IL HB0378

Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act to allow municipalities and counties to use allocated funds for procurement of black-owned media services as defined in the Illinois Procurement Code.

Establishes an aspirational goal that State agencies spend at least 10% of their media services budget with black-owned media providers, effective upon passage of this amendatory act of the 102nd General Assembly.

Requires municipalities, counties, school districts, and community college districts to adopt ordinances or resolutions establishing an aspirational goal of spending at least 10% of media services funds with black-owned media providers.

Defines "black-owned media" as newspapers, periodicals, news services, radio stations, television stations, or other communications businesses that are majority-owned by Black or African American persons, certified as minority or women-owned businesses, and engaged in making written, oral, or electronic communications containing news, promotion, or inducement.

Mandates State agencies file annual compliance plans with the Commission on Equity and Inclusion outlining efforts to meet the black-owned media spending goal, with exemptions for contracts using federal funds where compliance would result in loss of those federal funds.