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1 | AN ACT concerning State services.
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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 | Services Accountability Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) The purpose of this Act is to set forth a program to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | better provide services to the citizens of Illinois by ensuring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | that tax dollars expended for services are properly used for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | their allocated purpose. The State of Illinois enters into | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | reimbursement agreements and contracts with and provides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | grants to private entities (contractors and grantees) for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | purpose of providing services for the citizens of Illinois. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | State of Illinois enters into these contracts and provides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | these grants to provide quality services for the citizens of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Illinois. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) The General Assembly finds that the needs of its | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | citizens cannot be met if the time frame for provision of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | services provided through reimbursement agreements, contracts, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | or grant agreements between the State of Illinois and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | contractors and grantees are subject to disruption and further | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | finds that likelihood of disruption is enhanced when a work | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | stoppage is involved. |
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1 | (c) The General Assembly further finds that the tax dollars | ||||||
2 | should be used for their appropriated use. In addition, staff | ||||||
3 | time, paid with tax dollars, should be spent providing services | ||||||
4 | to Illinois' citizens. | ||||||
5 | (d) This Act is intended solely as a limitation on the | ||||||
6 | permissible uses of State appropriations. It is not intended to | ||||||
7 | expand, limit, or in any manner affect existing rights or | ||||||
8 | duties of employers, employees, or labor organizations under | ||||||
9 | the National Labor Relations Act or other federal law affecting | ||||||
10 | labor relations.
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11 | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
12 | "IDHS contractor or grantee" means an individual or entity,
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13 | other than the State of Illinois, a State agency, or a | ||||||
14 | political subdivision of the State of Illinois, that contracts | ||||||
15 | with or receives grant funding from the Illinois Department of | ||||||
16 | Human Services, that delivers services that require | ||||||
17 | certification or licensing by IDHS, that provides services for | ||||||
18 | which rates are set by IDHS, or that receives State funding | ||||||
19 | that is appropriated through the IDHS budget. | ||||||
20 | "IDHS contractor" includes a subcontractor and a | ||||||
21 | contractor of a grantee and any other entity, other than a unit | ||||||
22 | of local government or a school district, that receives IDHS | ||||||
23 | funds for supplying services pursuant to a written contract | ||||||
24 | with the State or any of its agencies and that is controlled in | ||||||
25 | whole or in part by the contractor or an entity in which the |
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1 | contractor has a substantial beneficial interest. | ||||||
2 | "IDHS grantee" includes a sub-grantee and a grantee of a | ||||||
3 | contractor and any other entity that provides services | ||||||
4 | controlled in whole or in part by the grantee, or an entity in | ||||||
5 | which the grantee has a substantial beneficial interest. | ||||||
6 | "Employee" means a person employed by an IDHS contractor or | ||||||
7 | grantee other than a person employed in a bona fide supervisory | ||||||
8 | or managerial position as defined by applicable law. | ||||||
9 | "Labor organization", "employee representative", or | ||||||
10 | "union" means an organization or union of any kind in which
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11 | employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole | ||||||
12 | or in part, of representing employees concerning grievances, | ||||||
13 | labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, benefits, hours of | ||||||
14 | employment, or working conditions. | ||||||
15 | "State agency" includes the State and every State agency, | ||||||
16 | department, board, or commission. | ||||||
17 | "State funds" means any money provided by the State of | ||||||
18 | Illinois or a State agency.
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19 | Section 15. Payment. Upon notice to the Illinois Department | ||||||
20 | of Human Services of the existence of a work stoppage arising | ||||||
21 | from a labor dispute with an IDHS contractor or grantee that | ||||||
22 | may affect the provision of services under a State contract or | ||||||
23 | grant, IDHS shall cease payment of State funds to the | ||||||
24 | contractor or grantee pending receipt of evidence sufficient to | ||||||
25 | confirm that the contractor or grantee is performing all |
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1 | services specified in the contract or grant. No further | ||||||
2 | payments for those services shall be made to the contractor or | ||||||
3 | grantee until IDHS has filed affidavits with the chief | ||||||
4 | procurement officer and the Auditor General certifying that the | ||||||
5 | contractor or grantee is performing all services specified in | ||||||
6 | the contract or grant.
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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