Public Act 0706 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0351 Enrolled LRB096 06363 JAM 16447 b

Public Act 096-0706

AN ACT concerning government.

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

Section 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(30 ILCS 575/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2010)

Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not less than 12% of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as defined by the Secretary of the Council and approved by the Council, shall be established as a goal to be awarded to businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities; provided, however, that contracts representing at least five-twelfths of the total amount of all State contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities pursuant to this Section shall be awarded to female owned businesses, and that contracts representing at least one-sixth of the total amount of all State contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities pursuant to this Section shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.

The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by examining independently each type of contract for each agency or university which lets such contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which represents the participation of businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities on such contracts shall be included.

(b) In the case of State construction contracts, the provisions of subsection (a) requiring a portion of State contracts to be awarded to businesses owned and controlled by persons with disabilities do not apply. Not less than 10% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts is established as a goal to be awarded to minority and female owned businesses, and contracts representing 50% of the amount of all State construction contracts awarded to minority and female owned businesses shall be awarded to female owned businesses.

(c) Those who submit bids or proposals for State contracts shall not be given a period after the bid or proposal is submitted to cure deficiencies in the bid or proposal under this Act unless mandated by federal law or regulation.

(Source: P.A. 87-701; 88-597, eff. 8-28-94.)

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

Effective Date: 8/25/2009