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| | HB0132 Engrossed | | LRB102 03945 RJF 13961 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, |
| 5 | | and Persons with
Disabilities Act is amended by adding Section |
| 6 | | 8k as follows:
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| 7 | | (30 ILCS 575/8k new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 8k. State agency certification recognition. |
| 9 | | Notwithstanding any rule or provision of law to the contrary, |
| 10 | | all State agencies shall recognize and accept the |
| 11 | | certifications of businesses that have been certified as |
| 12 | | minority-owned businesses or women-owned businesses for |
| 13 | | purposes of participating in the Business Enterprise Program, |
| 14 | | when such certification was provided by any entity having |
| 15 | | certification requirements more restrictive than that required |
| 16 | | by the Business Enterprise Program under this Act, including, |
| 17 | | but not limited to, an income level requirement.
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