Illinois § 55-20 Contracts for food donation; food donation policy

Illinois Statutes

§ 55-20 — Contracts for food donation; food donation policy

Illinois § 55-20

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 30FINANCE

Act 30 ILCS 500/Illinois Procurement Code.

Art.Article 55 - Miscellaneous Provisions

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Bluebook

30 Ill. Comp. Stat. 55-20 (2026).

Text

(a)After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, a public entity shall not enter into a contract to purchase food with a bidder or offeror if the bidder's or offeror's contract terms prohibit the public entity from donating food to food banks, including, but not limited to, homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens.

(b)Each State agency that purchases food through a contract procured in accordance with this Code shall adopt a policy that permits the donation of leftover food purchased with State funds. The policy shall address any daily food operations run by the agency, including one-time events, and shall contain a list of nearby soup kitchens, food pantries, and other non-profit organizations where leftover food can be donated. Each State agen

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(a) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, a public entity shall not enter into a contract to purchase food with a bidder or offeror if the bidder's or offeror's contract terms prohibit the public entity from donating food to food banks, including, but not limited to, homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens. (b) Each State agency that purchases food through a contract procured in accordance with this Code shall adopt a policy that permits the donation of leftover food purchased with State funds. The policy shall address any daily food operations run by the agency, including one-time events, and shall contain a list of nearby soup kitchens, food pantries, and other non-profit organizations where leftover food can be donated. Each State agency shall circulate its policy to all agency employees, and submit its food donation policy to the Department of Central Management Services on an annual basis beginning December 31, 2018.