Bill Text: IL HB3744 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that for any project under a construction contract, the contract shall require that, to the extent practicable, at least 10% of man-hours performing construction services be performed by individuals who reside in areas of poverty. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to annually release a list of areas of poverty that meet the requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3744 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3744-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 30-40 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 500/30-40 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 30-40. Construction project man-hour requirements. | ||||||
8 | For any project under a construction contract subject to this | ||||||
9 | Article, the contract shall require that, to the extent | ||||||
10 | practicable, at least 10% of man-hours performing construction | ||||||
11 | services be performed by individuals who reside in areas of | ||||||
12 | poverty. | ||||||
13 | The Department of Central Management Services shall | ||||||
14 | annually release a list of areas of poverty that meet the | ||||||
15 | requirements of this Section. | ||||||
16 | As used in this Section, "areas of poverty" means areas, as | ||||||
17 | determined by federal census tracts, where 20% or more of the | ||||||
18 | individuals who live in the census tract have lived at or below | ||||||
19 | 150% of the federal poverty level, as determined by the U.S. | ||||||
20 | Department of Health and Human Services, for the last 30 years.
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