Sen. Willie Preston

Filed: 2/26/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2724

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2724 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5adding Section 55-30 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/55-30 new)
7    Sec. 55-30. Value-added resellers.
8    (a) If a public institution of higher education or a State
9agency uses a value-added reseller for the purchase of any
10information technology hardware under this Code, then that
11public institution of higher education or State agency may
12require the value-added reseller to include in its bid an
13attestation from the manufacturer of the goods stating that
14the manufacturer offers the goods for sale to all value-added
15resellers at substantially the same terms that apply to the
16bidder's purchase of the goods from the manufacturer,

 

 

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1including price, discounts, commissions, rebates, and other
2incentives that impact the consideration paid for the goods.
3If the public institution of higher education or State agency
4imposes such a requirement, then the specifications for the
5bid must clearly include this requirement.
6    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
7Department of Innovation and Technology and the University of
8Illinois must each include the requirements set forth in
9subsection (a) when making at least one procurement of
10information technology hardware during State fiscal year 2025.
11    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the agency
12or public institution of higher education may decline to award
13the bid to the value-added reseller if the agency or public
14institution of higher education determines that the price is
15not competitive.
16    (d) As used in this Section:
17    "Information technology hardware" means laptops, desktops,
18tablets, monitors, docking stations, telephones, headsets,
19cable cords, computers, servers, and wires.
20    "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning
21given to that term in Section 1-13.
22    "Value-added reseller" means a company that resells
23information technology hardware and provides value, such as
24installation services, software, or service contracts, in
25addition to the original order fulfillment.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".