220 ILCS 5/5-117
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article V - Duties Of Public Utilities - Accounts And Reports

Sec. 5-117. Supplier diversity goals.(a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively work with companies that serve Illinois residents to improve their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner.(b) The Commission shall require all gas, electric, and water companies with at least 100,000 customers under its authority, as well as suppliers of wind energy, solar energy,  hydroelectricity, nuclear energy, and any other supplier of  energy within this State, to submit an annual report by April 15, 2015 and  every April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals shall be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting the report, and the actual spending for all female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises shall also be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting the report.(c) Each participating company in its annual report shall include the following information:(1) an explanation of  the plan for the next year to     increase participation;(2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;(3) the areas of procurement each company shall be     actively seeking more participation in the next year;(4) an outline of the  plan to alert and encourage     potential vendors in that area to seek business from the company;(5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding     quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the Commission could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;(6) a list of the certifications the company     recognizes;(7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who     wishes to do business with the company and explain the process for a vendor to enroll with the company as a minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned company; and(8) any particular success stories to encourage other     companies to emulate best practices.(d) Each annual report shall include as much State-specific data as possible. If the submitting entity does not submit State-specific data, then the company shall include any national data it does have and explain why it could not submit State-specific data and how it intends to do so in future reports, if possible.(e) Each annual report shall include the rules, regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in the company's  annual report.(f) The Commission and all participating entities shall hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2015 and every year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to achieving stated goals, including testimony from each participating entity as well as subject matter experts and advocates. The Commission shall publish a database on its website of the point of contact for each participating entity for supplier diversity, along with a list of certifications each company recognizes from the information submitted in each annual report. The Commission shall publish each annual report on its website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5 years.  (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-673, eff. 11-30-21.)