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

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Bill Title: Creates the Ethics in Public Contracting Act. Provides that whenever any State agency or chief procurement officer 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 public body or the chief procurement officer shall provide a report to the Executive Ethics Commission identifying specified items. Provides that 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 specified items. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission, within 12 months after the effective date of the 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. Provides that 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. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission shall adopt rules to carry out the intent of the Act, and to provide a review process for persons to petition for removal from the Ethics in Public Contracting Portal. Defines terms.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

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

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3574-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3574 Introduced , by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Ethics in Public Contracting Act. Provides that whenever any State agency or chief procurement officer 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 public body or the chief procurement officer shall provide a report to the Executive Ethics Commission identifying specified items. Provides that 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 specified items. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission, within 12 months after the effective date of the 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. Provides that 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. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission shall adopt rules to carry out the intent of the Act, and to provide a review process for persons to petition for removal from the Ethics in Public Contracting Portal. Defines terms.
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
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
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.

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"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 or chief procurement officer 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 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 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 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

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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.
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.