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| Public Act 099-0451 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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WHEREAS, African-Americans represent 14.7% of the total | ||||
population of Illinois
residents; the unemployment rate for | ||||
African-Americans in Illinois is projected to be 13.5%,
nearly | ||||
double the rate for the total State population; and
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WHEREAS, African-Americans represent 9.5% of the ownership | ||||
of total Illinois
businesses; the total value of State | ||||
contracts awarded to African-American-owned businesses in 2013 | ||||
was less
than 1% of total Central Management Services spending; | ||||
and
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WHEREAS, Unemployment leads to a decline in communities, | ||||
resulting in
foreclosures, abandoned buildings, violence, | ||||
depression, and poverty; therefore
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fair
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Practices in Contracting Task Force Act. | ||||
Section 5. Purpose and members.
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(a) There is created the Fair Practices in Contracting Task
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Force to: | ||||
(1) thoroughly survey African-American-owned business
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participation in State procurement; | ||
(2) study African-American-owned subcontractors' | ||
ability to be paid in a timely manner and the communication | ||
processes between subcontractors and prime contractors and | ||
the State; | ||
(3) research solutions and methods to address the
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disparity in procurement awards; and | ||
(4) produce a final report summarizing the Task Force's
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findings and detailing recommended statutory or
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constitutional strategies to recognize best practices. | ||
(b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||
(1) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||
appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives; | ||
(2) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives; | ||
(3) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||
President of the Senate; | ||
(4) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority | ||
Leader of the Senate; | ||
(5) Four members appointed by the Governor, 3 of whom | ||
must be from the Department of Central Management Services, | ||
the Department of Transportation, or the Department of | ||
Health and Family Services, and one of whom must be a | ||
member of the Illinois African-American Family Commission; | ||
and | ||
(6) Four members of the public, representing | ||
minority-owned businesses, appointed by the Governor. | ||
(c) Members shall serve without compensation. | ||
Section 10. Meetings. | ||
(a) The Task Force shall hold its first meeting by March 1,
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2016. | ||
(b) The Department of Central Management Services shall
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assist the Task Force and provide administrative support, but
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shall have no hand in guiding its direction or ascertaining its
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results. | ||
(c) The Task Force shall meet quarterly and report its
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findings to the General Assembly and the appropriate
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committees. | ||
(d) The Task Force shall submit its final report to the
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General Assembly and the Governor no later than December 31,
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2017. | ||
Section 15. Repeal date. This Act is repealed on January | ||
2,
2019.
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