IDOT-REDUCE DISCRIMINATION Senate SponsorsSen. Toi W. Hutchinson-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Mattie Hunter-Kwame Raoul and Martin A. Sandoval House Sponsors(Rep. William Davis-Cynthia Soto-Edward J. Acevedo-Elizabeth Hernandez-Maria Antonia Berrios, Lisa M. Dugan, Derrick Smith and Monique D. Davis) 7/28/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0228 20 ILCS 2705/2705-600Amends provisions of the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois regarding the Department of Transportation's target market program. Makes various changes concerning: the duties of the Department and the chief procurement officer; reviewing evidence of discrimination; establishment and implementation of a target market program tailored to address findings of discrimination; reports to the General Assembly; determination of contract formation and bidding procedures for target market contracts; requirements relating to participation in the target market program; inclusion of contracts funded by the federal government; deletion and designation of contracts for purposes of the target market program; payments under target market contracts; nomenclature; and other matters. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions similar to the original bill, but makes the following changes: lists specific evidence of discrimination for the Department to rely on (instead of evidence under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act); deletes the definition of "target market program"; alters reporting requirements; provides that the chief procurement officer, in consultation with the Department, shall determine appropriate contract formation and bidding procedures for target market contracts, including, but not limited to, the dividing of procurements so designated into contract award units of economically feasible production runs in order to facilitate offers or bids from minority-owned businesses and female-owned businesses and the removal of bid bond requirements for minority-owned businesses and female-owned businesses; removes requirement that businesses be prequalified; grants rulemaking powers to the chief procurement officer in consultation with the Department; deletes provisions granting the chief procurement officer power to expedite payments, reduce retainages, and pay a contractor a portion of the contract at the time of award; adds severability language; and repeals the Section on June 30, 2014. Effective immediately. 2/10/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 2/10/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/2/2011SenateAssigned to Transportation 3/18/2011SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2011 3/30/2011SenatePostponed - Transportation 4/6/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 4/6/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/7/2011SenateDo Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 4/7/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 8, 2011 4/8/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/8/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 4/8/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation 4/11/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011 4/12/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 006-003-000 4/14/2011SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/14/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hutchinson 4/14/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/14/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/14/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 4/14/2011SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 4/14/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 045-006-000 4/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/15/2011HouseArrived in House 4/15/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/15/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis 4/15/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 4/15/2011HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/25/2011HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 5/4/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 5/4/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 5/10/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/12/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/12/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 6/10/2011SenateSent to the Governor 7/28/2011SenateGovernor Approved 7/28/2011SenateEffective Date July 28, 2011 7/28/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0228