Bill Text: IL SB0083 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires every institution of higher education approved by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, whether public or private, to submit an annual report on its voluntary supplier diversity program to the Department of Central Management Services, except that, in the case of public community colleges, requires the report to be submitted to the Illinois Community College Board and requires the Illinois Community College Board to immediately forward the report to the Department. Sets forth provisions on what the report must include and how and when the report must be submitted. Provides that, for each report, the Department shall publish the results on its Internet website for 5 years after submission or, with respect to public community colleges, for 5 years after the report has been forwarded to the Department by the Illinois Community College Board. Requires the Department to hold an annual higher education supplier diversity workshop in February of 2018 and every February thereafter to discuss the reports with representatives of the institutions of higher education and vendors. Provides that the Department shall prepare a template for voluntary supplier diversity reports. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0083 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB0083-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB0083 Introduced 1/18/2017, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 405/405-530 new
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires every institution of higher education approved by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, whether public or private, to submit an annual report on its voluntary supplier diversity program to the Department of Central Management Services, except that, in the case of public community colleges, requires the report to be submitted to the Illinois Community College Board and requires the Illinois Community College Board to immediately forward the report to the Department. Sets forth provisions on what the report must include and how and when the report must be submitted. Provides that, for each report, the Department shall publish the results on its Internet website for 5 years after submission or, with respect to public community colleges, for 5 years after the report has been forwarded to the Department by the Illinois Community College Board. Requires the Department to hold an annual higher education supplier diversity workshop in February of 2018 and every February thereafter to discuss the reports with representatives of the institutions of higher education and vendors. Provides that the Department shall prepare a template for voluntary supplier diversity reports. Effective immediately.
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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 Department of Central Management Services
Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
adding Section 405-530 as follows:
(20 ILCS 405/405-530 new)
Sec. 405-530. Higher education supplier diversity report.
(a) Every institution of higher education approved by the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission for purposes of the
Monetary Award Program, whether public or private, shall submit
a 2-page report on its voluntary supplier diversity program to
the Department. The report shall set forth all of the
following:
(1) The name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
of the point of contact for the supplier diversity program
(or the institution's procurement program if there is no
supplier diversity program) for vendors to register with
the program.
(2) Local and State certifications the institution
accepts or recognizes for minority-owned, women-owned, or
veteran-owned business status.
(3) On the second page, a narrative explaining the

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results of the report and the tactics to be employed to
achieve the goals.
(4) With respect to public universities, the voluntary
goals, if any, for fiscal year 2018 in each category for
the entire budget of the institution (expending both public
and private moneys, including any fee-supported entities)
and the commodity codes or a description of particular
goods and services for the area of procurement in which the
institution expects most of those goals to focus on in the
next year. With respect to public universities, beginning
with the 2019 report, the actual spending for the entire
budget of the institution (expending both public and
private moneys, including any fee-supported entities) for
minority business enterprises, women's business
enterprises, and veteran-owned businesses, expressed both
in actual dollars and as a percentage of the total budget
of the institution. The report shall include the total
dollar amount subject to the Business Enterprise Program
under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and
Persons with Disabilities Act, the goal established by the
Business Enterprise Program, and the actual amount spent on
minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses
of dollars subject to the Business Enterprise Program goal.
The narrative report shall include the university's
Compliance Plan as defined by the Business Enterprise
Program.

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(5) With respect to public community colleges, the
voluntary goals, if any, for fiscal year 2019 in each
category for the entire budget of the institution
(expending both public and private moneys, including any
fee-supported entities) and the commodity codes or a
description of particular goods and services for the area
of procurement in which the institution expects most of
those goals to focus on in the next year. However, a public
community college may report the information under this
subdivision (3) for fiscal year 2018 instead. With respect
to public community colleges, beginning with the 2020
report, the actual spending for the entire budget of the
institution (expending both public and private moneys,
including any fee-supported entities) for minority
business enterprises, women's business enterprises, and
veteran-owned businesses, expressed both in actual dollars
and as a percentage of the total budget of the institution.
However, if a public community college elects to report the
information under subdivision (3) of this subsection (a)
for fiscal year 2018 instead, then the information under
this subdivision (4) must be reported beginning with the
2019 report.
(6) With respect to private institutions of higher
education, the voluntary goals, if any, for either fiscal
year or calendar year 2019 in each category for the entire
budget of the institution (expending both public and

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private moneys, including any fee-supported entities) and
the commodity codes or a description of particular goods
and services for the area of procurement in which the
institution expects most of those goals to focus on in the
next year. However, a private institution of higher
education may report the information under this
subdivision (3) for fiscal year or calendar year 2018
instead. With respect to private institutions of higher
education, beginning with the 2020 report, the actual
spending for the entire budget of the institution
(expending both public and private moneys, including any
fee-supported entities) for minority business enterprises,
women's business enterprises, and veteran-owned
businesses, expressed both in actual dollars and as a
percentage of the total budget of the institution. However,
if a private institution of higher education elects to
report the information under subdivision (3) of this
subsection (a) for fiscal year or calendar year 2018
instead, then the information under this subdivision (4)
must be reported beginning with the 2019 report.
Each public university is required to submit a searchable
Adobe PDF report to the Department on or before November 15,
2018 and on or before November 15 every year thereafter. Each
private institution of higher education is required to submit a
searchable Adobe PDF report to the Department on or before
November 15, 2019 and on or before November 15 every year

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thereafter. Each public community college is required to submit
a searchable Adobe PDF report to the Illinois Community College
Board on or before November 15, 2019 and on or before November
15 every year thereafter. However, if a private institution of
higher education or public community college elects to report
the information under subdivision (3) of this subsection (a)
for fiscal year or calendar year 2018 instead, then the
institution is required to submit the report on or before
November 15, 2018 and on or before November 15 every year
thereafter. The Illinois Community College Board shall
immediately forward to the Department all reports submitted to
the Illinois Community College Board. The Illinois Community
College Board is not responsible for collecting the reports or
for the content of the reports.
(b) For each report submitted under subsection (a) of this
Section, the Department shall publish the results on its
Internet website for 5 years after submission or, with respect
to public community colleges, for 5 years after the report has
been forwarded to the Department by the Illinois Community
College Board. The Department is not responsible for collecting
the reports or for the content of the reports.
(c) The Department shall hold an annual higher education
supplier diversity workshop in February of 2018 and every
February thereafter to discuss the reports with
representatives of the institutions of higher education and
vendors.

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(d) The Department shall prepare a one-page template (not
including the narrative section) for the voluntary supplier
diversity reports. For purposes of complying with the Business
Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act and notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
the submission of these reports by public universities
satisfies all reporting requirements.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.