093_SB0812eng SB812 Engrossed LRB093 07448 BDD 07613 b 1 AN ACT concerning State property. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is 5 amended by adding Article 15 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 1305/Art. 15 heading new) 7 Article 15. State Surplus Vehicle 8 Program for TANF Recipients 9 (20 ILCS 1305/15-5 new) 10 Sec. 15-5. Pilot program. 11 (a) The Department of Human Services and the Department 12 of Central Management Services shall establish a pilot 13 program to make available surplus State vehicles for purchase 14 to (i) persons receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy 15 Families (TANF) under Article IV of the Illinois Public Aid 16 Code who are working in unsubsidized employment and (ii) 17 persons who formerly received cash assistance under Article 18 IV of that Code but who have become ineligible for that 19 assistance due to employment earnings. The departments shall 20 begin implementing the pilot program on January 1, 2004 and 21 shall terminate the program on December 31, 2004. The 22 Department of Human Services shall develop eligibility 23 criteria, identify eligible persons, and offer the pilot 24 program at 5 locations in the State. 25 (b) The Department of Central Management Services shall 26 identify 20 surplus State vehicles for the pilot program as 27 provided in Section 7 of the State Property Control Act. No 28 vehicle with an odometer reading of more than 150,000 miles 29 may be identified for the pilot program. 30 (c) Pilot program participants must pay a nominal fee SB812 Engrossed -2- LRB093 07448 BDD 07613 b 1 for vehicles provided under the program as follows: 2 (1) For a vehicle with an odometer reading of less 3 than 100,000 miles, $500. 4 (2) For a vehicle with an odometer reading of at 5 least 100,000 miles but not more than 150,000 miles, 6 $300. 7 The Department of Central Management Services shall 8 handle all vehicle sales and associated paperwork related to 9 the sales. 10 (d) By July 31, 2004, the Department of Human Services 11 shall report to the Department of Central Management Services 12 the status of developing eligibility criteria and 13 identification of eligible participants. By January 31, 14 2005, the departments shall jointly report to the Governor 15 and the General Assembly the pilot program's results 16 concerning the number of vehicles purchased during the pilot 17 program and the departments' recommendations concerning the 18 continuation of the program. 19 (e) The Department of Human Services shall enter into an 20 interagency agreement with the Director of Central Management 21 Services to administratively implement the pilot program. 22 Section 10. The State Property Control Act is amended by 23 changing Section 7 as follows: 24 (30 ILCS 605/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 133b10) 25 Sec. 7. Disposition of transferable property. 26 (a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5) and 27 subsection (c), whenever a responsible officer considers it 28 advantageous to the State to dispose of transferable property 29 by trading it in for credit on a replacement of like nature, 30 the responsible officer shall report the trade-in and 31 replacement to the administrator on forms furnished by the 32 latter. The exchange, trade or transfer of "textbooks" as SB812 Engrossed -3- LRB093 07448 BDD 07613 b 1 defined in Section 18-17 of the School Code between schools 2 or school districts pursuant to regulations adopted by the 3 State Board of Education under that Section shall not 4 constitute a disposition of transferable property within the 5 meaning of this Section, even though such exchange, trade or 6 transfer occurs within 5 years after the textbooks are first 7 provided for loan pursuant to Section 18-17 of the School 8 Code. 9 (a-5) When the Department of Central Management Services 10 administrator determines that a vehicle used by the 11 Department of Human Services is to be disposed of, the 12 administrator shall authorize use of the vehicle for the 13 pilot program established under Article 15 of the Department 14 of Human Services Act. The administrator shall authorize the 15 disposition of 20 vehicles for use in the pilot program. If 16 the administrator determines that there are not 20 vehicles 17 used by the Department of Human Services to be disposed of 18 but that vehicles used by other State agencies are to be 19 disposed of, the administrator shall authorize other vehicles 20 for the program so that a total of 20 vehicles are used in 21 the program. A vehicle to be used in the pilot program must 22 have an odometer reading of not more than 150,000 miles. The 23 administrator may enter into an interagency agreement with 24 the Department of Human Services as necessary for 25 implementing this subsection. 26 (b) Except as provided in subsection (a-5) and 27 subsection (c), whenever it is deemed necessary to dispose of 28 any item of transferable property, the administrator shall 29 proceed to dispose of the property by sale or scrapping as 30 the case may be, in whatever manner he considers most 31 advantageous and most profitable to the State. Items of 32 transferable property which would ordinarily be scrapped and 33 disposed of by burning or by burial in a landfill may be 34 examined and a determination made whether the property should SB812 Engrossed -4- LRB093 07448 BDD 07613 b 1 be recycled. This determination and any sale of recyclable 2 property shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the 3 Administrator. 4 When the administrator determines that property is to be 5 disposed of by sale, he shall offer it first to the 6 municipalities, counties, and school districts of the State 7 and to charitable, not-for-profit educational and public 8 health organizations, including but not limited to medical 9 institutions, clinics, hospitals, health centers, schools, 10 colleges, universities, child care centers, museums, nursing 11 homes, programs for the elderly, food banks, State Use 12 Sheltered Workshops and the Boy and Girl Scouts of America, 13 for purchase at an appraised value. Notice of inspection or 14 viewing dates and property lists shall be distributed in the 15 manner provided in rules and regulations promulgated by the 16 Administrator for that purpose. 17 Electronic data processing equipment purchased and 18 charged to appropriations may, at the discretion of the 19 administrator, be sold, pursuant to contracts entered into by 20 the Director of Central Management Services or the heads of 21 agencies exempt from "The Illinois Purchasing Act". However 22 such equipment shall not be sold at prices less than the 23 purchase cost thereof or depreciated value as determined by 24 the administrator. No sale of the electronic data processing 25 equipment and lease to the State by the purchaser of such 26 equipment shall be made under this Act unless the Director of 27 Central Management Services finds that such contracts are 28 financially advantageous to the State. 29 Disposition of other transferable property by sale, 30 except sales directly to local governmental units, school 31 districts, and not-for-profit educational, charitable and 32 public health organizations, shall be subject to the 33 following minimum conditions: 34 (1) The administrator shall cause the property to SB812 Engrossed -5- LRB093 07448 BDD 07613 b 1 be advertised for sale to the highest responsible bidder, 2 stating time, place, and terms of such sale at least 7 3 days prior to the time of sale and at least once in a 4 newspaper having a general circulation in the county 5 where the property is to be sold. 6 (2) If no acceptable bids are received, the 7 administrator may then sell the property in whatever 8 manner he considers most advantageous and most profitable 9 to the State. 10 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an 11 agency covered by this Act may transfer books, serial 12 publications, or other library materials that are 13 transferable property to any of the following entities 14 located in Illinois: 15 (1) Another agency covered by this Act. 16 (2) A State supported university library. 17 (3) A tax-supported public library, including a 18 library established by a public library district. 19 (4) A library system organized under the Illinois 20 Library System Act or any library that is a member of 21 such a system. 22 A transfer of property under this subsection is not 23 subject to the requirements of subsection (a) or (b). 24 For purposes of this subsection (c), "library materials" 25 means physical entities of any substance that serve as 26 carriers of information, including, without limitation, 27 books, serial publications, periodicals, microforms, 28 graphics, audio or video recordings, and machine readable 29 data files. 30 (Source: P.A. 89-188, eff. 7-19-95.)