Bill Text: IL SB2962 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Riverboat Gambling Act, and the Video Gaming Act. Requires licensees under the Acts to establish as a goal the award of not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of the licensee's contracts to minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities. Requires the licensees to file with the appropriate Board (i) an annual compliance plan, which shall outline the goals of the licensee for contracting with minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities for the calendar year, the manner in which the agency intends to reach these goals, and a timetable for reaching these goals and (ii) an annual report of its utilization of minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities during the preceding calendar year, which shall include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the owners licensee to meet its goals under this Section. Requires the Illinois Racing Board and the Illinois Gaming Board to file annual reports that shall detail the level of achievement toward the goals over the 3 most recent fiscal years. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2962 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB2962-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Riverboat Gambling Act, and the Video Gaming Act. Requires licensees under the Acts to establish as a goal the award of not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of the licensee's contracts to minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities. Requires the licensees to file with the appropriate Board (i) an annual compliance plan, which shall outline the goals of the licensee for contracting with minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities for the calendar year, the manner in which the agency intends to reach these goals, and a timetable for reaching these goals and (ii) an annual report of its utilization of minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities during the preceding calendar year, which shall include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the owners licensee to meet its goals under this Section. Requires the Illinois Racing Board and the Illinois Gaming Board to file annual reports that shall detail the level of achievement toward the goals over the 3 most recent fiscal years. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2962 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB2962-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2962
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2962, on page 2, | ||||||
| 3 | line 14, by replacing "agency" with "organization licensee, | ||||||
| 4 | inter-track wagering
licensee, inter-track wagering location | ||||||
| 5 | licensee, or advance
deposit wagering licensee"; and
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| 6 | on page 3, immediately below line 19, by inserting the | ||||||
| 7 | following: | ||||||
| 8 | "(d-5) The organization licensee, inter-track wagering
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| 9 | licensee, inter-track wagering location licensee, or advance
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| 10 | deposit wagering licensee shall have the right to request a | ||||||
| 11 | waiver from the requirements of this Section. The Board shall | ||||||
| 12 | grant the waiver where the organization licensee, inter-track | ||||||
| 13 | wagering
licensee, inter-track wagering location licensee, or | ||||||
| 14 | advance
deposit wagering licensee demonstrates that there has | ||||||
| 15 | been made a good faith effort to comply with the goals for | ||||||
| 16 | participation by minority owned businesses, female
owned | ||||||
| 17 | businesses, and businesses owned by persons with
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| 1 | disabilities."; and
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| 2 | on page 8, line 9, by replacing "agency" with "owners | ||||||
| 3 | licensee"; and
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| 4 | on page 9, immediately below line 9, by inserting the | ||||||
| 5 | following: | ||||||
| 6 | "(d-5) The owners licensee shall have the right to request | ||||||
| 7 | a waiver from the requirements of this Section. The Board shall | ||||||
| 8 | grant the waiver where the owners licensee demonstrates that | ||||||
| 9 | there has been made a good faith effort to comply with the | ||||||
| 10 | goals for participation by minority owned businesses, female
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| 11 | owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with
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| 12 | disabilities."; and
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| 13 | on page 13, line 16, by replacing "agency" with "licensed | ||||||
| 14 | establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed | ||||||
| 15 | fraternal establishment, licensed
veterans establishment, or | ||||||
| 16 | terminal operator"; and
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| 17 | on page 14, immediately below line 24, by inserting the | ||||||
| 18 | following: | ||||||
| 19 | "(d-5) The licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
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| 20 | establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
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| 21 | veterans establishment, or terminal operator shall have the | ||||||
| 22 | right to request a waiver from the requirements of this | ||||||
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| 1 | Section. The Board shall grant the waiver where the licensed | ||||||
| 2 | establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed | ||||||
| 3 | fraternal establishment, licensed
veterans establishment, or | ||||||
| 4 | terminal operator demonstrates that there has been made a good | ||||||
| 5 | faith effort to comply with the goals for participation by | ||||||
| 6 | minority owned businesses, female
owned businesses, and | ||||||
| 7 | businesses owned by persons with
disabilities.".
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