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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State | ||||||
| 5 | Procurement Task Force Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. State Procurement Task Force.
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| 7 | (a) There is hereby created the State Procurement Task | ||||||
| 8 | Force.
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| 9 | (b) The Task Force shall survey State procurement process | ||||||
| 10 | and make recommendations to: (i) ensure that the process is | ||||||
| 11 | equitable and efficient; (ii) provide departments with the | ||||||
| 12 | flexibility needed to be successful; and (iii) increase | ||||||
| 13 | women-owned and minority-owned business participation.
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| 14 | (c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
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| 15 | (1) four members appointed one each by the Speaker of | ||||||
| 16 | the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, | ||||||
| 17 | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and | ||||||
| 18 | the Minority Leader of the Senate;
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| 19 | (2) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative | ||||||
| 20 | Black Caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
| 21 | Representatives;
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| 22 | (3) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative | ||||||
| 23 | Latino Caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
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| 1 | Representatives;
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| 2 | (4) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative | ||||||
| 3 | Asian-American Caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
| 4 | House of Representatives;
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| 5 | (5) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative | ||||||
| 6 | Black Caucus, appointed by the President of the Senate;
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| 7 | (6) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative | ||||||
| 8 | Latino Caucus, appointed by the President of the Senate;
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| 9 | (7) one member nominated by the Illinois Legislative | ||||||
| 10 | Asian-American Caucus, appointed by the President of the | ||||||
| 11 | Senate;
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| 12 | (8) four members appointed by the Governor as follows: | ||||||
| 13 | one member from the Department of Central Management | ||||||
| 14 | Services; one member from the Department of | ||||||
| 15 | Transportation; one member from the Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 16 | Office; and one member appointed at the Governor's | ||||||
| 17 | discretion who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force; and
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| 18 | (9) four members of the public representing | ||||||
| 19 | women-owned and minority-owned businesses, appointed by | ||||||
| 20 | Governor; and
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| 21 | (10) the Chairperson of the Commission on Equity and | ||||||
| 22 | Inclusion. | ||||||
| 23 | (d) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
| 24 | compensation for the duration of the Task Force.
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| 25 | (e) As soon as practicable after all members have been | ||||||
| 26 | appointed, the Task Force shall hold its first meeting. The | ||||||
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| 1 | Task Force shall hold at least 5 meetings for its purposes | ||||||
| 2 | under this Act.
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| 3 | (f) The Department of Central Management Services shall | ||||||
| 4 | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.
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| 5 | Section 10. Report. On or before January 1, 2024, the Task | ||||||
| 6 | Force shall submit a report of its findings and | ||||||
| 7 | recommendations on its survey of State procurement processes | ||||||
| 8 | to the Governor and the General Assembly. After the submission | ||||||
| 9 | of its report under this Section, the Task Force shall be | ||||||
| 10 | dissolved. | ||||||
| 11 | Section 15. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||||||
| 12 | 2025.
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| 13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 14 | becoming law.
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