101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3579
 
Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
70 ILCS 3615/3A.19 new

     Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Suburban Bus Board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned enterprises in the previous calendar year. Provides that the Suburban Bus Board shall hold an annual workshop open to the public on the state of supplier diversity. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 3A.19 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.19 new)
7    Sec. 3A.19. Procurement reports. The Suburban Bus Board 
8shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General 
9Assembly by April 15, 2020, and by every April 15 thereafter, 
10in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and 
11actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, and 
12veteran-owned enterprises in the previous calendar year. These 
13goals shall be expressed as a percentage of the total work 
14performed by the entity submitting the report, and the actual 
15spending for all female-owned, minority-owned, and 
16veteran-owned enterprises shall also be expressed as a 
17percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting 
18the report.
19    The Suburban Bus Board and all participating entities shall 
20hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2020 and every 
21year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to 
22collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to 
23achieving stated goals, including testimony from each 
 
 
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1participating entity as well as subject matter experts and 
2advocates. The Board shall publish a database on its website of 
3the point of contact for each participating entity for supplier 
4diversity, along with a list of certifications each entity 
5recognizes from the information submitted in each annual 
6report. The Board shall publish each annual report on its 
7website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5 
8years. 
 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.