98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5492
 
Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



30 ILCS 500/5-25

     Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, upon request, the Director or Secretary of the State agency shall appear before the Procurement Policy board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board to address any questions or concerns of the board. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 5-25 as follows:
 


6    (30 ILCS 500/5-25)




7    Sec. 5-25. Rulemaking authority; agency policy; agency 
8response. 
9    (a) Rulemaking. A chief procurement officer
authorized to 
10make
procurements under this Code shall have the authority to

11promulgate rules to carry out that
authority.
That rulemaking 
12on specific procurement
topics is mentioned in specific 
13Sections of this Code shall not be construed as
prohibiting or 
14limiting rulemaking on other procurement topics.

15    All rules
shall be promulgated in accordance with the 
16Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act.  Contractual provisions, 
17specifications, and procurement descriptions are
not rules and 
18are not subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

19All rules other than those promulgated by the Board
shall be 
20presented in writing to the Board and the Executive Procurement 
21Officer for review and
comment.  The Board and the Executive 
22Procurement Officer shall express their opinions and 
23recommendations in writing. The
 proposed rules and 
 
 
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1recommendations shall be made available for
public review.  The 
2rules shall also be approved by the Joint Committee on 
3Administrative Rules.

4    (b) Policy. Each chief procurement officer shall promptly 
5notify the Procurement Policy Board in writing of any proposed 
6new procurement rule or policy or any proposed change in an 
7existing procurement rule or policy.

8    (c) Response. Each State agency must respond promptly in 
9writing to all inquiries and comments of the Procurement Policy 
10Board or Executive Procurement Officer and, upon request, the 
11Director or Secretary of the State agency shall appear before 
12the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board to 
13address any questions or concerns of the Board.

14(Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 
15for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-795).)

 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.