Bill Text: IL SB1325 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. With respect to the waiving of the prohibition against certain State officials and employees having State contracts, (i) requires that a granted waiver must be filed with the Secretary of State and Comptroller within 60 days after issuance or when contract performance begins, whichever is earlier, (ii) requires that the filing must occur before the contract is executed, and (iii) requires that the waiver must be published in the electronic Illinois Procurement Bulletin before the contract is executed. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB1325 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1325-Introduced.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 | changing Section 50-20 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 500/50-20)
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7 | Sec. 50-20. Exemptions. The appropriate chief
procurement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | officer may file a request with the Executive Ethics Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to exempt named individuals from the
prohibitions of
Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 50-13 when, in his or her judgment, the public interest in
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11 | having
the
individual in the service of the State outweighs the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | public policy evidenced in
that Section. The Executive Ethics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Commission may grant an exemption after a public hearing at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | which any person may present testimony. The chief procurement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | officer shall publish notice of the date, time, and location of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the hearing in the online electronic Bulletin at least 14 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | prior to the hearing and provide notice to the individual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | subject to the waiver and the Procurement Policy Board. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Executive Ethics Commission shall also provide public notice of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the date, time, and location of the hearing on its website. If | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the Commission grants an exemption, the exemption is effective | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | only if it is filed with the
Secretary of State and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Comptroller within 60 days after its issuance or when |
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1 | performance of the contract begins, whichever is earlier, prior | ||||||
2 | to the execution of any contract and includes a statement | ||||||
3 | setting forth
the name of the individual and all the pertinent | ||||||
4 | facts that would make that
Section applicable, setting forth | ||||||
5 | the reason for the exemption, and declaring
the individual | ||||||
6 | exempted from that Section.
Exemptions must be filed with the | ||||||
7 | Secretary of State and Comptroller prior to execution of any | ||||||
8 | contracts. A copy Notice of each exemption shall be published | ||||||
9 | in the Illinois Procurement
Bulletin in its electronic form | ||||||
10 | prior to execution of the contract . The changes to this Section | ||||||
11 | made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly apply | ||||||
12 | to exemptions granted on or after its effective date. A | ||||||
13 | contract for which a waiver has been issued but has not been | ||||||
14 | filed in accordance with this Section is voidable by the State. | ||||||
15 | The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
16 | 96th General Assembly shall apply to exemptions granted on or | ||||||
17 | after its effective date.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 | ||||||
19 | for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-795) .)
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20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
21 | becoming law.
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