Bill Text: IL HB4208 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that each chief procurement officer establish a goal of at least 10% of the total dollar amount of State contracts of agencies under the officer's jurisdiction to be awarded to veteran-owned businesses.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-05-14 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady [HB4208 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB4208-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 45-57 as follows:
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| 6 | (30 ILCS 500/45-57 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 45-57. Veteran-owned businesses. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) "Armed Forces" means the United States Army, Navy, | ||||||
| 10 | Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. | ||||||
| 11 | (2) "Veteran" means a person who served in the United | ||||||
| 12 | States Armed Forces, a reserve component of the United | ||||||
| 13 | States Armed Forces, or the Illinois National Guard and who | ||||||
| 14 | was discharged (i) honorably, (ii) due to hardship, or | ||||||
| 15 | (iii) due to a service-connected disability. | ||||||
| 16 | (3) "Veteran-owned business" means a business concern | ||||||
| 17 | (i) at least 51% of which is owned by one or more veterans | ||||||
| 18 | or, in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock | ||||||
| 19 | of which is owned by one or more veterans and (ii) the | ||||||
| 20 | management and daily business operations of which are | ||||||
| 21 | conducted by one or more veterans. | ||||||
| 22 | (b) At least 10% of the total dollar amount of State | ||||||
| 23 | contracts of all agencies under his or her jurisdiction shall | ||||||
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| 1 | be established by each chief procurement officer as a goal to | ||||||
| 2 | be awarded to veteran-owned businesses. This requirement | ||||||
| 3 | relates to the total dollar amount of State contracts during | ||||||
| 4 | each State fiscal year, calculated by examining independently | ||||||
| 5 | each type of contract for each State agency that awards those | ||||||
| 6 | contracts. Only that percentage of agreements that represent | ||||||
| 7 | the participation of veteran-owned businesses on such | ||||||
| 8 | contracts shall be included. | ||||||
| 9 | (c) Each chief procurement officer shall adopt rules for | ||||||
| 10 | the implementation and administration of this Section.
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