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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4
Article 1

 
5    Section 1-5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
6amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 100/5-45)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45)
8    Sec. 5-45. Emergency rulemaking.
9    (a) "Emergency" means the existence of any situation that
10any agency finds reasonably constitutes a threat to the public
11interest, safety, or welfare.
12    (b) If any agency finds that an emergency exists that
13requires adoption of a rule upon fewer days than is required by
14Section 5-40 and states in writing its reasons for that
15finding, the agency may adopt an emergency rule without prior
16notice or hearing upon filing a notice of emergency rulemaking
17with the Secretary of State under Section 5-70. The notice
18shall include the text of the emergency rule and shall be
19published in the Illinois Register. Consent orders or other
20court orders adopting settlements negotiated by an agency may
21be adopted under this Section. Subject to applicable
22constitutional or statutory provisions, an emergency rule

 

 

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1becomes effective immediately upon filing under Section 5-65 or
2at a stated date less than 10 days thereafter. The agency's
3finding and a statement of the specific reasons for the finding
4shall be filed with the rule. The agency shall take reasonable
5and appropriate measures to make emergency rules known to the
6persons who may be affected by them.
7    (c) An emergency rule may be effective for a period of not
8longer than 150 days, but the agency's authority to adopt an
9identical rule under Section 5-40 is not precluded. No
10emergency rule may be adopted more than once in any 24-month
11period, except that this limitation on the number of emergency
12rules that may be adopted in a 24-month period does not apply
13to (i) emergency rules that make additions to and deletions
14from the Drug Manual under Section 5-5.16 of the Illinois
15Public Aid Code or the generic drug formulary under Section
163.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, (ii)
17emergency rules adopted by the Pollution Control Board before
18July 1, 1997 to implement portions of the Livestock Management
19Facilities Act, (iii) emergency rules adopted by the Illinois
20Department of Public Health under subsections (a) through (i)
21of Section 2 of the Department of Public Health Act when
22necessary to protect the public's health, (iv) emergency rules
23adopted pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section, (v)
24emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (o) of this
25Section, or (vi) emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection
26(c-5) of this Section. Two or more emergency rules having

 

 

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1substantially the same purpose and effect shall be deemed to be
2a single rule for purposes of this Section.
3    (c-5) To facilitate the maintenance of the program of group
4health benefits provided to annuitants, survivors, and retired
5employees under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of
61971, rules to alter the contributions to be paid by the State,
7annuitants, survivors, retired employees, or any combination
8of those entities, for that program of group health benefits,
9shall be adopted as emergency rules. The adoption of those
10rules shall be considered an emergency and necessary for the
11public interest, safety, and welfare.
12    (d) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
13implementation of the State's fiscal year 1999 budget,
14emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 90-587
15or 90-588 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 1999
16may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency
17charged with administering that provision or initiative,
18except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of
19emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125
20do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (d). The
21adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (d)
22shall be deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
23safety, and welfare.
24    (e) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
25implementation of the State's fiscal year 2000 budget,
26emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-24

 

 

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1or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2000 may be
2adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
3with administering that provision or initiative, except that
4the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
5the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
6rules adopted under this subsection (e). The adoption of
7emergency rules authorized by this subsection (e) shall be
8deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
9welfare.
10    (f) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
11implementation of the State's fiscal year 2001 budget,
12emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-712
13or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2001 may be
14adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
15with administering that provision or initiative, except that
16the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
17the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
18rules adopted under this subsection (f). The adoption of
19emergency rules authorized by this subsection (f) shall be
20deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
21welfare.
22    (g) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
23implementation of the State's fiscal year 2002 budget,
24emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-10
25or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2002 may be
26adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged

 

 

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1with administering that provision or initiative, except that
2the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
3the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
4rules adopted under this subsection (g). The adoption of
5emergency rules authorized by this subsection (g) shall be
6deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
7welfare.
8    (h) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
9implementation of the State's fiscal year 2003 budget,
10emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-597
11or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2003 may be
12adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
13with administering that provision or initiative, except that
14the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
15the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
16rules adopted under this subsection (h). The adoption of
17emergency rules authorized by this subsection (h) shall be
18deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
19welfare.
20    (i) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
21implementation of the State's fiscal year 2004 budget,
22emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 93-20
23or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2004 may be
24adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
25with administering that provision or initiative, except that
26the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and

 

 

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1the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
2rules adopted under this subsection (i). The adoption of
3emergency rules authorized by this subsection (i) shall be
4deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
5welfare.
6    (j) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
7implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
82005 budget as provided under the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
9Implementation (Human Services) Act, emergency rules to
10implement any provision of the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
11Implementation (Human Services) Act may be adopted in
12accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
13administering that provision, except that the 24-month
14limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the
15provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules
16adopted under this subsection (j). The Department of Public Aid
17may also adopt rules under this subsection (j) necessary to
18administer the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Children's
19Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules
20authorized by this subsection (j) shall be deemed to be
21necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
22    (k) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
23implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
242006 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
25Public Act 94-48 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year
262006 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the

 

 

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1agency charged with administering that provision or
2initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption
3of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and
45-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (k).
5The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may also adopt
6rules under this subsection (k) necessary to administer the
7Illinois Public Aid Code, the Senior Citizens and Persons with
8Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, the Senior Citizens and
9Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act (now
10the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act), and the
11Children's Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of
12emergency rules authorized by this subsection (k) shall be
13deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
14welfare.
15    (l) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
16implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
172007 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
18may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2007, including
19rules effective July 1, 2007, in accordance with this
20subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
21Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
22the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
23Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
24requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
25Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
26this subsection (l) shall be deemed to be necessary for the

 

 

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1public interest, safety, and welfare.
2    (m) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
3implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
42008 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
5may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2008, including
6rules effective July 1, 2008, in accordance with this
7subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
8Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
9the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
10Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
11requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
12Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
13this subsection (m) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
14public interest, safety, and welfare.
15    (n) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
16implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
172010 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
18Public Act 96-45 or any other budget initiative authorized by
19the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2010 may be adopted
20in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
21administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
22emergency rules authorized by this subsection (n) shall be
23deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
24welfare. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
25(n) shall apply only to rules promulgated during Fiscal Year
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1    (o) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
2implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
32011 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
4Public Act 96-958 or any other budget initiative authorized by
5the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2011 may be adopted
6in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
7administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
8emergency rules authorized by this subsection (o) is deemed to
9be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. The
10rulemaking authority granted in this subsection (o) applies
11only to rules promulgated on or after July 1, 2010 (the
12effective date of Public Act 96-958) through June 30, 2011.
13    (p) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
14implementation of the provisions of Public Act 97-689,
15emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 97-689
16may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (p) by the
17agency charged with administering that provision or
18initiative. The 150-day limitation of the effective period of
19emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
20subsection (p), and the effective period may continue through
21June 30, 2013. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
22emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
23subsection (p). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
24this subsection (p) is deemed to be necessary for the public
25interest, safety, and welfare.
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1implementation of the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and
212 of Public Act 98-104, emergency rules to implement any
3provision of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 of Public Act 98-104
4may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (q) by the
5agency charged with administering that provision or
6initiative. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
7emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
8subsection (q). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
9this subsection (q) is deemed to be necessary for the public
10interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (r) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of Public Act 98-651,
13emergency rules to implement Public Act 98-651 may be adopted
14in accordance with this subsection (r) by the Department of
15Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
16adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
17under this subsection (r). The adoption of emergency rules
18authorized by this subsection (r) is deemed to be necessary for
19the public interest, safety, and welfare.
20    (s) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
21implementation of the provisions of Sections 5-5b.1 and 5A-2 of
22the Illinois Public Aid Code, emergency rules to implement any
23provision of Section 5-5b.1 or Section 5A-2 of the Illinois
24Public Aid Code may be adopted in accordance with this
25subsection (s) by the Department of Healthcare and Family
26Services. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection

 

 

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1(s) shall apply only to those rules adopted prior to July 1,
22015. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any
3emergency rule adopted under this subsection (s) shall only
4apply to payments made for State fiscal year 2015. The adoption
5of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (s) is deemed
6to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
7    (t) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
8implementation of the provisions of Article II of Public Act
999-6, emergency rules to implement the changes made by Article
10II of Public Act 99-6 to the Emergency Telephone System Act may
11be adopted in accordance with this subsection (t) by the
12Department of State Police. The rulemaking authority granted in
13this subsection (t) shall apply only to those rules adopted
14prior to July 1, 2016. The 24-month limitation on the adoption
15of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
16subsection (t). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
17this subsection (t) is deemed to be necessary for the public
18interest, safety, and welfare.
19    (u) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
20implementation of the provisions of the Burn Victims Relief
21Act, emergency rules to implement any provision of the Act may
22be adopted in accordance with this subsection (u) by the
23Department of Insurance. The rulemaking authority granted in
24this subsection (u) shall apply only to those rules adopted
25prior to December 31, 2015. The adoption of emergency rules
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1the public interest, safety, and welfare.
2    (v) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
3implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-516,
4emergency rules to implement Public Act 99-516 may be adopted
5in accordance with this subsection (v) by the Department of
6Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
7adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
8under this subsection (v). The adoption of emergency rules
9authorized by this subsection (v) is deemed to be necessary for
10the public interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (w) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-796,
13emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
1499-796 may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (w) by
15the Adjutant General. The adoption of emergency rules
16authorized by this subsection (w) is deemed to be necessary for
17the public interest, safety, and welfare.
18    (x) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
19implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-906,
20emergency rules to implement subsection (i) of Section 16-115D,
21subsection (g) of Section 16-128A, and subsection (a) of
22Section 16-128B of the Public Utilities Act may be adopted in
23accordance with this subsection (x) by the Illinois Commerce
24Commission. The rulemaking authority granted in this
25subsection (x) shall apply only to those rules adopted within
26180 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act

 

 

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199-906). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
2subsection (x) is deemed to be necessary for the public
3interest, safety, and welfare.
4    (y) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
5implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-23,
6emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
7100-23 to Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging,
8Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
9Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
10Dependency Act, and Sections 74 and 75 of the Mental Health and
11Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act may be adopted
12in accordance with this subsection (y) by the respective
13Department. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
14subsection (y) is deemed to be necessary for the public
15interest, safety, and welfare.
16    (z) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
17implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-554,
18emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
19100-554 to Section 4.7 of the Lobbyist Registration Act may be
20adopted in accordance with this subsection (z) by the Secretary
21of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
22subsection (z) is deemed to be necessary for the public
23interest, safety, and welfare.
24    (aa) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
25initial implementation of the changes made to Articles 5, 5A,
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1of Public Act 100-581, the Department of Healthcare and Family
2Services may adopt emergency rules in accordance with this
3subsection (aa). The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
4emergency rules does not apply to rules to initially implement
5the changes made to Articles 5, 5A, 12, and 14 of the Illinois
6Public Aid Code adopted under this subsection (aa). The
7adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (aa)
8is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
9welfare.
10    (bb) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
11implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587,
12emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
13100-587 to Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging,
14Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
15subsection (b) of Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and Other
16Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, Section 5-104 of the Specialized
17Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, and Section 75 and
18subsection (b) of Section 74 of the Mental Health and
19Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act may be adopted
20in accordance with this subsection (bb) by the respective
21Department. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
22subsection (bb) is deemed to be necessary for the public
23interest, safety, and welfare.
24    (cc) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
25implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587,
26emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with this

 

 

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1subsection (cc) to implement the changes made by Public Act
2100-587 to: Sections 14-147.5 and 14-147.6 of the Illinois
3Pension Code by the Board created under Article 14 of the Code;
4Sections 15-185.5 and 15-185.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by
5the Board created under Article 15 of the Code; and Sections
616-190.5 and 16-190.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by the Board
7created under Article 16 of the Code. The adoption of emergency
8rules authorized by this subsection (cc) is deemed to be
9necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
10    (dd) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
11implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-864,
12emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
13100-864 to Section 3.35 of the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act
14may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (dd) by the
15Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized
16by this subsection (dd) is deemed to be necessary for the
17public interest, safety, and welfare.
18    (ee) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
19implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-1172,
20emergency rules implementing the Illinois Underground Natural
21Gas Storage Safety Act may be adopted in accordance with this
22subsection by the Department of Natural Resources. The adoption
23of emergency rules authorized by this subsection is deemed to
24be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
25    (ff) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
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114 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under the provisions of
2Public Act 100-1181, the Department of Healthcare and Family
3Services may on a one-time-only basis adopt emergency rules in
4accordance with this subsection (ff). The 24-month limitation
5on the adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules to
6initially implement the changes made to Articles 5A and 14 of
7the Illinois Public Aid Code adopted under this subsection
8(ff). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
9subsection (ff) is deemed to be necessary for the public
10interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (gg) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-1, emergency
13rules may be adopted by the Department of Labor in accordance
14with this subsection (gg) to implement the changes made by
15Public Act 101-1 to the Minimum Wage Law. The adoption of
16emergency rules authorized by this subsection (gg) is deemed to
17be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
18    (hh) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
19implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-10 this
20amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, emergency rules
21may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (hh) to
22implement the changes made by Public Act 101-10 this amendatory
23Act of the 101st General Assembly to subsection (j) of Section
245-5.2 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The adoption of
25emergency rules authorized by this subsection (hh) is deemed to
26be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

 

 

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1    (ii) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
2implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-10 this
3amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, emergency rules
4to implement the changes made by Public Act 101-10 this
5amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to Sections 5-5.4
6and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code may be adopted in
7accordance with this subsection (ii) by the Department of
8Public Health. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
9this subsection (ii) is deemed to be necessary for the public
10interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (jj) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-10 this
13amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, emergency rules
14to implement the changes made by Public Act 101-10 this
15amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to Section 74 of
16the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
17Administrative Act may be adopted in accordance with this
18subsection (jj) by the Department of Human Services. The
19adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (jj)
20is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
21welfare.
22    (kk) (gg) In order to provide for the expeditious and
23timely implementation of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
24and Public Act 101-27 this amendatory Act of the 101st General
25Assembly, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Public
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1Police, and the Department of Financial and Professional
2Regulation may adopt emergency rules in accordance with this
3subsection (kk) (gg). The rulemaking authority granted in this
4subsection (kk) (gg) shall apply only to rules adopted before
5December 31, 2021. Notwithstanding the provisions of
6subsection (c), emergency rules adopted under this subsection
7(kk) (gg) shall be effective for 180 days. The adoption of
8emergency rules authorized by this subsection (kk) (gg) is
9deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
10welfare.
11    (ll) (hh) In order to provide for the expeditious and
12timely implementation of the provisions of the Leveling the
13Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act, emergency rules may be
14adopted in accordance with this subsection (ll) (hh) to
15implement the changes made by the Leveling the Playing Field
16for Illinois Retail Act. The adoption of emergency rules
17authorized by this subsection (ll) (hh) is deemed to be
18necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
19    (mm) (ii) In order to provide for the expeditious and
20timely implementation of the provisions of Section 25-70 of the
21Sports Wagering Act, emergency rules to implement Section 25-70
22of the Sports Wagering Act may be adopted in accordance with
23this subsection (mm) (ii) by the Department of the Lottery as
24provided in the Sports Wagering Act. The adoption of emergency
25rules authorized by this subsection (mm) (ii) is deemed to be
26necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

 

 

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1    (nn) (jj) In order to provide for the expeditious and
2timely implementation of the Sports Wagering Act, emergency
3rules to implement the Sports Wagering Act may be adopted in
4accordance with this subsection (nn) (jj) by the Illinois
5Gaming Board. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
6this subsection (nn) (jj) is deemed to be necessary for the
7public interest, safety, and welfare.
8    (oo) (kk) In order to provide for the expeditious and
9timely implementation of the provisions of subsection (c) of
10Section 20 of the Video Gaming Act, emergency rules to
11implement the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 20 of the
12Video Gaming Act may be adopted in accordance with this
13subsection (oo) (kk) by the Illinois Gaming Board. The adoption
14of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (oo) (kk) is
15deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
16welfare.
17    (pp) (gg) In order to provide for the expeditious and
18timely implementation of the provisions of Section 50 of the
19Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act, emergency rules to
20implement Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission
21Act may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (pp) (gg)
22by the Department of State Police. The adoption of emergency
23rules authorized by this subsection (pp) (gg) is deemed to be
24necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
25    (qq) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
26implementation of the provisions of the Illinois Works Jobs

 

 

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1Program Act, emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with
2this subsection (qq) to implement the Illinois Works Jobs
3Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
4subsection (qq) is deemed to be necessary for the public
5interest, safety, and welfare.
6(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-554, eff. 11-16-17;
7100-581, eff. 3-12-18; 100-587, Article 95, Section 95-5, eff.
86-4-18; 100-587, Article 110, Section 110-5, eff. 6-4-18;
9100-864, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19; 100-1181, eff.
103-8-19; 101-1, eff. 2-19-19; 101-10, Article 20, Section 20-5,
11eff. 6-5-19; 101-10, Article 35, Section 35-5, eff. 6-5-19;
12101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-31, Article 15, Section 15-5, eff.
136-28-19; 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-900, eff. 6-28-19;
14101-31, Article 35, Section 35-3, eff. 6-28-19; 101-377, eff.
158-16-19; revised 9-27-19.)
 
16    Section 1-15. The Illinois Works Jobs Program Act is
17amended by changing Sections 20-10, 20-15, 20-20, and 20-25 as
18follows:
 
19    (30 ILCS 559/20-10)
20    Sec. 20-10. Definitions.
21    "Apprentice" means a participant in an apprenticeship
22program approved by and registered with the United States
23Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
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1training program approved by and registered with the United
2States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and
3Training.
4    "Bid credit" means a virtual dollar for a contractor or
5subcontractor to use toward future bids on contracts with the
6State for public works projects contracts.
7    "Community-based organization" means a nonprofit
8organization, including an accredited public college or
9university, selected by the Department to participate in the
10Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. To qualify as a
11"community-based organization", the organization must
12demonstrate the following:
13        (1) the ability to effectively serve diverse and
14    underrepresented populations, including by providing
15    employment services to such populations;
16        (2) knowledge of the construction and building trades;
17        (3) the ability to recruit, prescreen, and provide
18    preapprenticeship training to prepare workers for
19    employment in the construction and building trades; and
20        (4) a plan to provide the following:
21            (A) preparatory classes;
22            (B) workplace readiness skills, such as resume
23        preparation and interviewing techniques;
24            (C) strategies for overcoming barriers to entry
25        and completion of an apprenticeship program; and
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1        apprenticeship program.
2    "Contractor" means a person, corporation, partnership,
3limited liability company, or joint venture entering into a
4contract with the State or any State agency to construct a
5public work.
6    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
7Opportunity.
8    "Labor hours" means the total hours for workers who are
9receiving an hourly wage and who are directly employed for the
10public works project. "Labor hours" includes hours performed by
11workers employed by the contractor and subcontractors on the
12public works project. "Labor hours" does not include hours
13worked by the forepersons, superintendents, owners, and
14workers who are not subject to prevailing wage requirements.
15    "Minorities" means minority persons as defined in the
16Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
17Disabilities Act.
18    "Public works" means all projects, contracted or funded by
19the State or any agency of the State, in whole or in part, from
20appropriated capital funds, that constitute public works under
21the Prevailing Wage Act.
22    "Subcontractor" means a person, corporation, partnership,
23limited liability company, or joint venture that has contracted
24with the contractor to perform all or part of the work to
25construct a public work by a contractor.
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1identified by the Department that historically have had
2barriers to entry or advancement in the workforce.
3"Underrepresented populations" includes, but is not limited
4to, minorities, women, and veterans.
5(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
6    (30 ILCS 559/20-15)
7    Sec. 20-15. Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program;
8Illinois Works Bid Credit Program.
9    (a) The Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is
10established and shall be administered by the Department. The
11goal of the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is to
12create a network of community-based organizations throughout
13the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide
14preapprenticeship skills training, for which participants may
15attend free of charge and receive a stipend, to create a
16qualified, diverse pipeline of workers who are prepared for
17careers in the construction and building trades. Upon
18completion of the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program,
19the candidates will be skilled and work-ready.
20    (b) There is created the Illinois Works Fund, a special
21fund in the State treasury. The Illinois Works Fund shall be
22administered by the Department. The Illinois Works Fund shall
23be used to provide funding for community-based organizations
24throughout the State. In addition to any other transfers that
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1June 30, 2020, at the direction of the Director of the
2Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the State
3Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer
4amounts not exceeding a total of $25,000,000 from the Rebuild
5Illinois Projects Fund to the Illinois Works Fund.
6    (c) Each community-based organization that receives
7funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall provide an annual
8report to the Illinois Works Review Panel by April 1 of each
9calendar year. The annual report shall include the following
10information:
11        (1) a description of the community-based
12    organization's recruitment, screening, and training
13    efforts;
14        (2) the number of individuals who apply to, participate
15    in, and complete the community-based organization's
16    program, broken down by race, gender, age, and veteran
17    status; and
18    (3) the number of the individuals referenced in item (2) of
19    this subsection who are initially accepted and placed into
20    apprenticeship programs in the construction and building
21    trades.
22    (d) The Department shall create and administer the Illinois
23Works Bid Credit Program that shall provide economic
24incentives, through bid credits, to encourage contractors and
25subcontractors to provide contracting and employment
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1the construction industry.
2    The Illinois Works Bid Credit Program shall allow
3contractors and subcontractors to earn bid credits for use
4toward future bids for public works projects contracted by the
5State or an agency of the State in order to increase the
6chances that the contractor and the subcontractors will be
7selected.
8    Contractors or subcontractors may be eligible for bid
9credits for employing apprentices who have completed the
10Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program on public works
11projects contracted by the State or any agency of the State.
12Contractors or subcontractors shall earn bid credits at a rate
13established by the Department and based on labor hours worked
14on State-contracted public works projects by apprentices who
15have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program.
16The Department shall establish the rate by rule and shall
17publish it published on the Department's website. The rule may
18include maximum bid credits allowed per contractor, per
19subcontractor, per apprentice, per bid, or per year , including
20any appropriate caps.
21    The Illinois Works Credit Bank is hereby created and shall
22be administered by the Department. The Illinois Works Credit
23Bank shall track the bid credits.
24    A contractor or subcontractor who has been awarded bid
25credits under any other State program for employing apprentices
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1Program is not eligible to receive bid credits under the
2Illinois Works Bid Credit Program relating to the same
3contract.
4    The Department shall report to the Illinois Works Review
5Panel the following: (i) the number of bid credits awarded by
6the Department; (ii) the number of bid credits submitted by the
7contractor or subcontractor to the agency administering the
8public works contract; and (iii) the number of bid credits
9accepted by the agency for such contract. Any agency that
10awards bid credits pursuant to the Illinois Works Credit Bank
11Program shall report to the Department the number of bid
12credits it accepted for the public works contract.
13    Upon a finding that a contractor or subcontractor has
14reported falsified records to the Department in order to
15fraudulently obtain bid credits, the Department may shall
16permanently bar the contractor or subcontractor from
17participating in the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program and may
18suspend the contractor or subcontractor from bidding on or
19participating in any public works project. False or fraudulent
20claims for payment relating to false bid credits may be subject
21to damages and penalties under applicable law.
22    (e) The Department shall adopt any rules deemed necessary
23to implement this Section. In order to provide for the
24expeditious and timely implementation of this Act, the
25Department may adopt emergency rules. The adoption of emergency
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1for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
2(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
3    (30 ILCS 559/20-20)
4    Sec. 20-20. Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative.
5    (a) The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative is
6established and shall be administered by the Department.
7        (1) Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsection
8    (b) of this Section, apprentices shall be utilized on all
9    public works projects estimated to cost $500,000 or more in
10    accordance with this subsection (a).
11        (2) For public works projects estimated to cost
12    $500,000 or more, the goal of the Illinois Works
13    Apprenticeship Initiative is that apprentices will perform
14    either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each
15    prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated
16    labor hours in each prevailing wage classification,
17    whichever is less.
18    (b) Before or during the term of a contract subject to this
19Section, the Department may reduce or waive the goals set forth
20in paragraph (2) of subsection (a). Prior to the Department
21granting a request for a reduction or waiver, the Department
22shall determine, in its discretion, whether to hold a public
23hearing on the request. In determining whether to hold a public
24hearing, the Department may consider factors, including the
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1subcontractor seeking the reduction or waiver has previously
2requested reductions or waivers on other projects. The
3Department may also and shall consult with the Business
4Enterprise Council under the Business Enterprise for
5Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and the
6Chief Procurement Officer of the agency administering the
7public works contract. The Department may grant a reduction or
8waiver upon a determination that:
9        (1) the contractor or subcontractor has demonstrated
10    that insufficient apprentices are available;
11        (2) the reasonable and necessary requirements of the
12    contract do not allow the goal to be met;
13        (3) there is a disproportionately high ratio of
14    material costs to labor hours that makes meeting the goal
15    infeasible; or
16        (4) apprentice labor hour goals conflict with existing
17    requirements, including federal requirements, in
18    connection with the public work.
19    (c) Contractors and subcontractors must submit a
20certification to the Department and the agency that is
21administering the contract, or the grant agreement funding the
22contract, demonstrating that the contractor or subcontractor
23has either:
24        (1) met the apprentice labor hour goals set forth in
25    paragraph (2) of subsection (a); or
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1    subsection (b).
2    It shall be deemed to be a material breach of the contract,
3or the grant agreement funding the contract, and entitle the
4State to declare a default, terminate the contract or grant
5agreement funding it, and exercise those remedies provided for
6in the contract, at law, or in equity if the contractor or
7subcontractor fails to submit the certification required in
8this subsection or submits false or misleading information.
9    (d) No later than one year after the effective date of this
10Act, and by April 1 of every calendar year thereafter, the
11Department of Labor shall submit a report to the Illinois Works
12Review Panel regarding the use of apprentices under the
13Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative for public works
14projects. To the extent it is available, the report shall
15include the following information:
16        (1) the total number of labor hours on each project and
17    the percentage of labor hours actually worked by
18    apprentices on each public works project;
19        (2) the number of apprentices used in each public works
20    project, broken down by trade; and
21        (3) the number and percentage of minorities, women, and
22    veterans utilized as apprentices on each public works
23    project.
24    (e) The Department shall adopt any rules deemed necessary
25to implement the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. In
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1of this Act, the Department may adopt emergency rules. The
2adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection is
3deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
4welfare.
5    (f) The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative shall not
6interfere with any contracts or grants program in existence on
7the effective date of this Act.
8    (g) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this
9Act, any State agency that administers a construction program
10for which federal law or regulations establish standards and
11procedures for the utilization of apprentices may implement the
12Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative using the federal
13standards and procedures for the establishment of goals and
14utilization procedures for the State-funded, as well as the
15federally assisted, portions of the program. In such cases,
16these goals shall not exceed those established pursuant to the
17relevant federal statutes or regulations.
18(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 559/20-25)
20    Sec. 20-25. The Illinois Works Review Panel.
21    (a) The Illinois Works Review Panel is created and shall be
22comprised of 25 11 members, each serving 3-year terms. The
23Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of
24the Senate shall each appoint 5 2 members. The Minority Leader
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1Senate shall each appoint 5 members one member. The Director of
2Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee,
3shall serve as a member. The Governor shall appoint the
4following individuals to serve as members: a representative
5from a contractor organization; a representative from a labor
6organization; and 2 members of the public with workforce
7development expertise, one of whom shall be a representative of
8a nonprofit organization that addresses workforce development.
9    (b) The members of the Illinois Works Review Panel shall
10make recommendations to the Department regarding
11identification and evaluation of community-based
12organizations.
13    (c) The Illinois Works Review Panel shall meet, at least
14quarterly, to review and evaluate (i) the Illinois Works
15Preapprenticeship Program and the Illinois Works
16Apprenticeship Initiative, (ii) ideas to diversify the trainee
17corps in the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program and the
18workforce in the construction industry in Illinois, (iii) ideas
19to increase diversity in active apprenticeship programs in
20Illinois, and (iv) (iii) workforce demographic data collected
21by the Illinois Department of Labor.
22    (d) All State contracts and grant agreements funding State
23contracts shall include a requirement that the contractor and
24subcontractor shall, upon reasonable notice, appear before and
25respond to requests for information from the Illinois Works
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1    (e) By August 1, 2020, and every August 1 thereafter, the
2Illinois Works Review Panel shall report to the General
3Assembly on its evaluation of the Illinois Works
4Preapprenticeship Program and the Illinois Works
5Apprenticeship Initiative, including any recommended
6modifications.
7(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
8
Article 2

 
9    Section 2-5. The Department of Labor Law of the Civil
10Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
111505-215 as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 1505/1505-215)
13    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
14delayed effective date)
15    Sec. 1505-215. Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs; Advisory
16Board.
17    (a) There is created within the Department of Labor a
18Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs. This Bureau shall work to
19increase minority participation in active apprentice programs
20in Illinois that are approved by the United States Department
21of Labor. The Bureau shall identify barriers to minorities
22gaining access to construction careers and make
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1policies to remove those barriers. The Department may hire
2staff to perform outreach in promoting diversity in active
3apprenticeship programs approved by the United States
4Department of Labor. The Bureau shall annually compile racial
5and gender workforce diversity information from contractors
6receiving State or other public funds and by labor unions with
7members working on projects receiving State or other public
8funds.
9    (b) There is created the Advisory Board for Diversity in
10Active Apprenticeship Programs Approved by the United States
11Department of Labor. This Advisory Board shall be composed of
1212 legislators; 3 members appointed by the President of the
13Senate, 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
14Representatives, 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader of
15the Senate, and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader of
16the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate and
17the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint
18a co-chairperson. Members of the Advisory Board shall receive
19no compensation for serving as members of the Advisory Board.
20The Advisory Board shall meet quarterly. The Advisory Board may
21request necessary additional information from the Department,
22other State agencies, or public institutions of higher
23education for the purposes of performing its duties under this
24Section. The Advisory Board may advise the Department of
25programs to increase diversity in active apprenticeship
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1and staffing for the Advisory Board.
2(Source: P.A. 101-170, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
3    Section 2-10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
4Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
5Sections 2, 4, 5, and 7 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 575/2)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
8    Sec. 2. Definitions.
9    (A) For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
10have the following definitions:
11        (1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a
12    citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States
13    and who is any of the following:
14            (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
15        having origins in any of the original peoples of North
16        and South America, including Central America, and who
17        maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
18            (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
19        original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
20        the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
21        to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
22        Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
23        Vietnam).
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1        origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
2        Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in
3        addition to "Black or African American".
4            (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
5        Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
6        Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
7            (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
8        person having origins in any of the original peoples of
9        Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
10        (2) "Woman" shall mean a person who is a citizen or
11    lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is
12    of the female gender.
13        (2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who is
14    a citizen or lawful resident of the United States and is a
15    person qualifying as a person with a disability under
16    subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).
17        (2.1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a
18    severe physical or mental disability that:
19            (a) results from:
20            amputation,
21            arthritis,
22            autism,
23            blindness,
24            burn injury,
25            cancer,
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1            Crohn's disease,
2            cystic fibrosis,
3            deafness,
4            head injury,
5            heart disease,
6            hemiplegia,
7            hemophilia,
8            respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,
9            an intellectual disability,
10            mental illness,
11            multiple sclerosis,
12            muscular dystrophy,
13            musculoskeletal disorders,
14            neurological disorders, including stroke and
15        epilepsy,
16            paraplegia,
17            quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,
18            sickle cell anemia,
19            ulcerative colitis,
20            specific learning disabilities, or
21            end stage renal failure disease; and
22            (b) substantially limits one or more of the
23        person's major life activities.
24        Another disability or combination of disabilities may
25    also be considered as a severe disability for the purposes
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1    by an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause a
2    comparable degree of substantial functional limitation
3    similar to the specific list of disabilities listed in item
4    (a) of this subdivision (2.1).
5        (3) "Minority-owned business" means a business which
6    is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or
7    in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in
8    which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the
9    management and daily business operations of which are
10    controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who
11    own it.
12        (4) "Women-owned business" means a business which is at
13    least 51% owned by one or more women, or, in the case of a
14    corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned by
15    one or more women; and the management and daily business
16    operations of which are controlled by one or more of the
17    women who own it.
18        (4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability"
19    means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more
20    persons with a disability and the management and daily
21    business operations of which are controlled by one or more
22    of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
23    not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that
24    is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal
25    Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned
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1        (4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council
2    for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities
3    created under Section 5 of this Act.
4        (5) "State contracts" means all contracts entered into
5    by the State, any agency or department thereof, or any
6    public institution of higher education, including
7    community college districts, regardless of the source of
8    the funds with which the contracts are paid, which are not
9    subject to federal reimbursement. "State contracts" does
10    not include contracts awarded by a retirement system,
11    pension fund, or investment board subject to Section
12    1-109.1 of the Illinois Pension Code. This definition shall
13    control over any existing definition under this Act or
14    applicable administrative rule.
15        "State construction contracts" means all State
16    contracts entered into by a State agency or public
17    institution of higher education for the repair,
18    remodeling, renovation or construction of a building or
19    structure, or for the construction or maintenance of a
20    highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code.
21        (6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments,
22    officers, boards, commissions, institutions and bodies
23    politic and corporate of the State, but does not include
24    the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
25    Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the
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1    Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
2    Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
3    Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
4    Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of
5    Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
6    Trustees of Western Illinois University, municipalities or
7    other local governmental units, or other State
8    constitutional officers.
9        (7) "Public institutions of higher education" means
10    the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University,
11    Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
12    Governors State University, Illinois State University,
13    Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
14    University, Western Illinois University, the public
15    community colleges of the State, and any other public
16    universities, colleges, and community colleges now or
17    hereafter established or authorized by the General
18    Assembly.
19        (8) "Certification" means a determination made by the
20    Council or by one delegated authority from the Council to
21    make certifications, or by a State agency with statutory
22    authority to make such a certification, that a business
23    entity is a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
24    with a disability for whatever purpose. A business owned
25    and controlled by women shall be certified as a
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1    women who are also minorities shall be certified as both a
2    "women-owned business" and a "minority-owned business".
3        (9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole
4    control of the business including, but not limited to,
5    capital investment and all other financial matters,
6    property, acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal
7    matters, officer-director-employee selection and
8    comprehensive hiring, operating responsibilities,
9    cost-control matters, income and dividend matters,
10    financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or
11    joint partners. Control shall be real, substantial and
12    continuing, not pro forma. Control shall include the power
13    to direct or cause the direction of the management and
14    policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as well
15    as major decisions in matters of policy, management and
16    operations. Control shall be exemplified by possessing the
17    requisite knowledge and expertise to run the particular
18    business and control shall not include simple majority or
19    absentee ownership.
20        (10) "Business" means a business that has annual gross
21    sales of less than $75,000,000 as evidenced by the federal
22    income tax return of the business. A firm with gross sales
23    in excess of this cap may apply to the Council for
24    certification for a particular contract if the firm can
25    demonstrate that the contract would have significant
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1    with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors or in
2    employment of minorities, women, or persons with
3    disabilities.
4        (11) "Utilization plan" means a form and additional
5    documentations included in all bids or proposals that
6    demonstrates a vendor's proposed utilization of vendors
7    certified by the Business Enterprise Program to meet the
8    targeted goal. The utilization plan shall demonstrate that
9    the Vendor has either: (1) met the entire contract goal or
10    (2) requested a full or partial waiver and made good faith
11    efforts towards meeting the goal.
12        (12) "Business Enterprise Program" means the Business
13    Enterprise Program of the Department of Central Management
14    Services.
15    (B) When a business is owned at least 51% by any
16combination of minority persons, women, or persons with
17disabilities, even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at
18least a 51% interest, the ownership requirement for purposes of
19this Act is considered to be met. The certification category
20for the business is that of the class holding the largest
21ownership interest in the business. If 2 or more classes have
22equal ownership interests, the certification category shall be
23determined by the business.
24(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-462, eff. 8-25-15;
2599-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 575/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.604)
2    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-170)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
4    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
5    (a) Except as provided in subsection subsections (b) and
6(c), not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State
7contracts, as defined by the Secretary of the Council and
8approved by the Council, shall be established as an
9aspirational goal to be awarded to businesses owned by
10minorities, women, and persons with disabilities; provided,
11however, that of the total amount of all State contracts
12awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
13with disabilities pursuant to this Section, contracts
14representing at least 11% shall be awarded to businesses owned
15by minorities, contracts representing at least 7% shall be
16awarded to women-owned businesses, and contracts representing
17at least 2% shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons
18with disabilities.
19    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of
20State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
21examining independently each type of contract for each agency
22or public institutions of higher education which lets such
23contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which
24represents the participation of businesses owned by
25minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such
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1requirements of this Act shall include the requirement that
2only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
3persons with disabilities that perform a commercially useful
4function may be counted toward the goals set forth by this Act.
5Contracts shall include a definition of "commercially useful
6function" that is consistent with 49 CFR 26.55(c).
7    (b) In the case of State construction contracts, the
8provisions of subsection (a) requiring a portion of State
9contracts to be awarded to businesses owned and controlled by
10persons with disabilities do not apply. The following
11aspirational goals are established for State construction
12contracts: not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of
13State construction contracts is established as a goal to be
14awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
15    (c) In the case of all work undertaken by the University of
16Illinois related to the planning, organization, and staging of
17the games, the University of Illinois shall establish a goal of
18awarding not less than 25% of the annual dollar value of all
19contracts, purchase orders, and other agreements (collectively
20referred to as "the contracts") to minority-owned businesses or
21businesses owned by a person with a disability and 5% of the
22annual dollar value the contracts to women-owned businesses.
23For purposes of this subsection, the term "games" has the
24meaning set forth in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
25(2016) Law.
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1date of Public Act 96-8), the Department of Central Management
2Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures
3the impact of discrimination on minority and women business
4development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009
5(the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall
6issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on
7whether to adjust the goals for minority and women
8participation established in this Act. Copies of this report
9and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
10Governor and the General Assembly. By December 1, 2022, the
11Department of Central Management Services Business Enterprise
12Program shall develop a model for social scientific disparity
13study sourcing for local governmental units to adapt and
14implement to address regional disparities in public
15procurement.
16    (e) Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise
17mandated by federal law or regulation, those who submit bids or
18proposals for State contracts subject to the provisions of this
19Act, whose bids or proposals are successful and include a
20utilization plan but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
21subsection (b) of this Section, shall be notified of that
22deficiency and shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10
23calendar days from the date of notification to cure that
24deficiency in the bid or proposal. The deficiency in the bid or
25proposal may only be cured by contracting with additional
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1case shall an identified subcontractor with a certification
2made pursuant to this Act be terminated from the contract
3without the written consent of the State agency or public
4institution of higher education entering into the contract.
5    (f) Non-construction solicitations that include Business
6Enterprise Program participation goals shall require bidders
7and offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans
8are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to
9complete and include a utilization plan, including
10documentation demonstrating good faith effort when requesting
11a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive.
12(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 99-514, eff. 6-30-16;
13100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
14    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-170)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
16    Sec. 4. Award of State contracts.
17    (a) Except as provided in subsection subsections (b) and
18(c), not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State
19contracts, as defined by the Secretary of the Council and
20approved by the Council, shall be established as an
21aspirational goal to be awarded to businesses owned by
22minorities, women, and persons with disabilities; provided,
23however, that of the total amount of all State contracts
24awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
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1representing at least 11% shall be awarded to businesses owned
2by minorities, contracts representing at least 7% shall be
3awarded to women-owned businesses, and contracts representing
4at least 2% shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons
5with disabilities.
6    The above percentage relates to the total dollar amount of
7State contracts during each State fiscal year, calculated by
8examining independently each type of contract for each agency
9or public institutions of higher education which lets such
10contracts. Only that percentage of arrangements which
11represents the participation of businesses owned by
12minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on such
13contracts shall be included. State contracts subject to the
14requirements of this Act shall include the requirement that
15only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
16persons with disabilities that perform a commercially useful
17function may be counted toward the goals set forth by this Act.
18Contracts shall include a definition of "commercially useful
19function" that is consistent with 49 CFR 26.55(c).
20    (b) Not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State
21construction contracts is established as an aspirational goal
22to be awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
23persons with disabilities; provided that, contracts
24representing at least 11% of the total dollar amount of State
25construction contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
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1dollar amount of State construction contracts shall be awarded
2to women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at least
32% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts
4shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with
5disabilities.
6    (c) (Blank).
7    (d) Within one year after April 28, 2009 (the effective
8date of Public Act 96-8), the Department of Central Management
9Services shall conduct a social scientific study that measures
10the impact of discrimination on minority and women business
11development in Illinois. Within 18 months after April 28, 2009
12(the effective date of Public Act 96-8), the Department shall
13issue a report of its findings and any recommendations on
14whether to adjust the goals for minority and women
15participation established in this Act. Copies of this report
16and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
17Governor and the General Assembly.
18    By December 1, 2020, the Department of Central Management
19Services shall conduct a new social scientific study that
20measures the impact of discrimination on minority and women
21business development in Illinois. By June 1, 2022, the
22Department shall issue a report of its findings and any
23recommendations on whether to adjust the goals for minority and
24women participation established in this Act. Copies of this
25report and the social scientific study shall be filed with the
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1December 1, 2022, the Department of Central Management Services
2Business Enterprise Program shall develop a model for social
3scientific disparity study sourcing for local governmental
4units to adapt and implement to address regional disparities in
5public procurement.
6    (e) Except as permitted under this Act or as otherwise
7mandated by federal law or regulation, those who submit bids or
8proposals for State contracts subject to the provisions of this
9Act, whose bids or proposals are successful and include a
10utilization plan but that fail to meet the goals set forth in
11subsection (b) of this Section, shall be notified of that
12deficiency and shall be afforded a period not to exceed 10
13calendar days from the date of notification to cure that
14deficiency in the bid or proposal. The deficiency in the bid or
15proposal may only be cured by contracting with additional
16subcontractors who are owned by minorities or women. Any
17increase in cost to a contract for the addition of a
18subcontractor to cure a bid's deficiency shall not affect the
19bid price, shall not be used in the request for an exemption in
20this Act, and in no case shall an identified subcontractor with
21a certification made pursuant to this Act be terminated from
22the contract without the written consent of the State agency or
23public institution of higher education entering into the
24contract.
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1and offerors to include utilization plans. Utilization plans
2are due at the time of bid or offer submission. Failure to
3complete and include a utilization plan, including
4documentation demonstrating good faith effort when requesting
5a waiver, shall render the bid or offer non-responsive.
6(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
7    (30 ILCS 575/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.605)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
9    Sec. 5. Business Enterprise Council.
10    (1) To help implement, monitor and enforce the goals of
11this Act, there is created the Business Enterprise Council for
12Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, hereinafter
13referred to as the Council, composed of the Secretary of Human
14Services and the Directors of the Department of Human Rights,
15the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the
16Department of Central Management Services, the Department of
17Transportation and the Capital Development Board, or their duly
18appointed representatives, with the Comptroller, or his or her
19designee, serving as an advisory member of the Council. Ten
20individuals representing businesses that are minority-owned or
21women-owned or owned by persons with disabilities, 2
22individuals representing the business community, and a
23representative of public institutions of higher education
24shall be appointed by the Governor. These members shall serve 2
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1occurring on the Council shall also be filled by the Governor.
2Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
3expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
4shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Members of
5the Council shall serve without compensation but shall be
6reimbursed for any ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in
7the performance of their duties.
8    The Director of the Department of Central Management
9Services shall serve as the Council chairperson and shall
10select, subject to approval of the council, a Secretary
11responsible for the operation of the program who shall serve as
12the Division Manager of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
13Women, and Persons with Disabilities Division of the Department
14of Central Management Services.
15    The Director of each State agency and the chief executive
16officer of each public institutions of higher education shall
17appoint a liaison to the Council. The liaison shall be
18responsible for submitting to the Council any reports and
19documents necessary under this Act.
20    (2) The Council's authority and responsibility shall be to:
21        (a) Devise a certification procedure to assure that
22    businesses taking advantage of this Act are legitimately
23    classified as businesses owned by minorities, women, or
24    persons with disabilities and a registration procedure to
25    recognize, without additional evidence of Business
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1    businesses owned by minorities, women, or persons with
2    disabilities certified by the City of Chicago, Cook County,
3    or other jurisdictional programs with requirements and
4    procedures equaling or exceeding those in this Act.
5        (b) Maintain a list of all businesses legitimately
6    classified as businesses owned by minorities, women, or
7    persons with disabilities to provide to State agencies and
8    public institutions of higher education.
9        (c) Review rules and regulations for the
10    implementation of the program for businesses owned by
11    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
12        (d) Review compliance plans submitted by each State
13    agency and public institutions of higher education
14    pursuant to this Act.
15        (e) Make annual reports as provided in Section 8f to
16    the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of the
17    program.
18        (f) Serve as a central clearinghouse for information on
19    State contracts, including the maintenance of a list of all
20    pending State contracts upon which businesses owned by
21    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities may bid.
22    At the Council's discretion, maintenance of the list may
23    include 24-hour electronic access to the list along with
24    the bid and application information.
25        (g) Establish a toll free telephone number to
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1    certification process and pending contracts.
2    (3) No premium bond rate of a surety company for a bond
3required of a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
4with a disability bidding for a State contract shall be higher
5than the lowest rate charged by that surety company for a
6similar bond in the same classification of work that would be
7written for a business not owned by a minority, woman, or
8person with a disability.
9    (4) Any Council member who has direct financial or personal
10interest in any measure pending before the Council shall
11disclose this fact to the Council and refrain from
12participating in the determination upon such measure.
13    (5) The Secretary shall have the following duties and
14responsibilities:
15        (a) To be responsible for the day-to-day operation of
16    the Council.
17        (b) To serve as a coordinator for all of the State's
18    programs for businesses owned by minorities, women, and
19    persons with disabilities and as the information and
20    referral center for all State initiatives for businesses
21    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
22        (c) To establish an enforcement procedure whereby the
23    Council may recommend to the appropriate State legal
24    officer that the State exercise its legal remedies which
25    shall include (1) termination of the contract involved, (2)
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1    contracts for a period not to exceed 3 years, (3)
2    imposition of a penalty not to exceed any profit acquired
3    as a result of violation, or (4) any combination thereof.
4    Such procedures shall require prior approval by Council.
5    All funds collected as penalties under this subsection
6    shall be used exclusively for maintenance and further
7    development of the Business Enterprise Program and
8    encouragement of participation in State procurement by
9    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
10        (d) To devise appropriate policies, regulations and
11    procedures for including participation by businesses owned
12    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
13    prime contractors including, but not limited to, (i)
14    encouraging the inclusions of qualified businesses owned
15    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities on
16    solicitation lists, (ii) investigating the potential of
17    blanket bonding programs for small construction jobs,
18    (iii) investigating and making recommendations concerning
19    the use of the sheltered market process.
20        (e) To devise procedures for the waiver of the
21    participation goals in appropriate circumstances.
22        (f) To accept donations and, with the approval of the
23    Council or the Director of Central Management Services,
24    grants related to the purposes of this Act; to conduct
25    seminars related to the purpose of this Act and to charge
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1    vendor lists and other such information to interested
2    parties, except that forms necessary to become eligible for
3    the program shall be provided free of charge to a business
4    or individual applying for the program.
5(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17;
6100-801, eff. 8-10-18.)
 
7    (30 ILCS 575/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.607)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
9    Sec. 7. Exemptions; waivers; publication of data.
10    (1) Individual contract exemptions. The Council, at the
11written request of the affected agency, public institution of
12higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
13funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of the
14State Finance Act, may permit an individual contract or
15contract package, (related contracts being bid or awarded
16simultaneously for the same project or improvements) be made
17wholly or partially exempt from State contracting goals for
18businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
19disabilities prior to the advertisement for bids or
20solicitation of proposals whenever there has been a
21determination, reduced to writing and based on the best
22information available at the time of the determination, that
23there is an insufficient number of businesses owned by
24minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure
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1bids or proposals solicited for the individual contract or
2contract package in question. The Council may charge a
3reasonable fee for written request of individual contract
4exemptions. Any such exemptions shall be given by the Council
5to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs.
6        (a) Written request for contract exemption. A written
7    request for an individual contract exemption exception
8    must include, but is not limited to, the following:
9            (i) a list of eligible qualified businesses owned
10        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
11        that would qualify for the purpose of the contract;
12            (ii) a clear demonstration each business's
13        deficiency that the number of eligible businesses
14        identified in subparagraph (i) above is insufficient
15        to ensure would impair adequate competition or
16        qualification;
17            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
18        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
19        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
20        the agency or the public institution of higher
21        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
22        or proposals within that class; and
23            (iv) a list of eligible qualified businesses owned
24        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
25        that the contractor has used in the current and prior
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1        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
2    concerning an individual contract exemption must consider,
3    at a minimum, include the following:
4            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
5        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
6        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
7        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities each
8        business's disqualification;
9            (ii) the total number of exemptions granted to
10        waivers of the affected agency, public institution of
11        higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of
12        State funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section
13        45 of the State Finance Act that have been granted by
14        the Council in the current and prior for that fiscal
15        years year; and
16            (iii) the percentage of affected agency or public
17        institution of higher education's most current
18        percentages in contracts awarded by the agency or
19        public institution of higher education to eligible
20        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
21        with disabilities in the current and prior for that
22        fiscal years year.
23    (2) Class exemptions.
24        (a) Creation. The Council, at the written request of
25    the affected agency or public institution of higher
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1    exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned by
2    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities whenever
3    there has been a determination, reduced to writing and
4    based on the best information available at the time of the
5    determination, that there is an insufficient number of
6    qualified businesses owned by minorities, women, and
7    persons with disabilities to ensure adequate competition
8    and an expectation of reasonable prices on bids or
9    proposals within that class. Any such exemption shall be
10    given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship
11    Programs.
12        (a-1) Written request for class exemption. A written
13    request for a class exemption exception must include, but
14    is not limited to, the following:
15            (i) a list of eligible qualified businesses owned
16        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
17        that pertain to the class of contracts in the requested
18        waiver;
19            (ii) a clear demonstration each business's
20        deficiency that the number of eligible businesses
21        identified in subparagraph (i) above is insufficient
22        to ensure would impair adequate competition or
23        qualification;
24            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
25        proposals being offered by eligible businesses owned
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1        and the agency or the public institution of higher
2        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
3        or proposals within that class; and
4            (iv) the number of class exemptions the affected
5        agency or public institution of higher education has
6        requested in the current and prior for that fiscal
7        years year.
8        (a-2) Determination. The Council's determination
9    concerning class exemptions must consider, at a minimum,
10    include the following:
11            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
12        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
13        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
14        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities each
15        business's disqualification;
16            (ii) the total number of class exemptions granted
17        to waivers of the requesting agency or public
18        institution of higher education that have been granted
19        by the Council in the current and prior for that fiscal
20        years year; and
21            (iii) the percentage of agency or public
22        institution of higher education's most current
23        percentages in contracts awarded by the agency or
24        public institution of higher education to eligible
25        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
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1        years year.
2        (b) Limitation. Any such class exemption shall not be
3    permitted for a period of more than one year at a time.
4    (3) Waivers. Where a particular contract requires a
5contractor to meet a goal established pursuant to this Act, the
6contractor shall have the right to request a waiver from such
7requirements. The Council shall grant the waiver where the
8contractor demonstrates that there has been made a good faith
9effort to comply with the goals for participation by businesses
10owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Any
11such waiver shall also be transmitted in writing to the Bureau
12on Apprenticeship Programs.
13        (a) Request for waiver. A contractor's request for a
14    waiver under this subsection (3) must include, but is not
15    limited to, the following, if available:
16            (i) a list of eligible qualified businesses owned
17        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
18        that pertain to the class of contracts in the requested
19        waiver;
20            (ii) a clear demonstration each business's
21        deficiency that the number of eligible businesses
22        identified in subparagraph (i) above is insufficient
23        to ensure would impair adequate competition or
24        qualification;
25            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
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1        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
2        the agency or the public institution of higher
3        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
4        or proposals within that class; and .
5            (iv) a list of businesses owned by minorities,
6        women, and persons with disabilities that the
7        contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
8        years.
9        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
10    concerning waivers must include following:
11            (i) the justification for the requested waiver,
12        including whether the requesting contractor made a
13        good faith effort to identify and solicit eligible
14        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
15        with disabilities each business's disqualification;
16            (ii) the total number of waivers the contractor has
17        been granted by the Council in the current and prior
18        for that fiscal years year;
19            (iii) the percentage of affected agency or public
20        institution of higher education's most current
21        percentages in contracts awarded by the agency or
22        public institution of higher education to eligible
23        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
24        with disabilities in the current and prior for that
25        fiscal years year; and
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1        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
2        with disabilities that the contractor has used in the
3        current and prior most recent fiscal years year.
4    (3.5) (Blank). Fees. The Council may charge a fee for a
5written request on individual contract exemptions. The Council
6shall not charge for a first request. For a second request, the
7Council shall charge no more than $1,000. For a fifth request
8or higher from a contractor, the Council shall charge no more
9than $5,000 per request. The Department shall collect the fees
10under this Section. Any fee collected under this Section shall
11be used by the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs to increase
12minority participation in apprenticeship programs in the
13State.
14    (4) Conflict with other laws. In the event that any State
15contract, which otherwise would be subject to the provisions of
16this Act, is or becomes subject to federal laws or regulations
17which conflict with the provisions of this Act or actions of
18the State taken pursuant hereto, the provisions of the federal
19laws or regulations shall apply and the contract shall be
20interpreted and enforced accordingly.
21    (5) Each chief procurement officer, as defined in the
22Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on his or her
23official Internet website a database of the following: (i)
24waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
25under his or her jurisdiction; (ii) a State agency or public
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1exemption of an individual contract or an entire class of
2contracts; and (iii) the Council's written determination
3granting or denying a request for an exemption of an individual
4contract or an entire class of contracts. The database, which
5shall be updated periodically as necessary, shall be searchable
6by contractor name and by contracting State agency.
7    (6) Each chief procurement officer, as defined by the
8Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on its website a list
9of all firms that have been prohibited from bidding, offering,
10or entering into a contract with the State of Illinois as a
11result of violations of this Act.
12    Each public notice required by law of the award of a State
13contract shall include for each bid or offer submitted for that
14contract the following: (i) the bidder's or offeror's name,
15(ii) the bid amount, (iii) the name or names of the certified
16firms identified in the bidder's or offeror's submitted
17utilization plan, and (iv) the bid's amount and percentage of
18the contract awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women,
19and persons with disabilities identified in the utilization
20plan.
21(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
22revised 9-20-19.)
 
23    Section 2-15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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1    (720 ILCS 5/17-10.3)
2    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-170)
3    Sec. 17-10.3. Deception relating to certification of
4disadvantaged business enterprises.
5    (a) Fraudulently obtaining or retaining certification. A
6person who, in the course of business, fraudulently obtains or
7retains certification as a minority-owned business,
8women-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned small
9business, or veteran-owned small business commits a Class 2
10felony.
11    (b) Willfully making a false statement. A person who, in
12the course of business, willfully makes a false statement
13whether by affidavit, report or other representation, to an
14official or employee of a State agency or the Business
15Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
16Disabilities for the purpose of influencing the certification
17or denial of certification of any business entity as a
18minority-owned business, women-owned business,
19service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or
20veteran-owned small business commits a Class 2 felony.
21    (c) Willfully obstructing or impeding an official or
22employee of any agency in his or her investigation. Any person
23who, in the course of business, willfully obstructs or impedes
24an official or employee of any State agency or the Business
25Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
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1business entity which has requested certification as a
2minority-owned business, women-owned business,
3service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or
4veteran-owned small business commits a Class 2 felony.
5    (d) Fraudulently obtaining public moneys reserved for
6disadvantaged business enterprises. Any person who, in the
7course of business, fraudulently obtains public moneys
8reserved for, or allocated or available to, minority-owned
9businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled
10veteran-owned small businesses, or veteran-owned small
11businesses commits a Class 2 felony.
12    (e) Definitions. As used in this Article, "minority-owned
13business", "women-owned business", "State agency" with respect
14to minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses, and
15"certification" with respect to minority-owned businesses and
16women-owned businesses shall have the meanings ascribed to them
17in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
18and Persons with Disabilities Act. As used in this Article,
19"service-disabled veteran-owned small business",
20"veteran-owned small business", "State agency" with respect to
21service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and
22veteran-owned small businesses, and "certification" with
23respect to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and
24veteran-owned small businesses have the same meanings as in
25Section 45-57 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-170)
2    Sec. 17-10.3. Deception relating to certification of
3disadvantaged business enterprises.
4    (a) Fraudulently obtaining or retaining certification. A
5person who, in the course of business, fraudulently obtains or
6retains certification as a minority-owned business,
7women-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned small
8business, or veteran-owned small business commits a Class 2 1
9felony.
10    (b) Willfully making a false statement. A person who, in
11the course of business, willfully makes a false statement
12whether by affidavit, report or other representation, to an
13official or employee of a State agency or the Business
14Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
15Disabilities for the purpose of influencing the certification
16or denial of certification of any business entity as a
17minority-owned business, women-owned business,
18service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or
19veteran-owned small business commits a Class 2 1 felony.
20    (c) Willfully obstructing or impeding an official or
21employee of any agency in his or her investigation. Any person
22who, in the course of business, willfully obstructs or impedes
23an official or employee of any State agency or the Business
24Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
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1business entity which has requested certification as a
2minority-owned business, women-owned business,
3service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or
4veteran-owned small business commits a Class 2 1 felony.
5    (d) Fraudulently obtaining public moneys reserved for
6disadvantaged business enterprises. Any person who, in the
7course of business, fraudulently obtains public moneys
8reserved for, or allocated or available to, minority-owned
9businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled
10veteran-owned small businesses, or veteran-owned small
11businesses commits a Class 2 1 felony.
12    (e) Definitions. As used in this Article, "minority-owned
13business", "women-owned business", "State agency" with respect
14to minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses, and
15"certification" with respect to minority-owned businesses and
16women-owned businesses shall have the meanings ascribed to them
17in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
18and Persons with Disabilities Act. As used in this Article,
19"service-disabled veteran-owned small business",
20"veteran-owned small business", "State agency" with respect to
21service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and
22veteran-owned small businesses, and "certification" with
23respect to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and
24veteran-owned small businesses have the same meanings as in
25Section 45-57 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
26(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20.)
 

 

 

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1
Article 99

 
2    Section 99-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
3makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
4text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
5Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text
6does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
7changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
8other Public Act.
 
9    Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law, except that Article 2 takes effect January 1,
112020.