(310 ILCS 126/25)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on April 1, 2025)
    Sec. 25. Prioritization efforts.
    (a) The Authority shall make best efforts to prioritize grant applications for proposed developments as follows:
        (1) developments that are located within an area that
    
was disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic based on the number of positive COVID-19 cases;
        (2) developments involving contracts with certified
    
disadvantaged business enterprises and certified underrepresented business enterprises owned by minorities, women, veterans, LGBT persons, and persons with disabilities during construction;
        (3) developments involving project labor agreements
    
with local building trades; and
        (4) developments involving contracts or subcontracts
    
with a registered apprenticeship program or preapprenticeship program.
    (b) The Authority shall balance the approval of projects between those located within a disproportionately impacted area as defined under this Act and those located in areas of opportunity, as defined or recognized by the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 102-175, eff. 7-29-21.)