IL HB0159

Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act to require all State agencies to increase their award of State contracts to minority-owned businesses by 15%.

Maintains existing aspirational goals of at least 20% of total State contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, with specific breakdowns of 11% for minority-owned, 7% for women-owned, and 2% for disability-owned businesses.

Establishes separate 20% aspirational goal for State construction contracts to be awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses combined.

Requires bidders on non-construction State contracts to submit utilization plans demonstrating good faith efforts to meet participation goals, with failure to submit rendering bids non-responsive.

Allows successful bidders failing to meet goals a 10-day period to cure deficiencies by contracting with additional minority or women-owned subcontractors.