HB 4773

Abstract

Amends the School Code. For competitive bids for service contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $10,000, provides that the bidder must disclose, before the public bid opening, in an affidavit that becomes part of the bid, (1) any charges filed against the bidder within the past 10 years pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or the Illinois Human Rights Act, (2) any charges filed against the bidder within the past 10 years related to bid-rigging or bid manipulation, (3) any legal claims pending against the bidder, (4) all workplace injuries reported by employees within the past year, (5) all employee turnover, (6) any units of government that have barred the bidder or its affiliates from future bidding, (7) any contributions given to the political campaigns of school board members or any political action committee created with the purpose of affecting policies related to a particular school district or its students, (8) any gifts given to a prohibited recipient under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and (9) any gifts or contributions given to non-profit organizations established with the purpose of affecting a particular school district or its students. Provides that if the affidavit contains false or incomplete information, the school district does not have to consider the bid. Effective immediately.