Bill Status of SB 245   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  BEP-GOOD FAITH EFFORT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford-Willie Preston

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  4/11/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
30 ILCS 575/3.5
30 ILCS 575/5from Ch. 127, par. 132.605
30 ILCS 575/7from Ch. 127, par. 132.607
30 ILCS 575/8from Ch. 127, par. 132.608

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Business Enterprise Program shall (rather than may) establish uniform standards for calculating contract specific Business Enterprise Program goals for all State contracts and State construction contracts subject to the Act. Provides that no State agency or public institution of higher education shall maintain a policy of establishing contract specific goals for the participation of certified vendors that is inconsistent with or less stringent than the uniform standards for calculating contract specific goals established by the Business Enterprise Program. Requires each State agency and public institution of higher education that is subject to the requirements of the Act, on an annual basis, to submit a report to the Business Enterprise Council detailing its plan to meet the aspirational contract goals established under the Act and established for that agency, institution, or department. Requires the Secretary of the Business Enterprise Council to establish an enforcement procedure whereby the Council may recommend to the appropriate State legal officer that the State exercise its legal remedies which shall include, among other things, the imposition of certain damages (rather than a specified penalties). Provides that the Business Enterprise Council may (rather than shall) grant a waiver of contract-specific Business Enterprise Program goals. Sets out factors that the Business Enterprise Program is to consider when developing procedures for determining whether a vendor has made good faith efforts to meet the contract goals.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/22/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  1/22/2025SenateFirst Reading
  1/22/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/28/2025SenateAssigned to Executive
  2/19/2025SenateTo Procurement
  3/21/2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  4/8/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  4/11/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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