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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 55-20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (30 ILCS 500/55-20) |
| 7 | | Sec. 55-20. Contracts for food donation; food donation |
| 8 | | policy. |
| 9 | | (a) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
| 10 | | 99th General Assembly, a public entity shall not enter into a |
| 11 | | contract to purchase food with a bidder or offeror if the |
| 12 | | bidder's or offeror's contract terms prohibit the public entity |
| 13 | | from donating food to food banks, including, but not limited |
| 14 | | to, homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens.
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| 15 | | (b) Each State agency entering into or maintaining a |
| 16 | | contract for the purchase of food under this Code shall adopt a |
| 17 | | policy that permits the donation of leftover food procured by |
| 18 | | State funds. The policy shall address any daily food operations |
| 19 | | run by the agency, including one-time events, and shall contain |
| 20 | | a list of nearby soup kitchens, food pantries, and other |
| 21 | | non-profit organizations where leftover food can be donated. |
| 22 | | Each State agency shall circulate its policy to all agency |
| 23 | | employees, and submit its food donation policy to the |