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| 1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 40-10 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (30 ILCS 574/40-10)
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| 7 | Sec. 40-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other | ||||||
| 8 | powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or | ||||||
| 9 | elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and | ||||||
| 10 | duties:
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| 11 | (1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and | ||||||
| 12 | university procurement by facilitating and streamlining | ||||||
| 13 | communications between the Business Enterprise Council for | ||||||
| 14 | Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the | ||||||
| 15 | purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and | ||||||
| 16 | others.
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| 17 | (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for | ||||||
| 18 | State agency directors, public university presidents and | ||||||
| 19 | chancellors, and public community college presidents. The | ||||||
| 20 | scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i) | ||||||
| 21 | increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii) | ||||||
| 22 | enhancing credentials. These principles should be the | ||||||
| 23 | foundation of the agency compliance plan required under | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, | ||||||
| 2 | Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and | ||||||
| 4 | duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | Procurement Code.
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| 6 | (4) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall | ||||||
| 7 | provide support for diversity in State hiring.
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| 8 | (5) The Commission shall oversee the implementation of | ||||||
| 9 | diversity training of the State workforce.
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| 10 | (6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may | ||||||
| 11 | be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the | ||||||
| 12 | Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and | ||||||
| 13 | the General Assembly legislative changes to increase | ||||||
| 14 | inclusion and diversity in State government.
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| 15 | (7) The Commission shall conduct a disparity study on | ||||||
| 16 | whether Middle Eastern or Northern African populations | ||||||
| 17 | should be added to the Business Enterprise for Minorities, | ||||||
| 18 | Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The findings of | ||||||
| 19 | this study should be reported to the General Assembly by | ||||||
| 20 | July 1, 2024. | ||||||
| 21 | (8) (7) The Commission shall have oversight over the | ||||||
| 22 | following entities:
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| 23 | (A) the Illinois African-American Family | ||||||
| 24 | Commission;
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| 25 | (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;
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| 26 | (C) the Asian American Family Commission;
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| 1 | (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council;
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| 2 | (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting | ||||||
| 3 | Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and
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| 4 | (F) the Business Enterprise Council
for | ||||||
| 5 | Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.
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| 6 | (9) (8) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary | ||||||
| 7 | for the implementation and administration of the | ||||||
| 8 | requirements of this Act.
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| 9 | (10) (9) The Commission shall exercise the authority | ||||||
| 10 | and duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Procurement Code. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; | ||||||
| 13 | 102-671, eff. 11-30-21.)
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| 14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 15 | becoming law.
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