Illinois § 10-20.44
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§ 10-20.44.
Report on contracts. (a) This Section applies to all school districts, including a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. (b) A school board must list on the district's Internet website, if any, all contracts over $25,000 and any contract that the school board enters into with an exclusive bargaining representative. (c) Each year, in conjunction with the submission of the Statement of Affairs to the State Board of Education prior to December 1, provided for in Section 10-17, each school district shall submit to the State Board of Education an annual report on all contracts over $25,000 awarded by the school district during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include at least the following: (1) the total number of all contracts awarded by the school district; (2) the total value of all contracts awarded; (3) the number of contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and locally owned businesses; and (4) the total value of contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and locally owned businesses. The report shall be made available to the public, including publication on the school district's Internet website, if any. (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-261) Sec. 10-20.44. Report on contracts. (a) This Section applies to all school districts, including a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. (b) A school board must list on the district's Internet website, if any, all contracts over $25,000 and any contract that the school board enters into with an exclusive bargaining representative. (c) Each year, in conjunction with the publication of the Statement of Affairs on the district's Internet website and in a newspaper of general circulation prior to December 1, provided for in Section 10-17, each school district shall include an annual report on all contracts over $25,000 awarded by the school district during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include at least the following: (1) the total number of all contracts awarded by the school district; (2) the total value of all contracts awarded; (3) the number of contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and locally owned businesses; and (4) the total value of contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and locally owned businesses. The report shall be made available to the public, including publication on the school district's Internet website, if any. (Source: P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26.)
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