6 | | by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for purposes of | 7 | | the Monetary Award Program shall submit an annual 2-page | 8 | | report in a searchable Adobe PDF format on its voluntary | 9 | | supplier diversity program to the Commission on or before | 10 | | November 15 of each year. The report shall set forth all of the | 11 | | following: | 12 | | (1) The name, address, phone number, and email address | 13 | | of the point of contact for the supplier diversity | 14 | | program, or the institution's procurement program if there | 15 | | is no supplier diversity program, for vendors to register | 16 | | with the program. | 17 | | (2) Local and State certifications the institution | 18 | | accepts or recognizes for minority-owned, women-owned, or | 19 | | veteran-owned business status. | 20 | | (3) On the second page, a narrative explaining the | 21 | | results of the report and the tactics to be employed to | 22 | | achieve the goals. | 23 | | (4) The voluntary goals, if any, for either the fiscal | 24 | | year or calendar year in each category for the entire |
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| 1 | | budget of the institution, expending both public and | 2 | | private moneys, including any fee-supported entities, and | 3 | | the commodity codes or a description of particular goods | 4 | | and services for the area of procurement in which the | 5 | | institution expects most of those goals to focus on in the | 6 | | next reporting year. The actual spending for the entire | 7 | | budget of the institution, expending both public and | 8 | | private moneys, including any fee-supported entities, for | 9 | | minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business | 10 | | enterprises, and veteran-owned business enterprises, | 11 | | expressed both in actual dollars and as a percentage of | 12 | | the total budget of the institution, must be included for | 13 | | each reporting year. | 14 | | (b) For each report submitted under subsection (a), the | 15 | | Commission shall publish the results on its website for no | 16 | | less than 5 years after submission. The Commission is not | 17 | | responsible for collecting the reports or for the content of | 18 | | the reports. | 19 | | (c) The Commission shall hold an annual higher education | 20 | | supplier diversity workshop every February to discuss the | 21 | | reports with representatives of the institutions of higher | 22 | | education and vendors. | 23 | | (d) The Commission shall prepare a one-page template, not | 24 | | including the narrative section, for the voluntary supplier | 25 | | diversity reports. |
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| 1 | | (30 ILCS 574/40-20 new) | 2 | | Sec. 40-20. Race and gender wage reports. | 3 | | (a) Each State agency and public institution of higher | 4 | | education shall annually submit to the Commission a report, | 5 | | categorized by both race and gender, specifying the respective | 6 | | wage earnings of employees of that State agency or public | 7 | | institution of higher education. | 8 | | (b) The Commission shall compile the information submitted | 9 | | under this Section and make that information available to the | 10 | | public on the website of the Commission. | 11 | | (c) The Commission shall annually submit a report of the | 12 | | information compiled under this Section to the Governor and | 13 | | the General Assembly. | 14 | | (d) As used in this Section: | 15 | | "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning | 16 | | provided in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act. | 17 | | "State agency" means all departments, officers, | 18 | | commissions, boards, institutions, and bodies politic and | 19 | | corporate of the State. "State agency" does not include the | 20 | | judicial branch, including, without limitation, the courts of | 21 | | the State, the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court and the | 22 | | clerks of the appellate court, and the Administrative Office | 23 | | of the Illinois Courts, or the legislature, its agencies, or | 24 | | its committees or commissions. | 25 | | Section 30. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, |
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| 1 | | and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing | 2 | | Sections 4, 6a, 8c, 8g, 8j, and 9 as follows: | 3 | | (30 ILCS 575/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604) | 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | 5 | | Sec. 4. Award of State contracts. | 6 | | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not less than | 7 | | 30% of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as defined | 8 | | by the Secretary of the Council and approved by the Council, | 9 | | shall be established as an aspirational goal to be awarded to | 10 | | businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with | 11 | | disabilities; provided, however, that of the total amount of | 12 | | all State contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities, | 13 | | women, and persons with disabilities pursuant to this Section, | 14 | | contracts representing at least 16% shall be awarded to | 15 | | businesses owned by minorities, contracts representing at | 16 | | least 10% shall be awarded to women-owned businesses, and | 17 | | contracts representing at least 4% shall be awarded to | 18 | | businesses owned by persons with disabilities. | 19 | | (a-5) In addition to the aspirational goals in awarding | 20 | | State contracts set under subsection (a), the Commission shall | 21 | | by rule further establish targeted efforts to encourage the | 22 | | participation of businesses owned by minorities, women, and | 23 | | persons with disabilities on State contracts. Such efforts | 24 | | shall include, but not be limited to, further concerted | 25 | | outreach efforts to businesses owned by minorities, women, and |
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| 1 | | persons with disabilities. | 2 | | The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of | 3 | | State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by | 4 | | examining independently each type of contract for each agency | 5 | | or public institutions of higher education which lets such | 6 | | contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which | 7 | | represents the participation of businesses owned by | 8 | | minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such | 9 | | contracts shall be included. State contracts subject to the | 10 | | requirements of this Act shall include the requirement that | 11 | | only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, | 12 | | and persons with disabilities that perform a commercially | 13 | | useful function may be counted toward the goals set forth by | 14 | | this Act. Contracts shall include a definition of | 15 | | "commercially useful function" that is consistent with 49 CFR | 16 | | 26.55(c). | 17 | | (b) Not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State | 18 | | construction contracts is established as an aspirational goal | 19 | | to be awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and | 20 | | persons with disabilities; provided that, contracts | 21 | | representing at least 11% of the total dollar amount of State | 22 | | construction contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by | 23 | | minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the total | 24 | | dollar amount of State construction contracts shall be awarded | 25 | | to women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at least | 26 | | 2% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts |
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| 1 | | shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with | 2 | | disabilities. | 3 | | (c) (Blank). | 4 | | (c-5) All goals established under this Section shall be | 5 | | contingent upon the results of the most recent disparity study | 6 | | conducted by the State. | 7 | | (d) Within one year after April 28, 2009 (the effective | 8 | | date of Public Act 96-8), the Department of Central Management | 9 | | Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures | 10 | | the impact of discrimination on minority and women business | 11 | | development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009 | 12 | | (the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall | 13 | | issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on | 14 | | whether to adjust the goals for minority and women | 15 | | participation established in this Act. Copies of this report | 16 | | and the social scientific study shall be filed with the | 17 | | Governor and the General Assembly. By December 31, 2028 | 18 | | December 1, 2020 , the Commission on Equity and Inclusion | 19 | | Department of Central Management Services shall conduct a new | 20 | | social scientific study that measures the impact of | 21 | | discrimination on minority and women business development in | 22 | | Illinois. By June 30, 2029 June 1, 2022 , the Commission | 23 | | Department shall issue a report of its findings and any | 24 | | recommendations on whether to adjust the goals for minority | 25 | | and women participation established in this Act. Copies of | 26 | | this report and the social scientific study shall be filed |
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| 1 | | with the Governor and the General Assembly. By December 31, | 2 | | 2029 December 1, 2022 , the Commission on Equity and Inclusion | 3 | | Business Enterprise Program shall develop a model for social | 4 | | scientific disparity study sourcing for local governmental | 5 | | units to adapt and implement to address regional disparities | 6 | | in public procurement. | 7 | | (e) All State contract solicitations that include Business | 8 | | Enterprise Program participation goals shall require bidders | 9 | | or offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans | 10 | | are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to | 11 | | complete and include a utilization plan, including | 12 | | documentation demonstrating good faith efforts when requesting | 13 | | a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive. | 14 | | Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise | 15 | | mandated by federal regulation, a bidder or offeror whose bid | 16 | | or offer is accepted and who included in that bid a completed | 17 | | utilization plan but who fails to meet the goals set forth in | 18 | | the plan shall be notified of the deficiency by the | 19 | | contracting agency or public institution of higher education | 20 | | and shall be given a period of 10 calendar days to cure the | 21 | | deficiency by contracting with additional subcontractors who | 22 | | are certified by the Business Enterprise Program or by | 23 | | increasing the work to be performed by previously identified | 24 | | vendors certified by the Business Enterprise Program. | 25 | | Deficiencies that may be cured include: (i) scrivener's | 26 | | errors, such as transposed numbers; (ii) information submitted |
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| 1 | | in an incorrect form or format; (iii) mistakes resulting from | 2 | | failure to follow instructions or to identify and adequately | 3 | | document good faith efforts taken to comply with the | 4 | | utilization plan; or (iv) a proposal to use a firm whose | 5 | | Business Enterprise Program certification has lapsed or is not | 6 | | yet recognized. Cure is not authorized if the bidder or | 7 | | offeror submits a blank utilization plan, a utilization plan | 8 | | that shows lack of reasonable effort to complete the form on | 9 | | time, or a utilization plan that states the contract will be | 10 | | self-performed, by a non-certified vendor, without showing | 11 | | good faith efforts or a request for a waiver. All cure activity | 12 | | shall address the deficiencies identified by the purchasing | 13 | | agency and shall require clear documentation, including that | 14 | | of good faith efforts, to address those deficiencies. Any | 15 | | increase in cost to a contract for the addition of a | 16 | | subcontractor to cure a bid's deficiency shall not affect the | 17 | | bid price and shall not be used in the request for an exemption | 18 | | under this Act, and, in no case, shall an identified | 19 | | subcontractor with a Business Enterprise Program certification | 20 | | made under this Act be terminated from a contract without the | 21 | | written consent of the State agency or public institution of | 22 | | higher education entering into the contract. The purchasing | 23 | | agency or public institution of higher education shall make | 24 | | the determination whether the cure is adequate. | 25 | | Vendors certified with the Business Enterprise Program at | 26 | | the time and date submittals are due and who do not submit a |
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| 1 | | utilization plan or have utilization plan deficiencies shall | 2 | | have 10 business days to submit a utilization plan or to | 3 | | correct the utilization plan deficiencies. | 4 | | (f) (Blank). | 5 | | (g) (Blank). | 6 | | (h) State agencies and public institutions of higher | 7 | | education shall notify the Commission on Equity and Inclusion | 8 | | of all non-responsive bids or proposals for State contracts. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 101-170, eff. 1-1-20; 101-601, eff. 1-1-20; | 10 | | 101-657, Article 1, Section 1-5, eff. 1-1-22; 101-657, Article | 11 | | 40, Section 40-130, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; | 12 | | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23 .) | 13 | | (30 ILCS 575/6a) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.606a) | 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | 15 | | Sec. 6a. Notice of contracts to Council. Except in case of | 16 | | emergency as defined in the Illinois Procurement Code, or as | 17 | | authorized by rule promulgated by the Commission on Equity and | 18 | | Inclusion Department of Central Management Services , each | 19 | | agency and public institution of higher education under the | 20 | | jurisdiction of this Act shall notify the Secretary of the | 21 | | Council of proposed contracts for professional and artistic | 22 | | services and provide the information in the form and detail as | 23 | | required by rule promulgated by the Commission on Equity and | 24 | | Inclusion Department of Central Management Services . | 25 | | Notification may be made through direct written communication |
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| 1 | | to the Secretary to be received at least 14 days before | 2 | | execution of the contract (or the solicitation response date, | 3 | | if applicable). The agency or public institution of higher | 4 | | education must consider any vendor referred by the Secretary | 5 | | before execution of the contract. The provisions of this | 6 | | Section shall not apply to any State agency or public | 7 | | institution of higher education that has awarded contracts for | 8 | | professional and artistic services to businesses owned by | 9 | | minorities, women, and persons with disabilities totaling in | 10 | | the aggregate $40,000,000 or more during the preceding fiscal | 11 | | year. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17 .) | 13 | | (30 ILCS 575/8c) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.608c) | 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | 15 | | Sec. 8c. Recommended rules and regulations for the | 16 | | establishment and continuation of narrowly tailored sheltered | 17 | | markets under Section 8b shall be approved by the Council | 18 | | prior to submission by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion | 19 | | Department of Central Management Services to the Joint | 20 | | Committee on Administrative Rules. These rules shall include | 21 | | but not be limited to agency goals, waivers and procedures for | 22 | | use of sheltered markets. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 86-269; 86-270 .) | 24 | | (30 ILCS 575/8g) |
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| 1 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | 2 | | Sec. 8g. Business Enterprise Program Council reports. | 3 | | (a) The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Department of | 4 | | Central Management Services shall provide a report to the | 5 | | Council identifying all State agency non-construction | 6 | | solicitations that exceed $20,000,000 and that have less than | 7 | | a 20% established goal prior to publication. | 8 | | (b) The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Department of | 9 | | Central Management Services shall provide a report to the | 10 | | Council identifying all State agency non-construction awards | 11 | | that exceed $20,000,000. The report shall contain the | 12 | | following: (i) the name of the awardee; (ii) the total bid | 13 | | amount; (iii) the established Business Enterprise Program | 14 | | goal; (iv) the dollar amount and percentage of participation | 15 | | by businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with | 16 | | disabilities; and (v) the names of the certified firms | 17 | | identified in the utilization plan. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18 .) | 19 | | (30 ILCS 575/8j) | 20 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | 21 | | Sec. 8j. Special Committee on Minority, Female, Persons | 22 | | with Disabilities, and Veterans Contracting. | 23 | | (a) There is created a Special Committee on Minority, | 24 | | Female, Persons with Disabilities, and Veterans Contracting | 25 | | under the Council. The Special Committee shall review |
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| 1 | | Illinois' procurement laws regarding contracting with | 2 | | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, businesses | 3 | | owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned | 4 | | businesses to determine what changes should be made to | 5 | | increase participation of these businesses in State | 6 | | procurements. | 7 | | (b) The Special Committee shall consist of the following | 8 | | members: | 9 | | (1) 3 persons each to be appointed by the Speaker of | 10 | | the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the | 11 | | House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and | 12 | | the Minority Leader of the Senate; only one Special | 13 | | Committee member of each appointee under this paragraph | 14 | | may be a current member of the General Assembly; | 15 | | (2) the Executive Director of the Commission on Equity | 16 | | and Inclusion or the Executive Director's designee | 17 | | Director of Central Management Services, or his or her | 18 | | designee ; | 19 | | (3) the chairperson of the Council, or his or her | 20 | | designee; and | 21 | | (4) each chief procurement officer. | 22 | | (c) The Special Committee shall conduct at least 3 | 23 | | hearings, with at least one hearing in Springfield and one in | 24 | | Chicago. Each hearing shall be open to the public and notice of | 25 | | the hearings shall be posted on the websites of the | 26 | | Procurement Policy Board, the Commission on Equity and |
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| 1 | | Inclusion Department of Central Management Services , and the | 2 | | General Assembly at least 6 days prior to the hearing. | 3 | | (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18 .) | 4 | | (30 ILCS 575/9) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.609) | 5 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | 6 | | Sec. 9. Repeal. This Act is repealed June 30, 2030 2029 . | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 103-563, eff. 11-17-23.) | 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law. | | | | HB4360 | - 34 - | LRB103 35889 AWJ 65974 b |
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 20 ILCS 405/405-530 rep. | | | 4 | | 20 ILCS 405/405-535 rep. | | | 5 | | 20 ILCS 730/5-55 | | | 6 | | 20 ILCS 2421/10 | | | 7 | | 30 ILCS 500/15-25 | | | 8 | | 30 ILCS 574/40-15 new | | | 9 | | 30 ILCS 574/40-20 new | | | 10 | | 30 ILCS 575/4 | from Ch. 127, par. 132.604 | | 11 | | 30 ILCS 575/6a | from Ch. 127, par. 132.606a | | 12 | | 30 ILCS 575/8c | from Ch. 127, par. 132.608c | | 13 | | 30 ILCS 575/8g | | | 14 | | 30 ILCS 575/8j | | | 15 | | 30 ILCS 575/9 | from Ch. 127, par. 132.609 |
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