Full Text of HB3894 103rd General Assembly
HB3894ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Camille Y. Lilly Filed: 3/21/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3894
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3894 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 55-30 as follows: | 6 | | (30 ILCS 500/55-30 new) | 7 | | Sec. 55-30. State Procurement Diversity and Inclusion Task | 8 | | Force. | 9 | | (a) The State Procurement Diversity and Inclusion Task | 10 | | Force is hereby created. | 11 | | (b) The Task Force shall study the underrepresentation of | 12 | | minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, and members | 13 | | of the LGBTQ+ community, with regard to corporate diversity | 14 | | and State of Illinois procurement opportunities and awards. | 15 | | The Task Force shall review the required business filings that | 16 | | require disclosure of a business entity's demographic makeup, |
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| 1 | | the Business Enterprise Program, and the Illinois Procurement | 2 | | Code in an effort to identify areas for improvement that | 3 | | increase diversity and inclusion. | 4 | | (c) The Task Force may request testimony from any person | 5 | | or entity that may assist in increasing understanding or | 6 | | solution-based ideologies that will improve representation and | 7 | | opportunities for minorities, women, persons with | 8 | | disabilities, and LGBTQ+ persons within business entities and | 9 | | State procurement. | 10 | | (d) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | 11 | | (1) the Secretary of State, or his or her designee, | 12 | | who shall be the Chair of the Task Force; | 13 | | (2) one member of the House of Representatives | 14 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 15 | | (3) one member of the House of Representatives | 16 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 17 | | Representatives; | 18 | | (4) one member of the Senate appointed by the | 19 | | President of the Senate; | 20 | | (5) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 21 | | Leader of the Senate; | 22 | | (6) two chief procurement officers of a State agency, | 23 | | appointed by the Governor; and | 24 | | (7) five members representing women-owned businesses, | 25 | | businesses owned by a person with disability, | 26 | | minority-owned businesses, LGBTQ+-owned businesses, |
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| 1 | | appointed one each by the Governor, the Speaker of the | 2 | | House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the | 3 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the | 4 | | Minority Leader of the Senate. | 5 | | (e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 6 | | compensation for the duration of the Task Force, but they may | 7 | | be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance | 8 | | with the Secretary of State travel rules required for | 9 | | attendance at meetings. Vacancies in the Task Force shall be | 10 | | filled by the original appointing authority. | 11 | | (f) As soon as practicable, but no later than September 1, | 12 | | 2023, all members shall be appointed to the Task Force. As soon | 13 | | as practicable after all members have been appointed, the Task | 14 | | Force shall hold its first meeting. The Task Force shall hold | 15 | | at least 5 meetings. | 16 | | (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | 17 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 18 | | (h) The Task Force shall from time to time submit reports | 19 | | of its findings and recommendations on its work to the | 20 | | Governor and the General Assembly. By January 1, 2025, the | 21 | | Task Force shall submit a final report to the Governor and | 22 | | General Assembly containing its findings and recommendations. | 23 | | (i) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
| 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 | | becoming law.".
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