a) The Council shall vote to decide whether to establish a sheltered market or to adjust an existing sheltered market when the Council finds a pattern of racial, gender or disability-based discrimination in a particular industry.

1. 1) The Council must vote to establish or adjust an existing sheltered market by a majority vote.
2. 2) The Council shall only vote to establish sheltered markets when other feasible remedial measures are insufficient to address the discrimination; provided, however, that there shall be no requirement to exhaust all potential remedial measures before establishing sheltered markets.

b) The procuring State agency or public institution of higher education shall work with its respective Chief Procurement Officer to implement or adjust existing sheltered markets as established by the Council.

(Recodified from Section 10.203 of 44 Ill. Adm. Code 10 (Central Management Services) pursuant to P.A. 101-657, at 47 Ill. Reg. 279)