SB1343 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1343

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Matt Murphy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/45-58 new

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that a preference equal to 10% of the contract amount be granted to an otherwise qualified State contract bidder that is a qualified veteran. Defines a qualified veteran as a business entity 51% or more owned by one or more veterans. Sets as a goal that each fiscal year the State award at least 3% of the value of its total contracts to qualified veterans. Requires that the Department of Central Management Services report annually to the General Assembly on the attainment of the percentage goal, based on information reported by chief procurement officers. Requires chief procurement officers to make recommendations on the percentage goal, with input from statewide veterans' service organizations and the business community. Requires the Governor to recommend to the General Assembly changes in programs to assist qualified veterans.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by adding Section 45-58 as follows:

(30 ILCS 500/45-58 new)

Sec. 45-58. Veterans.

(a) When a contract is awarded under this Code, a preference of up to 10% of the amount of the contract shall be given to a qualified veteran. If the qualified veteran otherwise meets the requirements of the contract solicitation and with the preference is the lowest bidder, the contract shall be awarded to the qualified veteran. If 2 or more qualified veterans are the lowest bidders on a contract, all other things being equal, the qualified veteran with the lowest bid shall be awarded the contract.

(b) It is the goal of the State to award each fiscal year not less than 3% of its total expenditures for contracts awarded under this Code to qualified veterans. That portion of a contract under which the contractor subcontracts with a qualified veteran may be counted toward the goal of this subsection.

(c) By each September 1, each chief procurement officer shall report to the Department of Central Management Services on all of the following for the immediately preceding fiscal year, and by each October 1 the Department of Central Management Services shall compile and report that information to the General Assembly:

(1) The number of qualified veterans who submitted a bid for a contract under this Code.

(2) The number of qualified veterans who entered into contracts with the State under this Code and the total value of those contracts.

(3) Whether the State achieved the goal described in subsection (b).

(4) The recommendations described in subsection (d).

(d) Each year, each chief procurement officer shall review the progress of all State agencies under its jurisdiction in meeting the goal described in subsection (b), with input from statewide veterans' service organizations and from the business community, including businesses owned by qualified veterans, and shall make recommendations to be included in the Department of Central Management Services' report to the General Assembly regarding continuation, increases, or decreases of the percentage goal. The recommendations shall be based upon the number of businesses that are owned by qualified veterans and on the continued need to encourage and promote businesses owned by qualified veterans.

(e) To assist the State in reaching the goal described in subsection (b), the Governor shall recommend to the General Assembly changes in programs to assist businesses owned by qualified veterans.

(f) As used in this Section:

"Qualified veteran" means a business entity that is 51% or more owned by one or more veterans.

"Veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released from his or her service under conditions other than dishonorable.