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1		AN ACT concerning finance.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		ARTICLE 5. FORMER COAL MINE EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE
5		Section 5-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
6		adding Section 45-110 as follows:
7		(30 ILCS 500/45-110 new)
8		Sec. 45-110. Former coal mining employees.
9		(a) In this Section:
10		"Abandoned mined land reclamation project" means
11		construction or construction-related professional services
12		that are used for reclamation projects awarded by the
13		Department of Natural Resources under the Abandoned Mined
14		Lands and Water Reclamation Act.
15		"Former coal mine employee" means an individual previously
16		employed in any capacity by a coal mining company that engaged
17		in the extraction of coal deposits or an individual previously
18		employed in any capacity by a coal-fired power plant.
19		(b) In awarding contracts for Abandoned Mined Land
20		Reclamation Projects with a total value of more than $100,000,
21		preference shall be given to an otherwise qualified bidder
22		who:

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1		(1) provides proof that at least 2 current employees
2		of the bidder are former coal mine employees and that all
3		such declared former coal mine employees in the bid shall
4		be used in the fulfillment of an awarded Abandoned Mined
5		Land Reclamation Project; or
6		(2) commits to employing at least 2 former coal mine
7		employees hired in fulfillment of the Abandoned Mined Land
8		Reclamation Project. Under this paragraph (2), the bidder
9		shall provide proof that at least 2 former coal mine
10		employees have been hired within 60 days after the start
11		of construction, and the bidder shall declare that the
12		former coal mine employees, after being hired, shall be
13		used in the fulfillment of an awarded Abandoned Mined Land
14		Reclamation Project.
15		When the Department of Natural Resources is to award a
16		contract to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise
17		qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract through the use
18		of former coal mine employees may be given preference over
19		other bidders unable to do so, if the bid is not more than 2%
20		greater than the low bid.
21		(c) This Section does not apply to any contract for any
22		project for which federal funds are available for expenditure
23		when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or
24		federal regulation.
25		ARTICLE 10. SINGLE PRIME PROCUREMENT

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1		Section 10-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
2		changing Sections 1-15.93, 30-30, 33-5, and 45-105 as follows:
3		(30 ILCS 500/1-15.93)
4		(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
5		Sec. 1-15.93. Single prime. "Single prime" means the
6		design-bid-build procurement delivery method for a building
7		construction project in which the Capital Development Board or
8		a public institution of higher education, as defined in
9		Section 1-13 of this Code, is the construction agency
10		procuring 2 or more subdivisions of work enumerated in
11		paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of Section 30-30
12		of this Code under a single contract. The provisions of this
13		Section are inoperative for public institutions of higher
14		education on and after January 1, 2026. This Section is
15		repealed on January 1, 2026.
16		(Source: P.A. 101-369, eff. 12-15-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20;
17		102-671, eff. 11-30-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
18		(30 ILCS 500/30-30)
19		Sec. 30-30. Design-bid-build construction.
20		(a) The provisions of this subsection are operative
21		through December 31, 2025.
22		Except as provided in subsection (a-5), for building
23		construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate

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1		specifications may be prepared for all equipment, labor, and
2		materials in connection with the following 5 subdivisions of
3		the work to be performed:
4		(1) plumbing;
5		(2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
6		temperature control systems, including the testing and
7		balancing of those systems;
8		(3) ventilating and distribution systems for
9		conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
10		those systems;
11		(4) electric wiring; and
12		(5) general contract work.
13		Except as provided in subsection (a-5), the specifications
14		may be so drawn as to permit separate and independent bidding
15		upon each of the 5 subdivisions of work. All contracts awarded
16		for any part thereof may award the 5 subdivisions of work
17		separately to responsible and reliable persons, firms, or
18		corporations engaged in these classes of work. The contracts,
19		at the discretion of the construction agency, may be assigned
20		to the successful bidder on the general contract work or to the
21		successful bidder on the subdivision of work designated by the
22		construction agency before the bidding as the prime
23		subdivision of work, provided that all payments will be made
24		directly to the contractors for the 5 subdivisions of work
25		upon compliance with the conditions of the contract.
26		For Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act

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1		of the 101st General Assembly and through December 31, 2025,
2		for single prime projects: (i) the bid of the successful low
3		bidder shall identify the name of the subcontractor, if any,
4		and the bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of
5		work set forth in this Section; (ii) the contract entered into
6		with the successful bidder shall provide that no identified
7		subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of
8		the Capital Development Board; (iii) the contract shall comply
9		with the disadvantaged business practices of the Business
10		Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
11		Disabilities Act and the equal employment practices of Section
12		2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act; and (iv) the Capital
13		Development Board shall submit an annual report to the General
14		Assembly and Governor on the bidding, award, and performance
15		of all single prime projects.
16		Until December 31, 2023, for For building construction
17		projects with a total construction cost valued at $5,000,000
18		or less, the Capital Development Board shall not use the
19		single prime procurement delivery method for more than 50% of
20		the total number of projects bid for each fiscal year. Until
21		December 31, 2023, any Any project with a total construction
22		cost valued greater than $5,000,000 may be bid using single
23		prime at the discretion of the Executive Director of the
24		Capital Development Board.
25		For contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2024,
26		the Capital Development Board shall determine whether the

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1		single prime procurement delivery method is to be pursued.
2		Before electing to use single prime on a project, the Capital
3		Development Board must make a written determination that must
4		include a description as to the particular advantages of the
5		single prime procurement method for that project and an
6		evaluation of the items in paragraphs (1) through (4). The
7		chief procurement officer must review the Capital Development
8		Board's determination and consider the adequacy of information
9		in paragraphs (1) through (4) to determine whether the Capital
10		Development Board may proceed with single prime. Approval by
11		the chief procurement officer shall not be unreasonably
12		withheld. The following factors must be considered by the
13		chief procurement officer in any determination:
14		(1) The benefit that using the single prime
15		procurement method will have on the Capital Development
16		Board's ability to increase participation of
17		minority-owned firms, woman-owned firms, firms owned by
18		persons with a disability, and veteran-owned firms.
19		(2) The likelihood that single prime will be in the
20		best interest of the State by providing a material savings
21		of time or cost over the multiple prime delivery system.
22		The best interest of the State justification must show the
23		specific benefits of using the single prime method,
24		including documentation of the estimates or scheduling
25		impacts of any of the following: project complexity and
26		trade coordination required, length of project,

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1		availability of skilled workforce, geographic area,
2		project timelines, project budget, ability to secure
3		minority, women, persons with disabilities and veteran
4		participation, or other information.
5		(3) The type and size of the project and its
6		suitability to the single prime procurement method.
7		(4) Whether the project will comply with the
8		underrepresented business and equal employment practices
9		of the State, as established in the Business Enterprise
10		for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act,
11		Section 45-57 of this Code, and Section 2-105 of the
12		Illinois Human Rights Act.
13		If the chief procurement officer finds that the Capital
14		Development Board's written determination is insufficient, the
15		Capital Development Board shall have the opportunity to cure
16		its determination. Within 15 days of receiving approval from
17		the chief procurement officer, the Capital Development Board
18		shall provide an advisory copy of the written determination to
19		the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and
20		Inclusion. The Capital Development Board must maintain the
21		full record of determination for 5 years.
22		(a-5) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
23		Act of the 102nd General Assembly and through December 31,
24		2025, for single prime projects in which a public institution
25		of higher education is a construction agency awarding building
26		construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate

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1		specifications may be prepared for all equipment, labor, and
2		materials in connection with the 5 subdivisions of work
3		enumerated in subsection (a). Any public institution of higher
4		education contract awarded for any part thereof may award 2 or
5		more of the 5 subdivisions of work together or separately to
6		responsible and reliable persons, firms, or corporations
7		engaged in these classes of work if: (i) the public
8		institution of higher education has submitted to the
9		Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and
10		Inclusion a written notice that includes the reasons for using
11		the single prime method and an explanation of why the use of
12		that method is in the best interest of the State and arranges
13		to have the notice posted on the institution's online
14		procurement webpage and its online procurement bulletin at
15		least 3 business days following submission to the Procurement
16		Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion; (ii)
17		the successful low bidder has prequalified with the public
18		institution of higher education; (iii) the bid of the
19		successful low bidder identifies the name of the
20		subcontractor, if any, and the bid proposal costs for each of
21		the 5 subdivisions of work set forth in subsection (a); (iv)
22		the contract entered into with the successful bidder provides
23		that no identified subcontractor may be terminated without the
24		written consent of the public institution of higher education;
25		and (v) the successful low bidder has prequalified with the
26		University of Illinois or with the Capital Development Board.

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1		For building construction projects with a total
2		construction cost valued at $20,000,000 or less, public
3		institutions of higher education shall not use the single
4		prime delivery method for more than 50% of the total number of
5		projects bid for each fiscal year. Projects with a total
6		construction cost valued at $20,000,000 or more may be bid
7		using the single prime delivery method at the discretion of
8		the public institution of higher education. With respect to
9		any construction project described in this subsection (a-5),
10		the public institution of higher education shall: (i) specify
11		in writing as a public record that the project shall comply
12		with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
13		Persons with Disabilities Act and the equal employment
14		practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act;
15		and (ii) report annually to the Governor, General Assembly,
16		Procurement Policy Board, and Auditor General on the bidding,
17		award, and performance of all single prime projects. On and
18		after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
19		General Assembly, the public institution of higher education
20		may award in each fiscal year single prime contracts with an
21		aggregate total value of no more than $100,000,000. The Board
22		of Trustees of the University of Illinois may award in each
23		fiscal year single prime contracts with an aggregate total
24		value of not more than $300,000,000.
25		(b) For public institutions of higher education, the The
26		provisions of this subsection are operative on and after

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1		January 1, 2026. For building construction contracts in excess
2		of $250,000, separate specifications shall be prepared for all
3		equipment, labor, and materials in connection with the
4		following 5 subdivisions of the work to be performed:
5		(1) plumbing;
6		(2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
7		temperature control systems, including the testing and
8		balancing of those systems;
9		(3) ventilating and distribution systems for
10		conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
11		those systems;
12		(4) electric wiring; and
13		(5) general contract work.
14		The specifications must be so drawn as to permit separate
15		and independent bidding upon each of the 5 subdivisions of
16		work. All contracts awarded for any part thereof shall award
17		the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and
18		reliable persons, firms, or corporations engaged in these
19		classes of work. The contracts, at the discretion of the
20		construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder
21		on the general contract work or to the successful bidder on the
22		subdivision of work designated by the construction agency
23		before the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided
24		that all payments will be made directly to the contractors for
25		the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance with the conditions
26		of the contract.

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1		(Source: P.A. 101-369, eff. 12-15-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20;
2		102-671, eff. 11-30-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
3		(30 ILCS 500/33-5)
4		Sec. 33-5. Definitions. In this Article:
5		"Construction management services" includes:
6		(1) services provided in the planning and
7		pre-construction phases of a construction project
8		including, but not limited to, consulting with, advising,
9		assisting, and making recommendations to the Board and
10		architect, engineer, or licensed land surveyor on all
11		aspects of planning for project construction; reviewing
12		all plans and specifications as they are being developed
13		and making recommendations with respect to construction
14		feasibility, availability of material and labor, time
15		requirements for procurement and construction, and
16		projected costs; making, reviewing, and refining budget
17		estimates based on the Board's program and other available
18		information; making recommendations to the Board and the
19		architect or engineer regarding the division of work in
20		the plans and specifications to facilitate the bidding and
21		awarding of contracts; soliciting the interest of capable
22		contractors and taking bids on the project; analyzing the
23		bids received; and preparing and maintaining a progress
24		schedule during the design phase of the project and
25		preparation of a proposed construction schedule; and

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1		(2) services provided in the construction phase of the
2		project including, but not limited to, maintaining
3		competent supervisory staff to coordinate and provide
4		general direction of the work and progress of the
5		contractors on the project; directing the work as it is
6		being performed for general conformance with working
7		drawings and specifications; establishing procedures for
8		coordinating among the Board, architect or engineer,
9		contractors, and construction manager with respect to all
10		aspects of the project and implementing those procedures;
11		maintaining job site records and making appropriate
12		progress reports; implementing labor policy in conformance
13		with the requirements of the public owner; reviewing the
14		safety and equal opportunity programs of each contractor
15		for conformance with the public owner's policy and making
16		recommendations; reviewing and processing all applications
17		for payment by involved contractors and material suppliers
18		in accordance with the terms of the contract; making
19		recommendations and processing requests for changes in the
20		work and maintaining records of change orders; scheduling
21		and conducting job meetings to ensure orderly progress of
22		the work; developing and monitoring a project progress
23		schedule, coordinating and expediting the work of all
24		contractors and providing periodic status reports to the
25		owner and the architect or engineer; and establishing and
26		maintaining a cost control system and conducting meetings

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1		to review costs.
2		"Construction manager" means any individual, sole
3		proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal
4		entity providing construction management services for the
5		Board and prequalified by the State in accordance with 30 ILCS
6		500/33-10.
7		"Board" means the Capital Development Board or, to the
8		extent that the services are to be procured by for a public
9		institution of higher education, the public institution of
10		higher education.
11		(Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
12		(30 ILCS 500/45-105)
13		Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses.
14		(a) (Blank). For the purposes of this Section:
15		"Illinois business" means a contractor that: (i) is
16		headquartered in Illinois and providing, at the time that an
17		invitation for a bid or notice of contract opportunity is
18		first advertised, construction or construction-related
19		professional services for Illinois-based projects; (ii)
20		conducts meaningful day-to-day business operations at a
21		facility in Illinois that is the place of employment for the
22		majority of its regular, full-time workforce; (iii) holds all
23		appropriate State licenses; and (iv) is subject to applicable
24		State taxes. "Illinois business" does not include any
25		subcontractors.

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1		"Illinois-based project" means an individual project of
2		construction and other construction-related services for a
3		construction agency that will result in the conduct of
4		business within the State or the employment of individuals
5		within the State.
6		(b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
7		State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through
8		the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction
9		contracts.
10		(c) Construction agencies procuring construction and
11		construction-related professional services shall make
12		reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses.
13		(d) Beginning in 2022, each construction agency shall
14		submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by
15		September 1 of each year that identifies the Illinois
16		businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary
17		location of the construction project, the percentage of the
18		construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on
19		the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction
20		agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois
21		businesses.
22		(e) In procuring construction and construction-related
23		professional services for projects with a total value that
24		exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section
25		20-20 of this Code with a total construction cost of more than
26		$100,000, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference

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1		to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois
2		business as defined in this Section. The construction agency
3		shall allocate to the lowest bid by an Illinois business that
4		is responsible and responsive any responsible bidder that is
5		an Illinois business a bid preference of 4% of the contract
6		base bid. This subsection applies only to projects where a
7		business that is not an Illinois business submits a bid.
8		(f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any
9		project for which federal funds are available for expenditure
10		when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or
11		federal regulation.
12		(g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a
13		contractor that is operating and headquartered in Illinois and
14		providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or notice
15		of contract opportunity is first advertised, construction or
16		construction-related professional services, and is operating
17		as:
18		(1) a sole proprietor whose primary residence is in
19		Illinois;
20		(2) a business incorporated or organized as a domestic
21		corporation under the Business Corporation Act of 1983;
22		(3) a business organized as a domestic partnership
23		under the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997;
24		(4) a business organized as a domestic limited
25		partnership under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of
26		2001;

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1		(5) a business organized under the Limited Liability
2		Company Act; or
3		(6) a business organized under the Professional
4		Limited Liability Company Act.
5		"Illinois business" does not include any subcontractors.
6		(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 1-1-23.)
7		ARTICLE 15. AWARD TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH
8		SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES
9		Section 15-5. The Governmental Joint Purchasing Act is
10		amended by changing Section 4.05 as follows:
11		(30 ILCS 525/4.05)
12		Sec. 4.05. Other methods of joint purchases.
13		(a) It may be determined that it is impractical to obtain
14		competition because either (i) there is only one
15		economically-feasible source for the item, or (ii) there is a
16		threat to public health or public safety, or when immediate
17		expenditure is necessary either to prevent or minimize serious
18		disruption in critical State services that affect health,
19		safety, or collection of substantial State revenues, or to
20		ensure the integrity of State records, or (iii) it is in the
21		best interest of the State to award a contract to a qualified
22		not-for-profit agency for persons with significant
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1		Code.
2		(b) When the State of Illinois is a party to the joint
3		purchase agreement, the applicable chief procurement officer
4		shall make a determination regarding whether (i) whether there
5		is only one economically feasible source for the item, or (ii)
6		whether that there exists a threat to public health or public
7		safety or that immediate expenditure is necessary to prevent
8		or minimize serious disruption in critical State services, or
9		(iii) whether the contract is eligible to be awarded to a
10		not-for-profit agency for persons with significant
11		disabilities under Section 45-35 of the Illinois Procurement
12		Code.
13		(c) When there is only one economically feasible source
14		for the item, the chief procurement officer may authorize a
15		sole economically-feasible source contract. When there exists
16		a threat to public health or public safety or when immediate
17		expenditure is necessary to prevent or minimize serious
18		disruption in critical State services, the chief procurement
19		officer may authorize an emergency procurement without
20		competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals or
21		prior notice. When an agency requests to award a contract to a
22		not-for-profit agency for persons with significant
23		disabilities under Section 45-35 of the Illinois Procurement
24		Code, the chief procurement officer may authorize the award.
25		(d) All joint purchases made pursuant to this Section
26		shall follow the same procedures for sole source contracts in

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1		the Illinois Procurement Code when the chief procurement
2		officer determines there is only one economically-feasible
3		source for the item. All joint purchases made pursuant to this
4		Section shall follow the same procedures for emergency
5		purchases in the Illinois Procurement Code when the chief
6		procurement officer determines immediate expenditure is
7		necessary to prevent or minimize serious disruption in
8		critical State services that affect health, safety, or
9		collection of substantial State revenues, or to ensure the
10		integrity of State records. All joint purchases made under
11		this Section shall follow the same procedures for
12		not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant
13		disabilities under Section 45-35 of the Illinois Procurement
14		Code when the chief procurement officer determines that it is
15		in the best interest of the State.
16		(e) Each chief procurement officer shall submit to the
17		General Assembly by November 1 of each year a report of
18		procurements made under this Section.
19		(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
20		ARTICLE 20. VETERANS PREFERENCES
21		Section 20-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
22		changing Section 45-57 as follows:
23		(30 ILCS 500/45-57)

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1		Sec. 45-57. Veterans.
2		(a) Set-aside goal. It is the goal of the State to promote
3		and encourage the continued economic development of small
4		businesses owned and controlled by qualified veterans and that
5		qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
6		(referred to as SDVOSB) and veteran-owned small businesses
7		(referred to as VOSB) participate in the State's procurement
8		process as both prime contractors and subcontractors. Not less
9		than 3% of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as
10		defined by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion, shall be
11		established as a goal to be awarded to SDVOSB and VOSB. That
12		portion of a contract under which the contractor subcontracts
13		with a SDVOSB or VOSB may be counted toward the goal of this
14		subsection. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall adopt
15		rules to implement compliance with this subsection by all
16		State agencies.
17		(b) Fiscal year reports. By each November 1, each chief
18		procurement officer shall report to the Commission on Equity
19		and Inclusion on all of the following for the immediately
20		preceding fiscal year, and by each March 1 the Commission on
21		Equity and Inclusion shall compile and report that information
22		to the General Assembly:
23		(1) The total number of VOSB, and the number of
24		SDVOSB, who submitted bids for contracts under this Code.
25		(2) The total number of VOSB, and the number of
26		SDVOSB, who entered into contracts with the State under

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1		this Code and the total value of those contracts.
2		(b-5) The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall submit
3		an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly that
4		shall include the following:
5		(1) a year-by-year comparison of the number of
6		certifications the State has issued to veteran-owned small
7		businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small
8		businesses;
9		(2) the obstacles, if any, the Commission on Equity
10		and Inclusion faces when certifying veteran-owned
11		businesses and possible rules or changes to rules to
12		address those issues;
13		(3) a year-by-year comparison of awarded contracts to
14		certified veteran-owned small businesses and
15		service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; and
16		(4) any other information that the Commission on
17		Equity and Inclusion deems necessary to assist
18		veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled
19		veteran-owned small businesses to become certified with
20		the State.
21		The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall conduct a
22		minimum of 2 outreach events per year to ensure that
23		veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled
24		veteran-owned small businesses know about the procurement
25		opportunities and certification requirements with the State.
26		The Commission on Equity and Inclusion may receive

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1		appropriations for outreach.
2		(c) Yearly review and recommendations. Each year, each
3		chief procurement officer shall review the progress of all
4		State agencies under its jurisdiction in meeting the goal
5		described in subsection (a), with input from statewide
6		veterans' service organizations and from the business
7		community, including businesses owned by qualified veterans,
8		and shall make recommendations to be included in the
9		Commission on Equity and Inclusion's report to the General
10		Assembly regarding continuation, increases, or decreases of
11		the percentage goal. The recommendations shall be based upon
12		the number of businesses that are owned by qualified veterans
13		and on the continued need to encourage and promote businesses
14		owned by qualified veterans.
15		(d) Governor's recommendations. To assist the State in
16		reaching the goal described in subsection (a), the Governor
17		shall recommend to the General Assembly changes in programs to
18		assist businesses owned by qualified veterans.
19		(e) Definitions. As used in this Section:
20		"Armed forces of the United States" means the United
21		States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or
22		service in active duty as defined under 38 U.S.C. Section 101.
23		Service in the Merchant Marine that constitutes active duty
24		under Section 401 of federal Public Act 95-202 shall also be
25		considered service in the armed forces for purposes of this
26		Section.

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1		"Certification" means a determination made by the Illinois
2		Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Commission on Equity
3		and Inclusion that a business entity is a qualified
4		service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a qualified
5		veteran-owned small business for whatever purpose. A SDVOSB or
6		VOSB owned and controlled by women, minorities, or persons
7		with disabilities, as those terms are defined in Section 2 of
8		the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
9		with Disabilities Act, may also select and designate whether
10		that business is to be certified as a "women-owned business",
11		"minority-owned business", or "business owned by a person with
12		a disability", as defined in Section 2 of the Business
13		Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
14		Disabilities Act.
15		"Control" means the exclusive, ultimate, majority, or sole
16		control of the business, including but not limited to capital
17		investment and all other financial matters, property,
18		acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal matters,
19		officer-director-employee selection and comprehensive hiring,
20		operation responsibilities, cost-control matters, income and
21		dividend matters, financial transactions, and rights of other
22		shareholders or joint partners. Control shall be real,
23		substantial, and continuing, not pro forma. Control shall
24		include the power to direct or cause the direction of the
25		management and policies of the business and to make the
26		day-to-day as well as major decisions in matters of policy,

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1		management, and operations. Control shall be exemplified by
2		possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise to run the
3		particular business, and control shall not include simple
4		majority or absentee ownership.
5		"Qualified service-disabled veteran" means a veteran who
6		has been found to have 10% or more service-connected
7		disability by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
8		or the United States Department of Defense.
9		"Qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small business"
10		or "SDVOSB" means a small business (i) that is at least 51%
11		owned by one or more qualified service-disabled veterans
12		living in Illinois or, in the case of a corporation, at least
13		51% of the stock of which is owned by one or more qualified
14		service-disabled veterans living in Illinois; (ii) that has
15		its home office in Illinois; and (iii) for which items (i) and
16		(ii) are factually verified annually by the Commission on
17		Equity and Inclusion.
18		"Qualified veteran-owned small business" or "VOSB" means a
19		small business (i) that is at least 51% owned by one or more
20		qualified veterans living in Illinois or, in the case of a
21		corporation, at least 51% of the stock of which is owned by one
22		or more qualified veterans living in Illinois; (ii) that has
23		its home office in Illinois; and (iii) for which items (i) and
24		(ii) are factually verified annually by the Commission on
25		Equity and Inclusion.
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1		in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air
2		service as described in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).
3		"Small business" means a business that has annual gross
4		sales of less than $150,000,000 $75,000,000 as evidenced by
5		the federal income tax return of the business. A firm with
6		gross sales in excess of this cap may apply to the Commission
7		on Equity and Inclusion for certification for a particular
8		contract if the firm can demonstrate that the contract would
9		have significant impact on SDVOSB or VOSB as suppliers or
10		subcontractors or in employment of veterans or
11		service-disabled veterans.
12		"State agency" has the meaning provided in Section
13		1-15.100 of this Code.
14		"Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any
15		period of time in the past, present, or future during which a
16		declaration of war by the United States Congress has been or is
17		in effect or during which an emergency condition has been or is
18		in effect that is recognized by the issuance of a Presidential
19		proclamation or a Presidential executive order and in which
20		the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
21		medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.
22		"Veteran" means a person who (i) has been a member of the
23		armed forces of the United States or, while a citizen of the
24		United States, was a member of the armed forces of allies of
25		the United States in time of hostilities with a foreign
26		country and (ii) has served under one or more of the following

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1		conditions: (a) the veteran served a total of at least 6
2		months; (b) the veteran served for the duration of hostilities
3		regardless of the length of the engagement; (c) the veteran
4		was discharged on the basis of hardship; or (d) the veteran was
5		released from active duty because of a service connected
6		disability and was discharged under honorable conditions.
7		(f) Certification program. The Illinois Department of
8		Veterans' Affairs and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
9		shall work together to devise a certification procedure to
10		assure that businesses taking advantage of this Section are
11		legitimately classified as qualified service-disabled
12		veteran-owned small businesses or qualified veteran-owned
13		small businesses.
14		The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall:
15		(1) compile and maintain a comprehensive list of
16		certified veteran-owned small businesses and
17		service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses;
18		(2) assist veteran-owned small businesses and
19		service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in
20		complying with the procedures for bidding on State
21		contracts;
22		(3) provide training for State agencies regarding the
23		goal setting process and compliance with veteran-owned
24		small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small
25		business goals; and
26		(4) implement and maintain an electronic portal on the

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1		Commission on Equity and Inclusion's website for the
2		purpose of completing and submitting veteran-owned small
3		business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business
4		certificates.
5		The Commission on Equity and Inclusion, in consultation
6		with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, may develop programs
7		and agreements to encourage cities, counties, towns,
8		townships, and other certifying entities to adopt uniform
9		certification procedures and certification recognition
10		programs.
11		(f-5) A business shall be certified by the Commission on
12		Equity and Inclusion as a service-disabled veteran-owned small
13		business or a veteran-owned small business for purposes of
14		this Section if the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
15		determines that the business has been certified as a
16		service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a
17		veteran-owned small business by the Vets First Verification
18		Program of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
19		and the business has provided to the Commission on Equity and
20		Inclusion the following:
21		(1) documentation showing certification as a
22		service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a
23		veteran-owned small business by the Vets First
24		Verification Program of the United States Department of
25		Veterans Affairs;
26		(2) proof that the business has its home office in

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1		Illinois; and
2		(3) proof that the qualified veterans or qualified
3		service-disabled veterans live in the State of Illinois.
4		The policies of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
5		regarding recognition of the Vets First Verification Program
6		of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be
7		reviewed annually by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion,
8		and recognition of service-disabled veteran-owned small
9		businesses and veteran-owned small businesses certified by the
10		Vets First Verification Program of the United States
11		Department of Veterans Affairs may be discontinued by the
12		Commission on Equity and Inclusion by rule upon a finding that
13		the certification standards of the Vets First Verification
14		Program of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs do
15		not meet the certification requirements established by the
16		Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
17		(g) Penalties.
18		(1) Administrative penalties. The chief procurement
19		officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 shall suspend
20		any person who commits a violation of Section 17-10.3 or
21		subsection (d) of Section 33E-6 of the Criminal Code of
22		2012 relating to this Section from bidding on, or
23		participating as a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier
24		in, any State contract or project for a period of not less
25		than 3 years, and, if the person is certified as a
26		service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a

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1		veteran-owned small business, then the Commission on
2		Equity and Inclusion shall revoke the business's
3		certification for a period of not less than 3 years. An
4		additional or subsequent violation shall extend the
5		periods of suspension and revocation for a period of not
6		less than 5 years. The suspension and revocation shall
7		apply to the principals of the business and any subsequent
8		business formed or financed by, or affiliated with, those
9		principals.
10		(2) Reports of violations. Each State agency shall
11		report any alleged violation of Section 17-10.3 or
12		subsection (d) of Section 33E-6 of the Criminal Code of
13		2012 relating to this Section to the chief procurement
14		officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20. The chief
15		procurement officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20
16		shall subsequently report all such alleged violations to
17		the Attorney General, who shall determine whether to bring
18		a civil action against any person for the violation.
19		(3) List of suspended persons. The chief procurement
20		officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 shall monitor
21		the status of all reported violations of Section 17-10.3
22		or subsection (d) of Section 33E-6 of the Criminal Code of
23		1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to this Section
24		and shall maintain and make available to all State
25		agencies a central listing of all persons that committed
26		violations resulting in suspension.

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1		(4) Use of suspended persons. During the period of a
2		person's suspension under paragraph (1) of this
3		subsection, a State agency shall not enter into any
4		contract with that person or with any contractor using the
5		services of that person as a subcontractor.
6		(5) Duty to check list. Each State agency shall check
7		the central listing provided by the chief procurement
8		officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 under
9		paragraph (3) of this subsection to verify that a person
10		being awarded a contract by that State agency, or to be
11		used as a subcontractor or supplier on a contract being
12		awarded by that State agency, is not under suspension
13		pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
14		(h) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act
15		of the 102nd General Assembly, all powers, duties, rights, and
16		responsibilities of the Department of Central Management
17		Services with respect to the requirements of this Section are
18		transferred to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
19		All books, records, papers, documents, property (real and
20		personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending business
21		pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
22		transferred by this amendatory Act from the Department of
23		Central Management Services to the Commission on Equity and
24		Inclusion, including, but not limited to, material in
25		electronic or magnetic format and necessary computer hardware
26		and software, shall be transferred to the Commission on Equity

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1		and Inclusion.
2		The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
3		transferred from the Department of Central Management Services
4		by this amendatory Act shall be vested in and shall be
5		exercised by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
6		Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made or
7		given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person
8		to or upon the Department of Central Management Services in
9		connection with any of the powers, duties, rights, and
10		responsibilities transferred by this amendatory Act, the same
11		shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner
12		to or upon the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
13		This amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly does not
14		affect any act done, ratified, or canceled or any right
15		occurring or established or any action or proceeding had or
16		commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal cause by
17		the Department of Central Management Services before this
18		amendatory Act takes effect; such actions or proceedings may
19		be prosecuted and continued by the Commission on Equity and
20		Inclusion.
21		Any rules of the Department of Central Management Services
22		that relate to its powers, duties, rights, and
23		responsibilities under this Section and are in full force on
24		the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
25		Assembly shall become the rules of the Commission on Equity
26		and Inclusion. This amendatory Act does not affect the

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1		legality of any such rules in the Illinois Administrative
2		Code. Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State by
3		the Department of Central Management Services that are pending
4		in the rulemaking process on the effective date of this
5		amendatory Act and pertain to the powers, duties, rights, and
6		responsibilities transferred, shall be deemed to have been
7		filed by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. As soon as
8		practicable hereafter, the Commission on Equity and Inclusion
9		shall revise and clarify the rules transferred to it under
10		this amendatory Act to reflect the reorganization of powers,
11		duties, rights, and responsibilities affected by this
12		amendatory Act, using the procedures for recodification of
13		rules available under the Illinois Administrative Procedure
14		Act, except that existing title, part, and section numbering
15		for the affected rules may be retained. The Commission on
16		Equity and Inclusion may propose and adopt under the Illinois
17		Administrative Procedure Act such other rules of the
18		Department of Central Management Services that will now be
19		administered by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion.
20		(Source: P.A. 102-166, eff. 7-26-21; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21.)
21		ARTICLE 25. SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE REPORTING
22		Section 25-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
23		changing Section 45-45 as follows:

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1		(30 ILCS 500/45-45)
2		Sec. 45-45. Small businesses.
3		(a) Set-asides. Each chief procurement officer has
4		authority to designate as small business set-asides a fair
5		proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for
6		award to small businesses in Illinois. Advertisements for bids
7		or offers for those contracts shall specify designation as
8		small business set-asides. In awarding the contracts, only
9		bids or offers from qualified small businesses shall be
10		considered.
11		(b) Small business. "Small business" means a business that
12		is independently owned and operated and that is not dominant
13		in its field of operation. The chief procurement officer shall
14		establish a detailed definition by rule, using in addition to
15		the foregoing criteria other criteria, including the number of
16		employees and the dollar volume of business. When computing
17		the size status of a potential contractor, annual sales and
18		receipts of the potential contractor and all of its affiliates
19		shall be included. The maximum number of employees and the
20		maximum dollar volume that a small business may have under the
21		rules promulgated by the chief procurement officer may vary
22		from industry to industry to the extent necessary to reflect
23		differing characteristics of those industries, subject to the
24		following limitations:
25		(1) No wholesale business is a small business if its
26		annual sales for its most recently completed fiscal year

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1		exceed $13,000,000.
2		(2) No retail business or business selling services is
3		a small business if its annual sales and receipts exceed
4		$8,000,000.
5		(3) No manufacturing business is a small business if
6		it employs more than 250 persons.
7		(4) No construction business is a small business if
8		its annual sales and receipts exceed $14,000,000.
9		(c) Fair proportion. For the purpose of subsection (a),
10		for State agencies of the executive branch, a fair proportion
11		of construction contracts shall be no less than 25% nor more
12		than 40% of the annual total contracts for construction.
13		(d) Withdrawal of designation. A small business set-aside
14		designation may be withdrawn by the purchasing agency when
15		deemed in the best interests of the State. Upon withdrawal,
16		all bids or offers shall be rejected, and the bidders or
17		offerors shall be notified of the reason for rejection. The
18		contract shall then be awarded in accordance with this Code
19		without the designation of small business set-aside. Each
20		chief procurement officer shall make the annual report
21		available on his or her official website. Each chief
22		procurement officer shall also issue a press release in
23		conjunction with the small business annual report that
24		includes an executive summary of the annual report and a link
25		to the annual report on the chief procurement officer's
26		website.

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1		(e) Small business specialist. Each chief procurement
2		officer shall designate one or more individuals to serve as
3		its small business specialist. The small business specialists
4		shall collectively work together to accomplish the following
5		duties:
6		(1) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive list of
7		potential small contractors. In this duty, he or she shall
8		cooperate with the Federal Small Business Administration
9		in locating potential sources for various products and
10		services.
11		(2) Assisting small businesses in complying with the
12		procedures for bidding on State contracts.
13		(3) Examining requests from State agencies for the
14		purchase of property or services to help determine which
15		invitations to bid are to be designated small business
16		set-asides.
17		(4) Making recommendations to the chief procurement
18		officer for the simplification of specifications and terms
19		in order to increase the opportunities for small business
20		participation.
21		(5) Assisting in investigations by purchasing agencies
22		to determine the responsibility of bidders or offerors on
23		small business set-asides.
24		(f) Small business annual report. Each small business
25		specialist designated under subsection (e) shall annually
26		before November 1 report in writing to the General Assembly

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1		concerning the awarding of contracts to small businesses. The
2		report shall include the total value of awards made in the
3		preceding fiscal year under the designation of small business
4		set-aside. The report shall also include the total value of
5		awards made to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
6		persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business
7		Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
8		Disabilities Act, in the preceding fiscal year under the
9		designation of small business set-aside.
10		The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
11		shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
12		by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act.
13		(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17;
14		100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
15		Section 25-10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
16		Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by
17		changing Section 8f as follows:
18		(30 ILCS 575/8f)
19		(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
20		Sec. 8f. Annual report. The Council shall file no later
21		than March 1 of each year, an annual report that shall detail
22		the level of achievement toward the goals specified in this
23		Act over the 3 most recent fiscal years. The annual report
24		shall include, but need not be limited to the following:

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1		(1) a summary detailing expenditures subject to the
2		goals, the actual goals specified, and the goals attained
3		by each State agency and public institution of higher
4		education;
5		(2) a summary of the number of contracts awarded and
6		the average contract amount by each State agency and
7		public institution of higher education;
8		(3) an analysis of the level of overall goal
9		achievement concerning purchases from minority-owned
10		businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned
11		by persons with disabilities;
12		(4) an analysis of the number of businesses owned by
13		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that are
14		certified under the program as well as the number of those
15		businesses that received State procurement contracts; and
16		(5) a summary of the number of contracts awarded to
17		businesses with annual gross sales of less than
18		$1,000,000; of $1,000,000 or more, but less than
19		$5,000,000; of $5,000,000 or more, but less than
20		$10,000,000; and of $10,000,000 or more.
21		The Council shall make the annual report available on its
22		official website. The Council shall also issue a press release
23		in conjunction with the annual report that includes an
24		executive summary of the annual report and a link to the annual
25		report on its official website.
26		(Source: P.A. 99-462, eff. 8-25-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)

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1		ARTICLE 35. CMS FACILITY LEASES
2		Section 35-5. The Department of Central Management
3		Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
4		amended by changing Section 405-300 as follows:
5		(20 ILCS 405/405-300) (was 20 ILCS 405/67.02)
6		Sec. 405-300. Lease or purchase of facilities; training
7		programs.
8		(a) To lease or purchase office and storage space,
9		buildings, land, and other facilities for all State agencies,
10		authorities, boards, commissions, departments, institutions,
11		and bodies politic and all other administrative units or
12		outgrowths of the executive branch of State government except
13		the Constitutional officers, the State Board of Education and
14		the State colleges and universities and their governing
15		bodies. However, before leasing or purchasing any office or
16		storage space, buildings, land or other facilities in any
17		municipality the Department shall survey the existing
18		State-owned and State-leased property to make a determination
19		of need.
20		The leases shall be for a term not to exceed 5 years,
21		except that the leases may contain a renewal clause subject to
22		acceptance by the State after that date or an option to
23		purchase. The purchases shall be made through contracts that

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1		(i) may provide for the title to the property to transfer
2		immediately to the State or a trustee or nominee for the
3		benefit of the State, (ii) shall provide for the consideration
4		to be paid in installments to be made at stated intervals
5		during a certain term not to exceed 30 years from the date of
6		the contract, and (iii) may provide for the payment of
7		interest on the unpaid balance at a rate that does not exceed a
8		rate determined by adding 3 percentage points to the annual
9		yield on United States Treasury obligations of comparable
10		maturity as most recently published in the Wall Street Journal
11		at the time such contract is signed. The leases and purchase
12		contracts shall be and shall recite that they are subject to
13		termination and cancellation in any year for which the General
14		Assembly fails to make an appropriation to pay the rent or
15		purchase installments payable under the terms of the lease or
16		purchase contract. Additionally, the purchase contract shall
17		specify that title to the office and storage space, buildings,
18		land, and other facilities being acquired under the contract
19		shall revert to the Seller in the event of the failure of the
20		General Assembly to appropriate suitable funds. However, this
21		limitation on the term of the leases does not apply to leases
22		to and with the Illinois Building Authority, as provided for
23		in the Building Authority Act. Leases to and with that
24		Authority may be entered into for a term not to exceed 30 years
25		and shall be and shall recite that they are subject to
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1		Assembly fails to make an appropriation to pay the rent
2		payable under the terms of the lease. These limitations do not
3		apply if the lease or purchase contract contains a provision
4		limiting the liability for the payment of the rentals or
5		installments thereof solely to funds received from the Federal
6		government.
7		(b) To lease from an airport authority office, aircraft
8		hangar, and service buildings constructed upon a public
9		airport under the Airport Authorities Act for the use and
10		occupancy of the State Department of Transportation. The lease
11		may be entered into for a term not to exceed 30 years.
12		(c) To establish training programs for teaching State
13		leasing procedures and practices to new employees of the
14		Department and to keep all employees of the Department
15		informed about current leasing practices and developments in
16		the real estate industry.
17		(d) To enter into an agreement with a municipality or
18		county to construct, remodel, or convert a structure for the
19		purposes of its serving as a correctional institution or
20		facility pursuant to paragraph (c) of Section 3-2-2 of the
21		Unified Code of Corrections.
22		(e) To enter into an agreement with a private individual,
23		trust, partnership, or corporation or a municipality or other
24		unit of local government, when authorized to do so by the
25		Department of Corrections, whereby that individual, trust,
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1		local government will construct, remodel, or convert a
2		structure for the purposes of its serving as a correctional
3		institution or facility and then lease the structure to the
4		Department for the use of the Department of Corrections. A
5		lease entered into pursuant to the authority granted in this
6		subsection shall be for a term not to exceed 30 years but may
7		grant to the State the option to purchase the structure
8		outright.
9		The leases shall be and shall recite that they are subject
10		to termination and cancellation in any year for which the
11		General Assembly fails to make an appropriation to pay the
12		rent payable under the terms of the lease.
13		(f) On and after September 17, 1983, the powers granted to
14		the Department under this Section shall be exercised
15		exclusively by the Department, and no other State agency may
16		concurrently exercise any such power unless specifically
17		authorized otherwise by a later enacted law. This subsection
18		is not intended to impair any contract existing as of
19		September 17, 1983.
20		However, no lease for more than 10,000 square feet of
21		space shall be executed unless the Director, in consultation
22		with the Executive Director of the Capital Development Board,
23		has certified that leasing is in the best interest of the
24		State, considering programmatic requirements, availability of
25		vacant State-owned space, the cost-benefits of purchasing or
26		constructing new space, and other criteria as he or she shall

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1		determine. The Director shall not permit multiple leases for
2		less than 10,000 square feet to be executed in order to evade
3		this provision.
4		(g) To develop and implement, in cooperation with the
5		Interagency Energy Conservation Committee, a system for
6		evaluating energy consumption in facilities leased by the
7		Department, and to develop energy consumption standards for
8		use in evaluating prospective lease sites.
9		(h) (1) After June 1, 1998 (the effective date of Public
10		Act 90-520), the Department shall not enter into an
11		agreement for the installment purchase or lease purchase
12		of buildings, land, or facilities unless:
13		(A) the using agency certifies to the Department
14		that the agency reasonably expects that the building,
15		land, or facilities being considered for purchase will
16		meet a permanent space need;
17		(B) the building or facilities will be
18		substantially occupied by State agencies after
19		purchase (or after acceptance in the case of a build to
20		suit);
21		(C) the building or facilities shall be in new or
22		like new condition and have a remaining economic life
23		exceeding the term of the contract;
24		(D) no structural or other major building
25		component or system has a remaining economic life of
26		less than 10 years;

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1		(E) the building, land, or facilities:
2		(i) is free of any identifiable environmental
3		hazard or
4		(ii) is subject to a management plan, provided
5		by the seller and acceptable to the State, to
6		address the known environmental hazard;
7		(F) the building, land, or facilities satisfy
8		applicable accessibility and applicable building
9		codes; and
10		(G) the State's cost to lease purchase or
11		installment purchase the building, land, or facilities
12		is less than the cost to lease space of comparable
13		quality, size, and location over the lease purchase or
14		installment purchase term.
15		(2) The Department shall establish the methodology for
16		comparing lease costs to the costs of installment or lease
17		purchases. The cost comparison shall take into account all
18		relevant cost factors, including, but not limited to, debt
19		service, operating and maintenance costs, insurance and
20		risk costs, real estate taxes, reserves for replacement
21		and repairs, security costs, and utilities. The
22		methodology shall also provide:
23		(A) that the comparison will be made using level
24		payment plans; and
25		(B) that a purchase price must not exceed the fair
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1		that the purchase price must be substantiated by an
2		appraisal or by a competitive selection process.
3		(3) If the Department intends to enter into an
4		installment purchase or lease purchase agreement for
5		buildings, land, or facilities under circumstances that do
6		not satisfy the conditions specified by this Section, it
7		must issue a notice to the Secretary of the Senate and the
8		Clerk of the House. The notice shall contain (i) specific
9		details of the State's proposed purchase, including the
10		amounts, purposes, and financing terms; (ii) a specific
11		description of how the proposed purchase varies from the
12		procedures set forth in this Section; and (iii) a specific
13		justification, signed by the Director, stating why it is
14		in the State's best interests to proceed with the
15		purchase. The Department may not proceed with such an
16		installment purchase or lease purchase agreement if,
17		within 60 calendar days after delivery of the notice, the
18		General Assembly, by joint resolution, disapproves the
19		transaction. Delivery may take place on a day and at an
20		hour when the Senate and House are not in session so long
21		as the offices of Secretary and Clerk are open to receive
22		the notice. In determining the 60-day period within which
23		the General Assembly must act, the day on which delivery
24		is made to the Senate and House shall not be counted. If
25		delivery of the notice to the 2 houses occurs on different
26		days, the 60-day period shall begin on the day following

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1		the later delivery.
2		(4) On or before February 15 of each year, the
3		Department shall submit an annual report to the Director
4		of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the
5		General Assembly regarding installment purchases or lease
6		purchases of buildings, land, or facilities that were
7		entered into during the preceding calendar year. The
8		report shall include a summary statement of the aggregate
9		amount of the State's obligations under those purchases;
10		specific details pertaining to each purchase, including
11		the amounts, purposes, and financing terms and payment
12		schedule for each purchase; and any other matter that the
13		Department deems advisable. The report shall also contain
14		an analysis of all leases that meet both of the following
15		criteria: (1) the lease contains a purchase option clause;
16		and (2) the third full year of the lease has been
17		completed. That analysis shall include, without
18		limitation, a recommendation of whether it is in the
19		State's best interest to exercise the purchase option or
20		to seek to renew the lease without exercising the clause.
21		The requirement for reporting shall be satisfied by
22		filing copies of the report with each of the following:
23		(1) the Auditor General; (2) the Chairs of the
24		Appropriations Committees; (3) the General Assembly and
25		the Commission on Government Forecasting and
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1		Assembly Organizations Act; and (4) the State Government
2		Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is
3		required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
4		Library Act.
5		(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-1109, eff. 1-1-19;
6		100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
7		ARTICLE 40. DISABILITY-SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
8		Section 40-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
9		changing Section 45-35 as follows:
10		(30 ILCS 500/45-35)
11		Sec. 45-35. Not-for-profit agencies for persons with
12		significant disabilities.
13		(a) Qualification. Supplies and services may be procured
14		without advertising or calling for bids from any qualified
15		not-for-profit agency for persons with significant
16		disabilities that:
17		(1) complies with Illinois laws governing private
18		not-for-profit organizations;
19		(2) provides for payment of a wage for contractual
20		services under this Section that is no less than the
21		applicable local or Illinois minimum wage, whichever is
22		higher, for all employees performing work on the contract,
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1		is certified as a work center by the Wage and Hour Division
2		of the United States Department of Labor or is an
3		accredited vocational program that provides transition
4		services to youth between the ages of 14 1/2 and 22 in
5		accordance with individualized education plans under
6		Section 14-8.03 of the School Code and that provides
7		residential services at a child care institution, as
8		defined under Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969,
9		or at a group home, as defined under Section 2.16 of the
10		Child Care Act of 1969; and
11		(3) is (A) a disability-serving organization that is
12		accredited by a nationally-recognized accrediting
13		organization or licensed by the Department of Human
14		Services or (B) a Center for Independent Living. certified
15		as a developmental training provider by the Department of
16		Human Services.
17		(b) Participation. To participate, the not-for-profit
18		agency must have indicated an interest in providing the
19		supplies and services, must meet the specifications and needs
20		of the using agency, and must set a fair and reasonable price.
21		(c) Committee. There is created within the Department of
22		Central Management Services a committee to facilitate the
23		purchase of products and services from not-for-profit agencies
24		that provide employment opportunities to persons with physical
25		disabilities, intellectual or developmental disabilities,
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1		is called the State Use Committee. The State Use Committee
2		shall consist of the Director of the Department of Central
3		Management Services or his or her designee, the Secretary of
4		the Department of Human Services or his or her designee, the
5		Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her
6		designee, one public member representing private business who
7		is knowledgeable of the employment needs and concerns of
8		persons with developmental disabilities, one public member
9		representing private business who is knowledgeable of the
10		needs and concerns of rehabilitation facilities, one public
11		member who is knowledgeable of the employment needs and
12		concerns of persons with developmental disabilities, one
13		public member who is knowledgeable of the needs and concerns
14		of rehabilitation facilities, 2 members who have a disability,
15		2 public members from a statewide association that represents
16		community-based rehabilitation facilities serving or
17		supporting individuals with intellectual or developmental
18		disabilities, and one public member from a disability-focused
19		statewide advocacy group, all appointed by the Governor. The
20		public members shall serve 2 year terms, commencing upon
21		appointment and every 2 years thereafter. A public member may
22		be reappointed, and vacancies shall be filled by appointment
23		for the completion of the term. In the event there is a vacancy
24		on the State Use Committee, the Governor must make an
25		appointment to fill that vacancy within 30 calendar days after
26		the notice of vacancy. The members shall serve without

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1		compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses at a rate
2		equal to that of State employees on a per diem basis by the
3		Department of Central Management Services. All members shall
4		be entitled to vote on issues before the State Use Committee.
5		The State Use Committee shall have the following powers
6		and duties:
7		(1) To request from any State agency information as to
8		product specification and service requirements in order to
9		carry out its purpose.
10		(2) To meet quarterly or more often as necessary to
11		carry out its purposes.
12		(3) To request a quarterly report from each
13		participating qualified not-for-profit agency for persons
14		with significant disabilities describing the volume of
15		sales for each product or service sold under this Section.
16		(4) To prepare a report for the Governor and General
17		Assembly no later than December 31 of each year. The
18		requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be
19		satisfied by following the procedures set forth in Section
20		3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act.
21		(5) To prepare a publication that lists all supplies
22		and services currently available from any qualified
23		not-for-profit agency for persons with significant
24		disabilities. This list and any revisions shall be
25		distributed to all purchasing agencies.
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1		provided by qualified not-for-profit agencies for persons
2		with significant disabilities and discourage unnecessary
3		duplication or competition among not-for-profit agencies.
4		(7) To develop guidelines to be followed by qualifying
5		agencies for participation under the provisions of this
6		Section. Guidelines shall include a list of national
7		accrediting organizations which satisfy the requirements
8		of item (3) of subsection (a) of this Section. The
9		guidelines shall be developed within 6 months after the
10		effective date of this Code and made available on a
11		nondiscriminatory basis to all qualifying agencies. The
12		new guidelines required under this item (7) by Public Act
13		100-203 shall be developed within 6 months after August
14		18, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-203) and
15		made available on a non-discriminatory basis to all
16		qualifying not-for-profit agencies.
17		(8) To review all pricing submitted under the
18		provisions of this Section and may approve a proposed
19		agreement for supplies or services where the price
20		submitted is fair and reasonable. Review of pricing under
21		this paragraph may include, but is not limited to:
22		(A) Amounts private businesses would pay for
23		similar products or services.
24		(B) Amounts the federal government would pay
25		contractors for similar products or services.
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1		products or services.
2		(D) The actual cost of manufacturing the product
3		or performing a service at a community rehabilitation
4		program offering employment services on or off
5		premises to persons with disabilities or mental
6		illnesses, with adequate consideration given to legal
7		and moral imperatives to pay workers with disabilities
8		equitable wages.
9		(E) The usual, customary, and reasonable costs of
10		manufacturing, marketing, and distribution.
11		(9) To, not less than every 3 years, adopt a strategic
12		plan for increasing the number of products and services
13		purchased from qualified not-for-profit agencies for
14		persons with disabilities or mental illnesses, including
15		the feasibility of developing mandatory set-aside
16		contracts.
17		(c-5) Conditions for Use. Each chief procurement officer
18		shall, in consultation with the State Use Committee, determine
19		which articles, materials, services, food stuffs, and supplies
20		that are produced, manufactured, or provided by persons with
21		significant disabilities in qualified not-for-profit agencies
22		shall be given preference by purchasing agencies procuring
23		those items.
24		(d) (Blank).
25		(e) Subcontracts. Subcontracts shall be permitted for
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1		this subsection (e), "subcontract" means any acquisition from
2		another source of supplies, not including raw materials, or
3		services required by a qualified not-for-profit agency to
4		provide the supplies or services that are the subject of the
5		contract between the State and the qualified not-for-profit
6		agency.
7		The State Use Committee shall develop guidelines to be
8		followed by qualified not-for-profit agencies when seeking and
9		establishing subcontracts with other persons or not-for-profit
10		agencies in order to fulfill State contract requirements.
11		These guidelines shall include the following:
12		(i) The State Use Committee must approve all
13		subcontracts and substantive amendments to subcontracts
14		prior to execution or amendment of the subcontract.
15		(ii) A qualified not-for-profit agency shall not enter
16		into a subcontract, or any combination of subcontracts, to
17		fulfill an entire requirement, contract, or order without
18		written State Use Committee approval.
19		(iii) A qualified not-for-profit agency shall make
20		reasonable efforts to utilize subcontracts with other
21		not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant
22		disabilities.
23		(iv) For any subcontract not currently performed by a
24		qualified not-for-profit agency, the primary qualified
25		not-for-profit agency must provide to the State Use
26		Committee the following: (A) a written explanation as to

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1		why the subcontract is not performed by a qualified
2		not-for-profit agency, and (B) a written plan to transfer
3		the subcontract to a qualified not-for-profit agency, as
4		reasonable.
5		(Source: P.A. 102-343, eff. 8-13-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
6		ARTICLE 45. REIMAGINING HOTEL FLORENCE ACT
7		Section 45-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
8		Reimagining Hotel Florence Act. References in this Article to
9		"this Act" mean this Article.
10		Section 45-5. Legislative intent. Originally built in
11		1881, the Hotel Florence is located within the Pullman
12		Historic District and was placed on the National Register of
13		Historic Places in 1969 and was designated a National Historic
14		Landmark on December 30, 1970. To save it from demolition the
15		Historic Pullman Foundation purchased the hotel in 1975 and
16		maintained ownership until 1991 when the State of Illinois
17		took title of the building. The Hotel Florence is continually
18		closed for renovations and is a semi-closed public space.
19		The hotel sits next to the Pullman National Historic
20		Landmark District, which was designated as a National Monument
21		in 2015 and recently redesignated as Illinois's first National
22		Park on December 29, 2022 and is operated by the U.S. National
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1		Service to enter into cooperative agreements with outside
2		parties for interpretive and educational programs at
3		nonfederal historic properties within the boundaries of the
4		park and to provide assistance for the preservation of
5		nonfederal land within the boundaries of the historical park
6		and at sites in close proximity to it, which may include the
7		Hotel Florence.
8		The General Assembly has allocated $21,000,000 in capital
9		infrastructure funds to aid in the redevelopment of the Hotel
10		Florence.
11		The General Assembly finds that allowing for the
12		Department of Natural Resources to enter into a public-private
13		partnership that will allow the Hotel Florence to become a
14		fully reactivated space in a timely manner that is in the
15		public benefit of the State and the local Pullman community.
16		Section 45-10. Definitions. In this Act:
17		"Agreement" means a public-private agreement.
18		"Contractor" means a person that has been selected to
19		enter or has entered into a public-private agreement with the
20		Department on behalf of the State for the development,
21		financing, construction, management, or operation of the Hotel
22		Florence pursuant to this Act.
23		"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
24		"Hotel Florence" means real property in City of Chicago
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1		the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and was acquired
2		in 1991, at the address of 11111 S. Forrestville Avenue,
3		Chicago, Illinois, as well as the adjacent Hotel Florence
4		Annex building located at 537 East 111th Street, Chicago,
5		Illinois 60628 and any associated grounds connected to either
6		property.
7		"Maintain" or "maintenance" includes ordinary maintenance,
8		repair, rehabilitation, capital maintenance, maintenance
9		replacement, and any other categories of maintenance that may
10		be designated by the Department.
11		"Offeror" means a person that responds to a request for
12		proposals under this Act.
13		"Operate" or "operation" means to do one or more of the
14		following: maintain, improve, equip, modify, or otherwise
15		operate.
16		"Person" means any individual, firm, association, joint
17		venture, partnership, estate, trust, syndicate, fiduciary,
18		corporation, or any other legal entity, group, or combination
19		thereof.
20		"Public-private agreement" means an agreement or contract
21		between the Department on behalf of the State and all
22		schedules, exhibits, and attachments thereto, entered into
23		pursuant to a competitive request for proposals process
24		governed by this Act, for the development, financing,
25		construction, management, or operation of the Hotel Florence
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1		"Revenues" means all revenues, including, but not limited
2		to, income, user fees, earnings, interest, lease payments,
3		allocations, moneys from the federal government, the State,
4		and units of local government, including, but not limited to,
5		federal, State, and local appropriations, grants, loans, lines
6		of credit, and credit guarantees; bond proceeds; equity
7		investments; service payments; or other receipts arising out
8		of or in connection with the financing, development,
9		construction, management, or operation of the Hotel Florence.
10		"State" means the State of Illinois.
11		Section 45-15. Authority to enter public-private
12		agreement.
13		(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
14		the Department on behalf of the State may, pursuant to a
15		competitive request for proposals process governed by the
16		Illinois Procurement Code, rules adopted under that Code, and
17		this Act, enter into a public-private agreement to develop,
18		finance, construct, lease, manage, or operate the Hotel
19		Florence on behalf of the State, pursuant to which the
20		contractors may receive certain revenues, including management
21		or user fees in consideration of the payment of moneys to the
22		State for that right.
23		(b) The term of a public-private agreement shall be no
24		less than 25 years and no more than 75 years.
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1		extended, but only if the extension is specifically authorized
2		by the General Assembly by law.
3		Section 45-20. Procurement; prequalification. The
4		Department may establish a process for prequalification of
5		offerors. If the Department does create such a process, it
6		shall:
7		(1) provide a public notice of the prequalification at
8		least 30 days prior to the date on which applications are
9		due;
10		(2) set forth requirements and evaluation criteria in
11		order to become prequalified;
12		(3) determine which offerors that have submitted
13		prequalification applications, if any, meet the
14		requirements and evaluation criteria; and
15		(4) allow only those offerors that have been
16		prequalified to respond to the request for proposals.
17		Section 45-25. Request for proposals process to enter into
18		public-private agreement.
19		(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
20		the Department on behalf of the State shall select a
21		contractor through a competitive request for proposals process
22		governed by the Illinois Procurement Code and rules adopted
23		under that Code and this Act.
24		(b) The competitive request for proposals process shall,

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1		at a minimum, solicit statements of qualification and
2		proposals from offerors.
3		(c) The competitive request for proposals process shall,
4		at a minimum, take into account the following criteria:
5		(1) the offeror's plans for the Hotel Florence
6		project;
7		(2) the offeror's current and past business practices;
8		(3) the offeror's poor or inadequate past performance
9		in developing, financing, constructing, managing, or
10		operating historic landmark properties or other public
11		assets;
12		(4) the offeror's ability to meet and past performance
13		in meeting or exhausting good faith efforts to meet the
14		utilization goals for business enterprises established in
15		the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
16		with Disabilities Act;
17		(5) the offeror's ability to comply with and past
18		performance in complying with Section 2-105 of the
19		Illinois Human Rights Act; and
20		(6) the offeror's plans to comply with the Business
21		Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
22		Disabilities Act and Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human
23		Rights Act.
24		(d) The Department shall not include terms in the request
25		for proposals that provide an advantage, whether directly or
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1		services, or equipment to the Department.
2		(e) The Department shall select one or more offerors as
3		finalists.
4		(f) After the procedures required in this Section have
5		been completed, the Department shall make a determination as
6		to whether the offeror should be designated as the contractor
7		for the Hotel Florence project and shall submit the decision
8		to the Governor and to the Governor's Office of Management and
9		Budget. After review of the Department's determination, the
10		Governor may accept or reject the determination. If the
11		Governor accepts the determination of the Department, the
12		Governor shall designate the offeror for the Hotel Florence
13		project.
14		Section 45-30. Provisions of the public-private agreement.
15		(a) The public-private agreement shall include all of the
16		following:
17		(1) the term of the public-private agreement that is
18		consistent with Section 45-40;
19		(2) the powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations,
20		and functions of the Department and the contractor;
21		(3) compensation or payments to the Department, if
22		applicable;
23		(4) compensation or payments to the contractor, if
24		applicable;
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1		(A) has ready access to information regarding the
2		contractor's powers, duties, responsibilities,
3		obligations, and functions under the public-private
4		agreement;
5		(B) has the right to demand and receive
6		information from the contractor concerning any aspect
7		of the contractor's powers, duties, responsibilities,
8		obligations, and functions under the public-private
9		agreement; and
10		(C) has the authority to direct or countermand
11		decisions by the contractor at any time;
12		(6) a provision imposing an affirmative duty on the
13		contractor to provide the Department with any information
14		the contractor reasonably believes the Department would
15		want to know or would need to know to enable the Department
16		to exercise its powers, carry out its duties,
17		responsibilities, and obligations, and perform its
18		functions under this Act or the public-private agreement
19		or as otherwise required by law;
20		(7) the authority of the Department to enter into
21		contracts with third parties pursuant to Section 45-40;
22		(8) the authority of the Department to request that
23		the contractor reimburse the Department for third party
24		consultants related to the monitoring the project;
25		(9) a provision governing the contractor's authority
26		to negotiate and execute subcontracts with third parties;

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1		(10) the authority of the contractor to impose user
2		fees and the amounts of those fees;
3		(11) a provision governing the deposit and allocation
4		of revenues including user fees;
5		(12) a provision governing rights to real and personal
6		property of the State, the Department, the contractor, and
7		other third parties;
8		(13) grounds for termination of the agreement by the
9		Department or the contractor and a restatement of the
10		Department's rights under this Act;
11		(14) a requirement that the contractor enter into a
12		project labor agreement;
13		(15) a provision stating that construction contractors
14		shall comply with the requirements of Section 30-22 of the
15		Illinois Procurement Code;
16		(16) rights and remedies of the Department if the
17		contractor defaults or otherwise fails to comply with the
18		terms of the agreement;
19		(17) procedures for amendment to the agreement; and
20		(18) all other terms, conditions, and provisions
21		acceptable to the Department that the Department deems
22		necessary and proper and in the public interest.
23		Section 45-35. Time limitations. The Department shall
24		issue a request for proposals within 6 months after the
25		effective date of this Act. The Department shall have 6 months

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1		from the date of issuance of the request for proposals to
2		select a contractor.
3		Section 45-40. Term of agreement; reversion of property to
4		the Department.
5		(a) The Department may terminate the contractor's
6		authority and duties under the public-private agreement on the
7		date set forth in the public-private agreement.
8		(b) Upon termination of the public-private agreement, the
9		authority and duties of the contractor under this Act cease,
10		except for those duties and obligations that extend beyond the
11		termination, as set forth in the public-private agreement, and
12		all interests in the Hotel Florence shall revert to the
13		Department.
14		Section 45-45. Prohibited local action; home rule. A unit
15		of local government, including a home rule unit, may not take
16		any action that would have the effect of impairing the
17		public-private agreement under this Act. This Section is a
18		denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under
19		subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
20		Constitution.
21		Section 45-50. Powers liberally construed. The powers
22		conferred by this Act shall be liberally construed in order to
23		accomplish their purposes and shall be in addition and

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1		supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If any
2		other law or rule is inconsistent with this Act, this Act is
3		controlling as to any public-private agreement entered into
4		under this Act.
5		Section 45-55. Full and complete authority. This Act
6		contains full and complete authority for agreements and leases
7		with private entities to carry out the activities described in
8		this Act. Except as otherwise required by law, no procedure,
9		proceedings, publications, notices, consents, approvals,
10		orders, or acts by the Department or any other State or local
11		agency or official are required to enter into an agreement or
12		lease.
13		ARTICLE 50. DURATION OF CONTRACTS
14		Section 50-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
15		changing Section 20-60 as follows:
16		(30 ILCS 500/20-60)
17		Sec. 20-60. Duration of contracts.
18		(a) Maximum duration. A contract may be entered into for
19		any period of time deemed to be in the best interests of the
20		State but not exceeding 10 years inclusive, beginning January
21		1, 2010, of proposed contract renewals; provided, however, in
22		connection with the issuance of certificates of participation

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1		or bonds, the governing board of a public institution of
2		higher education may enter into contracts in excess of 10
3		years but not to exceed 30 years for the purpose of financing
4		or refinancing real or personal property. Third parties may
5		lease State-owned dark fiber networks for any period of time
6		deemed to be in the best interest of the State, but not
7		exceeding 20 years. The length of a lease for real property or
8		capital improvements shall be in accordance with the
9		provisions of Section 40-25. The length of energy conservation
10		program contracts or energy savings contracts or leases shall
11		be in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-45. A
12		contract for bond or mortgage insurance awarded by the
13		Illinois Housing Development Authority, however, may be
14		entered into for any period of time less than or equal to the
15		maximum period of time that the subject bond or mortgage may
16		remain outstanding.
17		(b) Subject to appropriation. All contracts made or
18		entered into shall recite that they are subject to termination
19		and cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly
20		fails to make an appropriation to make payments under the
21		terms of the contract.
22		(c) The chief procurement officer shall file a proposed
23		extension or renewal of a contract with the Procurement Policy
24		Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to
25		entering into any extension or renewal if the cost associated
26		with the extension or renewal exceeds $249,999. The

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1		Procurement Policy Board or the Commission on Equity and
2		Inclusion may object to the proposed extension or renewal
3		within 14 calendar days and require a hearing before the Board
4		or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to entering
5		into the extension or renewal. If the Procurement Policy Board
6		or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion does not object
7		within 14 calendar days or takes affirmative action to
8		recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement
9		officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.
10		This subsection does not apply to any emergency procurement,
11		any procurement under Article 40, or any procurement exempted
12		by Section 1-10(b) of this Code. If any State agency contract
13		is paid for in whole or in part with federal-aid funds, grants,
14		or loans and the provisions of this subsection would result in
15		the loss of those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, then
16		the contract is exempt from the provisions of this subsection
17		in order to remain eligible for those federal-aid funds,
18		grants, or loans, and the State agency shall file notice of
19		this exemption with the Procurement Policy Board or the
20		Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to entering into the
21		proposed extension or renewal. Nothing in this subsection
22		permits a chief procurement officer to enter into an extension
23		or renewal in violation of subsection (a). By August 1 each
24		year, the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on
25		Equity and Inclusion shall each file a report with the General
26		Assembly identifying for the previous fiscal year (i) the

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1		proposed extensions or renewals that were filed and whether
2		such extensions and renewals were objected to and (ii) the
3		contracts exempt from this subsection.
4		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
5		this Section, the Department of Innovation and Technology may
6		enter into leases for dark fiber networks for any period of
7		time deemed to be in the best interests of the State but not
8		exceeding 20 years inclusive. The Department of Innovation and
9		Technology may lease dark fiber networks from third parties
10		only for the primary purpose of providing services (i) to the
11		offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
12		Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer and State
13		agencies, as defined under Section 5-15 of the Civil
14		Administrative Code of Illinois or (ii) for anchor
15		institutions, as defined in Section 7 of the Illinois Century
16		Network Act. Dark fiber network lease contracts shall be
17		subject to all other provisions of this Code and any
18		applicable rules or requirements, including, but not limited
19		to, publication of lease solicitations, use of standard State
20		contracting terms and conditions, and approval of vendor
21		certifications and financial disclosures.
22		(e) As used in this Section, "dark fiber network" means a
23		network of fiber optic cables laid but currently unused by a
24		third party that the third party is leasing for use as network
25		infrastructure.
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1		when that vendor has failed to meet the goals agreed to in the
2		vendor's utilization plan, as defined in Section 2 of the
3		Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
4		Disabilities Act, unless the State agency or public
5		institution of higher education has determined that the vendor
6		made good faith efforts toward meeting the contract goals. If
7		the State agency or public institution of higher education
8		determines that the vendor made good faith efforts, the agency
9		or public institution of higher education may issue a waiver
10		after concurrence by the chief procurement officer, which
11		shall not be unreasonably withheld or impair a State agency
12		determination to execute the renewal. The form and content of
13		the waiver shall be prescribed by each chief procurement
14		officer, but shall not impair a State agency or public
15		institution of higher education determination to execute the
16		renewal. The chief procurement officer shall post the
17		completed form on his or her official website within 5
18		business days after receipt from the State agency or public
19		institution of higher education. The chief procurement officer
20		shall maintain on his or her official website a database of
21		waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
22		under his or her jurisdiction. The database shall be updated
23		periodically and shall be searchable by contractor name and by
24		contracting State agency or public institution of higher
25		education.
26		(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-657, Article 5,

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1		Section 5-5, eff. 7-1-21 (See Section 25 of P.A. 102-29 for
2		effective date of P.A. 101-657, Article 5, Section 5-5);
3		101-657, Article 40, Section 40-125, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff.
4		6-25-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23.)
5		ARTICLE 55. PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
6		Section 55-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
7		changing Section 1-10 as follows:
8		(30 ILCS 500/1-10)
9		Sec. 1-10. Application.
10		(a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
11		bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
12		first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
13		be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any
14		provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation
15		prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in
16		Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant
17		entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar
18		instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
19		solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
20		July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
21		Code and its intent.
22		(b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
23		funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal

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1		assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
2		(1) Contracts between the State and its political
3		subdivisions or other governments, or between State
4		governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
5		this Code.
6		(2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
7		Section 20-80.
8		(3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
9		5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
10		(4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as
11		an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an
12		employment code or policy or by contract directly with
13		that individual.
14		(5) Collective bargaining contracts.
15		(6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of
16		this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000
17		must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10
18		calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of
19		jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
20		purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
21		value of the contract, and the effective date of the
22		contract.
23		(7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
24		litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
25		provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor
26		shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring

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1		agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,
2		and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
3		procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or
4		her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one
5		subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
6		(8) (Blank).
7		(9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
8		Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
9		(10) (Blank).
10		(11) Public-private agreements entered into according
11		to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
12		Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
13		design-build agreements entered into according to the
14		procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
15		Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
16		(12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
17		professional and artistic services entered into by the
18		Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois
19		is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through
20		a competitive process authorized by the members of the
21		Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections
22		5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code,
23		as well as the final approval by the members of the
24		Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract.
25		(B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered
26		into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in

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1		connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State
2		of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be
3		awarded through a competitive process authorized by the
4		members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and
5		are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35,
6		and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by
7		the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority
8		of the terms of the contract.
9		(13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
10		equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
11		science services in consultation with and subject to the
12		approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in
13		subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
14		Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
15		20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
16		Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
17		writing with justification, waive any certification
18		required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
19		for services which are currently provided by members of a
20		collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
21		the collective bargaining agreement concerning
22		subcontracting shall be followed.
23		On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
24		except for this sentence, is inoperative.
25		(14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
26		by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of

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1		an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
2		(15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that
3		requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities
4		for the relocation of utilities for construction or other
5		public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph
6		(15) shall include, but not be limited to, those
7		associated with: relocations, crossings, installations,
8		and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
9		"railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
10		transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
11		guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
12		defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
13		telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
14		of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
15		defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
16		telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
17		Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural
18		water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or
19		less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the
20		Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or
21		operating utility systems consisting of public utilities
22		as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the
23		Illinois Municipal Code.
24		(16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
25		Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
26		timely newborn screening services in accordance with the

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1		Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
2		(17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
3		Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
4		Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
5		and the Department of Public Health to implement the
6		Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid
7		Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access
8		to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical
9		conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of
10		Medical Cannabis Program Act.
11		(18) This Code does not apply to any procurements
12		necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the
13		Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
14		Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce
15		and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public
16		Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if
17		the applicable agency has made a good faith determination
18		that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure
19		to fall within this exemption and if the process is
20		conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the
21		requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,
22		50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,
23		50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for
24		Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or
25		subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract
26		entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to

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1		the procurement of goods and services identified in
2		paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be
3		published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar
4		days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
5		Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the
6		notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement
7		Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content
8		prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of
9		contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
10		services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
11		report shall include the name of the contractor, a
12		description of the supply or service provided, the total
13		amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
14		exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of
15		these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
16		Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
17		Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor
18		and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year
19		that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the
20		monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement
21		Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after
22		June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27).
23		(19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments,
24		limited to assistive technology devices and assistive
25		technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and
26		replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i)

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1		that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to
2		complete the job application process and be considered for
3		the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that
4		modify or adjust the work environment to enable a
5		qualified current employee with a disability to perform
6		the essential functions of the position held by that
7		employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee
8		with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges
9		of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated
10		employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a
11		customer, client, claimant, or member of the public
12		seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and
13		access to its programs, services, or benefits.
14		For purposes of this paragraph (19):
15		"Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece
16		of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
17		commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that
18		is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional
19		capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
20		"Assistive technology services" means any service that
21		directly assists an individual with a disability in
22		selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology
23		device.
24		"Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided
25		under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when
26		describing an individual with a disability.

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1		(20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
2		Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party
3		facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18
4		of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to
5		Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act, a
6		facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public
7		Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section
8		16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act.
9		(21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase,
10		renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or
11		software maintenance agreements that support the efforts
12		of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and
13		administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
14		Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining
15		Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act,
16		the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the
17		Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification
18		Act, the Uniform Conviction Information Act, and the Gun
19		Trafficking Information Act, or establish or maintain
20		record management systems necessary to conduct human
21		trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or other
22		stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21) applies
23		to contracts entered into on or after the effective date
24		of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and
25		the renewal of contracts that are in effect on the
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1		Assembly.
2		(22) Contracts for public education programming,
3		noncommercial sustaining announcements, public service
4		announcements, and public awareness and education
5		messaging with the nonprofit trade associations of the
6		providers of those services that inform the public on
7		immediate and ongoing health and safety risks and hazards.
8		Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
9		with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or
10		after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any
11		paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2),
12		or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate
13		procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description
14		of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
15		contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
16		Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
17		report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
18		November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
19		annual summary of the monthly information reported to the
20		chief procurement officer.
21		(c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
22		procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
23		Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
24		Utilities Act.
25		(d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
26		and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois

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1		Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
2		procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
3		Illinois Lottery Law.
4		(e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
5		Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
6		assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related
7		to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
8		facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
9		Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220
10		of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range
11		of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance
12		costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the
13		construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the
14		full duration of construction.
15		(f) (Blank).
16		(g) (Blank).
17		(h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
18		contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
19		11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
20		(i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
21		necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
22		expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
23		Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
24		privilege.
25		(j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
26		Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works

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1		of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
2		Board Act.
3		(k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
4		contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
5		Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
6		appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
7		(l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
8		Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
9		services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
10		Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
11		funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the
12		Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
13		(m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of
14		funds with which contracts are paid, including federal
15		assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this
16		Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures
17		necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the
18		Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of
19		the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
20		Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
21		(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
22		101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-175, eff. 7-29-21; 102-483, eff
23		1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-600, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662,
24		eff. 9-15-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
25		102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)

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1		ARTICLE 60. CONTRACTOR DIVERSITY REPORTING
2		Section 60-5. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is
3		amended by adding Section 14.40 as follows:
4		(805 ILCS 5/14.40 new)
5		Sec. 14.40. State contractors reporting.
6		(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), by June 1, 2024,
7		and each June 1 thereafter, a corporation that has contracts
8		with this State shall provide to the Commission on Equity and
9		Inclusion a list of its professional services suppliers by
10		category, including, but not limited to, legal services,
11		accounting services, media placement, technology services,
12		asset management, and consulting services. The list shall
13		include the percentage of owners and employees in each
14		category that are women or minority persons. The list required
15		under this subsection (a) shall provide the required
16		information for each of the classes of minority persons
17		identified in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for
18		Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
19		(b) Corporations that submit annual supplier diversity
20		reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission in accordance with
21		Section 8h of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
22		and Persons with Disabilities Act are exempt from the
23		requirements of this Section.
24		(c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2028.

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1		ARTICLE 65. REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF ASPIRATIONAL GOALS
2		Section 5. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
3		and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
4		Sections 2 and 7 as follows:
5		(30 ILCS 575/2)
6		(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
7		Sec. 2. Definitions.
8		(A) For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
9		have the following definitions:
10		(1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a
11		citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States
12		and who is any of the following:
13		(a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
14		having origins in any of the original peoples of North
15		and South America, including Central America, and who
16		maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
17		(b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
18		original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
19		the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
20		to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
21		Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
22		Vietnam).
23		(c) Black or African American (a person having

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1		origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
2		(d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,
3		Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or
4		other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
5		(e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
6		person having origins in any of the original peoples
7		of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
8		(2) "Woman" shall mean a person who is a citizen or
9		lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is
10		of the female gender.
11		(2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who
12		is a citizen or lawful resident of the United States and is
13		a person qualifying as a person with a disability under
14		subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).
15		(2.1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a
16		severe physical or mental disability that:
17		(a) results from:
18		amputation,
19		arthritis,
20		autism,
21		blindness,
22		burn injury,
23		cancer,
24		cerebral palsy,
25		Crohn's disease,
26		cystic fibrosis,

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1		deafness,
2		head injury,
3		heart disease,
4		hemiplegia,
5		hemophilia,
6		respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,
7		an intellectual disability,
8		mental illness,
9		multiple sclerosis,
10		muscular dystrophy,
11		musculoskeletal disorders,
12		neurological disorders, including stroke and
13		epilepsy,
14		paraplegia,
15		quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,
16		sickle cell anemia,
17		ulcerative colitis,
18		specific learning disabilities, or
19		end stage renal failure disease; and
20		(b) substantially limits one or more of the
21		person's major life activities.
22		Another disability or combination of disabilities may
23		also be considered as a severe disability for the purposes
24		of item (a) of this subdivision (2.1) if it is determined
25		by an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause a
26		comparable degree of substantial functional limitation

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1		similar to the specific list of disabilities listed in
2		item (a) of this subdivision (2.1).
3		(3) "Minority-owned business" means a business which
4		is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or
5		in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in
6		which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the
7		management and daily business operations of which are
8		controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who
9		own it.
10		(4) "Women-owned business" means a business which is
11		at least 51% owned by one or more women, or, in the case of
12		a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned
13		by one or more women; and the management and daily
14		business operations of which are controlled by one or more
15		of the women who own it.
16		(4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability"
17		means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more
18		persons with a disability and the management and daily
19		business operations of which are controlled by one or more
20		of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
21		not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that
22		is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal
23		Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned
24		by a person with a disability".
25		(4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council
26		for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities

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1		created under Section 5 of this Act.
2		(4.3) "Commission" means, unless the context clearly
3		indicates otherwise, the Commission on Equity and
4		Inclusion created under the Commission on Equity and
5		Inclusion Act.
6		(4.4) "Certified vendor" means a minority-owned
7		business, women-owned business, or business owned by a
8		person with a disability that is certified by the Business
9		Enterprise Program.
10		(4.5) "Subcontractor" means a person or entity that
11		enters into a contractual agreement with a prime vendor to
12		provide, on behalf of the prime vendor, goods, services,
13		real property, or remuneration or other monetary
14		consideration that is the subject of the primary State
15		contract. "Subcontractor" includes a sublessee under a
16		State contract.
17		(4.6) "Prime vendor" means any person or entity having
18		a contract that is subject to this Act with a State agency
19		or public institution of higher education.
20		(5) "State contracts" means all contracts entered into
21		by the State, any agency or department thereof, or any
22		public institution of higher education, including
23		community college districts, regardless of the source of
24		the funds with which the contracts are paid, which are not
25		subject to federal reimbursement. "State contracts" does
26		not include contracts awarded by a retirement system,

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1		pension fund, or investment board subject to Section
2		1-109.1 of the Illinois Pension Code. This definition
3		shall control over any existing definition under this Act
4		or applicable administrative rule.
5		"State construction contracts" means all State
6		contracts entered into by a State agency or public
7		institution of higher education for the repair,
8		remodeling, renovation or construction of a building or
9		structure, or for the construction or maintenance of a
10		highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code.
11		(6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments,
12		officers, boards, commissions, institutions and bodies
13		politic and corporate of the State, but does not include
14		the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
15		Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the
16		Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board
17		of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
18		Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
19		Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
20		Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of
21		Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
22		Trustees of Western Illinois University, municipalities or
23		other local governmental units, or other State
24		constitutional officers.
25		(7) "Public institutions of higher education" means
26		the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University,

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1		Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
2		Governors State University, Illinois State University,
3		Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
4		University, Western Illinois University, the public
5		community colleges of the State, and any other public
6		universities, colleges, and community colleges now or
7		hereafter established or authorized by the General
8		Assembly.
9		(8) "Certification" means a determination made by the
10		Council or by one delegated authority from the Council to
11		make certifications, or by a State agency with statutory
12		authority to make such a certification, that a business
13		entity is a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
14		with a disability for whatever purpose. A business owned
15		and controlled by women shall be certified as a
16		"woman-owned business". A business owned and controlled by
17		women who are also minorities shall be certified as both a
18		"women-owned business" and a "minority-owned business".
19		(9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole
20		control of the business including, but not limited to,
21		capital investment and all other financial matters,
22		property, acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal
23		matters, officer-director-employee selection and
24		comprehensive hiring, operating responsibilities,
25		cost-control matters, income and dividend matters,
26		financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or

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1		joint partners. Control shall be real, substantial and
2		continuing, not pro forma. Control shall include the power
3		to direct or cause the direction of the management and
4		policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as
5		well as major decisions in matters of policy, management
6		and operations. Control shall be exemplified by possessing
7		the requisite knowledge and expertise to run the
8		particular business and control shall not include simple
9		majority or absentee ownership.
10		(10) "Business" means a business that has annual gross
11		sales of less than $150,000,000 as evidenced by the
12		federal income tax return of the business. A certified
13		vendor firm with gross sales in excess of this cap may
14		apply to the Council for certification for a particular
15		contract if the vendor firm can demonstrate that the
16		contract would have significant impact on businesses owned
17		by minorities, women, or persons with disabilities as
18		suppliers or subcontractors or in employment of
19		minorities, women, or persons with disabilities. Firms
20		with gross sales in excess of this cap that are granted
21		certification by the Council shall be granted
22		certification for the life of the contract, including
23		available renewals.
24		(11) "Utilization plan" means an attachment that is
25		made to a form and additional documentations included in
26		all bids or proposals and that demonstrates the bidder's

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1		or offeror's efforts to meet the contract-specific
2		Business Enterprise Program goal. The utilization plan
3		shall indicate whether the prime vendor intends to meet
4		the Business Enterprise Program goal through its own
5		performance, if it is a certified vendor, or through the
6		use of subcontractors that are certified vendors a
7		vendor's proposed utilization of vendors certified by the
8		Business Enterprise Program to meet the targeted goal. The
9		utilization plan shall demonstrate that the Vendor has
10		either: (1) met the entire contract goal or (2) requested
11		a full or partial waiver of the contract goal. If the prime
12		vendor intends to use a subcontractor that is a certified
13		vendor to fulfill the contract goal, a participation
14		agreement executed between the prime vendor and the
15		certified subcontractor must be included with the
16		utilization plan and made good faith efforts towards
17		meeting the goal.
18		(12) "Business Enterprise Program" means the Business
19		Enterprise Program of the Commission on Equity and
20		Inclusion.
21		(13) "Good faith effort" means actions undertaken by a
22		vendor to achieve a contract specific Business Enterprise
23		Program goal that, by scope, intensity, and
24		appropriateness to the objective, can reasonably be
25		expected to fulfill the program's requirements.
26		(B) When a business is owned at least 51% by any

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1		combination of minority persons, women, or persons with
2		disabilities, even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at
3		least a 51% interest, the ownership requirement for purposes
4		of this Act is considered to be met. The certification
5		category for the business is that of the class holding the
6		largest ownership interest in the business. If 2 or more
7		classes have equal ownership interests, the certification
8		category shall be determined by the business.
9		(Source: P.A. 101-601, eff. 1-1-20; 101-657, eff. 1-1-22;
10		102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
11		(30 ILCS 575/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.607)
12		(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
13		Sec. 7. Exemptions; waivers; publication of data.
14		(1) Individual contract exemptions. The Council, at the
15		written request of the affected agency, public institution of
16		higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
17		funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of the
18		State Finance Act, may permit an individual contract or
19		contract package, (related contracts being bid or awarded
20		simultaneously for the same project or improvements) be made
21		wholly or partially exempt from State contracting goals for
22		businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
23		disabilities prior to the advertisement for bids or
24		solicitation of proposals whenever there has been a
25		determination, reduced to writing and based on the best

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1		information available at the time of the determination, that
2		there is an insufficient number of businesses owned by
3		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure
4		adequate competition and an expectation of reasonable prices
5		on bids or proposals solicited for the individual contract or
6		contract package in question. Any such exemptions shall be
7		given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs
8		and Clean Energy Jobs.
9		(a) Written request for contract exemption. A written
10		request for an individual contract exemption must include,
11		but is not limited to, the following:
12		(i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
13		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
14		(ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
15		eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
16		above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
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 public institution of higher education's
21		expectations of reasonable prices on bids or proposals
22		within that class; and
23		(iv) a list of eligible businesses owned by
24		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
25		the contractor has used in the current and prior
26		fiscal years.

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1		(b) Determination. The Council's determination
2		concerning an individual contract exemption must consider,
3		at a minimum, 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;
8		(ii) the total number of exemptions granted to the
9		affected agency, public institution of higher
10		education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
11		funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of
12		the State Finance Act that have been granted by the
13		Council in the current and prior fiscal years; and
14		(iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
15		agency or public institution of higher education to
16		eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
17		persons with disabilities in the current and prior
18		fiscal years.
19		(2) Class exemptions.
20		(a) Creation. The Council, at the written request of
21		the affected agency or public institution of higher
22		education, may permit an entire class of contracts be made
23		exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned
24		by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
25		whenever there has been a determination, reduced to
26		writing and based on the best information available at the

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1		time of the determination, that there is an insufficient
2		number of qualified businesses owned by minorities, women,
3		and persons with disabilities to ensure adequate
4		competition and an expectation of reasonable prices on
5		bids or proposals within that class. Any such exemption
6		shall be given by the Council to the Bureau on
7		Apprenticeship Programs and Clean Energy Jobs.
8		(a-1) Written request for class exemption. A written
9		request for a class exemption must include, but is not
10		limited to, the following:
11		(i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
12		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
13		(ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
14		eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
15		above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
16		(iii) the difference in cost between the contract
17		proposals being offered by eligible businesses owned
18		by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
19		and the agency or public institution of higher
20		education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
21		or proposals within that class; and
22		(iv) the number of class exemptions the affected
23		agency or public institution of higher education
24		requested in the current and prior fiscal years.
25		(a-2) Determination. The Council's determination
26		concerning class exemptions must consider, at a minimum,

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1		the following:
2		(i) the justification for the requested exemption,
3		including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
4		identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
5		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
6		(ii) the total number of class exemptions granted
7		to the requesting agency or public institution of
8		higher education that have been granted by the Council
9		in the current and prior fiscal years; and
10		(iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
11		agency or public institution of higher education to
12		eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
13		persons with disabilities the current and prior fiscal
14		years.
15		(b) Limitation. Any such class exemption shall not be
16		permitted for a period of more than one year at a time.
17		(3) Waivers. Where a particular contract requires a vendor
18		contractor to meet a goal established pursuant to this Act,
19		the vendor contractor shall have the right to request a waiver
20		from such requirements prior to the contract award. The
21		Business Enterprise Program shall evaluate a vendor's request
22		for a waiver based on the vendor's documented good faith
23		efforts to meet the contract-specific Business Enterprise
24		Program goal. The Council shall grant the waiver when the
25		contractor demonstrates that there has been made a good faith
26		effort to comply with the goals for participation by

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1		businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
2		disabilities. Any such waiver shall also be transmitted in
3		writing to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs and Clean
4		Energy Jobs.
5		(a) Request for waiver. A vendor's contractor's
6		request for a waiver under this subsection (3) must
7		include, but is not limited to, the following, if
8		available:
9		(i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
10		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
11		pertain to the the class of contracts in the requested
12		waiver that were contacted by the vendor scope of work
13		of the contract. Eligible businesses are only eligible
14		if the business is certified for the products or work
15		advertised in the solicitation or bid;
16		(ii) (blank);
17		(iia) a clear demonstration that the vendor
18		contractor selected portions of the work to be
19		performed by certified vendors to facilitate meeting
20		the contract specific goal, and that certified vendors
21		that have the capability to perform the work of the
22		contract were eligible businesses owned by minorities,
23		women, and persons with disabilities, solicited
24		through all reasonable and available means eligible
25		businesses, and negotiated in good faith with
26		interested eligible businesses;

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1		(iib) documentation demonstrating that certified
2		vendors businesses owned by minorities, women, and
3		persons with disabilities are not rejected as being
4		unqualified without sound reasons based on a thorough
5		investigation of their capabilities. The certified
6		vendor's standing within its industry, membership in
7		specific groups, organizations, or associations, and
8		political or social affiliations are not legitimate
9		causes for rejecting or not contacting or negotiating
10		with a certified vendor;
11		(iic) proof that the prime vendor solicited
12		eligible certified vendors with: (1) sufficient time
13		to respond; (2) adequate information about the scope,
14		specifications, and requirements of the solicitation
15		or bid, including plans, drawings, and addenda, to
16		allow eligible businesses an opportunity to respond to
17		the solicitation or bid; and (3) sufficient follow up
18		with certified vendors;
19		(iid) a clear demonstration that the prime vendor
20		communicated with certified vendors;
21		(iie) evidence that the prime vendor negotiated
22		with certified vendors to enter into subcontracts to
23		provide a commercially useful function of the contract
24		for a reasonable cost;
25		(iii) documentation demonstrating that the
26		difference in cost between the contract proposals

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1		being offered by certified vendors is contract
2		proposals being offered by businesses owned by
3		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are
4		excessive or unreasonable; and
5		(iv) a list of certified vendors businesses owned
6		by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
7		that the contractor has used in the current and prior
8		fiscal years; .
9		(v) documentation demonstrating that the vendor
10		made efforts to utilize certified vendors despite the
11		ability or desire of a vendor to perform the work with
12		its own operations by selecting portions of the work
13		to be performed by certified vendors, which may, when
14		appropriate, include breaking out portions of the work
15		to be performed into economically feasible units to
16		facilitate certified vendor participation; and
17		(vi) documentation that the vendor used the
18		services of: (1) the State; (2) organizations or
19		contractors' groups representing or composed of
20		minorities, women, or persons with disabilities; (3)
21		local, State, or federal assistance offices
22		representing or assisting minorities, women, or
23		persons with disabilities; and (4) other organizations
24		that provide assistance in the recruitment and
25		engagement of certified vendors.
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1		subdivision (a) is not available to the vendor, despite
2		the vendor's good faith efforts to obtain the information,
3		the vendor's request for a waiver must contain a written
4		explanation of why that information is not included.
5		(b) Determination. The Council's determination
6		concerning waivers must include following:
7		(i) the justification for the requested waiver,
8		including whether the requesting vendor contractor
9		made a good faith effort to identify and solicit
10		certified vendors based on the criteria set forth in
11		this Section eligible businesses owned by minorities,
12		women, and persons with disabilities;
13		(ii) the total number of waivers the vendor
14		contractor has been granted by the Council in the
15		current and prior fiscal years;
16		(iii) (blank); and
17		(iv) the vendor's contractor's use of businesses
18		owned by minorities, women, and persons with
19		disabilities in the current and prior fiscal years.
20		(3.5) (Blank).
21		(4) Conflict with other laws. In the event that any State
22		contract, which otherwise would be subject to the provisions
23		of this Act, is or becomes subject to federal laws or
24		regulations which conflict with the provisions of this Act or
25		actions of the State taken pursuant hereto, the provisions of
26		the federal laws or regulations shall apply and the contract

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1		shall be interpreted and enforced accordingly.
2		(5) Each chief procurement officer, as defined in the
3		Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on his or her
4		official Internet website a database of the following: (i)
5		waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
6		under his or her jurisdiction; (ii) a State agency or public
7		institution of higher education's written request for an
8		exemption of an individual contract or an entire class of
9		contracts; and (iii) the Council's written determination
10		granting or denying a request for an exemption of an
11		individual contract or an entire class of contracts. The
12		database, which shall be updated periodically as necessary,
13		shall be searchable by contractor name and by contracting
14		State agency.
15		(6) Each chief procurement officer, as defined by the
16		Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on its website a
17		list of all vendors firms that have been prohibited from
18		bidding, offering, or entering into a contract with the State
19		of Illinois as a result of violations of this Act.
20		Each public notice required by law of the award of a State
21		contract shall include for each bid or offer submitted for
22		that contract the following: (i) the bidder's or offeror's
23		name, (ii) the bid amount, (iii) the name or names of the
24		certified vendors firms identified in the bidder's or
25		offeror's submitted utilization plan, and (iv) the bid's
26		amount and percentage of the contract awarded to each

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1		certified vendor that is a business businesses owned by
2		minorities, women, and persons with disabilities identified in
3		the utilization plan.
4		(Source: P.A. 101-170, eff. 1-1-20; 101-601, eff. 1-1-20;
5		101-657, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-662, eff.
6		9-15-21.)
7		ARTICLE 75. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
8		Section 75-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
9		changing Section 1-13 as follows:
10		(30 ILCS 500/1-13)
11		Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher
12		education.
13		(a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher
14		education, regardless of the source of the funds with which
15		contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section.
16		(b) Except as provided in this Section, this Code shall
17		not apply to procurements made by or on behalf of public
18		institutions of higher education for any of the following:
19		(1) Memberships in professional, academic, research,
20		or athletic organizations on behalf of a public
21		institution of higher education, an employee of a public
22		institution of higher education, or a student at a public
23		institution of higher education.

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1		(2) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
2		paid for exclusively by revenues generated by the event or
3		activity, gifts or donations for the event or activity,
4		private grants, or any combination thereof.
5		(3) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
6		for which the use of specific potential contractors is
7		mandated or identified by the sponsor of the event or
8		activity, provided that the sponsor is providing a
9		majority of the funding for the event or activity.
10		(4) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide
11		athletic, artistic or musical services, performances,
12		events, or productions by or for a public institution of
13		higher education.
14		(5) Procurement expenditures for periodicals, books,
15		subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications
16		procured for use by a university library or academic
17		department, except for expenditures related to procuring
18		textbooks for student use or materials for resale or
19		rental.
20		(6) Procurement expenditures for placement of students
21		in externships, practicums, field experiences, and for
22		medical residencies and rotations.
23		(7) Contracts for programming and broadcast license
24		rights for university-operated radio and television
25		stations.
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1		sponsored research and other sponsored activities under
2		grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources
3		other than State appropriations.
4		(9) Contracts with a foreign entity for research or
5		educational activities, provided that the foreign entity
6		either does not maintain an office in the United States or
7		is the sole source of the service or product.
8		(10) Procurement expenditures for any ongoing software
9		license or maintenance agreement or competitively
10		solicited software purchase, when the software, license,
11		or maintenance agreement is available through only the
12		software creator or its manufacturer and not a reseller.
13		(11) Procurement expenditures incurred outside of the
14		United States for the recruitment of international
15		students.
16		(12) Procurement expenditures for contracts entered
17		into under the Public University Energy Conservation Act.
18		(13) Procurement expenditures for advertising
19		purchased directly from a media station or the owner of
20		the station for distribution of advertising.
21		Notice of each contract with an annual value of more than
22		$100,000 entered into by a public institution of higher
23		education that is related to the procurement of goods and
24		services identified in items (1) through (13) (11) of this
25		subsection shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin
26		within 14 calendar days after contract execution. The Chief

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1		Procurement Officer shall prescribe the form and content of
2		the notice. Each public institution of higher education shall
3		provide the Chief Procurement Officer, on a monthly basis, in
4		the form and content prescribed by the Chief Procurement
5		Officer, a report of contracts that are related to the
6		procurement of goods and services identified in this
7		subsection. At a minimum, this report shall include the name
8		of the contractor, a description of the supply or service
9		provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the
10		contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. A copy of any
11		or all of these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
12		Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
13		Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor and
14		General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year that
15		shall include, at a minimum, an annual summary of the monthly
16		information reported to the Chief Procurement Officer.
17		(b-5) Except as provided in this subsection, the
18		provisions of this Code shall not apply to contracts for
19		medical supplies or to contracts for medical services
20		necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical,
21		dental, or veterinary teaching facilities used by Southern
22		Illinois University or the University of Illinois or at any
23		university-operated health care center or dispensary that
24		provides care, treatment, and medications for students,
25		faculty, and staff. Furthermore, the provisions of this Code
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1		additional supplies or services that the operator of the
2		facility deems necessary for the effective use and functioning
3		of the medical supplies or services that are otherwise exempt
4		from this Code under this subsection (b-5). However, other
5		supplies and services needed for these teaching facilities
6		shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Chief Procurement
7		Officer for Public Institutions of Higher Education who may
8		establish expedited procurement procedures and may waive or
9		modify certification, contract, hearing, process and
10		registration requirements required by the Code. All
11		procurements made under this subsection shall be documented
12		and may require publication in the Illinois Procurement
13		Bulletin.
14		(b-10) Procurements made by or on behalf of the University
15		of Illinois for investment services may be entered into or
16		renewed without being subject to the requirements of this
17		Code. Notice of intent to renew a contract shall be published
18		in the Illinois Public Higher Education Procurement Bulletin
19		at least 14 days prior to the execution of a renewal, and the
20		University of Illinois shall hold a public hearing for
21		interested parties to provide public comment. Any contract
22		extended, renewed, or entered pursuant to this exception shall
23		be published in the Illinois Public Higher Education
24		Procurement Bulletin within 5 days of contract execution.
25		(c) Procurements made by or on behalf of public
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1		grant shall be made in accordance with the requirements of
2		this Code to the extent practical.
3		Upon the written request of a public institution of higher
4		education, the Chief Procurement Officer may waive contract,
5		registration, certification, and hearing requirements of this
6		Code if, based on the item to be procured or the terms of a
7		grant, compliance is impractical. The public institution of
8		higher education shall provide the Chief Procurement Officer
9		with specific reasons for the waiver, including the necessity
10		of contracting with a particular potential contractor, and
11		shall certify that an effort was made in good faith to comply
12		with the provisions of this Code. The Chief Procurement
13		Officer shall provide written justification for any waivers.
14		By November 1 of each year, the Chief Procurement Officer
15		shall file a report with the General Assembly identifying each
16		contract approved with waivers and providing the justification
17		given for any waivers for each of those contracts. Notice of
18		each waiver made under this subsection shall be published in
19		the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after
20		contract execution. The Chief Procurement Officer shall
21		prescribe the form and content of the notice.
22		(d) Notwithstanding this Section, a waiver of the
23		registration requirements of Section 20-160 does not permit a
24		business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated
25		persons to make campaign contributions if otherwise prohibited
26		by Section 50-37. The total amount of contracts awarded in

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1		accordance with this Section shall be included in determining
2		the aggregate amount of contracts or pending bids of a
3		business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated
4		persons.
5		(e) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of Section 50-10.5 of
6		this Code, the Chief Procurement Officer, with the approval of
7		the Executive Ethics Commission, may permit a public
8		institution of higher education to accept a bid or enter into a
9		contract with a business that assisted the public institution
10		of higher education in determining whether there is a need for
11		a contract or assisted in reviewing, drafting, or preparing
12		documents related to a bid or contract, provided that the bid
13		or contract is essential to research administered by the
14		public institution of higher education and it is in the best
15		interest of the public institution of higher education to
16		accept the bid or contract. For purposes of this subsection,
17		"business" includes all individuals with whom a business is
18		affiliated, including, but not limited to, any officer, agent,
19		employee, consultant, independent contractor, director,
20		partner, manager, or shareholder of a business. The Executive
21		Ethics Commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the
22		implementation and administration of the provisions of this
23		subsection (e).
24		(f) As used in this Section:
25		"Grant" means non-appropriated funding provided by a
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1		administered by a public institution of higher education and
2		any non-appropriated funding provided to a sub-recipient of
3		the grant.
4		"Public institution of higher education" means Chicago
5		State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
6		University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
7		University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois
8		University, University of Illinois, Western Illinois
9		University, and, for purposes of this Code only, the Illinois
10		Mathematics and Science Academy.
11		(g) (Blank).
12		(h) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
13		(1) Public Act 98-1076, which took effect on January
14		1, 2015, changed the repeal date set for this Section from
15		December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016.
16		(2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules
17		on the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
18		amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
19		these rules will not be observed when the result would be
20		"inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
21		Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
22		(3) This amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
23		manifests the intention of the General Assembly to remove
24		the repeal of this Section.
25		(4) This Section was originally enacted to protect,
26		promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any

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1		construction of this Section that results in the repeal of
2		this Section on December 31, 2014 would be inconsistent
3		with the manifest intent of the General Assembly and
4		repugnant to the context of this Code.
5		It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
6		General Assembly that this Section not be subject to repeal on
7		December 31, 2014.
8		This Section shall be deemed to have been in continuous
9		effect since December 20, 2011 (the effective date of Public
10		Act 97-643), and it shall continue to be in effect
11		henceforward until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All
12		previously enacted amendments to this Section taking effect on
13		or after December 31, 2014, are hereby validated.
14		All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to this
15		Section by any public institution of higher education, person,
16		or entity are hereby validated.
17		In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this
18		Section, it is set forth in full and re-enacted by this
19		amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. This
20		re-enactment is intended as a continuation of this Section. It
21		is not intended to supersede any amendment to this Section
22		that is enacted by the 100th General Assembly.
23		In this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the
24		base text of the reenacted Section is set forth as amended by
25		Public Act 98-1076. Striking and underscoring is used only to
26		show changes being made to the base text.

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1		This Section applies to all procurements made on or before
2		the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
3		Assembly.
4		(Source: P.A. 101-640, eff. 6-12-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
5		102-721, eff. 5-6-22; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
6		ARTICLE 80. STATE FAIRGROUNDS
7		Section 80-5. The State Fair Act is amended by adding
8		Section 7.1 as follows:
9		(20 ILCS 210/7.1 new)
10		Sec. 7.1. Procurement for artistic or musical services,
11		performances, events, or productions on the State Fairgrounds.
12		(a) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide artistic
13		or musical services, performances, events, or productions
14		under this Act at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield and
15		DuQuoin are exempt from the requirements of the Illinois
16		Procurement Code. The expenditures may include, but are not
17		limited to, entertainment, advertising, concessions, space
18		rentals, sponsorships, and other services necessary to provide
19		such events.
20		(b) Notice of each contract with an annual value of more
21		than $100,000 entered into by the Department that is related
22		to the procurement of goods and services identified in this
23		Section shall be published in the Illinois Procurement

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1		Bulletin within 30 calendar days after contract execution. The
2		Department shall provide the chief procurement officer, on a
3		monthly basis, a report of contracts that are related to the
4		procurement of supplies and services identified in this
5		Section. At a minimum, this report shall include the name of
6		the contractor, a description of the supply or service
7		provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the
8		contract, and reference to the exception in this Section. A
9		copy of any or all of these contracts shall be made available
10		to the chief procurement officer immediately upon request.
11		(c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2028.
12		ARTICLE 85. TRANSPORTATION SUSTAINABILITY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
13		Section 85-5. The Transportation Sustainability
14		Procurement Program Act is amended by changing Section 10 as
15		follows:
16		(30 ILCS 530/10)
17		Sec. 10. Contracts for the procurement of freight, small
18		package delivery, and other cargo shipping and transportation
19		services.
20		(a) The State's Chief Procurement Officers shall, in
21		consultation with the Illinois Environmental Protection
22		Agency, develop a sustainability program for the State's
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1		freight, small package delivery, and other forms of cargo.
2		(b) State contracts for the procurement of freight, small
3		package delivery, and other cargo shipping and transportation
4		services shall require providers to report, using generally
5		accepted reporting protocols adopted by the Agency for that
6		purpose:
7		(1) the amount of energy the service provider consumed
8		to provide those services to the State and the amount of
9		associated greenhouse gas emissions, including energy use
10		and greenhouse gases emitted as a result of the provider's
11		use of electricity in its facilities;
12		(2) the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by the
13		service provider's subcontractors in the performance of
14		those services.
15		(c) The State's solicitation for the procurement of
16		freight, small package delivery, and other cargo shipping and
17		transportation services shall be subject to the Illinois
18		Procurement Code or the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act and
19		shall:
20		(1) specify how the bidder will report its energy use
21		and associated greenhouse gas emissions under the
22		contract; and
23		(2) call for bidders to disclose in their responses to
24		the solicitation:
25		(A) measures they use to reduce vehicle engine
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1		(B) their use of multi-modal transportation, such
2		as rail, trucks, or air transport, and how the use of
3		those types of transportation is anticipated to reduce
4		costs for the State;
5		(C) the extent of their use of (i) cleaner, less
6		expensive fuels as an alternative to petroleum or (ii)
7		more efficient vehicle propulsion systems;
8		(D) the level of transparency of the provider's
9		reporting under subsection (b), and what independent
10		verification and assurance measures exist for this
11		reporting;
12		(E) their use of speed governors on heavy trucks;
13		(F) their use of recyclable packaging;
14		(G) measures of their network efficiency,
15		including the in-vehicle use of telematics or other
16		related technologies that provide for improved vehicle
17		and network optimization and efficiencies;
18		(H) their energy intensity per unit of output
19		delivered;
20		(I) how they will advance the environmental goals
21		of the State; and
22		(J) opportunities to effectively neutralize the
23		greenhouse gas emissions reported under subsection
24		(b).
25		(d) In selecting providers for such services, the State,
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1		State's solicitation:
2		(1) shall give appropriate weight to the disclosures
3		in subdivision (c)(2) of this Section;
4		(2) shall give appropriate weight to the price and
5		quality of the services being offered; and
6		(3) may accept from the service provider an optional
7		offer at a reasonable cost of carbon neutral shipping in
8		which the provider calculates the direct and indirect
9		greenhouse gas emissions of the provider that are
10		specified under subsection (b) above, and obtains
11		independently verified carbon credits to offset those
12		emissions and then retires the carbon credits.
13		(e) The Chief Procurement Officer identified under item
14		(5) of Section 1-15.15 of the Illinois Procurement Code shall
15		adopt rules to encourage all State agencies to use the least
16		costly level of service or mode of transport (while
17		distinguishing between express or air versus ground delivery)
18		that can achieve on-time delivery for the product being
19		transported and delivered.
20		(Source: P.A. 98-348, eff. 8-14-13.)
21		ARTICLE 90. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORTATION ACT
22		Section 90-5. The Public-Private Partnerships for
23		Transportation Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 15,
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1		Section 19 as follows:
2		(630 ILCS 5/5)
3		Sec. 5. Public policy and legislative intent.
4		(a) It is the public policy of the State of Illinois to
5		promote the design, development, construction, financing, and
6		operation of transportation facilities that serve the needs of
7		the public.
8		(b) Existing methods of procurement and financing of
9		transportation facilities by responsible public entities
10		transportation agencies impose limitations on the methods by
11		which transportation facilities may be developed and operated
12		within the State.
13		(c) Authorizing responsible public entities transportation
14		agencies to enter into public-private partnerships, whereby
15		private entities may develop, operate, and finance
16		transportation facilities, has the potential to promote the
17		development of transportation facilities in the State as well
18		as investment in the State.
19		(d) It is the intent of this Act to promote public-private
20		partnerships for transportation by authorizing responsible
21		public entities transportation agencies to enter into
22		public-private agreements related to the design, development,
23		construction, operation, and financing of transportation
24		facilities.
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1		of congestion pricing in connection with toll highways,
2		pursuant to which higher toll rates are charged during times
3		or in locations of most congestion.
4		(f) It is the intent of this Act to use Illinois design
5		professionals, construction companies, and workers to the
6		greatest extent possible by offering them the right to compete
7		for this work.
8		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
9		(630 ILCS 5/10)
10		Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11		"Approved proposal" means the proposal that is approved by
12		the responsible public entity transportation agency pursuant
13		to subsection (j) of Section 20 of this Act.
14		"Approved proposer" means the private entity whose
15		proposal is the approved proposal.
16		"Authority" means the Illinois State Toll Highway
17		Authority.
18		"Contractor" means a private entity that has entered into
19		a public-private agreement with the responsible public entity
20		transportation agency to provide services to or on behalf of
21		the responsible public entity transportation agency.
22		"Department" means the Illinois Department of
23		Transportation.
24		"Design-build agreement" means the agreement between the
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1		transportation agency under which the selected private entity
2		agrees to furnish design, construction, and related services
3		for a transportation facility under this Act.
4		"Develop" or "development" means to do one or more of the
5		following: plan, design, develop, lease, acquire, install,
6		construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, extend, or expand.
7		"Maintain" or "maintenance" includes ordinary maintenance,
8		repair, rehabilitation, capital maintenance, maintenance
9		replacement, and any other categories of maintenance that may
10		be designated by the responsible public entity transportation
11		agency.
12		"Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan
13		planning organization designated under 23 U.S.C. Section 134
14		whose metropolitan planning area boundaries are partially or
15		completely within the State.
16		"Operate" or "operation" means to do one or more of the
17		following: maintain, improve, equip, modify, or otherwise
18		operate.
19		"Private entity" means any combination of one or more
20		individuals, corporations, general partnerships, limited
21		liability companies, limited partnerships, joint ventures,
22		business trusts, nonprofit entities, or other business
23		entities that are parties to a proposal for a transportation
24		project or an agreement related to a transportation project. A
25		public agency may provide services to a contractor as a
26		subcontractor or subconsultant without affecting the private

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1		status of the private entity and the ability to enter into a
2		public-private agreement. A transportation agency is not a
3		private entity.
4		"Proposal" means all materials and documents prepared by
5		or on behalf of a private entity relating to the proposed
6		development, financing, or operation of a transportation
7		facility as a transportation project.
8		"Proposer" means a private entity that has submitted an
9		unsolicited proposal for a public-private agreement to a
10		responsible public entity under this Act or a proposal or
11		statement of qualifications for a public-private agreement in
12		response to a request for proposals or a request for
13		qualifications issued by a responsible public entity
14		transportation agency under this Act.
15		"Public-private agreement" means the public-private
16		agreement between the contractor and the responsible public
17		entity transportation agency relating to one or more of the
18		development, financing, or operation of a transportation
19		project that is entered into under this Act.
20		"Request for information" means all materials and
21		documents prepared by or on behalf of the responsible public
22		entity transportation agency to solicit information from
23		private entities with respect to transportation projects.
24		"Request for proposals" means all materials and documents
25		prepared by or on behalf of the responsible public entity
26		transportation agency to solicit proposals from private

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1		entities to enter into a public-private agreement.
2		"Request for qualifications" means all materials and
3		documents prepared by or on behalf of the responsible public
4		entity transportation agency to solicit statements of
5		qualification from private entities to enter into a
6		public-private agreement.
7		"Responsible public entity" means the Department of
8		Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and
9		any county, municipality, or other unit of local government.
10		"Revenues" means all revenues, including any combination
11		of: income; earnings and interest; user fees; lease payments;
12		allocations; federal, State, and local appropriations, grants,
13		loans, lines of credit, and credit guarantees; bond proceeds;
14		equity investments; service payments; or other receipts;
15		arising out of or in connection with a transportation project,
16		including the development, financing, and operation of a
17		transportation project. The term includes money received as
18		grants, loans, lines of credit, credit guarantees, or
19		otherwise in aid of a transportation project from the federal
20		government, the State, a unit of local government, or any
21		agency or instrumentality of the federal government, the
22		State, or a unit of local government.
23		"Shortlist" means the process by which a responsible
24		public entity transportation agency will review, evaluate, and
25		rank statements of qualifications submitted in response to a
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1		are eligible to submit a detailed proposal in response to a
2		request for proposals. The identified proposers constitute the
3		shortlist for the transportation project to which the request
4		for proposals relates.
5		"Transportation agency" means (i) the Department or (ii)
6		the Authority.
7		"Transportation facility" means any new or existing road,
8		highway, toll highway, bridge, tunnel, intermodal facility,
9		intercity or high-speed passenger rail, or other
10		transportation facility or infrastructure, excluding airports,
11		under the jurisdiction of a responsible public entity the
12		Department or the Authority, except those facilities for the
13		Illiana Expressway. The term "transportation facility" may
14		refer to one or more transportation facilities that are
15		proposed to be developed or operated as part of a single
16		transportation project.
17		"Transportation project" or "project" means any or the
18		combination of the design, development, construction,
19		financing, or operation with respect to all or a portion of any
20		transportation facility under the jurisdiction of the
21		responsible public entity transportation agency, except those
22		facilities for the Illiana Expressway, undertaken pursuant to
23		this Act.
24		"Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to
25		that term in Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of the
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1		municipal corporation.
2		"Unsolicited proposal" means a written proposal that is
3		submitted to a responsible public entity on the initiative of
4		the private sector entity or entities for the purpose of
5		developing a partnership, and that is not in response to a
6		formal or informal request issued by a responsible public
7		entity.
8		"User fees" or "tolls" means the rates, tolls, fees, or
9		other charges imposed by the contractor for use of all or a
10		portion of a transportation project under a public-private
11		agreement.
12		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 97-858, eff. 7-27-12.)
13		(630 ILCS 5/15)
14		Sec. 15. Formation of public-private agreements; project
15		planning.
16		(a) Each responsible public entity transportation agency
17		may exercise the powers granted by this Act to do some or all
18		to design, develop, construct, finance, and operate any part
19		of one or more transportation projects through public-private
20		agreements with one or more private entities, except for
21		transportation projects for the Illiana Expressway as defined
22		in the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway
23		Act. The net proceeds, if any, arising out of a transportation
24		project or public-private agreement undertaken by the
25		Department pursuant to this Act shall be deposited into the

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1		Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Fund. The net
2		proceeds arising out of a transportation project or
3		public-private agreement undertaken by the Authority pursuant
4		to this Act shall be deposited into the Illinois State Toll
5		Highway Authority Fund and shall be used only as authorized by
6		Section 23 of the Toll Highway Act.
7		(b) The Authority shall not enter into a public-private
8		agreement involving a lease or other transfer of any toll
9		highway, or portions thereof, under the Authority's
10		jurisdiction which were open to vehicular traffic on the
11		effective date of this Act. The Authority shall not enter into
12		a public-private agreement for the purpose of making roadway
13		improvements, including but not limited to reconstruction,
14		adding lanes, and adding ramps, to any toll highway, or
15		portions thereof, under the Authority's jurisdiction which
16		were open to vehicular traffic on the effective date of this
17		Act. The Authority shall not use any revenue generated by any
18		toll highway, or portions thereof, under the Authority's
19		jurisdiction which were open to vehicular traffic on the
20		effective date of this Act to enter into or provide funding for
21		a public-private agreement. The Authority shall not use any
22		asset, or the proceeds from the sale or lease of any such
23		asset, which was owned by the Authority on the effective date
24		of this Act to enter into or provide funding for a
25		public-private agreement. The Authority may enter into a
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1		finance, and operate new toll highways authorized by the
2		Governor and the General Assembly pursuant to Section 14.1 of
3		the Toll Highway Act, non-highway transportation projects on
4		the toll highway system such as commuter rail or high-speed
5		rail lines, and intelligent transportation infrastructure that
6		will enhance the safety, efficiency, and environmental quality
7		of the toll highway system. The Authority may operate or
8		provide operational services such as toll collection on
9		highways which are developed or financed, or both, through a
10		public-private agreement entered into by another public
11		entity, under an agreement with the public entity or
12		contractor responsible for the transportation project.
13		(c) A contractor has:
14		(1) all powers allowed by law generally to a private
15		entity having the same form of organization as the
16		contractor; and
17		(2) the power to develop, finance, and operate the
18		transportation facility and to impose user fees in
19		connection with the use of the transportation facility,
20		subject to the terms of the public-private agreement.
21		No tolls or user fees may be imposed by the contractor
22		except as set forth in a public-private agreement.
23		(d) Each year, at least 30 days prior to the beginning of
24		the transportation agency's fiscal year, and at other times
25		the transportation agency deems necessary, the Department and
26		the Authority shall submit for review to the General Assembly

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1		a description of potential projects that the transportation
2		agency is considering undertaking under this Act. Any
3		submission from the Authority shall indicate which of its
4		potential projects, if any, will involve the proposer
5		operating the transportation facility for a period of one year
6		or more. Prior to commencing the procurement process under an
7		unsolicited proposal or the issuance of any request for
8		qualifications or request for proposals with respect to any
9		potential project undertaken by a responsible public entity
10		the Department or the Authority pursuant to Section 19 or 20 of
11		this Act, the commencement of a procurement process for that
12		particular potential project shall be authorized by joint
13		resolution of the General Assembly.
14		(e) (Blank). Each year, at least 30 days prior to the
15		beginning of the transportation agency's fiscal year, the
16		transportation agency shall submit a description of potential
17		projects that the transportation agency is considering
18		undertaking under this Act to each county, municipality, and
19		metropolitan planning organization, with respect to each
20		project located within its boundaries.
21		(f) Any project undertaken under this Act shall be subject
22		to all applicable planning requirements otherwise required by
23		law, including land use planning, regional planning,
24		transportation planning, and environmental compliance
25		requirements.
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1		a project under this Act must be consistent with the regional
2		plan then in existence of any metropolitan planning
3		organization in whose boundaries the project is located.
4		(h) The responsible public entity transportation agency
5		shall hold one or more public hearings following within 30
6		days of each of its submittals to the General Assembly under
7		subsection (d) of this Section. These public hearings shall
8		address any potential project projects that the responsible
9		public entity transportation agency submitted to the General
10		Assembly for review under subsection (d). The responsible
11		public entity transportation agency shall publish a notice of
12		the hearing or hearings at least 7 days before a hearing takes
13		place, and shall include the following in the notice: (i) the
14		date, time, and place of the hearing and the address of the
15		responsible public entity transportation agency; (ii) a brief
16		description of the potential projects that the responsible
17		public entity transportation agency is considering
18		undertaking; and (iii) a statement that the public may comment
19		on the potential projects.
20		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 97-858, eff. 7-27-12.)
21		(630 ILCS 5/19 new)
22		Sec. 19. Unsolicited proposals.
23		(a) A responsible public entity may receive unsolicited
24		proposals for a project and may thereafter enter into a
25		public-private agreement with a private entity, or a

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1		consortium of private entities, for the design, construction,
2		upgrading, operating, ownership, or financing of facilities.
3		(b) A responsible public entity may consider, evaluate,
4		and accept an unsolicited proposal for a public-private
5		partnership project from a private entity if the proposal:
6		(1) is independently developed and drafted by the
7		proposer without responsible public entity supervision;
8		(2) shows that the proposed project could benefit the
9		transportation system;
10		(3) includes a financing plan to allow the project to
11		move forward pursuant to the applicable responsible public
12		entity's budget and finance requirements; and
13		(4) includes sufficient detail and information for the
14		responsible public entity to evaluate the proposal in an
15		objective and timely manner and permit a determination
16		that the project would be worthwhile.
17		(c) The unsolicited proposal shall include the following:
18		(1) an executive summary covering the major elements
19		of the proposal;
20		(2) qualifications concerning the experience,
21		expertise, technical competence, and qualifications of the
22		private entity and of each member of its management team
23		and of other key employees, consultants, and
24		subcontractors, including the name, address, and
25		professional designation;
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1		(A) the limits, scope, and location of the
2		proposed project;
3		(B) right-of-way requirements;
4		(C) connections with other facilities and
5		improvements to those facilities necessary if the
6		project is developed;
7		(D) a conceptual project design; and
8		(E) a statement of the project's relationship to
9		and impact upon relevant existing plans of the
10		responsible public entity;
11		(4) a facilities project schedule, including when
12		applicable, estimates of:
13		(A) dates of contract award;
14		(B) start of construction;
15		(C) completion of construction;
16		(D) start of operations; and
17		(E) major maintenance or reconstruction activities
18		during the life of the proposed project agreement;
19		(5) an operating plan describing the operation of the
20		completed facility if operation of a facility is part of
21		the proposal, describing the management structure and
22		approach, the proposed period of operations, enforcement,
23		emergency response, and other relevant information;
24		(6) a finance plan describing the proposed financing
25		of the project, identifying the source of funds to, where
26		applicable, design, construct, maintain, and manage the

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1		project during the term of the proposed contract; and
2		(7) the legal basis for the project and licenses and
3		certifications; the private entity must demonstrate that
4		it has all licenses and certificates necessary to complete
5		the project.
6		(d) Within 120 days after receiving an unsolicited
7		proposal, the responsible public entity shall complete a
8		preliminary evaluation of the unsolicited proposal and shall
9		either:
10		(1) if the preliminary evaluation is unfavorable,
11		return the proposal without further action;
12		(2) if the preliminary evaluation is favorable, notify
13		the proposer that the responsible public entity will
14		further evaluate the proposal; or
15		(3) request amendments, clarification, or modification
16		of the unsolicited proposal.
17		(e) The procurement process for unsolicited proposals
18		shall be as follows:
19		(1) If the responsible public entity chooses to
20		further evaluate an unsolicited proposal with the intent
21		to enter into a public-private agreement for the proposed
22		project, then the responsible public entity shall publish
23		notice in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin or in a
24		newspaper of general circulation covering the location of
25		the project at least once a week for 2 weeks stating that
26		the responsible public entity has received a proposal and

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1		will accept other proposals for the same project. The time
2		frame within which the responsible public entity may
3		accept other proposals shall be determined by the
4		responsible public entity on a project-by-project basis
5		based upon the complexity of the transportation project
6		and the public benefit to be gained by allowing a longer or
7		shorter period of time within which other proposals may be
8		received; however, the time frame for allowing other
9		proposals must be at least 21 days, but no more than 120
10		days, after the initial date of publication.
11		(2) A copy of the notice must be mailed to each local
12		government directly affected by the transportation
13		project.
14		(3) The responsible public entity shall provide
15		reasonably sufficient information, including the identity
16		of its contact person, to enable other private entities to
17		make proposals.
18		(4) If, after no less than 120 days, no
19		counterproposal is received, or if the counterproposals
20		are evaluated and found to be equal to or inferior to the
21		original unsolicited proposal, the responsible public
22		entity may proceed to negotiate a contract with the
23		original proposer.
24		(5) If, after no less than 120 days, one or more
25		counterproposals meeting unsolicited proposal standards
26		are received, and if, in the opinion of the responsible

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1		public entity, the counterproposals are evaluated and
2		found to be superior to the original unsolicited proposal,
3		the responsible public entity shall proceed to determine
4		the successful participant through a final procurement
5		phase known as "Best and Final Offer" (BAFO). The BAFO is a
6		process whereby a responsible public entity shall invite
7		the original private sector party and the proponent
8		submitting the superior counterproposal to engage in a
9		BAFO phase. The invitation to participate in the BAFO
10		phase will provide to each participating proposer:
11		(A) the general concepts that were considered
12		superior to the original proposal, while keeping
13		proprietary information contained in the proposals
14		confidential to the extent possible; and
15		(B) the preestablished evaluation criteria or the
16		"basis of award" to be used to determine the
17		successful proponent.
18		(6) Offers received in response to the BAFO invitation
19		will be reviewed by the responsible public entity and
20		scored in accordance with a preestablished criteria, or
21		alternatively, in accordance with the basis of award
22		provision identified through the BAFO process. The
23		successful proponent will be the proponent offering "best
24		value" to the responsible public entity.
25		(7) In all cases, the basis of award will be the best
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1		the responsible public entity.
2		(f) After a comprehensive evaluation and acceptance of an
3		unsolicited proposal and any alternatives, the responsible
4		public entity may commence negotiations with a proposer,
5		considering:
6		(1) the proposal has received a favorable
7		comprehensive evaluation;
8		(2) the proposal is not duplicative of existing
9		infrastructure project;
10		(3) the alternative proposal does not closely resemble
11		a pending competitive proposal for a public-private
12		private partnership or other procurement;
13		(4) the proposal demonstrates a unique method,
14		approach, or concept;
15		(5) facts and circumstances that preclude or warrant
16		additional competition;
17		(6) the availability of any funds, debts, or assets
18		that the State will contribute to the project;
19		(7) facts and circumstances demonstrating that the
20		project will likely have a significant adverse impact on
21		on State bond ratings; and
22		(8) indemnifications included in the proposal.
23		(630 ILCS 5/20)
24		Sec. 20. Competitive procurement Procurement process.
25		(a) A responsible public entity may solicit proposals for

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1		a transportation project from private entities. The
2		responsible public entity transportation agency seeking to
3		enter into a public-private partnership with a private entity
4		for the development, finance, and operation of a
5		transportation facility as a transportation project shall
6		determine and set forth the criteria for the selection
7		process. The responsible public entity transportation agency
8		shall use (i) a competitive sealed bidding process, (ii) a
9		competitive sealed proposal process, or (iii) a design-build
10		procurement process in accordance with Section 25 of this Act.
11		Before using one of these processes the responsible public
12		entity transportation agency may use a request for information
13		to obtain information relating to possible public-private
14		partnerships.
15		(b) If a transportation project will require the
16		performance of design work, the responsible public entity
17		transportation agency shall use the shortlist selection
18		process set forth in subsection (g) of this Section to
19		evaluate and shortlist private entities based on
20		qualifications, including but not limited to design
21		qualifications.
22		A request for qualifications, request for proposals, or
23		public-private agreement awarded to a contractor for a
24		transportation project shall require that any subsequent need
25		for architectural, engineering, or land surveying services
26		which arises after the submittal of the request for

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1		qualifications or request for proposals or the awarding of the
2		public-private agreement shall be procured by the contractor
3		using a qualifications-based selection process consisting of:
4		(1) the publication of notice of availability of
5		services;
6		(2) a statement of desired qualifications;
7		(3) an evaluation based on the desired qualifications;
8		(4) the development of a shortlist ranking the firms
9		in order of qualifications; and
10		(5) negotiations with the ranked firms for a fair and
11		reasonable fee.
12		Compliance with the Architectural, Engineering, and Land
13		Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act shall be deemed
14		prima facie compliance with this subsection (b). Every
15		transportation project contract shall include provisions
16		setting forth the requirements of this subsection (b).
17		(c) (Blank). Prior to commencing a procurement for a
18		transportation project under this Act, the transportation
19		agency shall notify any other applicable public agency,
20		including the Authority, in all cases involving toll
21		facilities where the Department would commence the
22		procurement, of its interest in undertaking the procurement
23		and shall provide the other public agency or agencies with an
24		opportunity to offer to develop and implement the
25		transportation project. The transportation agency shall supply
26		the other public agency or agencies with no less than the same

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1		level and type of information concerning the project that the
2		transportation agency would supply to private entities in the
3		procurement, unless that information is not then available, in
4		which case the transportation agency shall supply the other
5		public agency or agencies with the maximum amount of relevant
6		information about the project as is then reasonably available.
7		The transportation agency shall make available to the other
8		public agencies the same subsidies, benefits, concessions, and
9		other consideration that it intends to make available to the
10		private entities in the procurement.
11		The public agencies shall have a maximum period of 60 days
12		to review the information about the proposed transportation
13		project and to respond to the transportation agency in writing
14		to accept or reject the opportunity to develop and implement
15		the transportation project. If a public agency rejects the
16		opportunity during the 60-day period, then the public agency
17		may not participate in the procurement for the proposed
18		transportation project by submitting a proposal of its own. If
19		a public agency fails to accept or reject this opportunity in
20		writing within the 60-day period, it shall be deemed to have
21		rejected the opportunity.
22		If a public agency accepts the opportunity within the
23		60-day period, then the public agency shall have up to 120 days
24		(or a longer period, if extended by the transportation
25		agency), to (i) submit to the transportation agency a
26		reasonable plan for development of the transportation project;

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1		(ii) if applicable, make an offer of reasonable consideration
2		for the opportunity to undertake the transportation project;
3		and (iii) negotiate a mutually acceptable intergovernmental
4		agreement with the transportation agency that facilitates the
5		development of the transportation project and requires that
6		the transportation agency follow its procurement procedures
7		under the Illinois Procurement Code and applicable rules
8		rather than this Act. In considering whether a public agency's
9		plan for developing and implementing the project is
10		reasonable, the transportation agency shall consider the
11		public agency's history of developing and implementing similar
12		projects, the public agency's current capacity to develop and
13		implement the proposed project, the user charges, if any,
14		contemplated by the public agency's plan and how these user
15		charges compare with user charges that would be imposed by a
16		private entity developing and implementing the same project,
17		the project delivery schedule proposed by the public agency,
18		and other reasonable factors that are necessary, including
19		consideration of risks and whether subsidy costs may be
20		reduced, to determine whether development and implementation
21		of the project by the public agency is in the best interest of
22		the people of this State.
23		(d) (Blank). If the transportation agency rejects or fails
24		to negotiate mutually acceptable terms regarding a public
25		agency's plan for developing and implementing the
26		transportation project during the 120-day period described in

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1		subsection (c), then the public agency may not participate in
2		the procurement for the proposed transportation project by
3		submitting a proposal of its own. Following a rejection or
4		failure to reach agreement regarding a public agency's plan,
5		if the transportation agency later proceeds with a procurement
6		in which it materially changes (i) the nature or scope of the
7		project; (ii) any subsidies, benefits, concessions, or other
8		significant project-related considerations made available to
9		the bidders; or (iii) any other terms of the project, as
10		compared to when the transportation agency supplied
11		information about the project to public agencies under
12		subsection (c), then the transportation agency shall give
13		public agencies another opportunity in accordance with
14		subsection (c) to provide proposals for developing and
15		implementing the project.
16		(e) (Blank). Nothing in this Section 20 requires a
17		transportation agency to go through a procurement process
18		prior to developing and implementing a project through a
19		public agency as described in subsection (c).
20		(f) All procurement processes shall incorporate
21		requirements and set forth goals for participation by
22		disadvantaged business enterprises as allowed under State and
23		federal law.
24		(g) The responsible public entity transportation agency
25		shall establish a process to shortlist potential private
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1		shall: (i) provide a public notice of the shortlisting process
2		for such period as deemed appropriate by the agency; (ii) set
3		forth requirements and evaluation criteria in a request for
4		qualifications; (iii) develop a shortlist by determining which
5		private entities that have submitted statements of
6		qualification, if any, meet the minimum requirements and best
7		satisfy the evaluation criteria set forth in the request for
8		qualifications; and (iv) allow only those entities, or groups
9		of entities such as unincorporated joint ventures, that have
10		been shortlisted to submit proposals or bids. Throughout the
11		procurement period and as necessary following the award of a
12		contract, the responsible public entity transportation agency
13		shall make publicly available on its website information
14		regarding firms that are prequalified by the responsible
15		public entity transportation agency pursuant to Section 20 of
16		the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
17		Qualifications Based Selection Act to provide architectural,
18		engineering, and land surveying services. The responsible
19		public entities transportation agencies shall require private
20		entities to use firms prequalified under this Act to provide
21		architectural, engineering, and land surveying services. Firms
22		identified to provide architectural, engineering, and land
23		surveying services in a statement of qualifications shall be
24		prequalified under the Act to provide the identified services
25		prior to the responsible public entity's transportation
26		agency's award of the contract.

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1		(h) Competitive sealed bidding requirements:
2		(1) All contracts shall be awarded by competitive
3		sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in subsection
4		(i) of this Section, Section 19 of this Act, and Section 25
5		of this Act.
6		(2) An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall
7		include a description of the public-private partnership
8		with a private entity for the development, finance, and
9		operation of a transportation facility as a transportation
10		project, and the material contractual terms and conditions
11		applicable to the procurement.
12		(3) Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be
13		published in the State of Illinois Procurement Bulletin at
14		least 21 days before the date set in the invitation for the
15		opening of bids.
16		(4) Bids shall be opened publicly in the presence of
17		one or more witnesses at the time and place designated in
18		the invitation for bids. The name of each bidder, the
19		amount of each bid, and other relevant information as may
20		be specified by rule shall be recorded. After the award of
21		the contract, the winning bid and the record of each
22		unsuccessful bid shall be open to public inspection.
23		(5) Bids shall be unconditionally accepted without
24		alteration or correction, except as authorized in this
25		Act. Bids shall be evaluated based on the requirements set
26		forth in the invitation for bids, which may include

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1		criteria to determine acceptability such as inspection,
2		testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, and suitability
3		for a particular purpose. Those criteria that will affect
4		the bid price and be considered in evaluation for award,
5		such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or life
6		cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The
7		invitation for bids shall set forth the evaluation
8		criteria to be used.
9		(6) Correction or withdrawal of inadvertently
10		erroneous bids before or after award, or cancellation of
11		awards of contracts based on bid mistakes, shall be
12		permitted in accordance with rules. After bid opening, no
13		changes in bid prices or other provisions of bids
14		prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair
15		competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit
16		the correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes
17		shall be supported by written determination made by the
18		responsible public entity transportation agency.
19		(7) The contract shall be awarded with reasonable
20		promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and
21		responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and
22		criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, except when
23		the responsible public entity transportation agency
24		determines it is not in the best interest of the State and
25		by written explanation determines another bidder shall
26		receive the award. The explanation shall appear in the

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1		appropriate volume of the State of Illinois Procurement
2		Bulletin. The written explanation must include:
3		(A) a description of the responsible public
4		entity's agency's needs;
5		(B) a determination that the anticipated cost will
6		be fair and reasonable;
7		(C) a listing of all responsible and responsive
8		bidders; and
9		(D) the name of the bidder selected, pricing, and
10		the reasons for selecting that bidder.
11		(8) When it is considered impracticable to initially
12		prepare a purchase description to support an award based
13		on price, an invitation for bids may be issued requesting
14		the submission of unpriced offers to be followed by an
15		invitation for bids limited to those bidders whose offers
16		have been qualified under the criteria set forth in the
17		first solicitation.
18		(i) Competitive sealed proposal requirements:
19		(1) When the responsible public entity transportation
20		agency determines in writing that the use of competitive
21		sealed bidding or design-build procurement is either not
22		practicable or not advantageous to the State, a contract
23		may be entered into by competitive sealed proposals.
24		(2) Proposals shall be solicited through a request for
25		proposals.
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1		be published in the State of Illinois Procurement Bulletin
2		at least 21 days before the date set in the invitation for
3		the opening of proposals.
4		(4) Proposals shall be opened publicly in the presence
5		of one or more witnesses at the time and place designated
6		in the request for proposals, but proposals shall be
7		opened in a manner to avoid disclosure of contents to
8		competing offerors during the process of negotiation. A
9		record of proposals shall be prepared and shall be open
10		for public inspection after contract award.
11		(5) The requests for proposals shall state the
12		relative importance of price and other evaluation factors.
13		Proposals shall be submitted in 2 parts: (i) covering
14		items except price; and (ii) covering price. The first
15		part of all proposals shall be evaluated and ranked
16		independently of the second part of all proposals.
17		(6) As provided in the request for proposals and under
18		any applicable rules, discussions may be conducted with
19		responsible offerors who submit proposals determined to be
20		reasonably susceptible of being selected for award for the
21		purpose of clarifying and assuring full understanding of
22		and responsiveness to the solicitation requirements. Those
23		offerors shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with
24		respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of
25		proposals. Revisions may be permitted after submission and
26		before award for the purpose of obtaining best and final

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1		offers. In conducting discussions there shall be no
2		disclosure of any information derived from proposals
3		submitted by competing offerors. If information is
4		disclosed to any offeror, it shall be provided to all
5		competing offerors.
6		(7) Awards shall be made to the responsible offeror
7		whose proposal is determined in writing to be the most
8		advantageous to the State, taking into consideration price
9		and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for
10		proposals. The contract file shall contain the basis on
11		which the award is made.
12		(j) The responsible public entity In the case of a
13		proposal or proposals to the Department or the Authority, the
14		transportation agency shall determine, based on its review and
15		evaluation of the proposal or proposals received in response
16		to the request for proposals, which one or more proposals, if
17		any, best serve the public purpose of this Act and satisfy the
18		criteria set forth in the request for proposals and, with
19		respect to such proposal or proposals, shall:
20		(1) submit the proposal or proposals to the Commission
21		on Government Forecasting and Accountability, which,
22		within 20 days of submission by the responsible public
23		entity transportation agency, shall complete a review of
24		the proposal or proposals and report on the value of the
25		proposal or proposals to the State;
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1		or proposals, publish notice of the hearing or hearings at
2		least 7 days before the hearing, and include the following
3		in the notice: (i) the date, time, and place of the hearing
4		and the address of the responsible public entity
5		transportation agency, (ii) the subject matter of the
6		hearing, (iii) a description of the agreement to be
7		awarded, (iv) the determination made by the responsible
8		public entity transportation agency that such proposal or
9		proposals best serve the public purpose of this Act and
10		satisfy the criteria set forth in the request for
11		proposals, and (v) that the public may be heard on the
12		proposal or proposals during the public hearing; and
13		(3) determine whether or not to recommend to the
14		Governor that the Governor approve the proposal or
15		proposals.
16		The Governor may approve one or more proposals recommended
17		by the Department or the Authority based upon the review,
18		evaluation, and recommendation of the responsible public
19		entity transportation agency, the review and report of the
20		Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, the
21		public hearing, and the best interests of the State.
22		(k) In addition to any other rights under this Act, in
23		connection with any procurement under this Act, the following
24		rights are reserved to each responsible public entity
25		transportation agency:
26		(1) to withdraw a request for information, a request

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1		for qualifications, or a request for proposals at any
2		time, and to publish a new request for information,
3		request for qualifications, or request for proposals;
4		(2) to not approve a proposal for any reason;
5		(3) to not award a public-private agreement for any
6		reason;
7		(4) to request clarifications to any statement of
8		information, qualifications, or proposal received, to seek
9		one or more revised proposals or one or more best and final
10		offers, or to conduct negotiations with one or more
11		private entities that have submitted proposals;
12		(5) to modify, during the pendency of a procurement,
13		the terms, provisions, and conditions of a request for
14		information, request for qualifications, or request for
15		proposals or the technical specifications or form of a
16		public-private agreement;
17		(6) to interview proposers; and
18		(7) any other rights available to the responsible
19		public entity transportation agency under applicable law
20		and regulations.
21		(l) If a proposal is approved, the responsible public
22		entity transportation agency shall execute the public-private
23		agreement, publish notice of the execution of the
24		public-private agreement on its website and in a newspaper or
25		newspapers of general circulation within the county or
26		counties in which the transportation project is to be located,

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1		and publish the entire agreement on its website. Any action to
2		contest the validity of a public-private agreement entered
3		into under this Act must be brought no later than 60 days after
4		the date of publication of the notice of execution of the
5		public-private agreement.
6		(m) For any transportation project with an estimated
7		construction cost of over $50,000,000, the responsible public
8		entity transportation agency may also require the approved
9		proposer to pay the costs for an independent audit of any and
10		all traffic and cost estimates associated with the approved
11		proposal, as well as a review of all public costs and potential
12		liabilities to which taxpayers could be exposed (including
13		improvements to other transportation facilities that may be
14		needed as a result of the approved proposal, failure by the
15		approved proposer to reimburse the transportation agency for
16		services provided, and potential risk and liability in the
17		event the approved proposer defaults on the public-private
18		agreement or on bonds issued for the project). If required by
19		the responsible public entity transportation agency, this
20		independent audit must be conducted by an independent
21		consultant selected by the transportation agency, and all
22		information from the review must be fully disclosed.
23		(n) The responsible public entity transportation agency
24		may also apply for, execute, or endorse applications submitted
25		by private entities to obtain federal credit assistance for
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1		Act.
2		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 97-858, eff. 7-27-12.)
3		(630 ILCS 5/30)
4		Sec. 30. Interim agreements.
5		(a) Prior to or in connection with the negotiation of the
6		public-private agreement, the responsible public entity
7		transportation agency may enter into an interim agreement with
8		the approved proposer. Such interim agreement may:
9		(1) permit the approved proposer to commence
10		activities relating to a proposed project as the
11		responsible public entity transportation agency and the
12		approved proposer shall agree to and for which the
13		approved proposer may be compensated, including, but not
14		limited to, project planning, advance right-of-way
15		acquisition, design and engineering, environmental
16		analysis and mitigation, survey, conducting transportation
17		and revenue studies, and ascertaining the availability of
18		financing for the proposed facility or facilities;
19		(2) establish the process and timing of the exclusive
20		negotiation of a public-private agreement with an approved
21		proposer;
22		(3) require that in the event the responsible public
23		entity transportation agency determines not to proceed
24		with a project after the approved proposer and the
25		responsible public entity transportation agency have

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1		executed an interim agreement, and thereby terminates the
2		interim agreement or declines to proceed with negotiation
3		of a public-private agreement with an approved proposer,
4		the responsible public entity transportation agency shall
5		pay to the approved proposer certain fees and costs
6		incurred by the approved proposer;
7		(4) establish the ownership in the State or in the
8		Authority of the concepts and designs in the event of
9		termination of the interim agreement;
10		(5) establish procedures for the selection of
11		professional design firms and subcontractors, which shall
12		include procedures consistent with the Architectural,
13		Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based
14		Selection Act for the selection of design professional
15		firms and may include, in the discretion of the
16		responsible public entity transportation agency,
17		procedures consistent with the low bid procurement
18		procedures outlined in the Illinois Procurement Code for
19		the selection of construction companies; and
20		(6) contain any other provisions related to any aspect
21		of the transportation project that the parties may deem
22		appropriate.
23		(b) A responsible public entity transportation agency may
24		enter into an interim agreement with multiple approved
25		proposers if the responsible public entity transportation
26		agency determines in writing that it is in the public interest

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1		to do so.
2		(c) The approved proposer shall select firms that are
3		prequalified by the responsible public entity transportation
4		agency pursuant to Section 20 of the Architectural,
5		Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection
6		Act to provide architectural, engineering, and land surveying
7		services to undertake activities related to the transportation
8		project.
9		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
10		(630 ILCS 5/35)
11		Sec. 35. Public-private agreements.
12		(a) Unless undertaking actions otherwise permitted in an
13		interim agreement entered into under Section 30 of this Act,
14		before developing, financing, or operating the transportation
15		project, the approved proposer shall enter into a
16		public-private agreement with the transportation agency.
17		Subject to the requirements of this Act, a public-private
18		agreement may provide that the approved proposer, acting on
19		behalf of the responsible public entity transportation agency,
20		is partially or entirely responsible for any combination of
21		developing, financing, or operating the transportation project
22		under terms set forth in the public-private agreement.
23		(b) The public-private agreement may, as determined
24		appropriate by the responsible public entity transportation
25		agency for the particular transportation project, provide for

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1		some or all of the following:
2		(1) Development, financing, and operation of the
3		transportation project under terms set forth in the
4		public-private agreement, in any form as deemed
5		appropriate by the responsible public entity
6		transportation agency, including, but not limited to, a
7		long-term concession and lease, a design-bid-build
8		agreement, a design-build agreement, a
9		design-build-maintain agreement, a design-build-finance
10		agreement, a design-build-operate-maintain agreement and a
11		design-build-finance-operate-maintain agreement.
12		(2) Delivery of performance and payment bonds or other
13		performance security determined suitable by the
14		responsible public entity transportation agency, including
15		letters of credit, United States bonds and notes, parent
16		guaranties, and cash collateral, in connection with the
17		development, financing, or operation of the transportation
18		project, in the forms and amounts set forth in the
19		public-private agreement or otherwise determined as
20		satisfactory by the responsible public entity
21		transportation agency to protect the responsible public
22		entity transportation agency and payment bond
23		beneficiaries who have a direct contractual relationship
24		with the contractor or a subcontractor of the contractor
25		to supply labor or material. The payment or performance
26		bond or alternative form of performance security is not

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1		required for the portion of a public-private agreement
2		that includes only design, planning, or financing
3		services, the performance of preliminary studies, or the
4		acquisition of real property.
5		(3) Review of plans for any development or operation,
6		or both, of the transportation project by the responsible
7		public entity transportation agency.
8		(4) Inspection of any construction of or improvements
9		to the transportation project by the responsible public
10		entity transportation agency or another entity designated
11		by the responsible public entity transportation agency or
12		under the public-private agreement to ensure that the
13		construction or improvements conform to the standards set
14		forth in the public-private agreement or are otherwise
15		acceptable to the responsible public entity transportation
16		agency.
17		(5) Maintenance of:
18		(A) one or more policies of public liability
19		insurance (copies of which shall be filed with the
20		responsible public entity transportation agency
21		accompanied by proofs of coverage); or
22		(B) self-insurance;
23		each in form and amount as set forth in the public-private
24		agreement or otherwise satisfactory to the responsible
25		public entity transportation agency as reasonably
26		sufficient to insure coverage of tort liability to the

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1		public and employees and to enable the continued operation
2		of the transportation project.
3		(6) Where operations are included within the
4		contractor's obligations under the public-private
5		agreement, monitoring of the maintenance practices of the
6		contractor by the responsible public entity transportation
7		agency or another entity designated by the responsible
8		public entity transportation agency or under the
9		public-private agreement and the taking of the actions the
10		responsible public entity transportation agency finds
11		appropriate to ensure that the transportation project is
12		properly maintained.
13		(7) Reimbursement to be paid to the responsible public
14		entity transportation agency as set forth in the
15		public-private agreement for services provided by the
16		responsible public entity transportation agency.
17		(8) Filing of appropriate financial statements and
18		reports as set forth in the public-private agreement or as
19		otherwise in a form acceptable to the responsible public
20		entity transportation agency on a periodic basis.
21		(9) Compensation or payments to the contractor.
22		Compensation or payments may include any or a combination
23		of the following:
24		(A) a base fee and additional fee for project
25		savings as the design-builder of a construction
26		project;

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1		(B) a development fee, payable on a lump-sum
2		basis, progress payment basis, time and materials
3		basis, or another basis deemed appropriate by the
4		responsible public entity transportation agency;
5		(C) an operations fee, payable on a lump-sum
6		basis, time and material basis, periodic basis, or
7		another basis deemed appropriate by the responsible
8		public entity transportation agency;
9		(D) some or all of the revenues, if any, arising
10		out of operation of the transportation project;
11		(E) a maximum rate of return on investment or
12		return on equity or a combination of the two;
13		(F) in-kind services, materials, property,
14		equipment, or other items;
15		(G) compensation in the event of any termination;
16		(H) availability payments or similar arrangements
17		whereby payments are made to the contractor pursuant
18		to the terms set forth in the public-private agreement
19		or related agreements; or
20		(I) other compensation set forth in the
21		public-private agreement or otherwise deemed
22		appropriate by the responsible public entity
23		transportation agency.
24		(10) Compensation or payments to the responsible
25		public entity transportation agency, if any. Compensation
26		or payments may include any or a combination of the

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1		following:
2		(A) a concession or lease payment or other fee,
3		which may be payable upfront or on a periodic basis or
4		on another basis deemed appropriate by the responsible
5		public entity transportation agency;
6		(B) sharing of revenues, if any, from the
7		operation of the transportation project;
8		(C) sharing of project savings from the
9		construction of the transportation project;
10		(D) payment for any services, materials,
11		equipment, personnel, or other items provided by the
12		responsible public entity transportation agency to the
13		contractor under the public-private agreement or in
14		connection with the transportation project; or
15		(E) other compensation set forth in the
16		public-private agreement or otherwise deemed
17		appropriate by the responsible public entity
18		transportation agency.
19		(11) The date and terms of termination of the
20		contractor's authority and duties under the public-private
21		agreement and the circumstances under which the
22		contractor's authority and duties may be terminated prior
23		to that date.
24		(12) Reversion of the transportation project to the
25		responsible public entity transportation agency at the
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1		(13) Rights and remedies of the responsible public
2		entity transportation agency in the event that the
3		contractor defaults or otherwise fails to comply with the
4		terms of the public-private agreement.
5		(14) Procedures for the selection of professional
6		design firms and subcontractors, which shall include
7		procedures consistent with the Architectural, Engineering,
8		and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act for
9		the selection of professional design firms and may
10		include, in the discretion of the responsible public
11		entity transportation agency, procedures consistent with
12		the low bid procurement procedures outlined in the
13		Illinois Procurement Code for the selection of
14		construction companies.
15		(15) Other terms, conditions, and provisions that the
16		responsible public entity transportation agency believes
17		are in the public interest.
18		(c) The responsible public entity transportation agency
19		may fix and revise the amounts of user fees that a contractor
20		may charge and collect for the use of any part of a
21		transportation project in accordance with the public-private
22		agreement. In fixing the amounts, the responsible public
23		entity transportation agency may establish maximum amounts for
24		the user fees and may provide that the maximums and any
25		increases or decreases of those maximums shall be based upon
26		the indices, methodologies, or other factors the responsible

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1		public entity transportation agency considers appropriate.
2		(d) A public-private agreement may:
3		(1) authorize the imposition of tolls in any manner
4		determined appropriate by the responsible public entity
5		transportation agency for the transportation project;
6		(2) authorize the contractor to adjust the user fees
7		for the use of the transportation project, so long as the
8		amounts charged and collected by the contractor do not
9		exceed the maximum amounts established by the responsible
10		public entity transportation agency under the
11		public-private agreement;
12		(3) provide that any adjustment by the contractor
13		permitted under paragraph (2) of this subsection (d) may
14		be based on the indices, methodologies, or other factors
15		described in the public-private agreement or approved by
16		the responsible public entity transportation agency;
17		(4) authorize the contractor to charge and collect
18		user fees through methods, including, but not limited to,
19		automatic vehicle identification systems, electronic toll
20		collection systems, and, to the extent permitted by law,
21		global positioning system-based, photo-based, or
22		video-based toll collection enforcement, provided that to
23		the maximum extent feasible the contractor will (i)
24		utilize open road tolling methods that allow payment of
25		tolls at highway speeds and (ii) comply with United States
26		Department of Transportation requirements and best

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1		practices with respect to tolling methods; and
2		(5) authorize the collection of user fees by a third
3		party.
4		(e) In the public-private agreement, the responsible
5		public entity transportation agency may agree to make grants
6		or loans for the development or operation, or both, of the
7		transportation project from time to time from amounts received
8		from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality
9		of the federal government or from any State or local agency.
10		(f) Upon the termination or expiration of the
11		public-private agreement, including a termination for default,
12		the responsible public entity transportation agency shall have
13		the right to take over the transportation project and to
14		succeed to all of the right, title, and interest in the
15		transportation project. Upon termination or expiration of the
16		public-private agreement relating to a transportation project
17		undertaken by the Department, all real property acquired as a
18		part of the transportation project shall be held in the name of
19		the State of Illinois. Upon termination or expiration of the
20		public-private agreement relating to a transportation project
21		undertaken by the Authority, all real property acquired as a
22		part of the transportation project shall be held in the name of
23		the Authority.
24		(g) If a responsible public entity transportation agency
25		elects to take over a transportation project as provided in
26		subsection (f) of this Section, the responsible public entity

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1		transportation agency may do the following:
2		(1) develop, finance, or operate the project,
3		including through a public-private agreement entered into
4		in accordance with this Act; or
5		(2) impose, collect, retain, and use user fees, if
6		any, for the project.
7		(h) If a responsible public entity transportation agency
8		elects to take over a transportation project as provided in
9		subsection (f) of this Section, the responsible public entity
10		transportation agency may use the revenues, if any, for any
11		lawful purpose, including to:
12		(1) make payments to individuals or entities in
13		connection with any financing of the transportation
14		project, including through a public-private agreement
15		entered into in accordance with this Act;
16		(2) permit a contractor to receive some or all of the
17		revenues under a public-private agreement entered into
18		under this Act;
19		(3) pay development costs of the project;
20		(4) pay current operation costs of the project or
21		facilities;
22		(5) pay the contractor for any compensation or payment
23		owing upon termination; and
24		(6) pay for the development, financing, or operation
25		of any other project or projects the responsible public
26		entity transportation agency deems appropriate.

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1		(i) The full faith and credit of the State or any political
2		subdivision of the State or the responsible public entity
3		transportation agency is not pledged to secure any financing
4		of the contractor by the election to take over the
5		transportation project. Assumption of development or
6		operation, or both, of the transportation project does not
7		obligate the State or any political subdivision of the State
8		or the responsible public entity transportation agency to pay
9		any obligation of the contractor.
10		(j) The responsible public entity transportation agency
11		may enter into a public-private agreement with multiple
12		approved proposers if the responsible public entity
13		transportation agency determines in writing that it is in the
14		public interest to do so.
15		(k) A public-private agreement shall not include any
16		provision under which the responsible public entity
17		transportation agency agrees to restrict or to provide
18		compensation to the private entity for the construction or
19		operation of a competing transportation facility during the
20		term of the public-private agreement.
21		(l) With respect to a public-private agreement entered
22		into by the Department, the Department shall certify in its
23		State budget request to the Governor each year the amount
24		required by the Department during the next State fiscal year
25		to enable the Department to make any payment obligated to be
26		made by the Department pursuant to that public-private

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1		agreement, and the Governor shall include that amount in the
2		State budget submitted to the General Assembly.
3		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 97-858, eff. 7-27-12.)
4		(630 ILCS 5/40)
5		Sec. 40. Development and operations standards for
6		transportation projects.
7		(a) The plans and specifications, if any, for each project
8		developed under this Act must comply with:
9		(1) the responsible public entity's transportation
10		agency's standards for other projects of a similar nature
11		or as otherwise provided in the public-private agreement;
12		(2) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989,
13		the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the
14		Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the
15		requirements of Section 30-22 of the Illinois Procurement
16		Code as they apply to responsible bidders, and the
17		Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989; and
18		(3) any other applicable State or federal standards.
19		(b) Each highway project constructed or operated under
20		this Act is considered to be part of:
21		(1) the State highway system for purposes of
22		identification, maintenance standards, and enforcement of
23		traffic laws if the highway project is under the
24		jurisdiction of the Department; or
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1		identification, maintenance standards, and enforcement of
2		traffic laws if the highway project is under the
3		jurisdiction of the Authority.
4		(c) Any unit of local government or State agency may enter
5		into agreements with the contractor for maintenance or other
6		services under this Act.
7		(d) Any electronic toll collection system used on a toll
8		highway, bridge, or tunnel as part of a transportation project
9		must be compatible with the electronic toll collection system
10		used by the Authority. The Authority is authorized to
11		construct, operate, and maintain any electronic toll
12		collection system used on a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel as
13		part of a transportation project pursuant to an agreement with
14		the responsible public entity transportation agency or the
15		contractor responsible for the transportation project. All
16		private entities and public agencies shall have an equal
17		opportunity to contract with the Authority to provide
18		construction, operation, and maintenance services. In
19		addition, during the procurement of a public-private
20		agreement, these construction, operation, and maintenance
21		services shall be available under identical terms to each
22		private entity participating in the procurement. To the extent
23		that a public-private agreement or an agreement with a public
24		agency under subsection (c) of Section 20 of this Act
25		authorizes tolling, the responsible public entities
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1		public-private partnership or a public agency under an
2		agreement pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 20 of this Act
3		shall comply with subsection (a-5) of Section 10 of the Toll
4		Highway Act as it relates to toll enforcement.
5		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 97-858, eff. 7-27-12.)
6		(630 ILCS 5/45)
7		Sec. 45. Financial arrangements.
8		(a) The responsible public entity transportation agency
9		may do any combination of applying for, executing, or
10		endorsing applications submitted by private entities to obtain
11		federal, State, or local credit assistance for transportation
12		projects developed, financed, or operated under this Act,
13		including loans, lines of credit, and guarantees.
14		(b) The responsible public entity transportation agency
15		may take any action to obtain federal, State, or local
16		assistance for a transportation project that serves the public
17		purpose of this Act and may enter into any contracts required
18		to receive the federal assistance. The responsible public
19		entity transportation agency may determine that it serves the
20		public purpose of this Act for all or any portion of the costs
21		of a transportation project to be paid, directly or
22		indirectly, from the proceeds of a grant or loan, line of
23		credit, or loan guarantee made by a local, State, or federal
24		government or any agency or instrumentality of a local, State,
25		or federal government. Such assistance may include, but not be

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1		limited to, federal credit assistance pursuant to the
2		Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
3		(TIFIA).
4		(c) The responsible public entity transportation agency
5		may agree to make grants or loans for the development,
6		financing, or operation of a transportation project from time
7		to time, from amounts received from the federal, State, or
8		local government or any agency or instrumentality of the
9		federal, State, or local government.
10		(d) Any financing of a transportation project may be in
11		the amounts and upon the terms and conditions that are
12		determined by the parties to the public-private agreement.
13		(e) For the purpose of financing a transportation project,
14		the contractor and the responsible public entity
15		transportation agency may do the following:
16		(1) propose to use any and all revenues that may be
17		available to them;
18		(2) enter into grant agreements;
19		(3) access any other funds available to the
20		responsible public entity transportation agency; and
21		(4) accept grants from the responsible public entity
22		transportation agency or other public or private agency or
23		entity.
24		(f) For the purpose of financing a transportation project,
25		public funds, including public or private pension funds, may
26		be used and mixed and aggregated with funds provided by or on

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1		behalf of the contractor or other private entities.
2		(g) For the purpose of financing a transportation project,
3		each responsible public entity transportation agency is
4		authorized to do any combination of applying for, executing,
5		or endorsing applications for an allocation of tax-exempt bond
6		financing authorization provided by Section 142(m) of the
7		United States Internal Revenue Code, as well as financing
8		available under any other federal law or program.
9		(h) Any bonds, debt, or other securities or other
10		financing issued by or on behalf of a contractor for the
11		purposes of a project undertaken under this Act shall not be
12		deemed to constitute a debt of the State or any political
13		subdivision of the State or a pledge of the faith and credit of
14		the State or any political subdivision of the State.
15		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 97-858, eff. 7-27-12.)
16		(630 ILCS 5/50)
17		Sec. 50. Acquisition of property.
18		(a) The responsible public entity transportation agency
19		may exercise any power of condemnation or eminent domain,
20		including quick-take powers, that it has under law, including,
21		in the case of the Department, all powers for acquisition of
22		property rights granted it in the Illinois Highway Code, for
23		the purpose of acquiring any lands or estates or interests in
24		land for a transportation project to the extent provided in
25		the public-private agreement or otherwise to the extent that

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1		the responsible public entity transportation agency finds that
2		the action serves the public purpose of this Act and deems it
3		appropriate in the exercise of its powers under this Act.
4		(b) The responsible public entity transportation agency
5		and a contractor may enter into the leases, licenses,
6		easements, and other grants of property interests that the
7		responsible public entity transportation agency determines
8		necessary to carry out this Act.
9		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
10		(630 ILCS 5/55)
11		Sec. 55. Labor.
12		(a) A public-private agreement related to a transportation
13		project pertaining to the building, altering, repairing,
14		maintaining, improving, or demolishing a transportation
15		facility shall require the contractor and all subcontractors
16		to comply with the requirements of Section 30-22 of the
17		Illinois Procurement Code as they apply to responsible bidders
18		and to present satisfactory evidence of that compliance to the
19		responsible public entity transportation agency, unless the
20		transportation project is federally funded and the application
21		of those requirements would jeopardize the receipt or use of
22		federal funds in support of the transportation project.
23		(b) A public-private agreement related to a transportation
24		project pertaining to a new transportation facility shall
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1		utilized by the Department.
2		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
3		(630 ILCS 5/65)
4		Sec. 65. Term of agreement; reversion of property to
5		responsible public entity transportation agency.
6		(a) The term of a public-private agreement, including all
7		extensions, may not exceed 99 years.
8		(b) The responsible public entity transportation agency
9		shall terminate the contractor's authority and duties under
10		the public-private agreement on the date set forth in the
11		public-private agreement.
12		(c) Upon termination of the public-private agreement, the
13		authority and duties of the contractor under this Act cease,
14		except for those duties and obligations that extend beyond the
15		termination, as set forth in the public-private agreement, and
16		all interests in the transportation facility shall revert to
17		the responsible public entity transportation agency.
18		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
19		(630 ILCS 5/70)
20		Sec. 70. Additional powers of responsible public entities
21		transportation agencies with respect to transportation
22		projects.
23		(a) Each responsible public entity transportation agency
24		may exercise any powers provided under this Act in

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1		participation or cooperation with any governmental entity and
2		enter into any contracts to facilitate that participation or
3		cooperation without compliance with any other statute. Each
4		responsible public entity transportation agency shall
5		cooperate with each other and with other governmental entities
6		in carrying out transportation projects under this Act.
7		(b) Each responsible public entity transportation agency
8		may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary
9		or incidental to the performance of the responsible public
10		entity's transportation agency's duties and the execution of
11		the responsible public entity's transportation agency's powers
12		under this Act. Except as otherwise required by law, these
13		contracts or agreements are not subject to any approvals other
14		than the approval of the responsible public entity
15		transportation agency and may be for any term of years and
16		contain any terms that are considered reasonable by the
17		responsible public entity transportation agency.
18		(c) Each responsible public entity transportation agency
19		may pay the costs incurred under a public-private agreement
20		entered into under this Act from any funds available to the
21		responsible public entity transportation agency under this Act
22		or any other statute.
23		(d) A responsible public entity transportation agency or
24		other State agency may not take any action that would impair a
25		public-private agreement entered into under this Act.
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1		may enter into an agreement between and among the contractor,
2		the responsible public entity transportation agency, and the
3		Illinois State Police concerning the provision of law
4		enforcement assistance with respect to a transportation
5		project that is the subject of a public-private agreement
6		under this Act.
7		(f) Each responsible public entity transportation agency
8		is authorized to enter into arrangements with the Illinois
9		State Police related to costs incurred in providing law
10		enforcement assistance under this Act.
11		(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
12		(630 ILCS 5/80)
13		Sec. 80. Powers liberally construed. The powers conferred
14		by this Act shall be liberally construed in order to
15		accomplish their purposes and shall be in addition and
16		supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If any
17		other law or rule is inconsistent with this Act, this Act is
18		controlling as to any public-private agreement entered into
19		under this Act. To implement the powers conferred by this Act,
20		the responsible public entity transportation agency may
21		establish rules and procedures for the procurement of a
22		public-private agreement under this Act. Nothing contained in
23		this Act is intended to supersede applicable federal law or to
24		foreclose the use or potential use of federal funds. In the
25		event any provision of this Act is inconsistent with

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1		applicable federal law or would have the effect of foreclosing
2		the use or potential use of federal funds, the applicable
3		federal law or funding condition shall prevail, but only to
4		the extent of such inconsistency.
5		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
6		(630 ILCS 5/85)
7		Sec. 85. Full and complete authority. This Act contains
8		full and complete authority for agreements and leases with
9		private entities to carry out the activities described in this
10		Act. Except as otherwise required by law, no procedure,
11		proceedings, publications, notices, consents, approvals,
12		orders, or acts by the responsible public entity
13		transportation agency or any other State or local agency or
14		official are required to enter into an agreement or lease.
15		(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
16		ARTICLE 95. LICENSING OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
17		Section 95-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
18		adding Section 20-57 as follows:
19		(30 ILCS 500/20-57 new)
20		Sec. 20-57. Software licensing contracts. A contract
21		entered into by a public agency for the licensing of software
22		applications designed to run on generally available desktop or

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1		server hardware may not limit the public agency's ability to
2		install or run the software on any of the public agency's
3		hardware.
4		ARTICLE 97. PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BONDS
5		Section 97-5. The Public Construction Bond Act is amended
6		by changing Section 1 as follows:
7		(30 ILCS 550/1) (from Ch. 29, par. 15)
8		Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, until
9		January 1, 2029, all officials, boards, commissions, or agents
10		of this State, or of any political subdivision thereof, in
11		making contracts for public work of any kind costing over
12		$150,000 $50,000 to be performed for the State, or of any
13		political subdivision thereof, shall require every contractor
14		for the work to furnish, supply and deliver a bond to the
15		State, or to the political subdivision thereof entering into
16		the contract, as the case may be, with good and sufficient
17		sureties. The surety on the bond shall be a company that is
18		licensed by the Department of Insurance authorizing it to
19		execute surety bonds and the company shall have a financial
20		strength rating of at least A- as rated by A.M. Best Company,
21		Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's
22		Corporation, or a similar rating agency. The amount of the
23		bond shall be fixed by the officials, boards, commissions,

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1		commissioners or agents, and the bond, among other conditions,
2		shall be conditioned for the completion of the contract, for
3		the payment of material, apparatus, fixtures, and machinery
4		used in the work and for all labor performed in the work,
5		whether by subcontractor or otherwise.
6		Until January 1, 2029, when making contracts for public
7		works to be constructed, the Department of Transportation and
8		the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall require every
9		contractor for those works to furnish, supply, and deliver a
10		bond to the Department or the Authority, as the case may be,
11		with good and sufficient sureties only if the public works
12		contract will cost more than $500,000. The Department of
13		Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
14		shall publicly display the following information by website or
15		annual report and shall provide that information to interested
16		parties upon request:
17		(1) a list of each of its defaulted public works
18		contracts, including the value of the award, the adjusted
19		contract value, and the amount remaining unpaid by the
20		Department or Authority, as applicable;
21		(2) the number and the aggregate amount of payment
22		claims made under the Mechanics Lien Act along with the
23		number of contracts in which payment claims are made under
24		the Mechanics Lien Act;
25		(3) for each of its public improvement contracts,
26		regardless of the contract value, the aggregate annual

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1		revenue of the contractor derived from contracts with the
2		State;
3		(4) for each of its public works contracts, regardless
4		of contract value, the identity of the surety providing
5		the contract bond, payment and performance bond, or both;
6		and
7		(5) for each of its public works contracts, regardless
8		of the bond threshold, a list of bidders for each public
9		works contract, and the amount bid by each bidder.
10		Until January 1, 2029, local governmental units may
11		require a bond, by ordinance or resolution, for public works
12		contracts valued at $150,000 or less.
13		On and after January 1, 2029, all officials, boards,
14		commissions, or agents of this State, or of any political
15		subdivision thereof, in making contracts for public work of
16		any kind costing over $50,000 to be performed for the State, or
17		of any political subdivision thereof, shall require every
18		contractor for the work to furnish, supply and deliver a bond
19		to the State, or to the political subdivision thereof entering
20		into the contract, as the case may be, with good and sufficient
21		sureties. The surety on the bond shall be a company that is
22		licensed by the Department of Insurance authorizing it to
23		execute surety bonds and the company shall have a financial
24		strength rating of at least A- as rated by A.M. Best Company,
25		Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's
26		Corporation, or a similar rating agency. The amount of the

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1		bond shall be fixed by the officials, boards, commissions,
2		commissioners or agents, and the bond, among other conditions,
3		shall be conditioned for the completion of the contract, for
4		the payment of material, apparatus, fixtures, and machinery
5		used in the work and for all labor performed in the work,
6		whether by subcontractor or otherwise.
7		If the contract is for emergency repairs as provided in
8		the Illinois Procurement Code, proof of payment for all labor,
9		materials, apparatus, fixtures, and machinery may be furnished
10		in lieu of the bond required by this Section.
11		Each such bond is deemed to contain the following
12		provisions whether such provisions are inserted in such bond
13		or not:
14		"The principal and sureties on this bond agree that all
15		the undertakings, covenants, terms, conditions and agreements
16		of the contract or contracts entered into between the
17		principal and the State or any political subdivision thereof
18		will be performed and fulfilled and to pay all persons, firms
19		and corporations having contracts with the principal or with
20		subcontractors, all just claims due them under the provisions
21		of such contracts for labor performed or materials furnished
22		in the performance of the contract on account of which this
23		bond is given, when such claims are not satisfied out of the
24		contract price of the contract on account of which this bond is
25		given, after final settlement between the officer, board,
26		commission or agent of the State or of any political

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1		subdivision thereof and the principal has been made.".
2		Each bond securing contracts between the Capital
3		Development Board or any board of a public institution of
4		higher education and a contractor shall contain the following
5		provisions, whether the provisions are inserted in the bond or
6		not:
7		"Upon the default of the principal with respect to
8		undertakings, covenants, terms, conditions, and agreements,
9		the termination of the contractor's right to proceed with the
10		work, and written notice of that default and termination by
11		the State or any political subdivision to the surety
12		("Notice"), the surety shall promptly remedy the default by
13		taking one of the following actions:
14		(1) The surety shall complete the work pursuant to a
15		written takeover agreement, using a completing contractor
16		jointly selected by the surety and the State or any
17		political subdivision; or
18		(2) The surety shall pay a sum of money to the obligee,
19		up to the penal sum of the bond, that represents the
20		reasonable cost to complete the work that exceeds the
21		unpaid balance of the contract sum.
22		The surety shall respond to the Notice within 15 working
23		days of receipt indicating the course of action that it
24		intends to take or advising that it requires more time to
25		investigate the default and select a course of action. If the
26		surety requires more than 15 working days to investigate the

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1		default and select a course of action or if the surety elects
2		to complete the work with a completing contractor that is not
3		prepared to commence performance within 15 working days after
4		receipt of Notice, and if the State or any political
5		subdivision determines it is in the best interest of the State
6		to maintain the progress of the work, the State or any
7		political subdivision may continue to work until the
8		completing contractor is prepared to commence performance.
9		Unless otherwise agreed to by the procuring agency, in no case
10		may the surety take longer than 30 working days to advise the
11		State or political subdivision on the course of action it
12		intends to take. The surety shall be liable for reasonable
13		costs incurred by the State or any political subdivision to
14		maintain the progress to the extent the costs exceed the
15		unpaid balance of the contract sum, subject to the penal sum of
16		the bond.".
17		The surety bond required by this Section may be acquired
18		from the company, agent or broker of the contractor's choice.
19		The bond and sureties shall be subject to the right of
20		reasonable approval or disapproval, including suspension, by
21		the State or political subdivision thereof concerned. Except
22		as otherwise provided in this Section, in the case of State
23		construction contracts, a contractor shall not be required to
24		post a cash bond or letter of credit in addition to or as a
25		substitute for the surety bond required by this Section.
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1		works, a local governmental unit may not withhold retainage
2		from any payment to a contractor who furnishes the bond or bond
3		substitute required by this Act in an amount in excess of 10%
4		of any payment made prior to the date of completion of 50% of
5		the contract for public works. When a contract for public
6		works is 50% complete, the local governmental unit shall
7		reduce the retainage so that no more than 5% is held. After the
8		contract is 50% complete, no more than 5% of the amount of any
9		subsequent payments made under the contract for public works
10		may be withheld as retainage.
11		Prior to the completion of 50% of the contract for public
12		works, the contractor and their respective subcontractors
13		shall not withhold from their subcontractors retainage in
14		excess of 10% of any payment made prior to the date of
15		completion of 50% of the contract for public works. When the
16		contract for public works is 50% complete, the contractor and
17		its subcontractors shall reduce the retainage so that no more
18		than 5% is withheld from their respective subcontractors.
19		After the contract is 50% complete, the contractor and its
20		subcontractors shall not withhold more than 5% of the amount
21		of any subsequent payments made under the contract to their
22		respective subcontractors.
23		When other than motor fuel tax funds, federal-aid funds,
24		or other funds received from the State are used, a political
25		subdivision may allow the contractor to provide a
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1		the bond required by this Section, on contracts under $100,000
2		to comply with the requirements of this Section. Any such bank
3		letter of credit shall contain all provisions required for
4		bonds by this Section.
5		In order to reduce barriers to entry for diverse and small
6		businesses, the Department of Transportation may implement a
7		5-year pilot program to allow a contractor to provide a
8		non-diminishing irrevocable bank letter of credit in lieu of
9		the bond required by this Section on contracts under $500,000.
10		Projects selected by the Department of Transportation for this
11		pilot program must be classified by the Department as low-risk
12		scope of work contracts. The Department shall adopt rules to
13		define the criteria for pilot project selection and
14		implementation of the pilot program.
15		In For the purposes of this Section: , the terms
16		"material"
17		"Local governmental unit" has the meaning ascribed to it
18		in Section 2 of the Local Government Prompt Payment Act.
19		"Material", "labor", "apparatus", "fixtures", and
20		"machinery" include those rented items that are on the
21		construction site and those rented tools that are used or
22		consumed on the construction site in the performance of the
23		contract on account of which the bond is given.
24		(Source: P.A. 101-65, eff. 1-1-20; 102-968, eff. 1-1-23.)
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1		REQUIREMENTS
2		Section 98-5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
3		changing Sections 20-160 and 50-37 as follows:
4		(30 ILCS 500/20-160)
5		Sec. 20-160. Business entities; certification;
6		registration with the State Board of Elections.
7		(a) For purposes of this Section, the terms "business
8		entity", "contract", "State contract", "contract with a State
9		agency", "State agency", "affiliated entity", and "affiliated
10		person" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section
11		50-37.
12		(b) Every bid and offer submitted to and every contract
13		executed by the State on or after January 1, 2009 (the
14		effective date of Public Act 95-971) and every submission to a
15		vendor portal shall contain (1) a certification by the bidder,
16		offeror, vendor, or contractor that either (i) the bidder,
17		offeror, vendor, or contractor is not required to register as
18		a business entity with the State Board of Elections pursuant
19		to this Section or (ii) the bidder, offeror, vendor, or
20		contractor has registered as a business entity with the State
21		Board of Elections and acknowledges a continuing duty to
22		update the registration and (2) a statement that the contract
23		is voidable under Section 50-60 for the bidder's, offeror's,
24		vendor's, or contractor's failure to comply with this Section.

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1		(c) Each business entity (i) whose aggregate pending bids
2		and proposals on State contracts annually total more than
3		$50,000, (ii) whose aggregate pending bids and proposals on
4		State contracts combined with the business entity's aggregate
5		annual total value of State contracts exceed $50,000, or (iii)
6		whose contracts with State agencies, in the aggregate,
7		annually total more than $50,000 shall register with the State
8		Board of Elections in accordance with Section 9-35 of the
9		Election Code. A business entity required to register under
10		this subsection due to item (i) or (ii) has a continuing duty
11		to ensure that the registration is accurate during the period
12		beginning on the date of registration and ending on the day
13		after the date the contract is awarded; any change in
14		information must be reported to the State Board of Elections 5
15		business days following such change or no later than a day
16		before the contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier. A
17		business entity required to register under this subsection due
18		to item (iii) has a continuing duty to ensure that the
19		registration is accurate in accordance with subsection (e).
20		(d) Any business entity, not required under subsection (c)
21		to register, whose aggregate pending bids and proposals on
22		State contracts annually total more than $50,000, or whose
23		aggregate pending bids and proposals on State contracts
24		combined with the business entity's aggregate annual total
25		value of State contracts exceed $50,000, shall register with
26		the State Board of Elections in accordance with Section 9-35

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1		of the Election Code prior to submitting to a State agency the
2		bid or proposal whose value causes the business entity to fall
3		within the monetary description of this subsection. A business
4		entity required to register under this subsection has a
5		continuing duty to ensure that the registration is accurate
6		during the period beginning on the date of registration and
7		ending on the day after the date the contract is awarded. Any
8		change in information must be reported to the State Board of
9		Elections within 5 business days following such change or no
10		later than a day before the contract is awarded, whichever
11		date is earlier.
12		(e) A business entity whose contracts with State agencies,
13		in the aggregate, annually total more than $50,000 must
14		maintain its registration under this Section and has a
15		continuing duty to ensure that the registration is accurate
16		for the duration of the term of office of the incumbent
17		officeholder awarding the contracts or for a period of 2 years
18		following the expiration or termination of the contracts,
19		whichever is longer. A business entity, required to register
20		under this subsection, has a continuing duty to report any
21		changes on a quarterly basis to the State Board of Elections
22		within 14 calendar days following the last day of January,
23		April, July, and October of each year. Any update pursuant to
24		this paragraph that is received beyond that date is presumed
25		late and the civil penalty authorized by subsection (e) of
26		Section 9-35 of the Election Code may be assessed.

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1		Also, if a business entity required to register under this
2		subsection has a pending bid or offer, any change in
3		information shall be reported to the State Board of Elections
4		within 7 calendar days following such change or no later than a
5		day before the contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier.
6		(f) A business entity's continuing duty under this Section
7		to ensure the accuracy of its registration includes the
8		requirement that the business entity notify the State Board of
9		Elections of any change in information, including, but not
10		limited to, changes of affiliated entities or affiliated
11		persons.
12		(g) For any bid or offer for a contract with a State agency
13		by a business entity required to register under this Section,
14		the chief procurement officer shall verify that the business
15		entity is required to register under this Section and is in
16		compliance with the registration requirements on the date the
17		bid or offer is due. A chief procurement officer shall not
18		accept a bid or offer if the business entity is not in
19		compliance with the registration requirements as of the date
20		bids or offers are due. Upon discovery of noncompliance with
21		this Section, if the bidder or offeror made a good faith effort
22		to comply with registration efforts prior to the date the bid
23		or offer is due, a chief procurement officer may provide the
24		bidder or offeror 5 business days to achieve compliance. A
25		chief procurement officer may extend the time to prove
26		compliance by as long as necessary in the event that there is a

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1		failure within the State Board of Elections' registration
2		system.
3		(h) A registration, and any changes to a registration,
4		must include the business entity's verification of accuracy
5		and subjects the business entity to the penalties of the laws
6		of this State for perjury.
7		In addition to any penalty under Section 9-35 of the
8		Election Code, intentional, willful, or material failure to
9		disclose information required for registration shall render
10		the contract, bid, offer, or other procurement relationship
11		voidable by the chief procurement officer if he or she deems it
12		to be in the best interest of the State of Illinois.
13		(i) This Section applies regardless of the method of
14		source selection used in awarding the contract.
15		(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
16		(30 ILCS 500/50-37)
17		Sec. 50-37. Prohibition of political contributions.
18		(a) As used in this Section:
19		The terms "contract", "State contract", and "contract
20		with a State agency" each mean any contract, as defined in
21		this Code, between a business entity and a State agency
22		let or awarded pursuant to this Code. The terms
23		"contract", "State contract", and "contract with a State
24		agency" do not include cost reimbursement contracts;
25		purchase of care agreements as defined in Section 1-15.68

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1		of this Code; contracts for projects eligible for full or
2		partial federal-aid funding reimbursements authorized by
3		the Federal Highway Administration; grants, including but
4		are not limited to grants for job training or
5		transportation; and grants, loans, or tax credit
6		agreements for economic development purposes.
7		"Contribution" means a contribution as defined in
8		Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
9		"Declared candidate" means a person who has filed a
10		statement of candidacy and petition for nomination or
11		election in the principal office of the State Board of
12		Elections.
13		"State agency" means and includes all boards,
14		commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities, and
15		bodies politic and corporate of the State, created by or
16		in accordance with the Illinois Constitution or State
17		statute, of the executive branch of State government and
18		does include colleges, universities, public employee
19		retirement systems, and institutions under the
20		jurisdiction of the governing boards of the University of
21		Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State
22		University, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
23		University, Western Illinois University, Chicago State
24		University, Governors State University, Northeastern
25		Illinois University, and the Illinois Board of Higher
26		Education.

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1		"Officeholder" means the Governor, Lieutenant
2		Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
3		Comptroller, or Treasurer. The Governor shall be
4		considered the officeholder responsible for awarding all
5		contracts by all officers and employees of, and potential
6		contractors and others doing business with, executive
7		branch State agencies under the jurisdiction of the
8		Executive Ethics Commission and not within the
9		jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the Secretary of
10		State, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer.
11		"Sponsoring entity" means a sponsoring entity as
12		defined in Section 9-3 of the Election Code.
13		"Affiliated person" means (i) any person with any
14		ownership interest or distributive share of the bidding or
15		contracting business entity in excess of 7.5%, (ii)
16		executive employees of the bidding or contracting business
17		entity, and (iii) the spouse of any such persons.
18		"Affiliated person" does not include a person prohibited
19		by federal law from making contributions or expenditures
20		in connection with a federal, state, or local election.
21		"Affiliated entity" means (i) any corporate parent and
22		each operating subsidiary of the bidding or contracting
23		business entity, (ii) each operating subsidiary of the
24		corporate parent of the bidding or contracting business
25		entity, (iii) any organization recognized by the United
26		States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt

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1		organization described in Section 501(c) of the Internal
2		Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of
3		federal tax law) established by the bidding or contracting
4		business entity, any affiliated entity of that business
5		entity, or any affiliated person of that business entity,
6		or (iv) any political committee for which the bidding or
7		contracting business entity, or any 501(c) organization
8		described in item (iii) related to that business entity,
9		is the sponsoring entity. "Affiliated entity" does not
10		include an entity prohibited by federal law from making
11		contributions or expenditures in connection with a
12		federal, state, or local election.
13		"Business entity" means any entity doing business for
14		profit, whether organized as a corporation, partnership,
15		sole proprietorship, limited liability company or
16		partnership, or otherwise.
17		"Executive employee" means (i) the President,
18		Chairman, or Chief Executive Officer of a business entity
19		and any other individual that fulfills equivalent duties
20		as the President, Chairman of the Board, or Chief
21		Executive Officer of a business entity; and (ii) any
22		employee of a business entity whose compensation is
23		determined directly, in whole or in part, by the award or
24		payment of contracts by a State agency to the entity
25		employing the employee. A regular salary that is paid
26		irrespective of the award or payment of a contract with a

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1		State agency shall not constitute "compensation" under
2		item (ii) of this definition. "Executive employee" does
3		not include any person prohibited by federal law from
4		making contributions or expenditures in connection with a
5		federal, state, or local election.
6		(b) Any business entity whose contracts with State
7		agencies, in the aggregate, annually total more than $50,000,
8		and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons of such
9		business entity, are prohibited from making any contributions
10		to any political committees established to promote the
11		candidacy of (i) the officeholder responsible for awarding the
12		contracts or (ii) any other declared candidate for that
13		office. This prohibition shall be effective for the duration
14		of the term of office of the incumbent officeholder awarding
15		the contracts or for a period of 2 years following the
16		expiration or termination of the contracts, whichever is
17		longer.
18		(c) Any business entity whose aggregate pending bids and
19		offers on State contracts total more than $50,000, or whose
20		aggregate pending bids and offers on State contracts combined
21		with the business entity's aggregate annual total value of
22		State contracts exceed $50,000, and any affiliated entities or
23		affiliated persons of such business entity, are prohibited
24		from making any contributions to any political committee
25		established to promote the candidacy of the officeholder
26		responsible for awarding the contract on which the business

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1		entity has submitted a bid or offer during the period
2		beginning on the date the invitation for bids, request for
3		proposals, or any other procurement opportunity is issued and
4		ending on the day after the date the contract is awarded.
5		(c-5) For the purposes of the prohibitions under
6		subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, (i) any contribution
7		made to a political committee established to promote the
8		candidacy of the Governor or a declared candidate for the
9		office of Governor shall also be considered as having been
10		made to a political committee established to promote the
11		candidacy of the Lieutenant Governor, in the case of the
12		Governor, or the declared candidate for Lieutenant Governor
13		having filed a joint petition, or write-in declaration of
14		intent, with the declared candidate for Governor, as
15		applicable, and (ii) any contribution made to a political
16		committee established to promote the candidacy of the
17		Lieutenant Governor or a declared candidate for the office of
18		Lieutenant Governor shall also be considered as having been
19		made to a political committee established to promote the
20		candidacy of the Governor, in the case of the Lieutenant
21		Governor, or the declared candidate for Governor having filed
22		a joint petition, or write-in declaration of intent, with the
23		declared candidate for Lieutenant Governor, as applicable.
24		(d) All contracts between State agencies and a business
25		entity that violate subsection (b) or (c) shall be voidable
26		under Section 50-60. If a business entity violates subsection

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1		(b) 3 or more times within a 36-month period, then all
2		contracts between State agencies and that business entity
3		shall be void, and that business entity shall not bid or
4		respond to any invitation to bid or request for proposals from
5		any State agency or otherwise enter into any contract with any
6		State agency for 3 years from the date of the last violation. A
7		notice of each violation and the penalty imposed shall be
8		published in both the Procurement Bulletin and the Illinois
9		Register.
10		(e) Any political committee that has received a
11		contribution in violation of subsection (b) or (c) shall pay
12		an amount equal to the value of the contribution to the State
13		no more than 30 calendar days after notice of the violation
14		concerning the contribution appears in the Illinois Register.
15		Payments received by the State pursuant to this subsection
16		shall be deposited into the general revenue fund.
17		(Source: P.A. 97-411, eff. 8-16-11; 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
18		ARTICLE 100. LAND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY PROJECTS
19		Section 100-5. The Illinois Solid Waste Management Act is
20		amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
21		(415 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7053)
22		Sec. 3. State agency materials recycling program.
23		(a) All State agencies and local governments shall

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1		consider whether compost products can be used in the land
2		maintenance activity project when soliciting and reviewing
3		bids for land maintenance activity projects. If compost
4		products can be used in the project, the State agency or local
5		government must use compost products unless the compost
6		products: responsible for the maintenance of public lands in
7		the State shall, to the maximum extent feasible, use compost
8		materials in all land maintenance activities which are to be
9		paid with public funds.
10		(1) are not available within a reasonable period of
11		time;
12		(2) do not comply with existing purchasing standards;
13		or
14		(3) do not comply with federal or State health and
15		safety standards.
16		Beginning January 1, 2024, the Department of
17		Transportation shall report each year to the General Assembly:
18		(i) the volume of compost used in State highway
19		construction projects;
20		(ii) the status of compost and compost-based products
21		used in State highway construction projects; and
22		(iii) recommendations to maximize the use of compost
23		as a recycled material in State highway construction
24		projects.
25		State agencies and local governments are encouraged to
26		give priority to purchasing compost products from companies

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1		that produce compost products locally, are certified by a
2		nationally recognized organization, and produce compost
3		products that are derived from municipal solid waste compost
4		programs.
5		(a-5) All State agencies responsible for the maintenance
6		of public lands in the State shall review its procurement
7		specifications and policies to determine (1) if incorporating
8		compost materials will help reduce stormwater run-off and
9		increase infiltration of moisture in land maintenance
10		activities and (2) the current recycled content usage and
11		potential for additional recycled content usage by the Agency
12		in land maintenance activities and report to the General
13		Assembly by December 15, 2015.
14		(b) The Department of Central Management Services, in
15		coordination with the Agency, shall implement waste reduction
16		programs, including source separation and collection, for
17		office wastepaper, corrugated containers, newsprint and mixed
18		paper, in all State buildings as appropriate and feasible.
19		Such waste reduction programs shall be designed to achieve
20		waste reductions of at least 25% of all such waste by December
21		31, 1995, and at least 50% of all such waste by December 31,
22		2000. Any source separation and collection program shall
23		include, at a minimum, procedures for collecting and storing
24		recyclable materials, bins or containers for storing
25		materials, and contractual or other arrangements with buyers
26		of recyclable materials. If market conditions so warrant, the

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1		Department of Central Management Services, in coordination
2		with the Agency, may modify programs developed pursuant to
3		this Section.
4		The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
5		Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) shall conduct
6		waste categorization studies of all State facilities for
7		calendar years 1991, 1995 and 2000. Such studies shall be
8		designed to assist the Department of Central Management
9		Services to achieve the waste reduction goals established in
10		this subsection.
11		(c) Each State agency shall, upon consultation with the
12		Agency, periodically review its procurement procedures and
13		specifications related to the purchase of products or
14		supplies. Such procedures and specifications shall be modified
15		as necessary to require the procuring agency to seek out
16		products and supplies that contain recycled materials, and to
17		ensure that purchased products or supplies are reusable,
18		durable or made from recycled materials whenever economically
19		and practically feasible. In choosing among products or
20		supplies that contain recycled material, consideration shall
21		be given to products and supplies with the highest recycled
22		material content that is consistent with the effective and
23		efficient use of the product or supply.
24		(d) Wherever economically and practically feasible, the
25		Department of Central Management Services shall procure
26		recycled paper and paper products as follows:

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1		(1) Beginning July 1, 1989, at least 10% of the total
2		dollar value of paper and paper products purchased by the
3		Department of Central Management Services shall be
4		recycled paper and paper products.
5		(2) Beginning July 1, 1992, at least 25% of the total
6		dollar value of paper and paper products purchased by the
7		Department of Central Management Services shall be
8		recycled paper and paper products.
9		(3) Beginning July 1, 1996, at least 40% of the total
10		dollar value of paper and paper products purchased by the
11		Department of Central Management Services shall be
12		recycled paper and paper products.
13		(4) Beginning July 1, 2000, at least 50% of the total
14		dollar value of paper and paper products purchased by the
15		Department of Central Management Services shall be
16		recycled paper and paper products.
17		(e) Paper and paper products purchased from private
18		vendors pursuant to printing contracts are not considered
19		paper products for the purposes of subsection (d). However,
20		the Department of Central Management Services shall report to
21		the General Assembly on an annual basis the total dollar value
22		of printing contracts awarded to private sector vendors that
23		included the use of recycled paper.
24		(f)(1) Wherever economically and practically feasible,
25		the recycled paper and paper products referred to in
26		subsection (d) shall contain postconsumer or recovered

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1		paper materials as specified by paper category in this
2		subsection:
3		(i) Recycled high grade printing and writing paper
4		shall contain at least 50% recovered paper material.
5		Such recovered paper material, until July 1, 1994,
6		shall consist of at least 20% deinked stock or
7		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 1994,
8		shall consist of at least 25% deinked stock or
9		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 1996,
10		shall consist of at least 30% deinked stock or
11		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 1998,
12		shall consist of at least 40% deinked stock or
13		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 2000,
14		shall consist of at least 50% deinked stock or
15		postconsumer material.
16		(ii) Recycled tissue products, until July 1, 1994,
17		shall contain at least 25% postconsumer material; and
18		beginning July 1, 1994, shall contain at least 30%
19		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 1996,
20		shall contain at least 35% postconsumer material; and
21		beginning July 1, 1998, shall contain at least 40%
22		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 2000,
23		shall contain at least 45% postconsumer material.
24		(iii) Recycled newsprint, until July 1, 1994,
25		shall contain at least 40% postconsumer material; and
26		beginning July 1, 1994, shall contain at least 50%

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1		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 1996,
2		shall contain at least 60% postconsumer material; and
3		beginning July 1, 1998, shall contain at least 70%
4		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 2000,
5		shall contain at least 80% postconsumer material.
6		(iv) Recycled unbleached packaging, until July 1,
7		1994, shall contain at least 35% postconsumer
8		material; and beginning July 1, 1994, shall contain at
9		least 40% postconsumer material; and beginning July 1,
10		1996, shall contain at least 45% postconsumer
11		material; and beginning July 1, 1998, shall contain at
12		least 50% postconsumer material; and beginning July 1,
13		2000, shall contain at least 55% postconsumer
14		material.
15		(v) Recycled paperboard, until July 1, 1994, shall
16		contain at least 80% postconsumer material; and
17		beginning July 1, 1994, shall contain at least 85%
18		postconsumer material; and beginning July 1, 1996,
19		shall contain at least 90% postconsumer material; and
20		beginning July 1, 1998, shall contain at least 95%
21		postconsumer material.
22		(2) For the purposes of this Section, "postconsumer
23		material" includes:
24		(i) paper, paperboard, and fibrous wastes from
25		retail stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth,
26		after the waste has passed through its end usage as a

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1		consumer item, including used corrugated boxes, old
2		newspapers, mixed waste paper, tabulating cards, and
3		used cordage; and
4		(ii) all paper, paperboard, and fibrous wastes
5		that are diverted or separated from the municipal
6		solid waste stream.
7		(3) For the purposes of this Section, "recovered paper
8		material" includes:
9		(i) postconsumer material;
10		(ii) dry paper and paperboard waste generated
11		after completion of the papermaking process (that is,
12		those manufacturing operations up to and including the
13		cutting and trimming of the paper machine reel into
14		smaller rolls or rough sheets), including envelope
15		cuttings, bindery trimmings, and other paper and
16		paperboard waste resulting from printing, cutting,
17		forming, and other converting operations, or from bag,
18		box and carton manufacturing, and butt rolls, mill
19		wrappers, and rejected unused stock; and
20		(iii) finished paper and paperboard from obsolete
21		inventories of paper and paperboard manufacturers,
22		merchants, wholesalers, dealers, printers, converters,
23		or others.
24		(g) The Department of Central Management Services may
25		adopt regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of
26		this Section.

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1		(h) Every State agency shall, in its procurement
2		documents, specify that, whenever economically and practically
3		feasible, a product to be procured must consist, wholly or in
4		part, of recycled materials, or be recyclable or reusable in
5		whole or in part. When applicable, if state guidelines are not
6		already prescribed, State agencies shall follow USEPA
7		guidelines for federal procurement.
8		(i) All State agencies shall cooperate with the Department
9		of Central Management Services in carrying out this Section.
10		The Department of Central Management Services may enter into
11		cooperative purchasing agreements with other governmental
12		units in order to obtain volume discounts, or for other
13		reasons in accordance with the Governmental Joint Purchasing
14		Act, or in accordance with the Intergovernmental Cooperation
15		Act if governmental units of other states or the federal
16		government are involved.
17		(j) The Department of Central Management Services shall
18		submit an annual report to the General Assembly concerning its
19		implementation of the State's collection and recycled paper
20		procurement programs. This report shall include a description
21		of the actions that the Department of Central Management
22		Services has taken in the previous fiscal year to implement
23		this Section. This report shall be submitted on or before
24		November 1 of each year.
25		(k) The Department of Central Management Services, in
26		cooperation with all other appropriate departments and

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1		agencies of the State, shall institute whenever economically
2		and practically feasible the use of re-refined motor oil in
3		all State-owned motor vehicles and the use of remanufactured
4		and retread tires whenever such use is practical, beginning no
5		later than July 1, 1992.
6		(l) (Blank).
7		(m) The Department of Central Management Services, in
8		coordination with the Department of Commerce and Community
9		Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity),
10		has implemented an aluminum can recycling program in all State
11		buildings within 270 days of the effective date of this
12		amendatory Act of 1997. The program provides for (1) the
13		collection and storage of used aluminum cans in bins or other
14		appropriate containers made reasonably available to occupants
15		and visitors of State buildings and (2) the sale of used
16		aluminum cans to buyers of recyclable materials.
17		Proceeds from the sale of used aluminum cans shall be
18		deposited into I-CYCLE accounts maintained in the Facilities
19		Management Revolving Fund and, subject to appropriation, shall
20		be used by the Department of Central Management Services and
21		any other State agency to offset the costs of implementing the
22		aluminum can recycling program under this Section.
23		All State agencies having an aluminum can recycling
24		program in place shall continue with their current plan. If a
25		State agency has an existing recycling program in place,
26		proceeds from the aluminum can recycling program may be

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1		retained and distributed pursuant to that program, otherwise
2		all revenue resulting from these programs shall be forwarded
3		to Central Management Services, I-CYCLE for placement into the
4		appropriate account within the Facilities Management Revolving
5		Fund, minus any operating costs associated with the program.
6		(Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)
7		ARTICLE 999. EFFECTIVE DATE
8		Section 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
9		January 1, 2024.