Bill Text: IL SB1951 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that for contracts with an annual value of more than $100,000 (currently, all contracts) entered into under an exemption, each State agency shall post to the appropriate procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. Provides that notice of each contract with an annual value of more than $100,000 (currently, all contracts) entered into by a State agency that is related to the procurement of artistic or musical goods and services shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract execution. Provides that notice of each contract with an annual value of more than $100,000 (currently, all contracts) entered into by a public institution of higher education that is related to the procurement of specified goods and services shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract execution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1951 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1951-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1951 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/1-10
30 ILCS 500/1-12
30 ILCS 500/1-13
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that for contracts with an annual value of more than $100,000 (currently, all contracts) entered into under an exemption, each State agency shall post to the appropriate procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. Provides that notice of each contract with an annual value of more than $100,000 (currently, all contracts) entered into by a State agency that is related to the procurement of artistic or musical goods and services shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract execution. Provides that notice of each contract with an annual value of more than $100,000 (currently, all contracts) entered into by a public institution of higher education that is related to the procurement of specified goods and services shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract execution.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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
changing Sections 1-10, 1-12, and 1-13 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/1-10)
Sec. 1-10. Application.
(a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any provision
of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation prior to
the implementation date of this Code as described in Article
99, including but not limited to any covenant entered into with
respect to any revenue bonds or similar instruments. All
procurements for which contracts are solicited between the
effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and July 1, 1998 shall be
substantially in accordance with this Code and its intent.
(b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
(1) Contracts between the State and its political
subdivisions or other governments, or between State

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governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
this Code.
(2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
Section 20-80.
(3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
(4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an
independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment
code or policy or by contract directly with that
individual.
(5) Collective bargaining contracts.
(6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of this
type of contract with a value of more than $25,000 must be
published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10 calendar
days after the deed is recorded in the county of
jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
value of the contract, and the effective date of the
contract.
(7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor shall
give his or her prior approval when the procuring agency is
one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor, and
provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or her

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prior approval when the procuring entity is not one subject
to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
(8) (Blank).
(9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
(10) (Blank).
(11) Public-private agreements entered into according
to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
design-build agreements entered into according to the
procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
(12) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
professional and artistic services entered into on or
before December 31, 2018 by the Illinois Finance Authority
in which the State of Illinois is not obligated. Such
contracts shall be awarded through a competitive process
authorized by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
and are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20,
50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final
approval by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority of
the terms of the contract.
(13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
science services in consultation with and subject to the
approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in

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subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
writing with justification, waive any certification
required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
for services which are currently provided by members of a
collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
the collective bargaining agreement concerning
subcontracting shall be followed.
On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
except for this sentence, is inoperative.
(14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
(15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that requires
the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities for the
relocation of utilities for construction or other public
purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph (15)
shall include, but not be limited to, those associated
with: relocations, crossings, installations, and
maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
"railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)

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telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural water
or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or less, (6)
a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the Public
Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or operating
utility systems consisting of public utilities as that term
is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the Illinois Municipal
Code.
(16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
(17) (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
and the Department of Public Health to implement the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program and
Opioid Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure
access to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating
medical conditions in accordance with the Compassionate
Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or

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after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any
paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2), or
(5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate
procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description
of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
annual summary of the monthly information reported to the chief
procurement officer.
(c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
Utilities Act.
(d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
Illinois Lottery Law.
(e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related to
the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 of

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the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range of
capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance costs, or
the sequestration costs or monitoring the construction of clean
coal SNG brownfield facility for the full duration of
construction.
(f) (Blank).
(g) (Blank).
(h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
privilege.
(j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
Board Act.
(k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
(l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois

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Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the Illinois
Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-43, eff. 8-9-17;
100-580, eff. 3-12-18; 100-757, eff. 8-10-18; 100-1114, eff.
8-28-18; revised 10-18-18.)
(30 ILCS 500/1-12)
Sec. 1-12. Applicability to artistic or musical services.
(a) This Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures
necessary to provide artistic or musical services,
performances, or theatrical productions held at a venue
operated or leased by a State agency.
(b) Notice of each contract with an annual value of more
than $100,000 entered into by a State agency that is related to
the procurement of goods and services identified in this
Section shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin
within 14 calendar days after contract execution. The chief
procurement officer shall prescribe the form and content of the
notice. Each State agency shall provide the chief procurement
officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content prescribed
by the chief procurement officer, a report of contracts that
are related to the procurement of supplies and services
identified in this Section. At a minimum, this report shall
include the name of the contractor, a description of the supply
or service provided, the total amount of the contract, the term

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of the contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. A copy
of any or all of these contracts shall be made available to the
chief procurement officer immediately upon request. The chief
procurement officer shall submit a report to the Governor and
General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year that
shall include, at a minimum, an annual summary of the monthly
information reported to the chief procurement officer.
(c) (Blank).
(d) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) This amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
manifests the intention of the General Assembly to remove
the repeal of this Section.
(2) This Section was originally enacted to protect,
promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any
construction of this Section that results in the repeal of
this Section on December 31, 2016 would be inconsistent
with the manifest intent of the General Assembly and
repugnant to the context of this Code.
It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
General Assembly that this Section not be subject to repeal on
December 31, 2016.
This Section shall be deemed to have been in continuous
effect since August 3, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act
97-895), and it shall continue to be in effect henceforward
until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously enacted
amendments to this Section taking effect on or after December

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31, 2016, are hereby validated.
All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to this
Section in the procurement of artistic or musical services are
hereby validated.
In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this
Section, it is set forth in full and re-enacted by this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. This re-enactment
is intended as a continuation of this Section. It is not
intended to supersede any amendment to this Section that is
enacted by the 100th General Assembly.
In this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the
base text of this Section is set forth as amended by Public Act
98-1076. Striking and underscoring is used only to show changes
being made to the base text.
This Section applies to all procurements made on or before
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
(30 ILCS 500/1-13)
Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher
education.
(a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher
education, regardless of the source of the funds with which
contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section.
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apply to procurements made by or on behalf of public
institutions of higher education for any of the following:
(1) Memberships in professional, academic, research,
or athletic organizations on behalf of a public institution
of higher education, an employee of a public institution of
higher education, or a student at a public institution of
higher education.
(2) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
paid for exclusively by revenues generated by the event or
activity, gifts or donations for the event or activity,
private grants, or any combination thereof.
(3) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
for which the use of specific potential contractors is
mandated or identified by the sponsor of the event or
activity, provided that the sponsor is providing a majority
of the funding for the event or activity.
(4) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide
athletic, artistic or musical services, performances,
events, or productions by or for a public institution of
higher education.
(5) Procurement expenditures for periodicals, books,
subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications
procured for use by a university library or academic
department, except for expenditures related to procuring
textbooks for student use or materials for resale or
rental.

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(6) Procurement expenditures for placement of students
in externships, practicums, field experiences, and for
medical residencies and rotations.
(7) Contracts for programming and broadcast license
rights for university-operated radio and television
stations.
(8) Procurement expenditures necessary to perform
sponsored research and other sponsored activities under
grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources
other than State appropriations.
(9) Contracts with a foreign entity for research or
educational activities, provided that the foreign entity
either does not maintain an office in the United States or
is the sole source of the service or product.
Notice of each contract with an annual value of more than
$100,000 entered into by a public institution of higher
education that is related to the procurement of goods and
services identified in items (1) through (9) of this subsection
shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14
calendar days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the notice.
Each public institution of higher education shall provide the
Chief Procurement Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and
content prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report
of contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this

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report shall include the name of the contractor, a description
of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
Code utilized. A copy of any or all of these contracts shall be
made available to the Chief Procurement Officer immediately
upon request. The Chief Procurement Officer shall submit a
report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
annual summary of the monthly information reported to the Chief
Procurement Officer.
(b-5) Except as provided in this subsection, the provisions
of this Code shall not apply to contracts for medical supplies,
and to contracts for medical services necessary for the
delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or
veterinary teaching facilities utilized by Southern Illinois
University or the University of Illinois and at any
university-operated health care center or dispensary that
provides care, treatment, and medications for students,
faculty and staff. Other supplies and services needed for these
teaching facilities shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the
Chief Procurement Officer for Public Institutions of Higher
Education who may establish expedited procurement procedures
and may waive or modify certification, contract, hearing,
process and registration requirements required by the Code. All
procurements made under this subsection shall be documented and
may require publication in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.

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(c) Procurements made by or on behalf of public
institutions of higher education for the fulfillment of a grant
shall be made in accordance with the requirements of this Code
to the extent practical.
Upon the written request of a public institution of higher
education, the Chief Procurement Officer may waive contract,
registration, certification, and hearing requirements of this
Code if, based on the item to be procured or the terms of a
grant, compliance is impractical. The public institution of
higher education shall provide the Chief Procurement Officer
with specific reasons for the waiver, including the necessity
of contracting with a particular potential contractor, and
shall certify that an effort was made in good faith to comply
with the provisions of this Code. The Chief Procurement Officer
shall provide written justification for any waivers. By
November 1 of each year, the Chief Procurement Officer shall
file a report with the General Assembly identifying each
contract approved with waivers and providing the justification
given for any waivers for each of those contracts. Notice of
each waiver made under this subsection shall be published in
the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract
execution. The Chief Procurement Officer shall prescribe the
form and content of the notice.
(d) Notwithstanding this Section, a waiver of the
registration requirements of Section 20-160 does not permit a
business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated

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persons to make campaign contributions if otherwise prohibited
by Section 50-37. The total amount of contracts awarded in
accordance with this Section shall be included in determining
the aggregate amount of contracts or pending bids of a business
entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of Section 50-10.5 of
this Code, the Chief Procurement Officer, with the approval of
the Executive Ethics Commission, may permit a public
institution of higher education to accept a bid or enter into a
contract with a business that assisted the public institution
of higher education in determining whether there is a need for
a contract or assisted in reviewing, drafting, or preparing
documents related to a bid or contract, provided that the bid
or contract is essential to research administered by the public
institution of higher education and it is in the best interest
of the public institution of higher education to accept the bid
or contract. For purposes of this subsection, "business"
includes all individuals with whom a business is affiliated,
including, but not limited to, any officer, agent, employee,
consultant, independent contractor, director, partner,
manager, or shareholder of a business. The Executive Ethics
Commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the
implementation and administration of the provisions of this
subsection (e).
(f) As used in this Section:
"Grant" means non-appropriated funding provided by a

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federal or private entity to support a project or program
administered by a public institution of higher education and
any non-appropriated funding provided to a sub-recipient of the
grant.
"Public institution of higher education" means Chicago
State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois
University, University of Illinois, Western Illinois
University, and, for purposes of this Code only, the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy.
(g) (Blank).
(h) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) Public Act 98-1076, which took effect on January 1,
2015, changed the repeal date set for this Section from
December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016.
(2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules on
the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
these rules will not be observed when the result would be
"inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
(3) This amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
manifests the intention of the General Assembly to remove
the repeal of this Section.
(4) This Section was originally enacted to protect,

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promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any
construction of this Section that results in the repeal of
this Section on December 31, 2014 would be inconsistent
with the manifest intent of the General Assembly and
repugnant to the context of this Code.
It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
General Assembly that this Section not be subject to repeal on
December 31, 2014.
This Section shall be deemed to have been in continuous
effect since December 20, 2011 (the effective date of Public
Act 97-643), and it shall continue to be in effect henceforward
until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously enacted
amendments to this Section taking effect on or after December
31, 2014, are hereby validated.
All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to this
Section by any public institution of higher education, person,
or entity are hereby validated.
In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this
Section, it is set forth in full and re-enacted by this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. This re-enactment
is intended as a continuation of this Section. It is not
intended to supersede any amendment to this Section that is
enacted by the 100th General Assembly.
In this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the
base text of the reenacted Section is set forth as amended by
Public Act 98-1076. Striking and underscoring is used only to

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show changes being made to the base text.
This Section applies to all procurements made on or before
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)