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30 ILCS 500/55-25

    (30 ILCS 500/55-25)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
    Sec. 55-25. State Procurement Task Force.
    (a) There is hereby created the State Procurement Task Force.

(b) The task force shall survey the State procurement process and make recommendations to: (i) ensure that the process is equitable and efficient; (ii) provide departments with the flexibility needed to be successful; (iii) change the current structure of the procurement process; (iv) update the process to reflect modern procurement methods; (v) increase women-owned and minority-owned business participation; (vi) increase participation by Illinois vendors; and (vii) reduce costs and increase efficiency of State procurements.

(c) The task force shall consist of the following members:
(1) 4 members of the House of Representatives,

appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair of the Task Force;

(2) 4 members of the Senate, appointed by the

President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chair of the Task Force;

(3) 3 members of the House of Representatives,

appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(4) 3 members of the Senate, appointed by the

Minority Leader of the Senate;

(5) 1 member representing State institutions of

higher education, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(6) 1 member representing State institutions of

higher education, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(7) 5 members representing vendors, with one each

appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(8) 5 members of the public representing women-owned

and minority-owned businesses, with one each appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(9) 1 member from the Department of Central

Management Services, appointed by the Governor;

(10) 1 member from the Department of Transportation,

appointed by the Governor;

(11) 1 member from the Department of Information and

Technology, appointed by the Governor;

(12) 1 Chief Procurement Officer, appointed by the

Governor; and

(13) the Chairperson of the Commission on Equity and

Inclusion.

(d) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation for the duration of the task force.

(e) As soon as practicable after all members have been appointed, the task force shall hold its first meeting. The task force shall hold at least 7 meetings.

(f) The Procurement Policy Board shall provide administrative and other support to the task force.

(g)  The task force shall from time to time submit reports of its findings and recommendations on its survey of State procurement processes to the Governor and the General Assembly. By February 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly reporting findings and recommendations specifically including any proposed recommendations to: (i) alter the current structure and number of Chief Procurement Officers; (ii) enact or modify cure periods in the Procurement Code that allow a potentially successful vendor to correct technical deficiencies in the vendor's bid; (iii) enact measures that increase efficiency, modernization, or reduce costs within the procurement system; and (iv) increase women-owned and minority-owned business participation.  On or before January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations on its survey of State procurement processes to the Governor and the General Assembly.

(h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.

(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 5-6-22; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)