Bill Text: IL HB6318 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require all public and private institutions of higher education located in this State to submit an annual report on or before April 15, 2016 and on or before each April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. Provides that each institution shall include certain information in its annual report. Provides that the Board and all institutions shall hold an annual workshop open to the public in July of 2016 and each July thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to achieving stated goals. Sets forth other Board requirements. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB6318 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB6318-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB6318 Introduced , by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 205/9.34 new
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require all public and private institutions of higher education located in this State to submit an annual report on or before April 15, 2016 and on or before each April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. Provides that each institution shall include certain information in its annual report. Provides that the Board and all institutions shall hold an annual workshop open to the public in July of 2016 and each July thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to achieving stated goals. Sets forth other Board requirements. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
adding Section 9.34 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/9.34 new)
Sec. 9.34. Supplier diversity goals.
(a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively
work with colleges and universities located in this State to
improve their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner.
(b) The Board shall require all public and private
institutions of higher education located in this State,
including community colleges, colleges, and universities, to
submit an annual report on or before April 15, 2016 and on or
before each April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF
format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for
female-owned, minority-owned (with breakdowns of African
American-owned and Latino-owned), veteran-owned, and small
business enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals
must be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed
by the institution of higher education submitting the report,
and the actual spending for all female-owned, minority-owned
(with breakdowns of African American-owned and Latino-owned),

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veteran-owned, and small business enterprises must also be
expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the
institution of higher education submitting the report.
(c) Each institution of higher education, in its annual
report, shall include the following information:
(1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
increase participation;
(2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
(3) the areas of procurement the institution of higher
education shall be actively seeking more participation in
during the next year;
(4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
institution of higher education;
(5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
quality vendors and any suggestions for what the Board
could do to be helpful in identifying those vendors;
(6) a list of the certifications proving status as a
female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or small
business enterprise the institution of higher education
recognizes;
(7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
wishes to do business with the institution of higher
education and an explanation of the process for a vendor to
enroll with the institution of higher education as a
female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or small

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business enterprise; and
(8) any particular success stories to encourage other
institutions of higher education to emulate best
practices.
(d) Each annual report shall include the rules,
regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
the annual report.
(e) The Board and all institutions of higher education
required to submit an annual report under this Section shall
hold an annual workshop open to the public in July of 2016 and
each July thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to
collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to
achieving stated goals, including testimony from each
institution of higher education, as well as subject matter
experts and advocates. The Board shall publish a database on
its Internet website of the points of contact for supplier
diversity listed in the annual report by each institution of
higher education, along with a list of certifications proving
status as a female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or
small business enterprise that each institution of higher
education recognizes from the information submitted in the
annual report. The Board shall publish each annual report on
its Internet website and shall maintain each annual report for
at least 5 years.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.