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1 AN ACT concerning Illinois businesses.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act is
5 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 705/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 2304)
7 Sec. 4. Grant Agreement Requirement. Grant funds may
8 not be used except pursuant to a written grant agreement, and
9 any disbursement of grant funds without a grant agreement is
10 void. At a minimum, a grant agreement must:
11 (a) describe the purpose of the grant and be signed by
12 the grantor agency making the grant and all grantees of the
13 grant;
14 (b) specify how payments shall be made, what constitutes
15 permissible expenditure of the grant funds, and the financial
16 controls applicable to the grant;
17 (c) specify the period of time for which the grant is
18 valid and, subject to the limitation of Section 5, the period
19 of time during which grant funds may be expended by the
20 grantee; and
21 (d) contain a provision that all funds remaining at the
22 end of the grant agreement or at the expiration of the period
23 of time grant funds are available for expenditure or
24 obligation by the grantee shall be returned to the State
25 within 45 days; and
26 (e) contain a provision that the grantee agrees to give
27 preference to contractors who have business locations in the
28 State and are likely to create jobs for Illinois citizens.
29 (Source: P.A. 83-640.)
30 Section 10. The Local Government Professional Services
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1 Selection Act is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
2 (50 ILCS 510/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 6405)
3 Sec. 5. Selection Procedure. A political subdivision
4 shall, unless it has a satisfactory relationship for services
5 with one or more firms, evaluate the firms submitting letters
6 of interest, taking into account qualifications, ability of
7 professional personnel, past record and experience,
8 performance data on file, willingness to meet time and budget
9 requirements, location, workload of the firm and such other
10 factors as the political subdivision may determine in writing
11 are applicable. When considering the location of a firm, the
12 political subdivision must give preference to firms with
13 business locations in the State and that are likely to create
14 jobs for Illinois citizens. The political subdivision may
15 conduct discussions with and require public presentations by
16 firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding their
17 qualifications, approach to the project and ability to
18 furnish the required services.
19 (Source: P.A. 85-854.)