Full Text of HB5474 100th General Assembly
HB5474 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB5474 Introduced , by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Ethics in Public Contracting Act. Provides that whenever any public body has taken an action suspending, debarring, or otherwise limiting the ability of a person to enter into a public contract, the public body shall provide a report to the Secretary of State identifying specified information. Requires the Secretary of State, within 12 months after the effective date of the Act, to establish and maintain a website, known as the Ethics in Public Contracting Portal, with information received from all public bodies. Provides that a public body may reciprocate another public body's suspension, debarment, or other limitation on the ability of a person to enter into a public contract. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to carry out the intent of the Act, and to provide a review process for persons to petition for removal from the Ethics in Public Contracting Portal. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Ethics | 5 | | in Public Contracting Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to promote | 7 | | inter-governmental cooperation in providing full and complete | 8 | | disclosure to the public of any entity against whom a public | 9 | | body has taken an action limiting the ability of that entity to | 10 | | enter into a public contract. | 11 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 12 | | "Public body" means all legislative, executive, | 13 | | administrative, or advisory bodies of the State, State | 14 | | universities and colleges, counties, townships, cities, | 15 | | villages, incorporated towns, school districts and all other | 16 | | municipal corporations, boards, bureaus, committees, or | 17 | | commissions of this State, any subsidiary bodies of any of the | 18 | | foregoing, including, but not limited to, committees and | 19 | | subcommittees thereof, and a School Finance Authority created | 20 | | under Article 1E of the School Code.
| 21 | | "Person" means any business, public or private | 22 | | corporation, partnership, individual, union, committee, club, |
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| 1 | | unincorporated association or other organization or group of | 2 | | individuals, or other legal entity.
| 3 | | Section 15. Public body notification. Whenever any public | 4 | | body has taken an action suspending, debarring, or otherwise | 5 | | limiting the ability of a person to enter into a public | 6 | | contract, the public body shall provide a report to the | 7 | | Secretary of State identifying: (i) the public body submitting | 8 | | the report; (ii) the legal name and Secretary of State | 9 | | registration number of the person; and (iii) a summary of the | 10 | | action taken against the person, including the effective length | 11 | | of time of such action. | 12 | | Section 20. Ethics in Public Contracting Portal. The | 13 | | Secretary of State, within 12 months after the effective date | 14 | | of this Act, shall establish and maintain a website, known as | 15 | | the Ethics in Public Contracting Portal, with information | 16 | | received from all public bodies as defined in this Act. | 17 | | Section 25. Public body reciprocity rights. A public body | 18 | | may reciprocate another public body's suspension, debarment, | 19 | | or other limitation on the ability of a person to enter into a | 20 | | public contract. | 21 | | Section 30. Adoption of rules. The Secretary of State shall | 22 | | adopt rules to carry out the intent of this Act, and to provide |
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| 1 | | a review process for persons to petition for removal from the | 2 | | Ethics in Public Contracting Portal.
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.
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