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 1        AN  ACT  concerning  legislative   oversight   of   State
 2    contracts.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The  Business  Enterprise  for   Minorities,
 6    Females,  and  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act is amended by
 7    adding Section 7.5 as follows:

 8        (30 ILCS 575/7.5 new)
 9        Sec.  7.5.  Legislative  Contract  Compliance   Oversight
10    Panel.
11        (a)  The  Legislative Contract Compliance Oversight Panel
12    is created, consisting of 6 members of  the  Genial  Assembly
13    who  serve  by  virtue  of  their office and are appointed as
14    follows:
15             (1)  2 Representatives appointed by the  Speaker  of
16        the House of Representatives.
17             (2)  One  Representative  appointed  by the Minority
18        Leader of the House of Representatives.
19             (3)  2 Senators appointed by the  President  of  the
20        Senate.
21             (4)  One Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of
22        the Senate.
23        Members   serve  at  the  pleasure  of  their  appointing
24    authority. Annually, the members must  select  2  from  among
25    themselves  to  serve  as  co-chairs  of  the  Panel. Members
26    receive no compensation for their service on  the  Panel  but
27    may  be  reimbursed  for their actual and reasonable expenses
28    from funds appropriated for that purpose.
29        (b)  The  Panel  must  oversee  the  compliance  of   the
30    Illinois  Department  of  Transportation  with  the goals and
31    requirements  of  this  Act  in   the   awarding   of   State
 
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 1    construction  contracts  involving  federal moneys or federal
 2    reimbursement in whole or in part,  directly  or  indirectly.
 3    The  Illinois  Department  of Transportation must provide the
 4    Panel with copies of its compliance plan,  contract  notices,
 5    and  requests  for exemptions and waivers under this Act. The
 6    Illinois Department of Transportation must  report  quarterly
 7    in  writing to the Panel on its progress in meeting the goals
 8    and requirements  of  this  Act  in  its  awarding  of  State
 9    construction  contracts  involving  federal moneys or federal
10    reimbursement.
11        (c)  The Panel must conduct  public  forums  periodically
12    throughout the State at which contractors subject to this Act
13    and  other  interested  parties may comment upon and question
14    the compliance of the Illinois Department  of  Transportation
15    with  the  goals  and requirements of this Act. The Panel may
16    request the attendance at the public  forums  of  appropriate
17    representatives of the Department.
18        (d)  The  Panel  must periodically report to the Business
19    Enterprise  Council  its  findings  and  any  recommendations
20    regarding  the  compliance  of  the  Illinois  Department  of
21    Transportation with the goals and requirements of this Act.

22        Section 99. Effective date. This Act  takes  effect  upon
23    becoming law.

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