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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4875

Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/1-15.15
30 ILCS 500/10-20

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Executive
Ethics Commission, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall
approve a chief procurement officer for procurements for farm and
agricultural land made by the Department of Natural Resources after the
effective date of the amendatory Act.
LRB104 19456 HLH 32904 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
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changing Sections 1-15.15 and 10-20 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 500/1-15.15)
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Sec. 1-15.15.
Chief Procurement Officer.
"Chief
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Procurement Officer" means any of the
5

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persons appointed or
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approved by a majority of the members of the Executive Ethics
10
Commission:
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(1) for procurements for (i) construction and
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construction-related services committed by law to the
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jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
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Board or (ii) construction-related services committed by
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law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the
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Department of Central Management Services under Section
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405-217 of the Department of Central Management Services
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Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and other
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related provisions of this amendatory Act of the 104th
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General Assembly, the independent chief procurement
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officer appointed by a majority of the members of the
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Executive Ethics Commission
;

.
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(2) for procurements for all construction,

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construction-related services, operation of any facility,
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and the provision of any construction or
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construction-related service or activity committed by law
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to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois
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Department of Transportation, including the direct or
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reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which
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the Department of Transportation is responsible or
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accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal
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law, regulation, or procedure, the independent chief
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procurement officer appointed by the Secretary of
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Transportation with the consent of the majority of the
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members of the Executive Ethics Commission
;

.
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(3) for all procurements made by a public institution
14

of higher education, the independent chief procurement
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officer appointed by a majority of the members of the
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Executive Ethics Commission
;

.
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(4) (Blank)
;

.

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(5) for all other procurements, the independent chief
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procurement officer appointed by a majority of the members
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of the Executive Ethics Commission
;

.
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(6) for procurements for all farm and agricultural
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land made by the Department of Natural Resources, the
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independent chief procurement officer appointed by the
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Director of Natural Resources with the consent of the
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majority of the members of the Executive Ethics
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Commission.

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(Source: P.A. 104-2, eff. 6-16-25.)

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(30 ILCS 500/10-20)
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Sec. 10-20.
Independent chief procurement officers.
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(a) Appointment. Within 60 calendar days after July 1,
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2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-795), the Executive
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Ethics Commission, with the advice and consent of the Senate
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shall appoint or approve
5

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chief procurement officers, one
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for each of the following categories:
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(1) for procurements for (i) construction and
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construction-related services committed by law to the
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jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
12

Board or (ii) construction-related services committed by
13

law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the
14

Department for Central Management Services under Section
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405-217 of the Department of Central Management Services
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Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and other
17

related provisions of this amendatory Act of the 104th
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General Assembly;
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(2) for procurements for all construction,
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construction-related services, operation of any facility,
21

and the provision of any service or activity committed by
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law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois
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Department of Transportation, including the direct or
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reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which
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the Department of Transportation is responsible or

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accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal
2

law, regulation, or procedure, the chief procurement
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officer recommended for approval under this item appointed
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by the Secretary of Transportation after consent by the
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Executive Ethics Commission;
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(3) for all procurements made by a public institution
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of higher education;
and
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(4) for all other procurement needs of State agencies
;

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.

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(5) within 60 calendar days after the effective date
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of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the
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Executive Ethics Commission, with the advice and consent
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of the Senate, shall approve a chief procurement officer
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for procurements for all farm and agricultural land made
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by the Department of Natural Resources after the effective
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date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

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For fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the Executive
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Ethics Commission shall set aside from its appropriation those
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amounts necessary for the use of the 4 chief procurement
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officers for the ordinary and contingent expenses of their
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respective procurement offices. From the amounts set aside by
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the Commission, each chief procurement officer shall control
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the internal operations of his or her procurement office and
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shall procure the necessary equipment, materials, and services
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to perform the duties of that office, including hiring
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necessary procurement personnel, legal advisors, and other

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employees, and may establish, in the exercise of the chief
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procurement officer's discretion, the compensation of the
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office's employees, which includes the State purchasing
4
officers and any legal advisors. The Executive Ethics
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Commission shall have no control over the employees of the
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chief procurement officers. The Executive Ethics Commission
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shall provide administrative support services, including
8
payroll, for each procurement office.
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(b) Terms and independence. Each chief procurement officer
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appointed under this Section shall serve for a term of 5 years
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beginning on the date of the officer's appointment. The chief
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procurement officer may be removed for cause after a hearing
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by the Executive Ethics Commission. The Governor or the
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director of a State agency directly responsible to the
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Governor may institute a complaint against the officer by
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filing such complaint with the Commission. The Commission
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shall have a hearing based on the complaint. The officer and
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the complainant shall receive reasonable notice of the hearing
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and shall be permitted to present their respective arguments
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on the complaint. After the hearing, the Commission shall make
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a finding on the complaint and may take disciplinary action,
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including, but not limited to, removal of the officer.
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The salary of a chief procurement officer shall be
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established by the Executive Ethics Commission and may not be
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diminished during the officer's term. The salary may not
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exceed the salary of the director of a State agency for which

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the officer serves as chief procurement officer.
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(c) Qualifications. In addition to any other requirement
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or qualification required by State law, each chief procurement
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officer must within 12 months of employment be a Certified
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Professional Public Buyer or a Certified Public Purchasing
6
Officer, pursuant to certification by the Universal Public
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Purchasing Certification Council, and must reside in Illinois.
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(d) Fiduciary duty. Each chief procurement officer owes a
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fiduciary duty to the State.
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(e) Vacancy. In case of a vacancy in one or more of the
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offices of a chief procurement officer under this Section
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during the recess of the Senate, the Executive Ethics
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Commission shall make a temporary appointment until the next
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meeting of the Senate, when the Executive Ethics Commission
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shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person
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so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
17
during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
18
is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at
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the time Public Act 96-920 takes effect, the Executive Ethics
20
Commission shall make a temporary appointment as in the case
21
of a vacancy.
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(f) (Blank).
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(g) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24;
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103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; 104-2, eff.
26
6-16-25.)

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