(a) Appointment. Within 60 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Executive Ethics Commission, with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint or approve 4 chief procurement officers, one for each of the following categories:
         (1) for procurements for construction and
    
construction-related services committed by law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development Board;
        (2) for procurements for all construction,
    
construction-related services, operation of any facility, and the provision of any service or activity committed by law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois Department of Transportation, including the direct or reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which the Department of Transportation is responsible or accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal law, regulation, or procedure, the chief procurement officer recommended for approval under this item appointed by the Secretary of Transportation after consent by the Executive Ethics Commission;
        (3) for all procurements made by a public institution
    
of higher education; and
        (4) for all other procurement needs of State
    
agencies.
    For fiscal year 2024, the Executive Ethics Commission shall set aside from its appropriation those amounts necessary for the use of the 4 chief procurement officers for the ordinary and contingent expenses of their respective procurement offices. From the amounts set aside by the Commission, each chief procurement officer shall control the internal operations of his or her procurement office and shall procure the necessary equipment, materials, and services to perform the duties of that office, including hiring necessary procurement personnel, legal advisors and other employees, and may establish, in the exercise of the chief procurement officer’s discretion, the compensation of the office’s employees, which includes the State purchasing officers and any legal advisors. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have no control over the employees of the chief procurement officers. The Executive Ethics Commission shall provide administrative support services, including payroll, for each procurement office.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 500/10-20

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (b) Terms and independence. Each chief procurement officer appointed under this Section shall serve for a term of 5 years beginning on the date of the officer’s appointment. The chief procurement officer may be removed for cause after a hearing by the Executive Ethics Commission. The Governor or the director of a State agency directly responsible to the Governor may institute a complaint against the officer by filing such complaint with the Commission. The Commission shall have a hearing based on the complaint. The officer and the complainant shall receive reasonable notice of the hearing and shall be permitted to present their respective arguments on the complaint. After the hearing, the Commission shall make a finding on the complaint and may take disciplinary action, including but not limited to removal of the officer.
     The salary of a chief procurement officer shall be established by the Executive Ethics Commission and may not be diminished during the officer’s term. The salary may not exceed the salary of the director of a State agency for which the officer serves as chief procurement officer.
     (c) Qualifications. In addition to any other requirement or qualification required by State law, each chief procurement officer must within 12 months of employment be a Certified Professional Public Buyer or a Certified Public Purchasing Officer, pursuant to certification by the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council, and must reside in Illinois.
     (d) Fiduciary duty. Each chief procurement officer owes a fiduciary duty to the State.
     (e) Vacancy. In case of a vacancy in one or more of the offices of a chief procurement officer under this Section during the recess of the Senate, the Executive Ethics Commission shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at the time this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly takes effect, the Executive Ethics Commission shall make a temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.
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