Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission may (rather than shall) appoint procurement compliance monitors. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts certain contracts from the Code. Requires certain contracts concerning trade shows to be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. Exempts certain processes used by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Re-enacts and makes changes to provisions concerning higher education and artistic and musical services procurement. Requires all State agencies to respond promptly in writing to the Procurement Policy Board. Provides that State purchasing officers owe a fiduciary duty to the State. Removes various duties of the procurement compliance monitors. Makes changes to provisions concerning multiple awards and bidding processes. Allows for the use of a pool of competitively-selected vendors. Creates certain provisions concerning best value procurement. Allows departments and institutions to purchase and equip off-road construction equipment utilizing the best value procurement process. Increases the limit of small purchases from $10,000 to $100,000. Allows a chief procurement officer to provide a bidder or offeror 5 days to comply with certain provisions of the Code concerning certification and registration with the State Board of Elections. Makes changes to provisions concerning prohibited bidders and reporting. Repeals provisions of the Code concerning exceptions to the Code and procurement communications reporting requirements. Makes other changes. Amends the Small Business Contracts Act, Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, and Illinois Human Rights Act to make other changes. Effective July 1, 2017, but this Act does not take effect at all unless Senate Bills 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the 100th General Assembly become law.
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Congratulates the organizers of the Stars of Hope Walk for its past success, and offers support to help find a cure for Huntington's Disease and other neurological disorders.
Designates the section of Illinois Route 78 from Canton to Farmington as the "Sgt. Douglas Riney Memorial Highway".
Mourns the death of Jim Mamer of East Peoria.
Congratulates Doug Oberhelman on his retirement as CEO of Caterpillar, Inc.
Recognizes Illinoisans participating in Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and advocacy events in March and throughout the year.
Mourns the death of Roumanos Faddoul Khoury of Washington.
Amends the Park District Police Act. Provides that a park district may employ auxiliary police officers and use auxiliary police officers when it is impractical for members of the regular park district police force to perform their normal and regular police duties. Provides that the auxiliary officers may not carry firearms without permission of the chief of police. Provides for hiring and training requirements for the auxiliary officers. Further provides that the Line of Duty Compensation Act shall be applicable to auxiliary officers upon their death in the line of duty. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision that requires training for all elected and appointed trustees under the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighters Articles of the Code, provides that a trustee is not required to complete that training if the trustee is a certified public accountant, is a certified management accountant, is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, is an associate of the Society of Actuaries, has a chartered enterprise risk analyst credential, or is a certified financial planner. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the contribution rate for any calendar year for an employer who has incurred liability for the payment of contributions within each of the 2, rather than 3, preceding calendar years shall be based upon the 2, rather than 3, calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year for which the rate is being determined.