30 ILCS 500/10-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 500/ - Illinois Procurement Code.|Article 10 - Appointments

Sec. 10-20. Independent chief procurement officers.(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.A chief procurement officer shall be responsible to the Executive Ethics Commission but must be located within the agency that the officer provides with procurement services.  The chief procurement officer for higher education shall have an office located within the Board of Higher Education, unless otherwise designated by the Executive Ethics Commission. The chief procurement officer for all other procurement needs of the State shall have an office located within the Department of Central Management Services, unless otherwise designated by the Executive Ethics Commission.(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.(f) (Blank).(g) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)