Bill Text: IL HB5802 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that each chief procurement officer may designate as a veteran-owned small business set-aside a fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for award to veteran-owned small businesses in Illinois. Requires the chief procurement officer to report certain information to the General Assembly.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB5802 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5802-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5802 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/45-59 new
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that each chief procurement officer may designate as a veteran-owned small business set-aside a fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for award to veteran-owned small businesses in Illinois. Requires the chief procurement officer to report certain information to the General Assembly.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
adding Section 45-59 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/45-59 new)
Sec. 45-59. Veteran-owned small business set-asides.
(a) It is the public policy of this State to promote and
encourage the continued economic development of small
businesses owned by qualified veterans and for these
veteran-owned small businesses to participate in the State's
procurement process as prime contractors. Set-aside contracts
will promote the certification of qualified veteran-owned
small businesses by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion and
promote contract awards to those businesses by State agencies.
(b) As used in this Section:
"Veteran-owned small business" means either a qualified
service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a qualified
veteran-owned small business, as defined in subsection (e) of
Section 45-57 of this Code.
(c) Each chief chief procurement officer has the authority
to designate as a veteran-owned small business set-aside a
fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts

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for award to veteran-owned small businesses in Illinois.
Advertisements for bids or offers for these contracts shall
specify designation as a veteran-owned small business
set-aside. In awarding the contracts, only bids or offers from
qualified veteran-owned small businesses shall be considered.
A veteran small business set-aside designation may be
withdrawn by the purchasing agency when deemed in the best
interests of the State. Upon withdrawal, all bids or offers
with respect to the contract shall be rejected, and the
bidders or offerors shall be notified of the reason for
rejection. The contract shall then be awarded in accordance
with this Code without the designation of veteran small
business set-aside.
Each chief procurement officer may adopt rules to
implement and administer the use of veteran-owned small
business set-asides.
(d) By November 1 of each year, each chief procurement
officer shall report to the General Assembly on all the
following for the immediately preceding fiscal year:
(1) the total number of veteran-owned small businesses
that submitted bids or offers for set-aside contracts
under this Section;
(2) the total number of set-aside contracts awarded to
veteran-owned small businesses under this Section; and
(3) the total value of set-aside contracts awarded to
veteran-owned small businesses under this Section.

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