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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by changing Section 605-600 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 605/605-600) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19f)
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| Sec. 605-600. Buy Illinois Program. The Department shall |
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| have the authority to establish and administer a Buy Illinois
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| Program, which may include, but is not limited to, the |
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| following powers
and
duties:
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| (1) To accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the |
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| federal
government or the State or any agency or |
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| instrumentality thereof, and to
assess fees for any services |
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| performed under the Buy Illinois Program, to
carry out the |
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| program.
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| (2) To form a Buy Illinois Council, made up of Illinois |
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| large firms and
small firms, to provide advice and counsel in |
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| directing a
statewide program.
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| (3) To publicize and advertise to Illinois firms and |
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| government
agencies the
importance and benefits of buying goods |
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| and services provided by vendors
located within the State.
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| (4) To secure the cooperation of Illinois' large firms, |
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| federal, State
and local governments, non-profit agencies, |
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| international organizations,
and
others to carry out this |
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| program.
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| (5) To match the needs for products and services by |
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| business firms and
government agencies with the capabilities of |
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| small Illinois firms that can
provide those needed goods and |
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| services.
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| (6) To hold purchasing agent seminars, fairs, conferences |
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| and workshops
to
aid small Illinois businesses in obtaining |
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| contracts for goods and services
from larger firms and |
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| government agencies within the State.
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| (7) To assist business firms and government agencies to |
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| analyze their
buying activities and to find ways to carry out |
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| those activities
in an
effective and economical manner, while |
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| promoting subcontract activity with
small Illinois firms.
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| (8) To establish manual and electronic buying directories, |
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| including
stand alone computer data bases that list qualified |
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| vendors and procurement
opportunities.
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| (9) To promote through other means the use by international |
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| agencies,
government agencies, and larger businesses of |
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| products and services
produced
by small Illinois firms.
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| (10) To subcontract, grant funds, or otherwise participate |
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| with
qualified
private firms, existing procurement centers, or |
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| other organizations that
have
designed programs approved in |
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| accordance with procedures determined by
the Department, that |
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| are aimed at assisting small Illinois firms
in
obtaining |
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| contracts for products and services from local
government |
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| agencies and larger Illinois businesses.
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| (11) To develop and administer guidelines for projects that |
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| provide
assistance to the Department in connection with the Buy |
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| Illinois Program. |
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| (12) To form the Illinois Food Systems Policy Council to |
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| develop policies around food access and security, improve |
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| individual health and well-being, promote economic incentives |
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| for Illinois farmers, agri-businesses, and other private |
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| enterprises, and encourage public/private partnerships around |
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| healthy food options. Membership on the Council shall include |
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| the Director or Secretary, or his or her designee, of the |
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| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the |
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| Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, |
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| the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural |
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| Resources, the Department of Central Management Services, the |
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| State Board of Education, and the Food Nutrition and Education |
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| Program. The Council shall consult with farmers and farm |
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| associations, businesses and business associations, including |
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| agri-businesses and food processing businesses, and community |
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| based organizations, including those working on food access, |
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| security, and delivery and on obesity prevention. |
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| Administration of the Council and its functions shall be shared |
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| among the Council members pursuant to an interagency agreement |
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| from funds appropriated for this purpose or from existing funds |
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| within the budgets of the Council's members. The Council may |
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| submit, in consultation and collaboration with the |
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| associations, businesses, organizations, and entities listed |
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| in this Section, an annual report to the General Assembly |
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| describing the Council's work, which may include performance |
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| indicators to measure the impact of policies and practices |
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| adopted by the Council.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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