97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3927
 
Introduced 11/14/2012, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
220 ILCS 5/21-1251 new

     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require all regulated cable service and video service providers under its authority to submit an annual report on all procurement goals and actual spending for minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises. Provides that each regulated cable service and video service provider shall submit the rules, regulations, and definitions used for its procurement goals and the name and contact information for the staff person responsible for administering the programs associated with the goals in the annual report. Provides that the Commission shall publish each annual report on its website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5 years. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning public utilities.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 21-1251 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/21-1251 new)
7    Sec. 21-1251. Minority, female, veteran, and small 
8business reports and spending. The Commission shall require all 
9regulated cable service and video service providers under its 
10authority to submit an annual report by December 1, 2014 and 
11each December 1 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, 
12on all procurement goals and actual spending for 
13minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business 
14enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals shall be 
15expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the 
16regulated cable service and video service provider, and the 
17actual spending for all minority-owned, women-owned, 
18veteran-owned, and small business enterprises shall be 
19expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the 
20regulated cable and video provider.
21    Each regulated cable service and video service provider 
22shall submit the rules, regulations, and definitions used for 
23its procurement goals and the name and contact information for 
 
 
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1the staff person responsible for administering the programs 
2associated with the goals in the annual report.
3    The Commission shall issue a proposed format for each 
4report, which shall be developed in consultation with the 
5Capital Development Board.
6    The Commission shall publish each annual report on its 
7website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5 
8years.
 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.