Bill Amendment: IL HB3574 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: ETHICS IN PUBLIC CONTRACTING

Status: 2019-03-29 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3574 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3574-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Keith R. Wheeler

Filed: 3/19/2019

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3574
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3574 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Ethics in Public Contracting Act.
Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to promote
inter-governmental cooperation in providing full and complete
disclosure to the public of any entity against whom a public
body has taken an action limiting the ability of that entity to
enter into a public contract.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Business" has the meaning provided under Section 1-15.10
of the Illinois Procurement Code.
"Chief procurement officer" means an independent chief
procurement officer as provided for under Section 10-20 of the

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Illinois Procurement Code.
"Person" has the meaning provided under Section 1-15.55 of
the Illinois Procurement Code.
"State agency" has the meaning provided under Section
1-15.100 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
"Suspension" means a suspension as provided for under
Section 50-65 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
"Unit of Local Government" means the various counties,
townships, cities, villages and incorporated towns, school
districts, sanitary districts, courts, boards of education,
park districts, housing authorities, public building
commissions, or any other municipal corporation or
governmental agencies of the State.
Section 15. State agency notification. Whenever any State
agency has taken action to limit the ability of a business or
person to enter into a public contract or a chief procurement
officer has taken an action to issue a suspension or debarment,
the public body or the chief procurement officer shall provide
a report to the Executive Ethics Commission identifying: (i)
the public body or chief procurement officer submitting the
report; (ii) the legal name and, if applicable, the Secretary
of State registration number of the business or person; and
(iii) a summary of the action taken against the business or
person, including the effective length of time of such action
and the rationale for the action.

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Section 20. Unit of local government notification.
Whenever any unit of local government has taken an action to
issue a suspension, debarment, or limit the ability of a
business or person to enter into a public contract as otherwise
provided by law, the unit of local government may provide a
report to the Executive Ethics Commission identifying: (i) the
unit of local government submitting the report; (ii) the legal
name and Secretary of State registration number of the business
or person; and (iii) a summary of the action taken against the
business or person, including the effective length of time of
such action and the rationale for the action.
Section 25. Ethics in public contracting portal. The
Executive Ethics Commission, within 12 months after the
effective date of this Act, shall establish and maintain a
website, known as the Ethics in Public Contracting Portal, with
information received from all State agencies and units of local
government as defined in this Act.
Section 30. Public body reciprocity rights. A State agency
or unit of local government may reciprocate another public
body's suspension, debarment, or other limitation on the
ability of a business or person to enter into a public
contract.

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Section 35. Rules; petition for removal. The Executive
Ethics Commission shall adopt rules to carry out the intent of
this Act, and to provide a review process for persons to
petition for removal from the Ethics in Public Contracting
Portal. ".