Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2777 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2777 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/520 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.530 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48505 ILCS 72/10625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12 Amends various Acts to add Arab persons to provisions referencing or defining minority groups and ethnicities. LRB103 26355 DTM 52716 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2777 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/520 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.530 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48505 ILCS 72/10625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12 5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/5 20 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.5 30 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48 505 ILCS 72/10 625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12 Amends various Acts to add Arab persons to provisions referencing or defining minority groups and ethnicities. LRB103 26355 DTM 52716 b LRB103 26355 DTM 52716 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2777 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/520 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.530 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48505 ILCS 72/10625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12 5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/5 20 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.5 30 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48 505 ILCS 72/10 625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12
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8	8	20 ILCS 105/3.10
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10	10	20 ILCS 607/3-10
11	11	20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62
12	12	20 ILCS 2630/4.5
13	13	30 ILCS 575/2
14	14	30 ILCS 577/35-5
15	15	30 ILCS 785/5
16	16	70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1
17	17	105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21
18	18	105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18
19	19	110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16
20	20	110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07
21	21	110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302
22	22	110 ILCS 947/50
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24	24	110 ILCS 947/65.110
25	25	215 ILCS 5/500-50
26	26	305 ILCS 5/4-23
27	27	305 ILCS 5/12-4.48
28	28	505 ILCS 72/10
29	29	625 ILCS 5/11-212
30	30	720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29
31	31	775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105
32	32	805 ILCS 5/8.12
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39	39	1 AN ACT concerning government.
40	40	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
41	41	3 represented in the General Assembly:
42	42	4 Section 5. The State Employment Records Act is amended by
43	43	5 changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:
44	44	6 (5 ILCS 410/10)
45	45	7 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
46	46	8 (a) "Agency work force" means those persons employed by a
47	47	9 State agency who are part of the State work force.
48	48	10 (b) "Contractual services employee" means a person
49	49	11 employed by the State, or a State supported institution of
50	50	12 higher education, under a written contract and paid by a State
51	51	13 system CO-2 voucher (or its administrative equivalent) whose
52	52	14 daily duties and responsibilities are directly or indirectly
53	53	15 supervised or managed by a person paid by a payroll warrant (or
54	54	16 its administrative equivalent) funded by State funds or pass
55	55	17 through funds.
56	56	18 (c) "Agency" or "State agency" means those entities
57	57	19 included in the definition of "State agencies" in the Illinois
58	58	20 State Auditing Act.
59	59	21 (d) "Minority" means a person who is any of the following:
60	60	22 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
61	61	23 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
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66	66	5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/520 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.530 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48505 ILCS 72/10625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12 5 ILCS 410/10 5 ILCS 410/15 20 ILCS 50/5 20 ILCS 65/20-15 20 ILCS 105/3.10 20 ILCS 301/5-10 20 ILCS 607/3-10 20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62 20 ILCS 2630/4.5 30 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 577/35-5 30 ILCS 785/5 70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07 110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/65.30 110 ILCS 947/65.110 215 ILCS 5/500-50 305 ILCS 5/4-23 305 ILCS 5/12-4.48 505 ILCS 72/10 625 ILCS 5/11-212 720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 805 ILCS 5/8.12
67	67	5 ILCS 410/10
68	68	5 ILCS 410/15
69	69	20 ILCS 50/5
70	70	20 ILCS 65/20-15
71	71	20 ILCS 105/3.10
72	72	20 ILCS 301/5-10
73	73	20 ILCS 607/3-10
74	74	20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62
75	75	20 ILCS 2630/4.5
76	76	30 ILCS 575/2
77	77	30 ILCS 577/35-5
78	78	30 ILCS 785/5
79	79	70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1
80	80	105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21
81	81	105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18
82	82	110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16
83	83	110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07
84	84	110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302
85	85	110 ILCS 947/50
86	86	110 ILCS 947/65.30
87	87	110 ILCS 947/65.110
88	88	215 ILCS 5/500-50
89	89	305 ILCS 5/4-23
90	90	305 ILCS 5/12-4.48
91	91	505 ILCS 72/10
92	92	625 ILCS 5/11-212
93	93	720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29
94	94	775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105
95	95	805 ILCS 5/8.12
96	96	Amends various Acts to add Arab persons to provisions referencing or defining minority groups and ethnicities.
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106	106	5 ILCS 410/15
107	107	20 ILCS 50/5
108	108	20 ILCS 65/20-15
109	109	20 ILCS 105/3.10
110	110	20 ILCS 301/5-10
111	111	20 ILCS 607/3-10
112	112	20 ILCS 2310/2310-215 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62
113	113	20 ILCS 2630/4.5
114	114	30 ILCS 575/2
115	115	30 ILCS 577/35-5
116	116	30 ILCS 785/5
117	117	70 ILCS 210/23.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1
118	118	105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21
119	119	105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18
120	120	110 ILCS 205/9.16 from Ch. 144, par. 189.16
121	121	110 ILCS 925/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07
122	122	110 ILCS 930/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2302
123	123	110 ILCS 947/50
124	124	110 ILCS 947/65.30
125	125	110 ILCS 947/65.110
126	126	215 ILCS 5/500-50
127	127	305 ILCS 5/4-23
128	128	305 ILCS 5/12-4.48
129	129	505 ILCS 72/10
130	130	625 ILCS 5/11-212
131	131	720 ILCS 5/17-10.2 was 720 ILCS 5/17-29
132	132	775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105
133	133	805 ILCS 5/8.12
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152	152	1 America, including Central America, and who maintains
153	153	2 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
154	154	3 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
155	155	4 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
156	156	5 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
157	157	6 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
158	158	7 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
159	159	8 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
160	160	9 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
161	161	10 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
162	162	11 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
163	163	12 culture or origin, regardless of race).
164	164	13 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
165	165	14 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
166	166	15 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
167	167	16 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
168	168	17 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
169	169	18 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
170	170	19 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
171	171	20 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
172	172	21 (e) "Professional employee" means a person employed to
173	173	22 perform employment duties requiring academic training,
174	174	23 evidenced by a graduate or advanced degree from an accredited
175	175	24 institution of higher education, and who, in the performance
176	176	25 of those employment duties, may only engage in active practice
177	177	26 of the academic training received when licensed or certified
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188	188	1 by the State of Illinois.
189	189	2 (f) "State employee" means any person employed within the
190	190	3 State work force.
191	191	4 (g) "State work force" means all persons employed by the
192	192	5 State of Illinois as evidenced by:
193	193	6 (1) the total number of all payroll warrants (or their
194	194	7 administrative equivalent) issued by the Comptroller to
195	195	8 pay:
196	196	9 (i) persons subject to the Personnel Code; and
197	197	10 (ii) for the sole purpose of providing accurate
198	198	11 statistical information, all persons exempt from the
199	199	12 Personnel Code; and
200	200	13 (2) the total number of payroll warrants (or their
201	201	14 administrative equivalent) funded by State appropriation
202	202	15 which are issued by educational institutions governed by
203	203	16 the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
204	204	17 Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the
205	205	18 Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, and
206	206	19 the Board of Regents; and
207	207	20 (3) the total number of contractual payroll system
208	208	21 CO-2 vouchers (or their administrative equivalent) funded
209	209	22 by State revenues and issued by:
210	210	23 (i) the State Comptroller; and
211	211	24 (ii) the issuing agents of the educational
212	212	25 institutions listed in subdivision (2) of this
213	213	26 subsection (g).
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224	224	1 "State work force" does not, however, include persons holding
225	225	2 elective State office.
226	226	3 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
227	227	4 (5 ILCS 410/15)
228	228	5 Sec. 15. Reported information.
229	229	6 (a) State agencies shall, if necessary, consult with the
230	230	7 Office of the Comptroller and the Governor's Office of
231	231	8 Management and Budget to confirm the accuracy of information
232	232	9 required by this Act. State agencies shall collect and
233	233	10 maintain information and publish reports including but not
234	234	11 limited to the following information arranged in the indicated
235	235	12 categories:
236	236	13 (i) the total number of persons employed by the agency
237	237	14 who are part of the State work force, as defined by this
238	238	15 Act, and the number and statistical percentage of women,
239	239	16 minorities, and persons with physical disabilities
240	240	17 employed within the agency work force;
241	241	18 (ii) the total number of persons employed within the
242	242	19 agency work force receiving levels of State remuneration
243	243	20 within incremental levels of $10,000, and the number and
244	244	21 statistical percentage of minorities, women, and persons
245	245	22 with physical disabilities in the agency work force
246	246	23 receiving levels of State remuneration within incremented
247	247	24 levels of $10,000;
248	248	25 (iii) the number of open positions of employment or
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259	259	1 advancement in the agency work force, reported on a fiscal
260	260	2 year basis;
261	261	3 (iv) the number and percentage of open positions of
262	262	4 employment or advancement in the agency work force filled
263	263	5 by minorities, women, and persons with physical
264	264	6 disabilities, reported on a fiscal year basis;
265	265	7 (v) the total number of persons employed within the
266	266	8 agency work force as professionals, and the number and
267	267	9 percentage of minorities, women, and persons with physical
268	268	10 disabilities employed within the agency work force as
269	269	11 professional employees; and
270	270	12 (vi) the total number of persons employed within the
271	271	13 agency work force as contractual service employees, and
272	272	14 the number and percentage of minorities, women, and
273	273	15 persons with physical disabilities employed within the
274	274	16 agency work force as contractual services employees.
275	275	17 (b) The numbers and percentages of minorities required to
276	276	18 be reported by this Section shall be identified by the
277	277	19 following categories:
278	278	20 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
279	279	21 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
280	280	22 America, including Central America, and who maintains
281	281	23 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
282	282	24 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
283	283	25 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
284	284	26 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
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295	295	1 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
296	296	2 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
297	297	3 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
298	298	4 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
299	299	5 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
300	300	6 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
301	301	7 culture or origin, regardless of race).
302	302	8 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
303	303	9 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
304	304	10 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
305	305	11 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
306	306	12 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
307	307	13 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
308	308	14 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
309	309	15 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
310	310	16 Data concerning women shall be reported on a minority and
311	311	17 nonminority basis. The numbers and percentages of persons with
312	312	18 physical disabilities required to be reported under this
313	313	19 Section shall be identified by categories as male and female.
314	314	20 (c) To accomplish consistent and uniform classification
315	315	21 and collection of information from each State agency, and to
316	316	22 ensure full compliance and that all required information is
317	317	23 provided, the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary
318	318	24 of State, in consultation with the Department of Human Rights,
319	319	25 the Department of Central Management Services, and the Office
320	320	26 of the Comptroller, shall develop appropriate forms to be used
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331	331	1 by all State agencies subject to the reporting requirements of
332	332	2 this Act.
333	333	3 All State agencies shall make the reports required by this
334	334	4 Act using the forms developed under this subsection. The
335	335	5 reports must be certified and signed by an official of the
336	336	6 agency who is responsible for the information provided.
337	337	7 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
338	338	8 Section 10. The Uniform Racial Classification Act is
339	339	9 amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
340	340	10 (20 ILCS 50/5)
341	341	11 Sec. 5. Uniform racial classification. Notwithstanding any
342	342	12 other provision of law, except as otherwise required by
343	343	13 federal law or regulation, whenever a State agency is required
344	344	14 by law to compile or report statistical data using racial or
345	345	15 ethnic classifications, that State agency shall use the
346	346	16 following classifications: (i) White; (ii) Black or African
347	347	17 American; (iii) American Indian or Alaska Native; (iv) Asian;
348	348	18 (v) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; or (vi)
349	349	19 Hispanic or Latino; or (vii) Arab.
350	350	20 For the purposes of this Act, "State agency" means the
351	351	21 offices of the constitutional officers identified in Article V
352	352	22 of the Illinois Constitution, executive agencies, and
353	353	23 departments, boards, commissions, and authorities under the
354	354	24 Governor.
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365	365	1 (Source: P.A. 98-982, eff. 8-18-14.)
366	366	2 Section 15. The Data Governance and Organization to
367	367	3 Support Equity and Racial Justice Act is amended by changing
368	368	4 Section 20-15 as follows:
369	369	5 (20 ILCS 65/20-15)
370	370	6 Sec. 20-15. Data Governance and Organization to Support
371	371	7 Equity and Racial Justice.
372	372	8 (a) On or before July 1, 2022 and each July 1 thereafter,
373	373	9 the Board and the Department shall report statistical data on
374	374	10 the racial, ethnic, age, sex, disability status, sexual
375	375	11 orientation, gender identity, and primary or preferred
376	376	12 language demographics of program participants for each major
377	377	13 program administered by the Board or the Department. Except as
378	378	14 provided in subsection (b), when reporting the data required
379	379	15 under this Section, the Board or the Department shall use the
380	380	16 same racial and ethnic classifications for each program, which
381	381	17 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
382	382	18 (1) American Indian and Alaska Native alone.
383	383	19 (2) Asian alone.
384	384	20 (3) Black or African American alone.
385	385	21 (4) Hispanic or Latino of any race.
386	386	22 (5) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone.
387	387	23 (5.5) Arab alone.
388	388	24 (6) White alone.
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399	399	1 (7) Some other race alone.
400	400	2 (8) Two or more races.
401	401	3 The Board and the Department may further define, by rule,
402	402	4 the racial and ethnic classifications, including, if
403	403	5 necessary, a classification of "No Race Specified".
404	404	6 (b) (c) If a program administered by the Board or the
405	405	7 Department is subject to federal reporting requirements that
406	406	8 include the collection and public reporting of statistical
407	407	9 data on the racial and ethnic demographics of program
408	408	10 participants, the Department may maintain the same racial and
409	409	11 ethnic classifications used under the federal requirements if
410	410	12 such classifications differ from the classifications listed in
411	411	13 subsection (a).
412	412	14 (c) (d) The Department of Innovation and Technology shall
413	413	15 assist the Board and the Department by establishing common
414	414	16 technological processes and procedures for the Board and the
415	415	17 Department to:
416	416	18 (1) Catalog data.
417	417	19 (2) Identify similar fields in datasets.
418	418	20 (3) Manage data requests.
419	419	21 (4) Share data.
420	420	22 (5) Collect data.
421	421	23 (6) Improve and clean data.
422	422	24 (7) Match data across the Board and Departments.
423	423	25 (8) Develop research and analytic agendas.
424	424	26 (9) Report on program participation disaggregated by
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435	435	1 race and ethnicity.
436	436	2 (10) Evaluate equitable outcomes for underserved
437	437	3 populations in Illinois.
438	438	4 (11) Define common roles for data management.
439	439	5 (12) Ensure that all major programs can report
440	440	6 disaggregated data by race, ethnicity, age, sex,
441	441	7 disability status, sexual orientation, and gender
442	442	8 identity, and primary or preferred language.
443	443	9 The Board and the Department shall use the common
444	444	10 technological processes and procedures established by the
445	445	11 Department of Innovation and Technology.
446	446	12 (d) (e) If the Board or the Department is unable to begin
447	447	13 reporting the data required by subsection (a) by July 1, 2022,
448	448	14 the Board or the Department shall state the reasons for the
449	449	15 delay under the reporting requirements.
450	450	16 (e) (f) By no later than March 31, 2022, the Board and the
451	451	17 Department shall provide a progress report to the General
452	452	18 Assembly to disclose: (i) the programs and datasets that have
453	453	19 been cataloged for which race, ethnicity, age, sex, disability
454	454	20 status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and primary or
455	455	21 preferred language have been standardized; and (ii) to the
456	456	22 extent possible, the datasets and programs that are
457	457	23 outstanding for each agency and the datasets that are planned
458	458	24 for the upcoming year. On or before March 31, 2023, and each
459	459	25 year thereafter, the Board and the Department Departments
460	460	26 shall provide an updated report to the General Assembly.
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471	471	1 (f) (g) By no later than October 31, 2021, the Governor's
472	472	2 Office shall provide a plan to establish processes for input
473	473	3 from the Board and the Department into processes outlined in
474	474	4 subsection (c) (b). The plan shall incorporate ongoing efforts
475	475	5 at data interoperability within the Department and the
476	476	6 governance established to support the P-20 Longitudinal
477	477	7 Education Data System enacted by Public Act 96-107.
478	478	8 (g) (h) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
479	479	9 limit the rights granted to individuals or data sharing
480	480	10 protections established under existing State and federal data
481	481	11 privacy and security laws.
482	482	12 (Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-543, eff. 8-20-21;
483	483	13 revised 2-4-23.)
484	484	14 Section 20. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
485	485	15 changing Section 3.10 as follows:
486	486	16 (20 ILCS 105/3.10)
487	487	17 Sec. 3.10. "Minority senior citizen" means any person 55
488	488	18 years of age or older for whom opportunities for employment
489	489	19 and participation in community life are unavailable or
490	490	20 severely limited and who is any of the following:
491	491	21 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
492	492	22 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
493	493	23 America, including Central America, and who maintains
494	494	24 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
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505	505	1 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
506	506	2 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
507	507	3 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
508	508	4 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
509	509	5 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
510	510	6 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
511	511	7 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
512	512	8 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
513	513	9 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
514	514	10 culture or origin, regardless of race).
515	515	11 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
516	516	12 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
517	517	13 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
518	518	14 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
519	519	15 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
520	520	16 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
521	521	17 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
522	522	18 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
523	523	19 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
524	524	20 Section 25. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by
525	525	21 changing Section 5-10 as follows:
526	526	22 (20 ILCS 301/5-10)
527	527	23 Sec. 5-10. Functions of the Department.
528	528	24 (a) In addition to the powers, duties and functions vested
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539	539	1 in the Department by this Act, or by other laws of this State,
540	540	2 the Department shall carry out the following activities:
541	541	3 (1) Design, coordinate and fund comprehensive
542	542	4 community-based and culturally and gender-appropriate
543	543	5 services throughout the State. These services must include
544	544	6 prevention, early intervention, treatment, and other
545	545	7 recovery support services for substance use disorders that
546	546	8 are accessible and addresses the needs of at-risk
547	547	9 individuals and their families.
548	548	10 (2) Act as the exclusive State agency to accept,
549	549	11 receive and expend, pursuant to appropriation, any public
550	550	12 or private monies, grants or services, including those
551	551	13 received from the federal government or from other State
552	552	14 agencies, for the purpose of providing prevention, early
553	553	15 intervention, treatment, and other recovery support
554	554	16 services for substance use disorders.
555	555	17 (2.5) In partnership with the Department of Healthcare
556	556	18 and Family Services, act as one of the principal State
557	557	19 agencies for the sole purpose of calculating the
558	558	20 maintenance of effort requirement under Section 1930 of
559	559	21 Title XIX, Part B, Subpart II of the Public Health Service
560	560	22 Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-30) and the Interim Final Rule (45 CFR
561	561	23 96.134).
562	562	24 (3) Coordinate a statewide strategy for the
563	563	25 prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery
564	564	26 support of substance use disorders. This strategy shall
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575	575	1 include the development of a comprehensive plan, submitted
576	576	2 annually with the application for federal substance use
577	577	3 disorder block grant funding, for the provision of an
578	578	4 array of such services. The plan shall be based on local
579	579	5 community-based needs and upon data including, but not
580	580	6 limited to, that which defines the prevalence of and costs
581	581	7 associated with substance use disorders. This
582	582	8 comprehensive plan shall include identification of
583	583	9 problems, needs, priorities, services and other pertinent
584	584	10 information, including the needs of minorities and other
585	585	11 specific priority populations in the State, and shall
586	586	12 describe how the identified problems and needs will be
587	587	13 addressed. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
588	588	14 "minorities and other specific priority populations" may
589	589	15 include, but shall not be limited to, groups such as
590	590	16 women, children, intravenous drug users, persons with AIDS
591	591	17 or who are HIV infected, veterans, African-Americans,
592	592	18 Puerto Ricans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Arabs, the
593	593	19 elderly, persons in the criminal justice system, persons
594	594	20 who are clients of services provided by other State
595	595	21 agencies, persons with disabilities and such other
596	596	22 specific populations as the Department may from time to
597	597	23 time identify. In developing the plan, the Department
598	598	24 shall seek input from providers, parent groups,
599	599	25 associations and interested citizens.
600	600	26 The plan developed under this Section shall include an
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611	611	1 explanation of the rationale to be used in ensuring that
612	612	2 funding shall be based upon local community needs,
613	613	3 including, but not limited to, the incidence and
614	614	4 prevalence of, and costs associated with, substance use
615	615	5 disorders, as well as upon demonstrated program
616	616	6 performance.
617	617	7 The plan developed under this Section shall also
618	618	8 contain a report detailing the activities of and progress
619	619	9 made through services for the care and treatment of
620	620	10 substance use disorders among pregnant women and mothers
621	621	11 and their children established under subsection (j) of
622	622	12 Section 35-5.
623	623	13 As applicable, the plan developed under this Section
624	624	14 shall also include information about funding by other
625	625	15 State agencies for prevention, early intervention,
626	626	16 treatment, and other recovery support services.
627	627	17 (4) Lead, foster and develop cooperation, coordination
628	628	18 and agreements among federal and State governmental
629	629	19 agencies and local providers that provide assistance,
630	630	20 services, funding or other functions, peripheral or
631	631	21 direct, in the prevention, early intervention, treatment,
632	632	22 and recovery support for substance use disorders. This
633	633	23 shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
634	634	24 (A) Cooperate with and assist other State
635	635	25 agencies, as applicable, in establishing and
636	636	26 conducting substance use disorder services among the
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647	647	1 populations they respectively serve.
648	648	2 (B) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
649	649	3 Department of Public Health in the establishment,
650	650	4 funding and support of programs and services for the
651	651	5 promotion of maternal and child health and the
652	652	6 prevention and treatment of infectious diseases,
653	653	7 including but not limited to HIV infection, especially
654	654	8 with respect to those persons who are high risk due to
655	655	9 intravenous injection of illegal drugs, or who may
656	656	10 have been sexual partners of these individuals, or who
657	657	11 may have impaired immune systems as a result of a
658	658	12 substance use disorder.
659	659	13 (C) Supply to the Department of Public Health and
660	660	14 prenatal care providers a list of all providers who
661	661	15 are licensed to provide substance use disorder
662	662	16 treatment for pregnant women in this State.
663	663	17 (D) Assist in the placement of child abuse or
664	664	18 neglect perpetrators (identified by the Illinois
665	665	19 Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)) who
666	666	20 have been determined to be in need of substance use
667	667	21 disorder treatment pursuant to Section 8.2 of the
668	668	22 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
669	669	23 (E) Cooperate with and assist DCFS in carrying out
670	670	24 its mandates to:
671	671	25 (i) identify substance use disorders among its
672	672	26 clients and their families; and
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683	683	1 (ii) develop services to deal with such
684	684	2 disorders.
685	685	3 These services may include, but shall not be limited
686	686	4 to, programs to prevent or treat substance use
687	687	5 disorders with DCFS clients and their families,
688	688	6 identifying child care needs within such treatment,
689	689	7 and assistance with other issues as required.
690	690	8 (F) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
691	691	9 Criminal Justice Information Authority with respect to
692	692	10 statistical and other information concerning the
693	693	11 incidence and prevalence of substance use disorders.
694	694	12 (G) Cooperate with and assist the State
695	695	13 Superintendent of Education, boards of education,
696	696	14 schools, police departments, the Illinois State
697	697	15 Police, courts and other public and private agencies
698	698	16 and individuals in establishing prevention programs
699	699	17 statewide and preparing curriculum materials for use
700	700	18 at all levels of education.
701	701	19 (H) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
702	702	20 Department of Healthcare and Family Services in the
703	703	21 development and provision of services offered to
704	704	22 recipients of public assistance for the treatment and
705	705	23 prevention of substance use disorders.
706	706	24 (I) (Blank).
707	707	25 (5) From monies appropriated to the Department from
708	708	26 the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund, reimburse
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719	719	1 DUI evaluation and risk education programs licensed by the
720	720	2 Department for providing indigent persons with free or
721	721	3 reduced-cost evaluation and risk education services
722	722	4 relating to a charge of driving under the influence of
723	723	5 alcohol or other drugs.
724	724	6 (6) Promulgate regulations to identify and disseminate
725	725	7 best practice guidelines that can be utilized by publicly
726	726	8 and privately funded programs as well as for levels of
727	727	9 payment to government funded programs that provide
728	728	10 prevention, early intervention, treatment, and other
729	729	11 recovery support services for substance use disorders and
730	730	12 those services referenced in Sections 15-10 and 40-5.
731	731	13 (7) In consultation with providers and related trade
732	732	14 associations, specify a uniform methodology for use by
733	733	15 funded providers and the Department for billing and
734	734	16 collection and dissemination of statistical information
735	735	17 regarding services related to substance use disorders.
736	736	18 (8) Receive data and assistance from federal, State
737	737	19 and local governmental agencies, and obtain copies of
738	738	20 identification and arrest data from all federal, State and
739	739	21 local law enforcement agencies for use in carrying out the
740	740	22 purposes and functions of the Department.
741	741	23 (9) Designate and license providers to conduct
742	742	24 screening, assessment, referral and tracking of clients
743	743	25 identified by the criminal justice system as having
744	744	26 indications of substance use disorders and being eligible
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755	755	1 to make an election for treatment under Section 40-5 of
756	756	2 this Act, and assist in the placement of individuals who
757	757	3 are under court order to participate in treatment.
758	758	4 (10) Identify and disseminate evidence-based best
759	759	5 practice guidelines as maintained in administrative rule
760	760	6 that can be utilized to determine a substance use disorder
761	761	7 diagnosis.
762	762	8 (11) (Blank).
763	763	9 (12) Make grants with funds appropriated from the Drug
764	764	10 Treatment Fund in accordance with Section 7 of the
765	765	11 Controlled Substance and Cannabis Nuisance Act, or in
766	766	12 accordance with Section 80 of the Methamphetamine Control
767	767	13 and Community Protection Act, or in accordance with
768	768	14 subsections (h) and (i) of Section 411.2 of the Illinois
769	769	15 Controlled Substances Act, or in accordance with Section
770	770	16 6z-107 of the State Finance Act.
771	771	17 (13) Encourage all health and disability insurance
772	772	18 programs to include substance use disorder treatment as a
773	773	19 covered service and to use evidence-based best practice
774	774	20 criteria as maintained in administrative rule and as
775	775	21 required in Public Act 99-0480 in determining the
776	776	22 necessity for such services and continued stay.
777	777	23 (14) Award grants and enter into fixed-rate and
778	778	24 fee-for-service arrangements with any other department,
779	779	25 authority or commission of this State, or any other state
780	780	26 or the federal government or with any public or private
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791	791	1 agency, including the disbursement of funds and furnishing
792	792	2 of staff, to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
793	793	3 (15) Conduct a public information campaign to inform
794	794	4 the State's Hispanic residents regarding the prevention
795	795	5 and treatment of substance use disorders.
796	796	6 (b) In addition to the powers, duties and functions vested
797	797	7 in it by this Act, or by other laws of this State, the
798	798	8 Department may undertake, but shall not be limited to, the
799	799	9 following activities:
800	800	10 (1) Require all organizations licensed or funded by
801	801	11 the Department to include an education component to inform
802	802	12 participants regarding the causes and means of
803	803	13 transmission and methods of reducing the risk of acquiring
804	804	14 or transmitting HIV infection and other infectious
805	805	15 diseases, and to include funding for such education
806	806	16 component in its support of the program.
807	807	17 (2) Review all State agency applications for federal
808	808	18 funds that include provisions relating to the prevention,
809	809	19 early intervention and treatment of substance use
810	810	20 disorders in order to ensure consistency.
811	811	21 (3) Prepare, publish, evaluate, disseminate and serve
812	812	22 as a central repository for educational materials dealing
813	813	23 with the nature and effects of substance use disorders.
814	814	24 Such materials may deal with the educational needs of the
815	815	25 citizens of Illinois, and may include at least pamphlets
816	816	26 that describe the causes and effects of fetal alcohol
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827	827	1 spectrum disorders.
828	828	2 (4) Develop and coordinate, with regional and local
829	829	3 agencies, education and training programs for persons
830	830	4 engaged in providing services for persons with substance
831	831	5 use disorders, which programs may include specific HIV
832	832	6 education and training for program personnel.
833	833	7 (5) Cooperate with and assist in the development of
834	834	8 education, prevention, early intervention, and treatment
835	835	9 programs for employees of State and local governments and
836	836	10 businesses in the State.
837	837	11 (6) Utilize the support and assistance of interested
838	838	12 persons in the community, including recovering persons, to
839	839	13 assist individuals and communities in understanding the
840	840	14 dynamics of substance use disorders, and to encourage
841	841	15 individuals with substance use disorders to voluntarily
842	842	16 undergo treatment.
843	843	17 (7) Promote, conduct, assist or sponsor basic
844	844	18 clinical, epidemiological and statistical research into
845	845	19 substance use disorders and research into the prevention
846	846	20 of those problems either solely or in conjunction with any
847	847	21 public or private agency.
848	848	22 (8) Cooperate with public and private agencies,
849	849	23 organizations and individuals in the development of
850	850	24 programs, and to provide technical assistance and
851	851	25 consultation services for this purpose.
852	852	26 (9) (Blank).
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863	863	1 (10) (Blank).
864	864	2 (11) Fund, promote, or assist entities dealing with
865	865	3 substance use disorders.
866	866	4 (12) With monies appropriated from the Group Home Loan
867	867	5 Revolving Fund, make loans, directly or through
868	868	6 subcontract, to assist in underwriting the costs of
869	869	7 housing in which individuals recovering from substance use
870	870	8 disorders may reside, pursuant to Section 50-40 of this
871	871	9 Act.
872	872	10 (13) Promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
873	873	11 to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of
874	874	12 this Act.
875	875	13 (14) Provide funding to help parents be effective in
876	876	14 preventing substance use disorders by building an
877	877	15 awareness of the family's role in preventing substance use
878	878	16 disorders through adjusting expectations, developing new
879	879	17 skills, and setting positive family goals. The programs
880	880	18 shall include, but not be limited to, the following
881	881	19 subjects: healthy family communication; establishing rules
882	882	20 and limits; how to reduce family conflict; how to build
883	883	21 self-esteem, competency, and responsibility in children;
884	884	22 how to improve motivation and achievement; effective
885	885	23 discipline; problem solving techniques; and how to talk
886	886	24 about drugs and alcohol. The programs shall be open to all
887	887	25 parents.
888	888	26 (c) There is created within the Department of Human
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899	899	1 Services an Office of Opioid Settlement Administration. The
900	900	2 Office shall be responsible for implementing and administering
901	901	3 approved abatement programs as described in Exhibit B of the
902	902	4 Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement, effective December 30,
903	903	5 2021. The Office may also implement and administer other
904	904	6 opioid-related programs, including but not limited to
905	905	7 prevention, treatment, and recovery services from other funds
906	906	8 made available to the Department of Human Services. The
907	907	9 Secretary of Human Services shall appoint or assign staff as
908	908	10 necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the Office.
909	909	11 (Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
910	910	12 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
911	911	13 Section 30. The Brownfields Redevelopment and Intermodal
912	912	14 Promotion Act is amended by changing Section 3-10 as follows:
913	913	15 (20 ILCS 607/3-10)
914	914	16 Sec. 3-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
915	915	17 "Affected Municipality" means a municipality whose
916	916	18 boundaries are partially or completely within the Brownfields
917	917	19 Redevelopment Zone and where an Eligible Project will take
918	918	20 place.
919	919	21 "Developer Agreement" means the agreement between an
920	920	22 eligible developer or eligible employer and the Department
921	921	23 under this Act.
922	922	24 "Brownfield" means real property, the expansion,
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933	933	1 redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the
934	934	2 presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance,
935	935	3 pollutant, or contaminant; for the purposes of this Act, a
936	936	4 property will be considered a brownfield if a prospective
937	937	5 purchaser seeking financing from a private financial
938	938	6 institution is required by that institution to conduct a Phase
939	939	7 I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), as defined by ASTM
940	940	8 Standard E-1527-05 ("Standard Practice for Environmental Site
941	941	9 Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process").
942	942	10 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
943	943	11 Opportunity.
944	944	12 "Director" means the Director of the Department of
945	945	13 Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
946	946	14 "Eligible Developer" means an individual, partnership,
947	947	15 corporation, or other entity, currently and actively engaged
948	948	16 in the development of logistics, warehousing, distribution, or
949	949	17 light manufacturing facilities in North America, including the
950	950	18 Managing Partner of the South Suburban Brownfields
951	951	19 Redevelopment Zone, that owns, options, or otherwise directly
952	952	20 controls a parcel of land that is included in a South Suburban
953	953	21 Brownfields Redevelopment Zone Project.
954	954	22 "Eligible employer" means an individual, partnership,
955	955	23 corporation, or other entity that employs or will employ
956	956	24 full-time employees at finished facilities on property that is
957	957	25 within the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
958	958	26 "Employment goal" means the goal of achieving a minimum
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969	969	1 percentage of labor hours to be performed by employees who are
970	970	2 a member of a minority group and who reside in one of the
971	971	3 municipalities containing property that is part of the South
972	972	4 Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
973	973	5 "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
974	974	6 for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who
975	975	7 renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
976	976	8 industry custom or practice as full-time employment. An
977	977	9 individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a Professional Employer
978	978	10 Organization is a full-time employee if employed in the
979	979	11 service of the eligible employer for consideration for at
980	980	12 least 35 hours each week or who renders any other standard of
981	981	13 service generally accepted by industry custom or practice as
982	982	14 full-time employment.
983	983	15 "Eligible Project" means those projects described in
984	984	16 Section 3-35 of this Act.
985	985	17 "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
986	986	18 from the compensation of new employees under Article 7 of the
987	987	19 Illinois Income Tax Act arising from employment by an eligible
988	988	20 employer.
989	989	21 "Infrastructure" means roads and streets, bridges,
990	990	22 sidewalks, street lights, water and sewer line extensions or
991	991	23 improvements, storm water drainage and retention facilities,
992	992	24 gas and electric utility line extensions or improvements, and
993	993	25 rail improvements including signalization and siding
994	994	26 construction or repair, on publicly owned land or other public
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1005	1005	1 improvements that are essential to the development of a
1006	1006	2 Redevelopment Zone Project.
1007	1007	3 "Intermodal" means a type of international freight system
1008	1008	4 that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail and air
1009	1009	5 modes of transportation through use of ANSI/International
1010	1010	6 Organization for Standardization containers, line haul assets,
1011	1011	7 and handling equipment.
1012	1012	8 "Intermodal terminal" means an integrated facility where
1013	1013	9 trailers and containers are transferred between intermodal
1014	1014	10 railcars and highway carriers, including domestic and
1015	1015	11 international container shipments; or an integrated facility
1016	1016	12 where dry or liquid bulk and packaged commodities are
1017	1017	13 transferred between conventional railroad freight cars and
1018	1018	14 highway carriers.
1019	1019	15 "Managing Partner" means a representative of Cook County
1020	1020	16 appointed by the President of the Board of Commissioners of
1021	1021	17 Cook County or a duly created instrumentality of the County
1022	1022	18 which enters into an agreement with the Department as
1023	1023	19 described in subsection (c) of Section 3-30 of this Act
1024	1024	20 regarding the overall management and use of Increment Funds
1025	1025	21 and which is authorized by the County to undertake, or to enter
1026	1026	22 into Development agreements with third parties to undertake,
1027	1027	23 activities necessary for the redevelopment of parcels
1028	1028	24 designated under this Act as part of a South Suburban
1029	1029	25 Brownfields Redevelopment Zone. For the purposes of this
1030	1030	26 definition, a "duly created instrumentality of the county" is
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1041	1041	1 a company that:
1042	1042	2 (1) is licensed to conduct business in the State of
1043	1043	3 Illinois;
1044	1044	4 (2) has (i) executed industrial developments of the
1045	1045	5 type described as "eligible projects" in Section 3-35 and
1046	1046	6 duly met all of its financial obligations entailed in
1047	1047	7 those projects and (ii) managed each of the types of tasks
1048	1048	8 described in Section 3-45 of this Act as "eligible
1049	1049	9 activities", performing those activities with results that
1050	1050	10 met or exceeded the objectives of the project, or
1051	1051	11 otherwise possesses the business experience described in
1052	1052	12 this item (2);
1053	1053	13 (3) is selected through a competitive Request for
1054	1054	14 Proposals process conducted according to rules and
1055	1055	15 standards generally applicable to the selection of
1056	1056	16 professional service contractors by the government of Cook
1057	1057	17 County.
1058	1058	18 "Minority" means a person who is a citizen or lawful
1059	1059	19 permanent resident of the United States and who is:
1060	1060	20 (i) African American, meaning a person whose origins
1061	1061	21 are in any of the Black racial groups of Africa, and who
1062	1062	22 has historically and consistently identified himself or
1063	1063	23 herself as being such a person;
1064	1064	24 (ii) Hispanic American or Latino American, meaning a
1065	1065	25 person whose origins are in Mexico, Central or South
1066	1066	26 America, or any of the Spanish speaking islands of the
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1077	1077	1 Caribbean (for example Cuba and Puerto Rico), regardless
1078	1078	2 of race, and who has historically and consistently
1079	1079	3 identified himself or herself as being such a person;
1080	1080	4 (iii) Asian or Pacific Islander American, meaning a
1081	1081	5 person whose origins are in any of the original peoples of
1082	1082	6 the Far East, Southeast Asia, the islands of the Pacific
1083	1083	7 or the Northern Marianas, or the Indian Subcontinent, and
1084	1084	8 who has historically and consistently identified himself
1085	1085	9 or herself as being such a person; or
1086	1086	10 (iv) Native American, meaning a person having origins
1087	1087	11 in any of the original peoples of North America, and who
1088	1088	12 maintain tribal affiliation or demonstrate at least
1089	1089	13 one-quarter descent from such groups, and who has
1090	1090	14 historically and consistently identified himself or
1091	1091	15 herself as being such a person; or .
1092	1092	16 (v) Arab, meaning a person having origins in any of
1093	1093	17 the original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab
1094	1094	18 Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon,
1095	1095	19 Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine,
1096	1096	20 Oman, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or
1097	1097	21 Algeria, and who has historically and consistently
1098	1098	22 identified himself or herself as being such a person.
1099	1099	23 "New employee" means a full-time employee first employed
1100	1100	24 by an eligible employer for a project that is the subject of an
1101	1101	25 agreement between the Managing Partner and an eligible
1102	1102	26 developer or eligible employer and who is hired after the
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1113	1113	1 eligible developer enters into the agreement, but does not
1114	1114	2 include:
1115	1115	3 (1) an employee of the eligible employer who performs
1116	1116	4 a job that (i) existed for at least 6 months before the
1117	1117	5 employee was hired and (ii) was previously performed by
1118	1118	6 another employee;
1119	1119	7 (2) an employee of the eligible employer who was
1120	1120	8 previously employed in Illinois by a related member of the
1121	1121	9 eligible employer and whose employment was shifted to the
1122	1122	10 eligible employer after the eligible employer entered into
1123	1123	11 the agreement; or
1124	1124	12 (3) a child, grandchild, parent, or spouse, other than
1125	1125	13 a spouse who is legally separated from the individual, of
1126	1126	14 any individual who has a direct or an indirect ownership
1127	1127	15 interest of at least 5% in the profits, capital, or value
1128	1128	16 of the eligible employer.
1129	1129	17 Notwithstanding item (2) of this definition, an employee
1130	1130	18 may be considered a new employee under the agreement if the
1131	1131	19 employee performs a job that was previously performed by an
1132	1132	20 employee who was: (i) treated under the agreement as a new
1133	1133	21 employee and (ii) promoted by the eligible employer to another
1134	1134	22 job.
1135	1135	23 "Professional Employer Organization" means an employee
1136	1136	24 leasing company, as defined in Section 206.1(A)(2) of the
1137	1137	25 Unemployment Insurance Act.
1138	1138	26 "Related member" means a person or entity that, with
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1149	1149	1 respect to the eligible employer during any portion of the
1150	1150	2 taxable year, is any one of the following:
1151	1151	3 (1) an individual stockholder, if the stockholder and
1152	1152	4 the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in
1153	1153	5 Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) own directly,
1154	1154	6 indirectly, beneficially, or constructively, in the
1155	1155	7 aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the eligible
1156	1156	8 employer's outstanding stock;
1157	1157	9 (2) a partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or
1158	1158	10 beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust, and its
1159	1159	11 partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,
1160	1160	12 beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
1161	1161	13 least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or value of the
1162	1162	14 eligible employer;
1163	1163	15 (3) a corporation, and any party related to the
1164	1164	16 corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
1165	1165	17 of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
1166	1166	18 party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
1167	1167	19 Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the taxpayer
1168	1168	20 owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively
1169	1169	21 at least 50% of the value of the corporation's outstanding
1170	1170	22 stock;
1171	1171	23 (4) a corporation and any party related to that
1172	1172	24 corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
1173	1173	25 of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
1174	1174	26 party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
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1185	1185	1 Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
1186	1186	2 corporation and all such related parties own in the
1187	1187	3 aggregate at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or
1188	1188	4 value of the eligible employer; or
1189	1189	5 (5) a person to or from whom there is attribution of
1190	1190	6 stock ownership in accordance with Section 1563(e) of the
1191	1191	7 Internal Revenue Code, except, for purposes of determining
1192	1192	8 whether a person is a related member under this
1193	1193	9 definition, 20% shall be substituted for 5% wherever 5%
1194	1194	10 appears in Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
1195	1195	11 "South Suburban Brownfields Advisory Council" or "Advisory
1196	1196	12 Council" means a body comprised of representatives of Affected
1197	1197	13 Municipalities, along with experts appointed by the President
1198	1198	14 of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Governor of
1199	1199	15 Illinois, created to guide development within the South
1200	1200	16 Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
1201	1201	17 "South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone Project" or
1202	1202	18 "Project" means an Eligible Project, as described in Section
1203	1203	19 3-35, to coordinate the redevelopment and re-use of industrial
1204	1204	20 sites within the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone
1205	1205	21 in southern Cook County.
1206	1206	22 "South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone",
1207	1207	23 "Brownfields Redevelopment Zone" or "Zone" means the area
1208	1208	24 fully encompassing all properties, acreage, and structures,
1209	1209	25 including sites that conform to the Environmental Protection
1210	1210	26 Agency definition of Brownfield Industrial Sites, that are
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1221	1221	1 zoned for industrial uses by the applicable local zoning
1222	1222	2 agency and which are located within the following South
1223	1223	3 Suburban Cook County municipalities that surround the Canadian
1224	1224	4 National and Union Pacific intermodal freight terminals in
1225	1225	5 Harvey and Dolton, Illinois respectively: Dixmoor, Dolton,
1226	1226	6 East Hazelcrest, Harvey, Hazelcrest, Homewood, Markham,
1227	1227	7 Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, South Holland and Thornton. The
1228	1228	8 South Suburban Brownfields Advisory Council shall advise the
1229	1229	9 Managing Partner in regard to the selection of Projects. The
1230	1230	10 composition of the Advisory Council is determined as set forth
1231	1231	11 in subsection (a) of Section 3-30 of this Act.
1232	1232	12 (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
1233	1233	13 Section 35. The Department of Public Health Powers and
1234	1234	14 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
1235	1235	15 amended by changing Section 2310-215 as follows:
1236	1236	16 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-215) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62)
1237	1237	17 Sec. 2310-215. Center for Minority Health Services.
1238	1238	18 (a) The Department shall establish a Center for Minority
1239	1239	19 Health Services to advise the Department on matters pertaining
1240	1240	20 to the health needs of minority populations within the State.
1241	1241	21 (b) The Center shall have the following duties:
1242	1242	22 (1) To assist in the assessment of the health needs of
1243	1243	23 minority populations in the State.
1244	1244	24 (2) To recommend treatment methods and programs that
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1255	1255	1 are sensitive and relevant to the unique linguistic,
1256	1256	2 cultural, and ethnic characteristics of minority
1257	1257	3 populations.
1258	1258	4 (3) To provide consultation, technical assistance,
1259	1259	5 training programs, and reference materials to service
1260	1260	6 providers, organizations, and other agencies.
1261	1261	7 (4) To promote awareness of minority health concerns,
1262	1262	8 and encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of
1263	1263	9 minority services.
1264	1264	10 (5) To disseminate information on available minority
1265	1265	11 services.
1266	1266	12 (6) To provide adequate and effective opportunities
1267	1267	13 for minority populations to express their views on
1268	1268	14 Departmental policy development and program
1269	1269	15 implementation.
1270	1270	16 (7) To coordinate with the Department on Aging and the
1271	1271	17 Department of Healthcare and Family Services to coordinate
1272	1272	18 services designed to meet the needs of minority senior
1273	1273	19 citizens.
1274	1274	20 (8) To promote awareness of the incidence of
1275	1275	21 Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among minority
1276	1276	22 populations and to encourage, promote, and aid in the
1277	1277	23 establishment of prevention and treatment programs and
1278	1278	24 services relating to this health problem.
1279	1279	25 (c) For the purpose of this Section, "minority" shall mean
1280	1280	26 and include any person or group of persons who are any of the
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1291	1291	1 following:
1292	1292	2 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
1293	1293	3 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
1294	1294	4 America, including Central America, and who maintains
1295	1295	5 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
1296	1296	6 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
1297	1297	7 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
1298	1298	8 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
1299	1299	9 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
1300	1300	10 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
1301	1301	11 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
1302	1302	12 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
1303	1303	13 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
1304	1304	14 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
1305	1305	15 culture or origin, regardless of race).
1306	1306	16 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
1307	1307	17 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
1308	1308	18 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
1309	1309	19 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
1310	1310	20 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
1311	1311	21 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
1312	1312	22 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
1313	1313	23 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
1314	1314	24 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
1315	1315	25 Section 40. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
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1326	1326	1 changing Section 4.5 as follows:
1327	1327	2 (20 ILCS 2630/4.5)
1328	1328	3 Sec. 4.5. Ethnic and racial data collection.
1329	1329	4 (a) Ethnic and racial data for every adult or juvenile
1330	1330	5 arrested shall be collected at the following points of contact
1331	1331	6 by the entity identified in this subsection or another entity
1332	1332	7 authorized and qualified to collect and report on this data:
1333	1333	8 (1) at arrest or booking, by the supervising law
1334	1334	9 enforcement agency;
1335	1335	10 (2) upon admittance to the Department of Corrections,
1336	1336	11 by the Department of Corrections;
1337	1337	12 (3) upon admittance to the Department of Juvenile
1338	1338	13 Justice, by the Department of Juvenile Justice; and
1339	1339	14 (4) upon transfer from the Department of Juvenile
1340	1340	15 Justice to the Department of Corrections, by the
1341	1341	16 Department of Juvenile Justice.
1342	1342	17 (b) Ethnic and racial data shall be collected through
1343	1343	18 selection of one of the following categories:
1344	1344	19 (1) American Indian or Alaskan Native;
1345	1345	20 (2) Asian or Pacific Islander;
1346	1346	21 (3) Black or African American;
1347	1347	22 (4) White or Caucasian;
1348	1348	23 (5) Hispanic or Latino; or
1349	1349	24 (5.5) Arab; or
1350	1350	25 (6) Unknown.
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1361	1361	1 (c) The collecting entity shall make a good-faith effort
1362	1362	2 to collect race and ethnicity information as self-reported by
1363	1363	3 the adult or juvenile. If the adult or juvenile is unable or
1364	1364	4 unwilling to provide race and ethnicity information, the
1365	1365	5 collecting entity shall make a good-faith effort to deduce the
1366	1366	6 race and ethnicity of the adult or juvenile.
1367	1367	7 (Source: P.A. 98-528, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
1368	1368	8 Section 45. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
1369	1369	9 and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by changing
1370	1370	10 Section 2 as follows:
1371	1371	11 (30 ILCS 575/2)
1372	1372	12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
1373	1373	13 Sec. 2. Definitions.
1374	1374	14 (A) For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
1375	1375	15 have the following definitions:
1376	1376	16 (1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a
1377	1377	17 citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States
1378	1378	18 and who is any of the following:
1379	1379	19 (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
1380	1380	20 having origins in any of the original peoples of North
1381	1381	21 and South America, including Central America, and who
1382	1382	22 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
1383	1383	23 (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
1384	1384	24 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
1385	1385
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1395	1395	1 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
1396	1396	2 to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
1397	1397	3 Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
1398	1398	4 Vietnam).
1399	1399	5 (c) Black or African American (a person having
1400	1400	6 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
1401	1401	7 (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,
1402	1402	8 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or
1403	1403	9 other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
1404	1404	10 (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
1405	1405	11 person having origins in any of the original peoples
1406	1406	12 of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
1407	1407	13 (f) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
1408	1408	14 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab
1409	1409	15 Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait,
1410	1410	16 Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti,
1411	1411	17 Somalia, Palestine, Oman, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan,
1412	1412	18 Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
1413	1413	19 (2) "Woman" shall mean a person who is a citizen or
1414	1414	20 lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is
1415	1415	21 of the female gender.
1416	1416	22 (2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who
1417	1417	23 is a citizen or lawful resident of the United States and is
1418	1418	24 a person qualifying as a person with a disability under
1419	1419	25 subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).
1420	1420	26 (2.1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a
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1431	1431	1 severe physical or mental disability that:
1432	1432	2 (a) results from:
1433	1433	3 amputation,
1434	1434	4 arthritis,
1435	1435	5 autism,
1436	1436	6 blindness,
1437	1437	7 burn injury,
1438	1438	8 cancer,
1439	1439	9 cerebral palsy,
1440	1440	10 Crohn's disease,
1441	1441	11 cystic fibrosis,
1442	1442	12 deafness,
1443	1443	13 head injury,
1444	1444	14 heart disease,
1445	1445	15 hemiplegia,
1446	1446	16 hemophilia,
1447	1447	17 respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,
1448	1448	18 an intellectual disability,
1449	1449	19 mental illness,
1450	1450	20 multiple sclerosis,
1451	1451	21 muscular dystrophy,
1452	1452	22 musculoskeletal disorders,
1453	1453	23 neurological disorders, including stroke and
1454	1454	24 epilepsy,
1455	1455	25 paraplegia,
1456	1456	26 quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,
1457	1457
1458	1458
1459	1459
1460	1460
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1467	1467	1 sickle cell anemia,
1468	1468	2 ulcerative colitis,
1469	1469	3 specific learning disabilities, or
1470	1470	4 end stage renal failure disease; and
1471	1471	5 (b) substantially limits one or more of the
1472	1472	6 person's major life activities.
1473	1473	7 Another disability or combination of disabilities may
1474	1474	8 also be considered as a severe disability for the purposes
1475	1475	9 of item (a) of this subdivision (2.1) if it is determined
1476	1476	10 by an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause a
1477	1477	11 comparable degree of substantial functional limitation
1478	1478	12 similar to the specific list of disabilities listed in
1479	1479	13 item (a) of this subdivision (2.1).
1480	1480	14 (3) "Minority-owned business" means a business which
1481	1481	15 is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or
1482	1482	16 in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in
1483	1483	17 which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the
1484	1484	18 management and daily business operations of which are
1485	1485	19 controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who
1486	1486	20 own it.
1487	1487	21 (4) "Women-owned business" means a business which is
1488	1488	22 at least 51% owned by one or more women, or, in the case of
1489	1489	23 a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which is owned
1490	1490	24 by one or more women; and the management and daily
1491	1491	25 business operations of which are controlled by one or more
1492	1492	26 of the women who own it.
1493	1493
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1503	1503	1 (4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability"
1504	1504	2 means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more
1505	1505	3 persons with a disability and the management and daily
1506	1506	4 business operations of which are controlled by one or more
1507	1507	5 of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
1508	1508	6 not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that
1509	1509	7 is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal
1510	1510	8 Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned
1511	1511	9 by a person with a disability".
1512	1512	10 (4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council
1513	1513	11 for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities
1514	1514	12 created under Section 5 of this Act.
1515	1515	13 (4.3) "Commission" means, unless the context clearly
1516	1516	14 indicates otherwise, the Commission on Equity and
1517	1517	15 Inclusion created under the Commission on Equity and
1518	1518	16 Inclusion Act.
1519	1519	17 (5) "State contracts" means all contracts entered into
1520	1520	18 by the State, any agency or department thereof, or any
1521	1521	19 public institution of higher education, including
1522	1522	20 community college districts, regardless of the source of
1523	1523	21 the funds with which the contracts are paid, which are not
1524	1524	22 subject to federal reimbursement. "State contracts" does
1525	1525	23 not include contracts awarded by a retirement system,
1526	1526	24 pension fund, or investment board subject to Section
1527	1527	25 1-109.1 of the Illinois Pension Code. This definition
1528	1528	26 shall control over any existing definition under this Act
1529	1529
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1539	1539	1 or applicable administrative rule.
1540	1540	2 "State construction contracts" means all State
1541	1541	3 contracts entered into by a State agency or public
1542	1542	4 institution of higher education for the repair,
1543	1543	5 remodeling, renovation or construction of a building or
1544	1544	6 structure, or for the construction or maintenance of a
1545	1545	7 highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code.
1546	1546	8 (6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments,
1547	1547	9 officers, boards, commissions, institutions and bodies
1548	1548	10 politic and corporate of the State, but does not include
1549	1549	11 the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
1550	1550	12 Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the
1551	1551	13 Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board
1552	1552	14 of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
1553	1553	15 Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
1554	1554	16 Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
1555	1555	17 Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of
1556	1556	18 Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
1557	1557	19 Trustees of Western Illinois University, municipalities or
1558	1558	20 other local governmental units, or other State
1559	1559	21 constitutional officers.
1560	1560	22 (7) "Public institutions of higher education" means
1561	1561	23 the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University,
1562	1562	24 Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
1563	1563	25 Governors State University, Illinois State University,
1564	1564	26 Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
1565	1565
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1575	1575	1 University, Western Illinois University, the public
1576	1576	2 community colleges of the State, and any other public
1577	1577	3 universities, colleges, and community colleges now or
1578	1578	4 hereafter established or authorized by the General
1579	1579	5 Assembly.
1580	1580	6 (8) "Certification" means a determination made by the
1581	1581	7 Council or by one delegated authority from the Council to
1582	1582	8 make certifications, or by a State agency with statutory
1583	1583	9 authority to make such a certification, that a business
1584	1584	10 entity is a business owned by a minority, woman, or person
1585	1585	11 with a disability for whatever purpose. A business owned
1586	1586	12 and controlled by women shall be certified as a
1587	1587	13 "woman-owned business". A business owned and controlled by
1588	1588	14 women who are also minorities shall be certified as both a
1589	1589	15 "women-owned business" and a "minority-owned business".
1590	1590	16 (9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole
1591	1591	17 control of the business including, but not limited to,
1592	1592	18 capital investment and all other financial matters,
1593	1593	19 property, acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal
1594	1594	20 matters, officer-director-employee selection and
1595	1595	21 comprehensive hiring, operating responsibilities,
1596	1596	22 cost-control matters, income and dividend matters,
1597	1597	23 financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or
1598	1598	24 joint partners. Control shall be real, substantial and
1599	1599	25 continuing, not pro forma. Control shall include the power
1600	1600	26 to direct or cause the direction of the management and
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1611	1611	1 policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as
1612	1612	2 well as major decisions in matters of policy, management
1613	1613	3 and operations. Control shall be exemplified by possessing
1614	1614	4 the requisite knowledge and expertise to run the
1615	1615	5 particular business and control shall not include simple
1616	1616	6 majority or absentee ownership.
1617	1617	7 (10) "Business" means a business that has annual gross
1618	1618	8 sales of less than $150,000,000 as evidenced by the
1619	1619	9 federal income tax return of the business. A firm with
1620	1620	10 gross sales in excess of this cap may apply to the Council
1621	1621	11 for certification for a particular contract if the firm
1622	1622	12 can demonstrate that the contract would have significant
1623	1623	13 impact on businesses owned by minorities, women, or
1624	1624	14 persons with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors
1625	1625	15 or in employment of minorities, women, or persons with
1626	1626	16 disabilities. Firms with gross sales in excess of this cap
1627	1627	17 that are granted certification by the Council shall be
1628	1628	18 granted certification for the life of the contract,
1629	1629	19 including available renewals.
1630	1630	20 (11) "Utilization plan" means a form and additional
1631	1631	21 documentations included in all bids or proposals that
1632	1632	22 demonstrates a vendor's proposed utilization of vendors
1633	1633	23 certified by the Business Enterprise Program to meet the
1634	1634	24 targeted goal. The utilization plan shall demonstrate that
1635	1635	25 the Vendor has either: (1) met the entire contract goal or
1636	1636	26 (2) requested a full or partial waiver and made good faith
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1647	1647	1 efforts towards meeting the goal.
1648	1648	2 (12) "Business Enterprise Program" means the Business
1649	1649	3 Enterprise Program of the Commission on Equity and
1650	1650	4 Inclusion.
1651	1651	5 (B) When a business is owned at least 51% by any
1652	1652	6 combination of minority persons, women, or persons with
1653	1653	7 disabilities, even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at
1654	1654	8 least a 51% interest, the ownership requirement for purposes
1655	1655	9 of this Act is considered to be met. The certification
1656	1656	10 category for the business is that of the class holding the
1657	1657	11 largest ownership interest in the business. If 2 or more
1658	1658	12 classes have equal ownership interests, the certification
1659	1659	13 category shall be determined by the business.
1660	1660	14 (Source: P.A. 101-601, eff. 1-1-20; 101-657, eff. 1-1-22;
1661	1661	15 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
1662	1662	16 Section 50. The State Construction Minority and Female
1663	1663	17 Building Trades Act is amended by changing Section 35-5 as
1664	1664	18 follows:
1665	1665	19 (30 ILCS 577/35-5)
1666	1666	20 Sec. 35-5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article:
1667	1667	21 "Under-represented minority" means a person who is any of
1668	1668	22 the following:
1669	1669	23 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
1670	1670	24 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
1671	1671
1672	1672
1673	1673
1674	1674
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1681	1681	1 America, including Central America, and who maintains
1682	1682	2 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
1683	1683	3 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
1684	1684	4 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
1685	1685	5 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
1686	1686	6 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
1687	1687	7 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
1688	1688	8 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
1689	1689	9 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
1690	1690	10 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
1691	1691	11 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
1692	1692	12 culture or origin, regardless of race).
1693	1693	13 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
1694	1694	14 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
1695	1695	15 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
1696	1696	16 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
1697	1697	17 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
1698	1698	18 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
1699	1699	19 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
1700	1700	20 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
1701	1701	21 "Construction" means any constructing, altering,
1702	1702	22 reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing,
1703	1703	23 refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom
1704	1704	24 fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking,
1705	1705	25 painting, decorating, demolishing, and adding to or
1706	1706	26 subtracting from any building, structure, highway, roadway,
1707	1707
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1709	1709
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1717	1717	1 street, bridge, alley, sewer, ditch, sewage disposal plant,
1718	1718	2 water works, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other
1719	1719	3 structure, project, development, real property or improvement,
1720	1720	4 or to do any part thereof, whether or not the performance of
1721	1721	5 the work herein described involves the addition to, or
1722	1722	6 fabrication into, any structure, project, development, real
1723	1723	7 property or improvement herein described of any material or
1724	1724	8 article of merchandise. Construction shall also include moving
1725	1725	9 construction related materials on the job site to or from the
1726	1726	10 job site.
1727	1727	11 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
1728	1728	12 Section 55. The Inclusion of Women and Minorities in
1729	1729	13 Clinical Research Act is amended by changing Section 5 as
1730	1730	14 follows:
1731	1731	15 (30 ILCS 785/5)
1732	1732	16 Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
1733	1733	17 "Grantee" means any qualified public, private, or
1734	1734	18 not-for-profit agency or individual, including, but not
1735	1735	19 limited to, a college, university, hospital, laboratory,
1736	1736	20 research institution, local health department, voluntary
1737	1737	21 health agency, health maintenance organization, corporation,
1738	1738	22 student, fellow, or entrepreneur, conducting clinical research
1739	1739	23 using State funds. A grantee may also be a corporation that is
1740	1740	24 headquartered in Illinois and that conducts research using
1741	1741
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1751	1751	1 State funds.
1752	1752	2 "Minority group" means a group that is a readily
1753	1753	3 identifiable subset of the U.S. population that is
1754	1754	4 distinguished by racial, ethnic, or cultural heritage and that
1755	1755	5 is made up of persons who are any of the following:
1756	1756	6 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
1757	1757	7 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
1758	1758	8 America, including Central America, and who maintains
1759	1759	9 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
1760	1760	10 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
1761	1761	11 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
1762	1762	12 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
1763	1763	13 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
1764	1764	14 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
1765	1765	15 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
1766	1766	16 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
1767	1767	17 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
1768	1768	18 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
1769	1769	19 culture or origin, regardless of race).
1770	1770	20 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
1771	1771	21 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
1772	1772	22 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
1773	1773	23 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
1774	1774	24 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
1775	1775	25 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
1776	1776	26 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
1777	1777
1778	1778
1779	1779
1780	1780
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1787	1787	1 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
1788	1788	2 "Project of clinical research" includes a clinical trial.
1789	1789	3 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
1790	1790	4 Section 60. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
1791	1791	5 Act is amended by changing Section 23.1 as follows:
1792	1792	6 (70 ILCS 210/23.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1)
1793	1793	7 Sec. 23.1. Affirmative action.
1794	1794	8 (a) The Authority shall, within 90 days after the
1795	1795	9 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984, establish and
1796	1796	10 maintain an affirmative action program designed to promote
1797	1797	11 equal employment opportunity and eliminate the effects of past
1798	1798	12 discrimination. Such program shall include a plan, including
1799	1799	13 timetables where appropriate, which shall specify goals and
1800	1800	14 methods for increasing participation by women and minorities
1801	1801	15 in employment, including employment related to the planning,
1802	1802	16 organization, and staging of the games, by the Authority and
1803	1803	17 by parties which contract with the Authority. The Authority
1804	1804	18 shall submit a detailed plan with the General Assembly prior
1805	1805	19 to September 1 of each year. Such program shall also establish
1806	1806	20 procedures and sanctions, which the Authority shall enforce to
1807	1807	21 ensure compliance with the plan established pursuant to this
1808	1808	22 Section and with State and federal laws and regulations
1809	1809	23 relating to the employment of women and minorities. A
1810	1810	24 determination by the Authority as to whether a party to a
1811	1811
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1821	1821	1 contract with the Authority has achieved the goals or employed
1822	1822	2 the methods for increasing participation by women and
1823	1823	3 minorities shall be determined in accordance with the terms of
1824	1824	4 such contracts or the applicable provisions of rules and
1825	1825	5 regulations of the Authority existing at the time such
1826	1826	6 contract was executed, including any provisions for
1827	1827	7 consideration of good faith efforts at compliance which the
1828	1828	8 Authority may reasonably adopt.
1829	1829	9 (b) The Authority shall adopt and maintain minority-owned
1830	1830	10 and women-owned business enterprise procurement programs under
1831	1831	11 the affirmative action program described in subsection (a) for
1832	1832	12 any and all work, including all contracting related to the
1833	1833	13 planning, organization, and staging of the games, undertaken
1834	1834	14 by the Authority. That work shall include, but is not limited
1835	1835	15 to, the purchase of professional services, construction
1836	1836	16 services, supplies, materials, and equipment. The programs
1837	1837	17 shall establish goals of awarding not less than 25% of the
1838	1838	18 annual dollar value of all contracts, purchase orders, or
1839	1839	19 other agreements (collectively referred to as "contracts") to
1840	1840	20 minority-owned businesses and 5% of the annual dollar value of
1841	1841	21 all contracts to women-owned businesses. Without limiting the
1842	1842	22 generality of the foregoing, the programs shall require in
1843	1843	23 connection with the prequalification or consideration of
1844	1844	24 vendors for professional service contracts, construction
1845	1845	25 contracts, and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment,
1846	1846	26 and services that each proposer or bidder submit as part of his
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1857	1857	1 or her proposal or bid a commitment detailing how he or she
1858	1858	2 will expend 25% or more of the dollar value of his or her
1859	1859	3 contracts with one or more minority-owned businesses and 5% or
1860	1860	4 more of the dollar value with one or more women-owned
1861	1861	5 businesses. Bids or proposals that do not include such
1862	1862	6 detailed commitments are not responsive and shall be rejected
1863	1863	7 unless the Authority deems it appropriate to grant a waiver of
1864	1864	8 these requirements. In addition the Authority may, in
1865	1865	9 connection with the selection of providers of professional
1866	1866	10 services, reserve the right to select a minority-owned or
1867	1867	11 women-owned business or businesses to fulfill the commitment
1868	1868	12 to minority and woman business participation. The commitment
1869	1869	13 to minority and woman business participation may be met by the
1870	1870	14 contractor or professional service provider's status as a
1871	1871	15 minority-owned or women-owned business, by joint venture or by
1872	1872	16 subcontracting a portion of the work with or purchasing
1873	1873	17 materials for the work from one or more such businesses, or by
1874	1874	18 any combination thereof. Each contract shall require the
1875	1875	19 contractor or provider to submit a certified monthly report
1876	1876	20 detailing the status of that contractor or provider's
1877	1877	21 compliance with the Authority's minority-owned and women-owned
1878	1878	22 business enterprise procurement program. The Authority, after
1879	1879	23 reviewing the monthly reports of the contractors and
1880	1880	24 providers, shall compile a comprehensive report regarding
1881	1881	25 compliance with this procurement program and file it quarterly
1882	1882	26 with the General Assembly. If, in connection with a particular
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1893	1893	1 contract, the Authority determines that it is impracticable or
1894	1894	2 excessively costly to obtain minority-owned or women-owned
1895	1895	3 businesses to perform sufficient work to fulfill the
1896	1896	4 commitment required by this subsection, the Authority shall
1897	1897	5 reduce or waive the commitment in the contract, as may be
1898	1898	6 appropriate. The Authority shall establish rules and
1899	1899	7 regulations setting forth the standards to be used in
1900	1900	8 determining whether or not a reduction or waiver is
1901	1901	9 appropriate. The terms "minority-owned business" and
1902	1902	10 "women-owned business" have the meanings given to those terms
1903	1903	11 in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
1904	1904	12 with Disabilities Act.
1905	1905	13 (c) The Authority shall adopt and maintain an affirmative
1906	1906	14 action program in connection with the hiring of minorities and
1907	1907	15 women on the Expansion Project and on any and all construction
1908	1908	16 projects, including all contracting related to the planning,
1909	1909	17 organization, and staging of the games, undertaken by the
1910	1910	18 Authority. The program shall be designed to promote equal
1911	1911	19 employment opportunity and shall specify the goals and methods
1912	1912	20 for increasing the participation of minorities and women in a
1913	1913	21 representative mix of job classifications required to perform
1914	1914	22 the respective contracts awarded by the Authority.
1915	1915	23 (d) In connection with the Expansion Project, the
1916	1916	24 Authority shall incorporate the following elements into its
1917	1917	25 minority-owned and women-owned business procurement programs
1918	1918	26 to the extent feasible: (1) a major contractors program that
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1929	1929	1 permits minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses
1930	1930	2 to bear significant responsibility and risk for a portion of
1931	1931	3 the project; (2) a mentor/protege program that provides
1932	1932	4 financial, technical, managerial, equipment, and personnel
1933	1933	5 support to minority-owned businesses and women-owned
1934	1934	6 businesses; (3) an emerging firms program that includes
1935	1935	7 minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses that
1936	1936	8 would not otherwise qualify for the project due to
1937	1937	9 inexperience or limited resources; (4) a small projects
1938	1938	10 program that includes participation by smaller minority-owned
1939	1939	11 businesses and women-owned businesses on jobs where the total
1940	1940	12 dollar value is $5,000,000 or less; and (5) a set-aside
1941	1941	13 program that will identify contracts requiring the expenditure
1942	1942	14 of funds less than $50,000 for bids to be submitted solely by
1943	1943	15 minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses.
1944	1944	16 (e) The Authority is authorized to enter into agreements
1945	1945	17 with contractors' associations, labor unions, and the
1946	1946	18 contractors working on the Expansion Project to establish an
1947	1947	19 Apprenticeship Preparedness Training Program to provide for an
1948	1948	20 increase in the number of minority and women journeymen and
1949	1949	21 apprentices in the building trades and to enter into
1950	1950	22 agreements with Community College District 508 to provide
1951	1951	23 readiness training. The Authority is further authorized to
1952	1952	24 enter into contracts with public and private educational
1953	1953	25 institutions and persons in the hospitality industry to
1954	1954	26 provide training for employment in the hospitality industry.
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1965	1965	1 (f) McCormick Place Advisory Board. There is created a
1966	1966	2 McCormick Place Advisory Board composed as follows: 2 members
1967	1967	3 shall be appointed by the Mayor of Chicago; 2 members shall be
1968	1968	4 appointed by the Governor; 2 members shall be State Senators
1969	1969	5 appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 members shall be
1970	1970	6 State Senators appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
1971	1971	7 2 members shall be State Representatives appointed by the
1972	1972	8 Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 2 members shall
1973	1973	9 be State Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of
1974	1974	10 the House of Representatives. The terms of all previously
1975	1975	11 appointed members of the Advisory Board expire on the
1976	1976	12 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
1977	1977	13 Assembly. A State Senator or State Representative member may
1978	1978	14 appoint a designee to serve on the McCormick Place Advisory
1979	1979	15 Board in his or her absence.
1980	1980	16 A "member of a minority group" shall mean a person who is a
1981	1981	17 citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and
1982	1982	18 who is any of the following:
1983	1983	19 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
1984	1984	20 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
1985	1985	21 America, including Central America, and who maintains
1986	1986	22 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
1987	1987	23 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
1988	1988	24 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
1989	1989	25 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
1990	1990	26 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
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2001	2001	1 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
2002	2002	2 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
2003	2003	3 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
2004	2004	4 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
2005	2005	5 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
2006	2006	6 culture or origin, regardless of race).
2007	2007	7 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
2008	2008	8 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
2009	2009	9 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
2010	2010	10 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
2011	2011	11 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
2012	2012	12 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
2013	2013	13 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
2014	2014	14 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
2015	2015	15 Members of the McCormick Place Advisory Board shall serve
2016	2016	16 2-year terms and until their successors are appointed, except
2017	2017	17 members who serve as a result of their elected position whose
2018	2018	18 terms shall continue as long as they hold their designated
2019	2019	19 elected positions. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment
2020	2020	20 for the unexpired term in the same manner as original
2021	2021	21 appointments are made. The McCormick Place Advisory Board
2022	2022	22 shall elect its own chairperson.
2023	2023	23 Members of the McCormick Place Advisory Board shall serve
2024	2024	24 without compensation but, at the Authority's discretion, shall
2025	2025	25 be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with the
2026	2026	26 performance of their duties.
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2037	2037	1 The McCormick Place Advisory Board shall meet quarterly,
2038	2038	2 or as needed, shall produce any reports it deems necessary,
2039	2039	3 and shall:
2040	2040	4 (1) Work with the Authority on ways to improve the
2041	2041	5 area physically and economically;
2042	2042	6 (2) Work with the Authority regarding potential means
2043	2043	7 for providing increased economic opportunities to
2044	2044	8 minorities and women produced indirectly or directly from
2045	2045	9 the construction and operation of the Expansion Project;
2046	2046	10 (3) Work with the Authority to minimize any potential
2047	2047	11 impact on the area surrounding the McCormick Place
2048	2048	12 Expansion Project, including any impact on minority-owned
2049	2049	13 or women-owned businesses, resulting from the construction
2050	2050	14 and operation of the Expansion Project;
2051	2051	15 (4) Work with the Authority to find candidates for
2052	2052	16 building trades apprenticeships, for employment in the
2053	2053	17 hospitality industry, and to identify job training
2054	2054	18 programs;
2055	2055	19 (5) Work with the Authority to implement the
2056	2056	20 provisions of subsections (a) through (e) of this Section
2057	2057	21 in the construction of the Expansion Project, including
2058	2058	22 the Authority's goal of awarding not less than 25% and 5%
2059	2059	23 of the annual dollar value of contracts to minority-owned
2060	2060	24 and women-owned businesses, the outreach program for
2061	2061	25 minorities and women, and the mentor/protege program for
2062	2062	26 providing assistance to minority-owned and women-owned
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2073	2073	1 businesses.
2074	2074	2 (g) The Authority shall comply with subsection (e) of
2075	2075	3 Section 5-42 of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (2016)
2076	2076	4 Law. For purposes of this Section, the term "games" has the
2077	2077	5 meaning set forth in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
2078	2078	6 (2016) Law.
2079	2079	7 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
2080	2080	8 Section 65. The School Code is amended by changing
2081	2081	9 Sections 27-21 and 34-18 as follows:
2082	2082	10 (105 ILCS 5/27-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-21)
2083	2083	11 Sec. 27-21. History of United States. History of the
2084	2084	12 United States shall be taught in all public schools and in all
2085	2085	13 other educational institutions in this State supported or
2086	2086	14 maintained, in whole or in part, by public funds. The teaching
2087	2087	15 of history shall have as one of its objectives the imparting to
2088	2088	16 pupils of a comprehensive idea of our democratic form of
2089	2089	17 government and the principles for which our government stands
2090	2090	18 as regards other nations, including the studying of the place
2091	2091	19 of our government in world-wide movements and the leaders
2092	2092	20 thereof, with particular stress upon the basic principles and
2093	2093	21 ideals of our representative form of government. The teaching
2094	2094	22 of history shall include a study of the role and contributions
2095	2095	23 of African Americans and other ethnic groups, including, but
2096	2096	24 not restricted to, Polish, Lithuanian, German, Hungarian,
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2107	2107	1 Irish, Bohemian, Russian, Albanian, Italian, Czech, Slovak,
2108	2108	2 French, Scots, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Arabs, etc., in the
2109	2109	3 history of this country and this State. To reinforce the study
2110	2110	4 of the role and contributions of Hispanics, such curriculum
2111	2111	5 shall include the study of the events related to the forceful
2112	2112	6 removal and illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S.
2113	2113	7 citizens during the Great Depression. In public schools only,
2114	2114	8 the teaching of history shall include a study of the roles and
2115	2115	9 contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
2116	2116	10 people in the history of this country and this State. The
2117	2117	11 teaching of history also shall include a study of the role of
2118	2118	12 labor unions and their interaction with government in
2119	2119	13 achieving the goals of a mixed free enterprise system.
2120	2120	14 Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the teaching of
2121	2121	15 history must also include instruction on the history of
2122	2122	16 Illinois. The teaching of history shall include the
2123	2123	17 contributions made to society by Americans of different faith
2124	2124	18 practices, including, but not limited to, Muslim Americans,
2125	2125	19 Jewish Americans, Christian Americans, Hindu Americans, Sikh
2126	2126	20 Americans, Buddhist Americans, and any other collective
2127	2127	21 community of faith that has shaped America. No pupils shall be
2128	2128	22 graduated from the eighth grade of any public school unless he
2129	2129	23 or she has received such instruction in the history of the
2130	2130	24 United States and gives evidence of having a comprehensive
2131	2131	25 knowledge thereof, which may be administered remotely.
2132	2132	26 (Source: P.A. 101-227, eff. 7-1-20; 101-341, eff. 1-1-20;
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2143	2143	1 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-411, eff. 1-1-22.)
2144	2144	2 (105 ILCS 5/34-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18)
2145	2145	3 Sec. 34-18. Powers of the board. The board shall exercise
2146	2146	4 general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education
2147	2147	5 and the public school system of the city, and, except as
2148	2148	6 otherwise provided by this Article, shall have power:
2149	2149	7 1. To make suitable provision for the establishment
2150	2150	8 and maintenance throughout the year or for such portion
2151	2151	9 thereof as it may direct, not less than 9 months and in
2152	2152	10 compliance with Section 10-19.05, of schools of all grades
2153	2153	11 and kinds, including normal schools, high schools, night
2154	2154	12 schools, schools for defectives and delinquents, parental
2155	2155	13 and truant schools, schools for the blind, the deaf, and
2156	2156	14 persons with physical disabilities, schools or classes in
2157	2157	15 manual training, constructural and vocational teaching,
2158	2158	16 domestic arts, and physical culture, vocation and
2159	2159	17 extension schools and lecture courses, and all other
2160	2160	18 educational courses and facilities, including
2161	2161	19 establishing, equipping, maintaining and operating
2162	2162	20 playgrounds and recreational programs, when such programs
2163	2163	21 are conducted in, adjacent to, or connected with any
2164	2164	22 public school under the general supervision and
2165	2165	23 jurisdiction of the board; provided that the calendar for
2166	2166	24 the school term and any changes must be submitted to and
2167	2167	25 approved by the State Board of Education before the
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2178	2178	1 calendar or changes may take effect, and provided that in
2179	2179	2 allocating funds from year to year for the operation of
2180	2180	3 all attendance centers within the district, the board
2181	2181	4 shall ensure that supplemental general State aid or
2182	2182	5 supplemental grant funds are allocated and applied in
2183	2183	6 accordance with Section 18-8, 18-8.05, or 18-8.15. To
2184	2184	7 admit to such schools without charge foreign exchange
2185	2185	8 students who are participants in an organized exchange
2186	2186	9 student program which is authorized by the board. The
2187	2187	10 board shall permit all students to enroll in
2188	2188	11 apprenticeship programs in trade schools operated by the
2189	2189	12 board, whether those programs are union-sponsored or not.
2190	2190	13 No student shall be refused admission into or be excluded
2191	2191	14 from any course of instruction offered in the common
2192	2192	15 schools by reason of that student's sex. No student shall
2193	2193	16 be denied equal access to physical education and
2194	2194	17 interscholastic athletic programs supported from school
2195	2195	18 district funds or denied participation in comparable
2196	2196	19 physical education and athletic programs solely by reason
2197	2197	20 of the student's sex. Equal access to programs supported
2198	2198	21 from school district funds and comparable programs will be
2199	2199	22 defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of
2200	2200	23 Education in consultation with the Illinois High School
2201	2201	24 Association. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
2202	2202	25 Article, neither the board of education nor any local
2203	2203	26 school council or other school official shall recommend
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2214	2214	1 that children with disabilities be placed into regular
2215	2215	2 education classrooms unless those children with
2216	2216	3 disabilities are provided with supplementary services to
2217	2217	4 assist them so that they benefit from the regular
2218	2218	5 classroom instruction and are included on the teacher's
2219	2219	6 regular education class register;
2220	2220	7 2. To furnish lunches to pupils, to make a reasonable
2221	2221	8 charge therefor, and to use school funds for the payment
2222	2222	9 of such expenses as the board may determine are necessary
2223	2223	10 in conducting the school lunch program;
2224	2224	11 3. To co-operate with the circuit court;
2225	2225	12 4. To make arrangements with the public or
2226	2226	13 quasi-public libraries and museums for the use of their
2227	2227	14 facilities by teachers and pupils of the public schools;
2228	2228	15 5. To employ dentists and prescribe their duties for
2229	2229	16 the purpose of treating the pupils in the schools, but
2230	2230	17 accepting such treatment shall be optional with parents or
2231	2231	18 guardians;
2232	2232	19 6. To grant the use of assembly halls and classrooms
2233	2233	20 when not otherwise needed, including light, heat, and
2234	2234	21 attendants, for free public lectures, concerts, and other
2235	2235	22 educational and social interests, free of charge, under
2236	2236	23 such provisions and control as the principal of the
2237	2237	24 affected attendance center may prescribe;
2238	2238	25 7. To apportion the pupils to the several schools;
2239	2239	26 provided that no pupil shall be excluded from or
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2250	2250	1 segregated in any such school on account of his color,
2251	2251	2 race, sex, or nationality. The board shall take into
2252	2252	3 consideration the prevention of segregation and the
2253	2253	4 elimination of separation of children in public schools
2254	2254	5 because of color, race, sex, or nationality. Except that
2255	2255	6 children may be committed to or attend parental and social
2256	2256	7 adjustment schools established and maintained either for
2257	2257	8 boys or girls only. All records pertaining to the
2258	2258	9 creation, alteration or revision of attendance areas shall
2259	2259	10 be open to the public. Nothing herein shall limit the
2260	2260	11 board's authority to establish multi-area attendance
2261	2261	12 centers or other student assignment systems for
2262	2262	13 desegregation purposes or otherwise, and to apportion the
2263	2263	14 pupils to the several schools. Furthermore, beginning in
2264	2264	15 school year 1994-95, pursuant to a board plan adopted by
2265	2265	16 October 1, 1993, the board shall offer, commencing on a
2266	2266	17 phased-in basis, the opportunity for families within the
2267	2267	18 school district to apply for enrollment of their children
2268	2268	19 in any attendance center within the school district which
2269	2269	20 does not have selective admission requirements approved by
2270	2270	21 the board. The appropriate geographical area in which such
2271	2271	22 open enrollment may be exercised shall be determined by
2272	2272	23 the board of education. Such children may be admitted to
2273	2273	24 any such attendance center on a space available basis
2274	2274	25 after all children residing within such attendance
2275	2275	26 center's area have been accommodated. If the number of
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2286	2286	1 applicants from outside the attendance area exceed the
2287	2287	2 space available, then successful applicants shall be
2288	2288	3 selected by lottery. The board of education's open
2289	2289	4 enrollment plan must include provisions that allow
2290	2290	5 low-income students to have access to transportation
2291	2291	6 needed to exercise school choice. Open enrollment shall be
2292	2292	7 in compliance with the provisions of the Consent Decree
2293	2293	8 and Desegregation Plan cited in Section 34-1.01;
2294	2294	9 8. To approve programs and policies for providing
2295	2295	10 transportation services to students. Nothing herein shall
2296	2296	11 be construed to permit or empower the State Board of
2297	2297	12 Education to order, mandate, or require busing or other
2298	2298	13 transportation of pupils for the purpose of achieving
2299	2299	14 racial balance in any school;
2300	2300	15 9. Subject to the limitations in this Article, to
2301	2301	16 establish and approve system-wide curriculum objectives
2302	2302	17 and standards, including graduation standards, which
2303	2303	18 reflect the multi-cultural diversity in the city and are
2304	2304	19 consistent with State law, provided that for all purposes
2305	2305	20 of this Article courses or proficiency in American Sign
2306	2306	21 Language shall be deemed to constitute courses or
2307	2307	22 proficiency in a foreign language; and to employ
2308	2308	23 principals and teachers, appointed as provided in this
2309	2309	24 Article, and fix their compensation. The board shall
2310	2310	25 prepare such reports related to minimal competency testing
2311	2311	26 as may be requested by the State Board of Education and, in
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2322	2322	1 addition, shall monitor and approve special education and
2323	2323	2 bilingual education programs and policies within the
2324	2324	3 district to ensure that appropriate services are provided
2325	2325	4 in accordance with applicable State and federal laws to
2326	2326	5 children requiring services and education in those areas;
2327	2327	6 10. To employ non-teaching personnel or utilize
2328	2328	7 volunteer personnel for: (i) non-teaching duties not
2329	2329	8 requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils,
2330	2330	9 including library duties; and (ii) supervising study
2331	2331	10 halls, long distance teaching reception areas used
2332	2332	11 incident to instructional programs transmitted by
2333	2333	12 electronic media such as computers, video, and audio,
2334	2334	13 detention and discipline areas, and school-sponsored
2335	2335	14 extracurricular activities. The board may further utilize
2336	2336	15 volunteer nonlicensed personnel or employ nonlicensed
2337	2337	16 personnel to assist in the instruction of pupils under the
2338	2338	17 immediate supervision of a teacher holding a valid
2339	2339	18 educator license, directly engaged in teaching subject
2340	2340	19 matter or conducting activities; provided that the teacher
2341	2341	20 shall be continuously aware of the nonlicensed persons'
2342	2342	21 activities and shall be able to control or modify them.
2343	2343	22 The general superintendent shall determine qualifications
2344	2344	23 of such personnel and shall prescribe rules for
2345	2345	24 determining the duties and activities to be assigned to
2346	2346	25 such personnel;
2347	2347	26 10.5. To utilize volunteer personnel from a regional
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2358	2358	1 School Crisis Assistance Team (S.C.A.T.), created as part
2359	2359	2 of the Safe to Learn Program established pursuant to
2360	2360	3 Section 25 of the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of
2361	2361	4 1995, to provide assistance to schools in times of
2362	2362	5 violence or other traumatic incidents within a school
2363	2363	6 community by providing crisis intervention services to
2364	2364	7 lessen the effects of emotional trauma on individuals and
2365	2365	8 the community; the School Crisis Assistance Team Steering
2366	2366	9 Committee shall determine the qualifications for
2367	2367	10 volunteers;
2368	2368	11 11. To provide television studio facilities in not to
2369	2369	12 exceed one school building and to provide programs for
2370	2370	13 educational purposes, provided, however, that the board
2371	2371	14 shall not construct, acquire, operate, or maintain a
2372	2372	15 television transmitter; to grant the use of its studio
2373	2373	16 facilities to a licensed television station located in the
2374	2374	17 school district; and to maintain and operate not to exceed
2375	2375	18 one school radio transmitting station and provide programs
2376	2376	19 for educational purposes;
2377	2377	20 12. To offer, if deemed appropriate, outdoor education
2378	2378	21 courses, including field trips within the State of
2379	2379	22 Illinois, or adjacent states, and to use school
2380	2380	23 educational funds for the expense of the said outdoor
2381	2381	24 educational programs, whether within the school district
2382	2382	25 or not;
2383	2383	26 13. During that period of the calendar year not
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2394	2394	1 embraced within the regular school term, to provide and
2395	2395	2 conduct courses in subject matters normally embraced in
2396	2396	3 the program of the schools during the regular school term
2397	2397	4 and to give regular school credit for satisfactory
2398	2398	5 completion by the student of such courses as may be
2399	2399	6 approved for credit by the State Board of Education;
2400	2400	7 14. To insure against any loss or liability of the
2401	2401	8 board, the former School Board Nominating Commission,
2402	2402	9 Local School Councils, the Chicago Schools Academic
2403	2403	10 Accountability Council, or the former Subdistrict Councils
2404	2404	11 or of any member, officer, agent, or employee thereof,
2405	2405	12 resulting from alleged violations of civil rights arising
2406	2406	13 from incidents occurring on or after September 5, 1967 or
2407	2407	14 from the wrongful or negligent act or omission of any such
2408	2408	15 person whether occurring within or without the school
2409	2409	16 premises, provided the officer, agent, or employee was, at
2410	2410	17 the time of the alleged violation of civil rights or
2411	2411	18 wrongful act or omission, acting within the scope of his
2412	2412	19 or her employment or under direction of the board, the
2413	2413	20 former School Board Nominating Commission, the Chicago
2414	2414	21 Schools Academic Accountability Council, Local School
2415	2415	22 Councils, or the former Subdistrict Councils; and to
2416	2416	23 provide for or participate in insurance plans for its
2417	2417	24 officers and employees, including, but not limited to,
2418	2418	25 retirement annuities, medical, surgical and
2419	2419	26 hospitalization benefits in such types and amounts as may
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2430	2430	1 be determined by the board; provided, however, that the
2431	2431	2 board shall contract for such insurance only with an
2432	2432	3 insurance company authorized to do business in this State.
2433	2433	4 Such insurance may include provision for employees who
2434	2434	5 rely on treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone for
2435	2435	6 healing, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a
2436	2436	7 recognized religious denomination;
2437	2437	8 15. To contract with the corporate authorities of any
2438	2438	9 municipality or the county board of any county, as the
2439	2439	10 case may be, to provide for the regulation of traffic in
2440	2440	11 parking areas of property used for school purposes, in
2441	2441	12 such manner as is provided by Section 11-209 of the
2442	2442	13 Illinois Vehicle Code;
2443	2443	14 16. (a) To provide, on an equal basis, access to a high
2444	2444	15 school campus and student directory information to the
2445	2445	16 official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of
2446	2446	17 Illinois and the United States for the purposes of
2447	2447	18 informing students of the educational and career
2448	2448	19 opportunities available in the military if the board has
2449	2449	20 provided such access to persons or groups whose purpose is
2450	2450	21 to acquaint students with educational or occupational
2451	2451	22 opportunities available to them. The board is not required
2452	2452	23 to give greater notice regarding the right of access to
2453	2453	24 recruiting representatives than is given to other persons
2454	2454	25 and groups. In this paragraph 16, "directory information"
2455	2455	26 means a high school student's name, address, and telephone
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2466	2466	1 number.
2467	2467	2 (b) If a student or his or her parent or guardian
2468	2468	3 submits a signed, written request to the high school
2469	2469	4 before the end of the student's sophomore year (or if the
2470	2470	5 student is a transfer student, by another time set by the
2471	2471	6 high school) that indicates that the student or his or her
2472	2472	7 parent or guardian does not want the student's directory
2473	2473	8 information to be provided to official recruiting
2474	2474	9 representatives under subsection (a) of this Section, the
2475	2475	10 high school may not provide access to the student's
2476	2476	11 directory information to these recruiting representatives.
2477	2477	12 The high school shall notify its students and their
2478	2478	13 parents or guardians of the provisions of this subsection
2479	2479	14 (b).
2480	2480	15 (c) A high school may require official recruiting
2481	2481	16 representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the
2482	2482	17 United States to pay a fee for copying and mailing a
2483	2483	18 student's directory information in an amount that is not
2484	2484	19 more than the actual costs incurred by the high school.
2485	2485	20 (d) Information received by an official recruiting
2486	2486	21 representative under this Section may be used only to
2487	2487	22 provide information to students concerning educational and
2488	2488	23 career opportunities available in the military and may not
2489	2489	24 be released to a person who is not involved in recruiting
2490	2490	25 students for the armed forces of Illinois or the United
2491	2491	26 States;
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2502	2502	1 17. (a) To sell or market any computer program
2503	2503	2 developed by an employee of the school district, provided
2504	2504	3 that such employee developed the computer program as a
2505	2505	4 direct result of his or her duties with the school
2506	2506	5 district or through the utilization of school district
2507	2507	6 resources or facilities. The employee who developed the
2508	2508	7 computer program shall be entitled to share in the
2509	2509	8 proceeds of such sale or marketing of the computer
2510	2510	9 program. The distribution of such proceeds between the
2511	2511	10 employee and the school district shall be as agreed upon
2512	2512	11 by the employee and the school district, except that
2513	2513	12 neither the employee nor the school district may receive
2514	2514	13 more than 90% of such proceeds. The negotiation for an
2515	2515	14 employee who is represented by an exclusive bargaining
2516	2516	15 representative may be conducted by such bargaining
2517	2517	16 representative at the employee's request.
2518	2518	17 (b) For the purpose of this paragraph 17:
2519	2519	18 (1) "Computer" means an internally programmed,
2520	2520	19 general purpose digital device capable of
2521	2521	20 automatically accepting data, processing data and
2522	2522	21 supplying the results of the operation.
2523	2523	22 (2) "Computer program" means a series of coded
2524	2524	23 instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a
2525	2525	24 computer, which causes the computer to process data in
2526	2526	25 order to achieve a certain result.
2527	2527	26 (3) "Proceeds" means profits derived from the
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2538	2538	1 marketing or sale of a product after deducting the
2539	2539	2 expenses of developing and marketing such product;
2540	2540	3 18. To delegate to the general superintendent of
2541	2541	4 schools, by resolution, the authority to approve contracts
2542	2542	5 and expenditures in amounts of $10,000 or less;
2543	2543	6 19. Upon the written request of an employee, to
2544	2544	7 withhold from the compensation of that employee any dues,
2545	2545	8 payments, or contributions payable by such employee to any
2546	2546	9 labor organization as defined in the Illinois Educational
2547	2547	10 Labor Relations Act. Under such arrangement, an amount
2548	2548	11 shall be withheld from each regular payroll period which
2549	2549	12 is equal to the pro rata share of the annual dues plus any
2550	2550	13 payments or contributions, and the board shall transmit
2551	2551	14 such withholdings to the specified labor organization
2552	2552	15 within 10 working days from the time of the withholding;
2553	2553	16 19a. Upon receipt of notice from the comptroller of a
2554	2554	17 municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a
2555	2555	18 county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook
2556	2556	19 County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park
2557	2557	20 District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the
2558	2558	21 Chicago Transit Authority, or a housing authority of a
2559	2559	22 municipality with a population of 500,000 or more that a
2560	2560	23 debt is due and owing the municipality, the county, the
2561	2561	24 Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park
2562	2562	25 District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the
2563	2563	26 Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing authority by an
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2574	2574	1 employee of the Chicago Board of Education, to withhold,
2575	2575	2 from the compensation of that employee, the amount of the
2576	2576	3 debt that is due and owing and pay the amount withheld to
2577	2577	4 the municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest
2578	2578	5 Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
2579	2579	6 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago
2580	2580	7 Transit Authority, or the housing authority; provided,
2581	2581	8 however, that the amount deducted from any one salary or
2582	2582	9 wage payment shall not exceed 25% of the net amount of the
2583	2583	10 payment. Before the Board deducts any amount from any
2584	2584	11 salary or wage of an employee under this paragraph, the
2585	2585	12 municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
2586	2586	13 District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
2587	2587	14 Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,
2588	2588	15 or the housing authority shall certify that (i) the
2589	2589	16 employee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to
2590	2590	17 dispute the debt that is due and owing the municipality,
2591	2591	18 the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the
2592	2592	19 Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
2593	2593	20 District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing
2594	2594	21 authority and (ii) the employee has received notice of a
2595	2595	22 wage deduction order and has been afforded an opportunity
2596	2596	23 for a hearing to object to the order. For purposes of this
2597	2597	24 paragraph, "net amount" means that part of the salary or
2598	2598	25 wage payment remaining after the deduction of any amounts
2599	2599	26 required by law to be deducted and "debt due and owing"
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2610	2610	1 means (i) a specified sum of money owed to the
2611	2611	2 municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
2612	2612	3 District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
2613	2613	4 Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,
2614	2614	5 or the housing authority for services, work, or goods,
2615	2615	6 after the period granted for payment has expired, or (ii)
2616	2616	7 a specified sum of money owed to the municipality, the
2617	2617	8 county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the
2618	2618	9 Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
2619	2619	10 District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing
2620	2620	11 authority pursuant to a court order or order of an
2621	2621	12 administrative hearing officer after the exhaustion of, or
2622	2622	13 the failure to exhaust, judicial review;
2623	2623	14 20. The board is encouraged to employ a sufficient
2624	2624	15 number of licensed school counselors to maintain a
2625	2625	16 student/counselor ratio of 250 to 1. Each counselor shall
2626	2626	17 spend at least 75% of his work time in direct contact with
2627	2627	18 students and shall maintain a record of such time;
2628	2628	19 21. To make available to students vocational and
2629	2629	20 career counseling and to establish 5 special career
2630	2630	21 counseling days for students and parents. On these days
2631	2631	22 representatives of local businesses and industries shall
2632	2632	23 be invited to the school campus and shall inform students
2633	2633	24 of career opportunities available to them in the various
2634	2634	25 businesses and industries. Special consideration shall be
2635	2635	26 given to counseling minority students as to career
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2646	2646	1 opportunities available to them in various fields. For the
2647	2647	2 purposes of this paragraph, minority student means a
2648	2648	3 person who is any of the following:
2649	2649	4 (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
2650	2650	5 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
2651	2651	6 America, including Central America, and who maintains
2652	2652	7 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
2653	2653	8 (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
2654	2654	9 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
2655	2655	10 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
2656	2656	11 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
2657	2657	12 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
2658	2658	13 (c) Black or African American (a person having origins
2659	2659	14 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
2660	2660	15 (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
2661	2661	16 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
2662	2662	17 culture or origin, regardless of race).
2663	2663	18 (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
2664	2664	19 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
2665	2665	20 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
2666	2666	21 (f) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
2667	2667	22 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
2668	2668	23 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
2669	2669	24 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
2670	2670	25 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
2671	2671	26 Counseling days shall not be in lieu of regular school
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2682	2682	1 days;
2683	2683	2 22. To report to the State Board of Education the
2684	2684	3 annual student dropout rate and number of students who
2685	2685	4 graduate from, transfer from, or otherwise leave bilingual
2686	2686	5 programs;
2687	2687	6 23. Except as otherwise provided in the Abused and
2688	2688	7 Neglected Child Reporting Act or other applicable State or
2689	2689	8 federal law, to permit school officials to withhold, from
2690	2690	9 any person, information on the whereabouts of any child
2691	2691	10 removed from school premises when the child has been taken
2692	2692	11 into protective custody as a victim of suspected child
2693	2693	12 abuse. School officials shall direct such person to the
2694	2694	13 Department of Children and Family Services or to the local
2695	2695	14 law enforcement agency, if appropriate;
2696	2696	15 24. To develop a policy, based on the current state of
2697	2697	16 existing school facilities, projected enrollment, and
2698	2698	17 efficient utilization of available resources, for capital
2699	2699	18 improvement of schools and school buildings within the
2700	2700	19 district, addressing in that policy both the relative
2701	2701	20 priority for major repairs, renovations, and additions to
2702	2702	21 school facilities and the advisability or necessity of
2703	2703	22 building new school facilities or closing existing schools
2704	2704	23 to meet current or projected demographic patterns within
2705	2705	24 the district;
2706	2706	25 25. To make available to the students in every high
2707	2707	26 school attendance center the ability to take all courses
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2718	2718	1 necessary to comply with the Board of Higher Education's
2719	2719	2 college entrance criteria effective in 1993;
2720	2720	3 26. To encourage mid-career changes into the teaching
2721	2721	4 profession, whereby qualified professionals become
2722	2722	5 licensed teachers, by allowing credit for professional
2723	2723	6 employment in related fields when determining point of
2724	2724	7 entry on the teacher pay scale;
2725	2725	8 27. To provide or contract out training programs for
2726	2726	9 administrative personnel and principals with revised or
2727	2727	10 expanded duties pursuant to this Code in order to ensure
2728	2728	11 they have the knowledge and skills to perform their
2729	2729	12 duties;
2730	2730	13 28. To establish a fund for the prioritized special
2731	2731	14 needs programs, and to allocate such funds and other lump
2732	2732	15 sum amounts to each attendance center in a manner
2733	2733	16 consistent with the provisions of part 4 of Section
2734	2734	17 34-2.3. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
2735	2735	18 require any additional appropriations of State funds for
2736	2736	19 this purpose;
2737	2737	20 29. (Blank);
2738	2738	21 30. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or
2739	2739	22 any other law to the contrary, to contract with third
2740	2740	23 parties for services otherwise performed by employees,
2741	2741	24 including those in a bargaining unit, and to layoff those
2742	2742	25 employees upon 14 days written notice to the affected
2743	2743	26 employees. Those contracts may be for a period not to
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2754	2754	1 exceed 5 years and may be awarded on a system-wide basis.
2755	2755	2 The board may not operate more than 30 contract schools,
2756	2756	3 provided that the board may operate an additional 5
2757	2757	4 contract turnaround schools pursuant to item (5.5) of
2758	2758	5 subsection (d) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code, and the
2759	2759	6 governing bodies of contract schools are subject to the
2760	2760	7 Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act;
2761	2761	8 31. To promulgate rules establishing procedures
2762	2762	9 governing the layoff or reduction in force of employees
2763	2763	10 and the recall of such employees, including, but not
2764	2764	11 limited to, criteria for such layoffs, reductions in force
2765	2765	12 or recall rights of such employees and the weight to be
2766	2766	13 given to any particular criterion. Such criteria shall
2767	2767	14 take into account factors, including, but not limited to,
2768	2768	15 qualifications, certifications, experience, performance
2769	2769	16 ratings or evaluations, and any other factors relating to
2770	2770	17 an employee's job performance;
2771	2771	18 32. To develop a policy to prevent nepotism in the
2772	2772	19 hiring of personnel or the selection of contractors;
2773	2773	20 33. (Blank); and
2774	2774	21 34. To establish a Labor Management Council to the
2775	2775	22 board comprised of representatives of the board, the chief
2776	2776	23 executive officer, and those labor organizations that are
2777	2777	24 the exclusive representatives of employees of the board
2778	2778	25 and to promulgate policies and procedures for the
2779	2779	26 operation of the Council.
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2790	2790	1 The specifications of the powers herein granted are not to
2791	2791	2 be construed as exclusive, but the board shall also exercise
2792	2792	3 all other powers that may be requisite or proper for the
2793	2793	4 maintenance and the development of a public school system, not
2794	2794	5 inconsistent with the other provisions of this Article or
2795	2795	6 provisions of this Code which apply to all school districts.
2796	2796	7 In addition to the powers herein granted and authorized to
2797	2797	8 be exercised by the board, it shall be the duty of the board to
2798	2798	9 review or to direct independent reviews of special education
2799	2799	10 expenditures and services. The board shall file a report of
2800	2800	11 such review with the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1990.
2801	2801	12 (Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; 101-88, eff. 1-1-20;
2802	2802	13 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-894, eff.
2803	2803	14 5-20-22.)
2804	2804	15 Section 70. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
2805	2805	16 by changing Section 9.16 as follows:
2806	2806	17 (110 ILCS 205/9.16) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.16)
2807	2807	18 Sec. 9.16. Underrepresentation of certain groups in higher
2808	2808	19 education. To require public institutions of higher education
2809	2809	20 to develop and implement an equity plan and practices that
2810	2810	21 include methods and strategies to increase the access,
2811	2811	22 retention, completion, and student loan repayment rates of
2812	2812	23 minorities, rural students, adult students, women, and
2813	2813	24 individuals with disabilities who are traditionally
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2824	2824	1 underrepresented in education programs and activities. To
2825	2825	2 encourage private institutions of higher education to develop
2826	2826	3 and implement an equity plan and practices. For the purpose of
2827	2827	4 this Section, minorities shall mean persons residents who are
2828	2828	5 any of the following:
2829	2829	6 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
2830	2830	7 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
2831	2831	8 America, including Central America, and who maintains
2832	2832	9 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
2833	2833	10 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
2834	2834	11 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
2835	2835	12 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
2836	2836	13 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
2837	2837	14 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
2838	2838	15 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
2839	2839	16 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
2840	2840	17 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
2841	2841	18 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
2842	2842	19 culture or origin, regardless of race).
2843	2843	20 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
2844	2844	21 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
2845	2845	22 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
2846	2846	23 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
2847	2847	24 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
2848	2848	25 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
2849	2849	26 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
2850	2850
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2860	2860	1 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
2861	2861	2 The Board shall adopt any rules necessary to administer
2862	2862	3 this Section. The Board, in collaboration with the Illinois
2863	2863	4 Community College Board, shall also do the following:
2864	2864	5 (a) require all public institutions of higher
2865	2865	6 education to develop and submit an equity plan and
2866	2866	7 implement practices that, at a minimum, close gaps in
2867	2867	8 enrollment, retention, completion, and student loan
2868	2868	9 repayment rates for underrepresented groups and encourage
2869	2869	10 all private institutions of higher education to develop
2870	2870	11 and submit such equity plans and implement such practices;
2871	2871	12 (b) conduct periodic review of public institutions of
2872	2872	13 higher education and private institutions of higher
2873	2873	14 education to determine compliance with this Section; and
2874	2874	15 if the Board finds that a public institution of higher
2875	2875	16 education is not in compliance with this Section, it shall
2876	2876	17 notify the institution of steps to take to attain
2877	2877	18 compliance;
2878	2878	19 (c) provide advice and counsel pursuant to this
2879	2879	20 Section;
2880	2880	21 (d) conduct studies of the effectiveness and outcomes
2881	2881	22 of the methods and strategies outlined in an institution's
2882	2882	23 equity plan, as well as others designed to increase
2883	2883	24 participation and success of students in education
2884	2884	25 programs and activities in which minorities, rural
2885	2885	26 students, adult students, women, and individuals with
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2896	2896	1 disabilities are traditionally underrepresented, and
2897	2897	2 monitor and report the outcomes for students as a result
2898	2898	3 of the implementation of equity plans;
2899	2899	4 (e) require components of an institution's equity plan
2900	2900	5 to include strategies to increase minority student
2901	2901	6 recruitment, retention, and student loan repayment rates
2902	2902	7 in colleges and universities. In implementing this
2903	2903	8 paragraph, the Board shall undertake, but need not be
2904	2904	9 limited to, the following: the establishment of guidelines
2905	2905	10 and plans for public institutions of higher education and
2906	2906	11 private institutions of higher education for minority
2907	2907	12 student recruitment, retention, and student loan repayment
2908	2908	13 rates, including requirements to establish campus climate
2909	2909	14 and culture surveys, the review and monitoring of minority
2910	2910	15 student services, programs, and supports implemented at
2911	2911	16 public institutions of higher education and private
2912	2912	17 institutions of higher education to determine their
2913	2913	18 compliance with any guidelines and plans so established,
2914	2914	19 the determination of the effectiveness and funding
2915	2915	20 requirements of minority student services, programs, and
2916	2916	21 supports at public institutions of higher education and
2917	2917	22 private institutions of higher education, the
2918	2918	23 dissemination of successful programs as models, and the
2919	2919	24 encouragement of cooperative partnerships between
2920	2920	25 community colleges, local school attendance centers, and
2921	2921	26 4-year colleges and universities to support enrollment of
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2932	2932	1 minority students;
2933	2933	2 (f) mandate all public institutions of higher
2934	2934	3 education and encourage all private institutions of higher
2935	2935	4 education to submit data and information essential to
2936	2936	5 determine compliance with this Section. The Board shall
2937	2937	6 prescribe the format and the date for submission of this
2938	2938	7 data and any other education equity data; and
2939	2939	8 (g) report to the General Assembly and the Governor
2940	2940	9 annually with a description of the plans submitted by each
2941	2941	10 public institution of higher education and each private
2942	2942	11 institution of higher education for implementation of this
2943	2943	12 Section, including financial data relating to the most
2944	2944	13 recent fiscal year, the effectiveness of such plans and
2945	2945	14 programs and the effectiveness of the methods and
2946	2946	15 strategies developed by the Board in meeting the purposes
2947	2947	16 of this Section, the degree of compliance with this
2948	2948	17 Section by each public institution of higher education and
2949	2949	18 each private institution of higher education as determined
2950	2950	19 by the Board pursuant to its periodic review
2951	2951	20 responsibilities, and the findings made by the Board in
2952	2952	21 conducting its studies and monitoring student outcomes and
2953	2953	22 institutional success as required by paragraph (d) of this
2954	2954	23 Section. With respect to each public institution of higher
2955	2955	24 education and each private institution of higher
2956	2956	25 education, such report also shall include, but need not be
2957	2957	26 limited to, information with respect to each institution's
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2968	2968	1 minority program budget allocations; minority student
2969	2969	2 admission, retention and graduation and student loan
2970	2970	3 repayment rate statistics; admission, retention,
2971	2971	4 graduation, and student loan repayment rate statistics of
2972	2972	5 all students who are the first in their immediate family
2973	2973	6 to attend an institution of higher education; number of
2974	2974	7 financial assistance awards, not including student loans,
2975	2975	8 to undergraduate and graduate minority students; and
2976	2976	9 minority faculty representation. This paragraph shall not
2977	2977	10 be construed to prohibit the Board from making, preparing,
2978	2978	11 or issuing additional surveys or studies with respect to
2979	2979	12 minority education in Illinois.
2980	2980	13 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22;
2981	2981	14 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22; revised 7-26-22.)
2982	2982	15 Section 75. The Dental Student Grant Act is amended by
2983	2983	16 changing Section 3.07 as follows:
2984	2984	17 (110 ILCS 925/3.07) (from Ch. 144, par. 1503.07)
2985	2985	18 Sec. 3.07. "Racial minority" means a person who is any of
2986	2986	19 the following:
2987	2987	20 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
2988	2988	21 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
2989	2989	22 America, including Central America, and who maintains
2990	2990	23 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
2991	2991	24 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
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3002	3002	1 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
3003	3003	2 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
3004	3004	3 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
3005	3005	4 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
3006	3006	5 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
3007	3007	6 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
3008	3008	7 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
3009	3009	8 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
3010	3010	9 culture or origin, regardless of race).
3011	3011	10 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
3012	3012	11 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
3013	3013	12 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
3014	3014	13 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
3015	3015	14 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
3016	3016	15 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
3017	3017	16 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
3018	3018	17 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
3019	3019	18 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
3020	3020	19 Section 80. The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in
3021	3021	20 Illinois Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
3022	3022	21 (110 ILCS 930/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 2302)
3023	3023	22 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
3024	3024	23 context otherwise requires:
3025	3025	24 "Board" means the Board of Higher Education.
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3036	3036	1 "DFI" means the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in
3037	3037	2 Illinois Program of financial assistance to minorities who are
3038	3038	3 traditionally underrepresented as participants in
3039	3039	4 postsecondary education. The program shall assist them in
3040	3040	5 pursuing a graduate or professional degree and shall also
3041	3041	6 assist program graduates to find employment at an Illinois
3042	3042	7 institution of higher education, including a community
3043	3043	8 college, in a faculty or staff position.
3044	3044	9 "Program Board" means the entity created to administer the
3045	3045	10 grant program authorized by this Act.
3046	3046	11 "Qualified institution of higher education" means a
3047	3047	12 qualifying publicly or privately operated educational
3048	3048	13 institution located within Illinois (i) that offers
3049	3049	14 instruction leading toward or prerequisite to an academic or
3050	3050	15 professional degree beyond the baccalaureate degree, excluding
3051	3051	16 theological schools, and (ii) that is authorized to operate in
3052	3052	17 the State of Illinois.
3053	3053	18 "Racial minority" means a person who is a citizen of the
3054	3054	19 United States or a lawful permanent resident of the United
3055	3055	20 States and who is any of the following:
3056	3056	21 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
3057	3057	22 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
3058	3058	23 America, including Central America, and who maintains
3059	3059	24 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
3060	3060	25 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
3061	3061	26 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
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3072	3072	1 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
3073	3073	2 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
3074	3074	3 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
3075	3075	4 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
3076	3076	5 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
3077	3077	6 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
3078	3078	7 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
3079	3079	8 culture or origin, regardless of race).
3080	3080	9 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
3081	3081	10 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
3082	3082	11 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
3083	3083	12 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
3084	3084	13 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
3085	3085	14 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
3086	3086	15 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
3087	3087	16 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
3088	3088	17 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)
3089	3089	18 Section 85. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
3090	3090	19 amended by changing Sections 50, 65.30, and 65.110 as follows:
3091	3091	20 (110 ILCS 947/50)
3092	3092	21 Sec. 50. Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
3093	3093	22 program.
3094	3094	23 (a) As used in this Section:
3095	3095	24 "Eligible applicant" means a minority student who has
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3106	3106	1 graduated from high school or has received a State of
3107	3107	2 Illinois High School Diploma and has maintained a
3108	3108	3 cumulative grade point average of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0
3109	3109	4 scale, and who by reason thereof is entitled to apply for
3110	3110	5 scholarships to be awarded under this Section.
3111	3111	6 "Minority student" means a student who is any of the
3112	3112	7 following:
3113	3113	8 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
3114	3114	9 having origins in any of the original peoples of North
3115	3115	10 and South America, including Central America, and who
3116	3116	11 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
3117	3117	12 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
3118	3118	13 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
3119	3119	14 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
3120	3120	15 to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
3121	3121	16 Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
3122	3122	17 Vietnam).
3123	3123	18 (3) Black or African American (a person having
3124	3124	19 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
3125	3125	20 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,
3126	3126	21 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or
3127	3127	22 other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
3128	3128	23 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
3129	3129	24 person having origins in any of the original peoples
3130	3130	25 of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
3131	3131	26 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
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3142	3142	1 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab
3143	3143	2 Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait,
3144	3144	3 Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti,
3145	3145	4 Somalia, Palestine, Oman, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan,
3146	3146	5 Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
3147	3147	6 "Qualified bilingual minority applicant" means a
3148	3148	7 qualified student who demonstrates proficiency in a
3149	3149	8 language other than English by (i) receiving a State Seal
3150	3150	9 of Biliteracy from the State Board of Education or (ii)
3151	3151	10 receiving a passing score on an educator licensure target
3152	3152	11 language proficiency test.
3153	3153	12 "Qualified student" means a person (i) who is a
3154	3154	13 resident of this State and a citizen or permanent resident
3155	3155	14 of the United States; (ii) who is a minority student, as
3156	3156	15 defined in this Section; (iii) who, as an eligible
3157	3157	16 applicant, has made a timely application for a minority
3158	3158	17 teaching scholarship under this Section; (iv) who is
3159	3159	18 enrolled on at least a half-time basis at a qualified
3160	3160	19 Illinois institution of higher learning; (v) who is
3161	3161	20 enrolled in a course of study leading to teacher
3162	3162	21 licensure, including alternative teacher licensure, or, if
3163	3163	22 the student is already licensed to teach, in a course of
3164	3164	23 study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a
3165	3165	24 master's degree in an academic field in which he or she is
3166	3166	25 teaching or plans to teach or who has received one or more
3167	3167	26 College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to
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3178	3178	1 Section 80 of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
3179	3179	2 Act and commits to enrolling in a course of study leading
3180	3180	3 to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher
3181	3181	4 licensure; (vi) who maintains a grade point average of no
3182	3182	5 less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; and (vii) who continues to
3183	3183	6 advance satisfactorily toward the attainment of a degree.
3184	3184	7 (b) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois
3185	3185	8 minority students to pursue teaching careers at the preschool
3186	3186	9 or elementary or secondary school level and to address and
3187	3187	10 alleviate the teacher shortage crisis in this State described
3188	3188	11 under the provisions of the Transitions in Education Act, each
3189	3189	12 qualified student shall be awarded a minority teacher
3190	3190	13 scholarship to any qualified Illinois institution of higher
3191	3191	14 learning. However, preference may be given to qualified
3192	3192	15 applicants enrolled at or above the junior level.
3193	3193	16 (c) Each minority teacher scholarship awarded under this
3194	3194	17 Section shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and
3195	3195	18 fees and room and board costs of the qualified Illinois
3196	3196	19 institution of higher learning at which the recipient is
3197	3197	20 enrolled, up to an annual maximum of $5,000; except that in the
3198	3198	21 case of a recipient who does not reside on-campus at the
3199	3199	22 institution at which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the
3200	3200	23 scholarship shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee
3201	3201	24 expenses and a commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of
3202	3202	25 $5,000. However, if at least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a
3203	3203	26 given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois
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3214	3214	1 scholarship program, then, in each fiscal year thereafter,
3215	3215	2 each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be in an
3216	3216	3 amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room and
3217	3217	4 board costs of the qualified Illinois institution of higher
3218	3218	5 learning at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual
3219	3219	6 maximum of $7,500; except that in the case of a recipient who
3220	3220	7 does not reside on-campus at the institution at which he or she
3221	3221	8 is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship shall be sufficient
3222	3222	9 to pay tuition and fee expenses and a commuter allowance, up to
3223	3223	10 an annual maximum of $7,500.
3224	3224	11 (d) The total amount of minority teacher scholarship
3225	3225	12 assistance awarded by the Commission under this Section to an
3226	3226	13 individual in any given fiscal year, when added to other
3227	3227	14 financial assistance awarded to that individual for that year,
3228	3228	15 shall not exceed the cost of attendance at the institution at
3229	3229	16 which the student is enrolled. If the amount of minority
3230	3230	17 teacher scholarship to be awarded to a qualified student as
3231	3231	18 provided in subsection (c) of this Section exceeds the cost of
3232	3232	19 attendance at the institution at which the student is
3233	3233	20 enrolled, the minority teacher scholarship shall be reduced by
3234	3234	21 an amount equal to the amount by which the combined financial
3235	3235	22 assistance available to the student exceeds the cost of
3236	3236	23 attendance.
3237	3237	24 (e) The maximum number of academic terms for which a
3238	3238	25 qualified student can receive minority teacher scholarship
3239	3239	26 assistance shall be 8 semesters or 12 quarters.
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3250	3250	1 (f) In any academic year for which an eligible applicant
3251	3251	2 under this Section accepts financial assistance through the
3252	3252	3 Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program, as authorized by
3253	3253	4 Section 551 et seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the
3254	3254	5 applicant shall not be eligible for scholarship assistance
3255	3255	6 awarded under this Section.
3256	3256	7 (g) All applications for minority teacher scholarships to
3257	3257	8 be awarded under this Section shall be made to the Commission
3258	3258	9 on forms which the Commission shall provide for eligible
3259	3259	10 applicants. The form of applications and the information
3260	3260	11 required to be set forth therein shall be determined by the
3261	3261	12 Commission, and the Commission shall require eligible
3262	3262	13 applicants to submit with their applications such supporting
3263	3263	14 documents or recommendations as the Commission deems
3264	3264	15 necessary.
3265	3265	16 (h) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes,
3266	3266	17 payment of any minority teacher scholarship awarded under this
3267	3267	18 Section shall be determined by the Commission. All scholarship
3268	3268	19 funds distributed in accordance with this subsection shall be
3269	3269	20 paid to the institution and used only for payment of the
3270	3270	21 tuition and fee and room and board expenses incurred by the
3271	3271	22 student in connection with his or her attendance at a
3272	3272	23 qualified Illinois institution of higher learning. Any
3273	3273	24 minority teacher scholarship awarded under this Section shall
3274	3274	25 be applicable to 2 semesters or 3 quarters of enrollment. If a
3275	3275	26 qualified student withdraws from enrollment prior to
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3286	3286	1 completion of the first semester or quarter for which the
3287	3287	2 minority teacher scholarship is applicable, the school shall
3288	3288	3 refund to the Commission the full amount of the minority
3289	3289	4 teacher scholarship.
3290	3290	5 (i) The Commission shall administer the minority teacher
3291	3291	6 scholarship aid program established by this Section and shall
3292	3292	7 make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with this
3293	3293	8 Section for its effective implementation.
3294	3294	9 (j) When an appropriation to the Commission for a given
3295	3295	10 fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all
3296	3296	11 qualified students, the Commission shall allocate the
3297	3297	12 appropriation in accordance with this subsection. If funds are
3298	3298	13 insufficient to provide all qualified students with a
3299	3299	14 scholarship as authorized by this Section, the Commission
3300	3300	15 shall allocate the available scholarship funds for that fiscal
3301	3301	16 year to qualified students who submit a complete application
3302	3302	17 form on or before a date specified by the Commission based on
3303	3303	18 the following order of priority:
3304	3304	19 (1) To students who received a scholarship under this
3305	3305	20 Section in the prior academic year and who remain eligible
3306	3306	21 for a minority teacher scholarship under this Section.
3307	3307	22 (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (k), to
3308	3308	23 students who demonstrate financial need, as determined by
3309	3309	24 the Commission.
3310	3310	25 (k) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subsection (j), at
3311	3311	26 least 35% of the funds appropriated for scholarships awarded
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3322	3322	1 under this Section in each fiscal year shall be reserved for
3323	3323	2 qualified male minority applicants, with priority being given
3324	3324	3 to qualified Black male applicants beginning with fiscal year
3325	3325	4 2023. If the Commission does not receive enough applications
3326	3326	5 from qualified male minorities on or before January 1 of each
3327	3327	6 fiscal year to award 35% of the funds appropriated for these
3328	3328	7 scholarships to qualified male minority applicants, then the
3329	3329	8 Commission may award a portion of the reserved funds to
3330	3330	9 qualified female minority applicants in accordance with
3331	3331	10 subsection (j).
3332	3332	11 Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at least $2,850,000
3333	3333	12 but less than $4,200,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal
3334	3334	13 year for scholarships awarded under this Section, then at
3335	3335	14 least 10% of the funds appropriated shall be reserved for
3336	3336	15 qualified bilingual minority applicants, with priority being
3337	3337	16 given to qualified bilingual minority applicants who are
3338	3338	17 enrolled in an educator preparation program with a
3339	3339	18 concentration in bilingual, bicultural education. Beginning
3340	3340	19 with fiscal year 2023, if at least $4,200,000 is appropriated
3341	3341	20 in a given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois
3342	3342	21 scholarship program, then at least 30% of the funds
3343	3343	22 appropriated shall be reserved for qualified bilingual
3344	3344	23 minority applicants, with priority being given to qualified
3345	3345	24 bilingual minority applicants who are enrolled in an educator
3346	3346	25 preparation program with a concentration in bilingual,
3347	3347	26 bicultural education. Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at
3348	3348
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3358	3358	1 least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal year for
3359	3359	2 scholarships awarded under this Section but the Commission
3360	3360	3 does not receive enough applications from qualified bilingual
3361	3361	4 minority applicants on or before January 1 of that fiscal year
3362	3362	5 to award at least 10% of the funds appropriated to qualified
3363	3363	6 bilingual minority applicants, then the Commission may, in its
3364	3364	7 discretion, award a portion of the reserved funds to other
3365	3365	8 qualified students in accordance with subsection (j).
3366	3366	9 (l) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
3367	3367	10 academic year, each recipient of a minority teacher
3368	3368	11 scholarship awarded under this Section shall be required by
3369	3369	12 the Commission to sign an agreement under which the recipient
3370	3370	13 pledges that, within the one-year period following the
3371	3371	14 termination of the program for which the recipient was awarded
3372	3372	15 a minority teacher scholarship, the recipient (i) shall begin
3373	3373	16 teaching for a period of not less than one year for each year
3374	3374	17 of scholarship assistance he or she was awarded under this
3375	3375	18 Section; (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a
3376	3376	19 nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool,
3377	3377	20 elementary school, or secondary school at which no less than
3378	3378	21 30% of the enrolled students are minority students in the year
3379	3379	22 during which the recipient begins teaching at the school or
3380	3380	23 may instead, if the recipient received a scholarship as a
3381	3381	24 qualified bilingual minority applicant, fulfill this teaching
3382	3382	25 obligation in a program in transitional bilingual education
3383	3383	26 pursuant to Article 14C of the School Code or in a school in
3384	3384
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3394	3394	1 which 20 or more English learner students in the same language
3395	3395	2 classification are enrolled; and (iii) shall, upon request by
3396	3396	3 the Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that he
3397	3397	4 or she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching
3398	3398	5 agreement provided for in this subsection.
3399	3399	6 (m) If a recipient of a minority teacher scholarship
3400	3400	7 awarded under this Section fails to fulfill the teaching
3401	3401	8 obligation set forth in subsection (l) of this Section, the
3402	3402	9 Commission shall require the recipient to repay the amount of
3403	3403	10 the scholarships received, prorated according to the fraction
3404	3404	11 of the teaching obligation not completed, at a rate of
3405	3405	12 interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable
3406	3406	13 collection fees. The Commission is authorized to establish
3407	3407	14 rules relating to its collection activities for repayment of
3408	3408	15 scholarships under this Section. All repayments collected
3409	3409	16 under this Section shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller
3410	3410	17 for deposit into the State's General Revenue Fund.
3411	3411	18 (n) A recipient of minority teacher scholarship shall not
3412	3412	19 be considered in violation of the agreement entered into
3413	3413	20 pursuant to subsection (l) if the recipient (i) enrolls on a
3414	3414	21 full time basis as a graduate student in a course of study
3415	3415	22 related to the field of teaching at a qualified Illinois
3416	3416	23 institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not in excess
3417	3417	24 of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the United
3418	3418	25 States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total disability
3419	3419	26 for a period of time not to exceed 3 years as established by
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3430	3430	1 sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; (iv) is seeking and
3431	3431	2 unable to find full time employment as a teacher at an Illinois
3432	3432	3 public, private, or parochial preschool or elementary or
3433	3433	4 secondary school that satisfies the criteria set forth in
3434	3434	5 subsection (l) of this Section and is able to provide evidence
3435	3435	6 of that fact; (v) becomes a person with a permanent total
3436	3436	7 disability as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified
3437	3437	8 physician; (vi) is taking additional courses, on at least a
3438	3438	9 half-time basis, needed to obtain licensure as a teacher in
3439	3439	10 Illinois; or (vii) is fulfilling teaching requirements
3440	3440	11 associated with other programs administered by the Commission
3441	3441	12 and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a
3442	3442	13 period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation.
3443	3443	14 (o) Scholarship recipients under this Section who withdraw
3444	3444	15 from a program of teacher education but remain enrolled in
3445	3445	16 school to continue their postsecondary studies in another
3446	3446	17 academic discipline shall not be required to commence
3447	3447	18 repayment of their Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
3448	3448	19 so long as they remain enrolled in school on a full-time basis
3449	3449	20 or if they can document for the Commission special
3450	3450	21 circumstances that warrant extension of repayment.
3451	3451	22 (p) If the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
3452	3452	23 program does not expend at least 90% of the amount
3453	3453	24 appropriated for the program in a given fiscal year for 3
3454	3454	25 consecutive fiscal years and the Commission does not receive
3455	3455	26 enough applications from the groups identified in subsection
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3466	3466	1 (k) on or before January 1 in each of those fiscal years to
3467	3467	2 meet the percentage reserved for those groups under subsection
3468	3468	3 (k), then up to 3% of amount appropriated for the program for
3469	3469	4 each of next 3 fiscal years shall be allocated to increasing
3470	3470	5 awareness of the program and for the recruitment of Black male
3471	3471	6 applicants. The Commission shall make a recommendation to the
3472	3472	7 General Assembly by January 1 of the year immediately
3473	3473	8 following the end of that third fiscal year regarding whether
3474	3474	9 the amount allocated to increasing awareness and recruitment
3475	3475	10 should continue.
3476	3476	11 (q) Each qualified Illinois institution of higher learning
3477	3477	12 that receives funds from the Minority Teachers of Illinois
3478	3478	13 scholarship program shall host an annual information session
3479	3479	14 at the institution about the program for teacher candidates of
3480	3480	15 color in accordance with rules adopted by the Commission.
3481	3481	16 Additionally, the institution shall ensure that each
3482	3482	17 scholarship recipient enrolled at the institution meets with
3483	3483	18 an academic advisor at least once per academic year to
3484	3484	19 facilitate on-time completion of the recipient's educator
3485	3485	20 preparation program.
3486	3486	21 (r) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-654
3487	3487	22 will first take effect with awards made for the 2022-2023
3488	3488	23 academic year.
3489	3489	24 (Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-465, eff. 1-1-22;
3490	3490	25 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23.)
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3501	3501	1 (110 ILCS 947/65.30)
3502	3502	2 Sec. 65.30. Equal opportunity scholarships.
3503	3503	3 (a) The Commission may annually award a number of
3504	3504	4 scholarships to students who are interested in pursuing
3505	3505	5 studies in educational administration. Such scholarships shall
3506	3506	6 be issued to students who make application to the Commission
3507	3507	7 and who agree to take courses at qualified institutions of
3508	3508	8 higher learning that will allow them to complete a degree in
3509	3509	9 educational administration.
3510	3510	10 (b) Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be
3511	3511	11 issued pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commission;
3512	3512	12 provided that no rule or regulation promulgated by the State
3513	3513	13 Board of Education prior to the effective date of this
3514	3514	14 amendatory Act of 1993 pursuant to the exercise of any right,
3515	3515	15 power, duty, responsibility or matter of pending business
3516	3516	16 transferred from the State Board of Education to the
3517	3517	17 Commission under this Section shall be affected thereby, and
3518	3518	18 all such rules and regulations shall become the rules and
3519	3519	19 regulations of the Commission until modified or changed by the
3520	3520	20 Commission in accordance with law.
3521	3521	21 (c) Such scholarships shall be utilized for the payment of
3522	3522	22 tuition and non-revenue bond fees at any qualified institution
3523	3523	23 of higher learning. Such tuition and fees shall only be
3524	3524	24 available for courses that will enable the student to complete
3525	3525	25 training in educational administration. The Commission shall
3526	3526	26 determine which courses are eligible for tuition payments
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3537	3537	1 under this Section.
3538	3538	2 (d) The Commission may make tuition payments directly to
3539	3539	3 the qualified institution of higher learning which the student
3540	3540	4 attends for the courses prescribed or may make payments to the
3541	3541	5 student. Any student who receives payments and who fails to
3542	3542	6 enroll in the courses prescribed shall refund the payments to
3543	3543	7 the Commission.
3544	3544	8 (e) The Commission, with the cooperation of the State
3545	3545	9 Board of Education, shall assist students who have
3546	3546	10 participated in the scholarship program established by this
3547	3547	11 Section in finding employment in positions relating to
3548	3548	12 educational administration.
3549	3549	13 (f) Appropriations for the scholarships outlined in this
3550	3550	14 Section shall be made to the Commission from funds
3551	3551	15 appropriated by the General Assembly.
3552	3552	16 (g) This Section is substantially the same as Section
3553	3553	17 30-4d of the School Code, which Section is repealed by this
3554	3554	18 amendatory Act of 1993, and shall be construed as a
3555	3555	19 continuation of the equal opportunity scholarship program
3556	3556	20 established under that prior law, and not as a new or different
3557	3557	21 equal opportunity scholarship program. The State Board of
3558	3558	22 Education shall transfer to the Commission, as the successor
3559	3559	23 to the State Board of Education for all purposes of
3560	3560	24 administering and implementing the provisions of this Section,
3561	3561	25 all books, accounts, records, papers, documents, contracts,
3562	3562	26 agreements, and pending business in any way relating to the
3563	3563
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3573	3573	1 equal opportunity scholarship program continued under this
3574	3574	2 Section; and all scholarships at any time awarded under that
3575	3575	3 program by, and all applications for any such scholarship at
3576	3576	4 any time made to, the State Board of Education shall be
3577	3577	5 unaffected by the transfer to the Commission of all
3578	3578	6 responsibility for the administration and implementation of
3579	3579	7 the equal opportunity scholarship program continued under this
3580	3580	8 Section. The State Board of Education shall furnish to the
3581	3581	9 Commission such other information as the Commission may
3582	3582	10 request to assist it in administering this Section.
3583	3583	11 (h) For purposes of this Section:
3584	3584	12 (1) "Qualified institution of higher learning" means
3585	3585	13 the University of Illinois; Southern Illinois University;
3586	3586	14 Chicago State University; Eastern Illinois University;
3587	3587	15 Governors State University; Illinois State University;
3588	3588	16 Northeastern Illinois University; Northern Illinois
3589	3589	17 University; Western Illinois University; the public
3590	3590	18 community colleges of the State; any other public
3591	3591	19 universities, colleges and community colleges now or
3592	3592	20 hereafter established or authorized by the General
3593	3593	21 Assembly; and any Illinois privately operated, not for
3594	3594	22 profit institution located in this State which provides at
3595	3595	23 least an organized 2-year program of collegiate grade in
3596	3596	24 liberal arts or sciences, or both, directly applicable
3597	3597	25 toward the attainment of a baccalaureate or graduate
3598	3598	26 degree.
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3609	3609	1 (2) "Racial minority" means a person who is any of the
3610	3610	2 following:
3611	3611	3 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
3612	3612	4 having origins in any of the original peoples of North
3613	3613	5 and South America, including Central America, and who
3614	3614	6 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
3615	3615	7 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
3616	3616	8 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
3617	3617	9 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
3618	3618	10 to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
3619	3619	11 Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
3620	3620	12 Vietnam).
3621	3621	13 (3) Black or African American (a person having
3622	3622	14 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
3623	3623	15 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,
3624	3624	16 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or
3625	3625	17 other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
3626	3626	18 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
3627	3627	19 person having origins in any of the original peoples
3628	3628	20 of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
3629	3629	21 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
3630	3630	22 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab
3631	3631	23 Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait,
3632	3632	24 Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti,
3633	3633	25 Somalia, Palestine, Oman, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan,
3634	3634	26 Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
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3645	3645	1 (3) "Student" means a woman or racial minority.
3646	3646	2 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
3647	3647	3 (110 ILCS 947/65.110)
3648	3648	4 Sec. 65.110. Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work
3649	3649	5 Professional Educator License scholarship.
3650	3650	6 (a) Subject to appropriation, beginning with awards for
3651	3651	7 the 2022-2023 academic year, the Commission shall award
3652	3652	8 annually up to 250 Post-Master of Social Work School Social
3653	3653	9 Work Professional Educator License scholarships to a person
3654	3654	10 who:
3655	3655	11 (1) holds a valid Illinois-licensed clinical social
3656	3656	12 work license or social work license;
3657	3657	13 (2) has obtained a master's degree in social work from
3658	3658	14 an approved program;
3659	3659	15 (3) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
3660	3660	16 and
3661	3661	17 (4) submits an application to the Commission for such
3662	3662	18 scholarship and agrees to take courses to obtain an
3663	3663	19 Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement
3664	3664	20 in School Social Work.
3665	3665	21 (b) If an appropriation for this Section for a given
3666	3666	22 fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all
3667	3667	23 qualified applicants, the Commission shall allocate the
3668	3668	24 appropriation in accordance with this subsection (b). If funds
3669	3669	25 are insufficient to provide all qualified applicants with a
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3680	3680	1 scholarship as authorized by this Section, the Commission
3681	3681	2 shall allocate the available scholarship funds for that fiscal
3682	3682	3 year to qualified applicants who submit a complete application
3683	3683	4 on or before a date specified by the Commission, based on the
3684	3684	5 following order of priority:
3685	3685	6 (1) firstly, to students who received a scholarship
3686	3686	7 under this Section in the prior academic year and who
3687	3687	8 remain eligible for a scholarship under this Section;
3688	3688	9 (2) secondly, to new, qualified applicants who are
3689	3689	10 members of a racial minority, as defined in subsection
3690	3690	11 (c); and
3691	3691	12 (3) finally, to other new, qualified applicants in
3692	3692	13 accordance with this Section.
3693	3693	14 (c) Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be
3694	3694	15 issued pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission. In
3695	3695	16 awarding scholarships, the Commission shall give priority to
3696	3696	17 those applicants who are members of a racial minority. Racial
3697	3697	18 minorities are underrepresented as school social workers in
3698	3698	19 elementary and secondary schools in this State, and the
3699	3699	20 General Assembly finds that it is in the interest of this State
3700	3700	21 to provide them with priority consideration for programs that
3701	3701	22 encourage their participation in this field and thereby foster
3702	3702	23 a profession that is more reflective of the diversity of
3703	3703	24 Illinois students and the parents they will serve. A more
3704	3704	25 reflective workforce in school social work allows improved
3705	3705	26 outcomes for students and a better utilization of services.
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3716	3716	1 Therefore, the Commission shall give priority to those
3717	3717	2 applicants who are members of a racial minority. In this
3718	3718	3 subsection (c), "racial minority" means a person who is a
3719	3719	4 citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident of
3720	3720	5 the United States and who is:
3721	3721	6 (1) Black (a person having origins in any of the black
3722	3722	7 racial groups in Africa);
3723	3723	8 (2) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese
3724	3724	9 culture with origins in Mexico, South or Central America,
3725	3725	10 or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race);
3726	3726	11 (3) Asian American (a person having origins in any of
3727	3727	12 the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the
3728	3728	13 Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); or
3729	3729	14 (4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a person having
3730	3730	15 origins in any of the original peoples of North America);
3731	3731	16 or .
3732	3732	17 (5) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
3733	3733	18 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
3734	3734	19 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
3735	3735	20 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
3736	3736	21 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
3737	3737	22 (d) Each scholarship shall be applied to the payment of
3738	3738	23 tuition and mandatory fees at the University of Illinois,
3739	3739	24 Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
3740	3740	25 Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
3741	3741	26 Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
3742	3742
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3744	3744
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3752	3752	1 Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
3753	3753	2 Each scholarship may be applied to pay tuition and mandatory
3754	3754	3 fees required to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator
3755	3755	4 License with an endorsement in School Social Work.
3756	3756	5 (e) The Commission shall make tuition and fee payments
3757	3757	6 directly to the qualified institution of higher learning that
3758	3758	7 the applicant attends.
3759	3759	8 (f) Any person who has accepted a scholarship under this
3760	3760	9 Section must, within one year after graduation or termination
3761	3761	10 of enrollment in a Post-Master of Social Work Professional
3762	3762	11 Education License with an endorsement in School Social Work
3763	3763	12 program, begin working as a school social worker at a public or
3764	3764	13 nonpublic not-for-profit preschool, elementary school, or
3765	3765	14 secondary school located in this State for at least 2 of the 5
3766	3766	15 years immediately following that graduation or termination,
3767	3767	16 excluding, however, from the computation of that 5-year
3768	3768	17 period: (i) any time up to 3 years spent in the military
3769	3769	18 service, whether such service occurs before or after the
3770	3770	19 person graduates; (ii) the time that person is a person with a
3771	3771	20 temporary total disability for a period of time not to exceed 3
3772	3772	21 years, as established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified
3773	3773	22 physician; and (iii) the time that person is seeking and
3774	3774	23 unable to find full-time employment as a school social worker
3775	3775	24 at a State public or nonpublic not-for-profit preschool,
3776	3776	25 elementary school, or secondary school.
3777	3777	26 (g) If a recipient of a scholarship under this Section
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3788	3788	1 fails to fulfill the work obligation set forth in subsection
3789	3789	2 (f), the Commission shall require the recipient to repay the
3790	3790	3 amount of the scholarships received, prorated according to the
3791	3791	4 fraction of the obligation not completed, at a rate of
3792	3792	5 interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable
3793	3793	6 collection fees. The Commission is authorized to establish
3794	3794	7 rules relating to its collection activities for repayment of
3795	3795	8 scholarships under this Section. All repayments collected
3796	3796	9 under this Section shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller
3797	3797	10 for deposit into this State's General Revenue Fund.
3798	3798	11 A recipient of a scholarship under this Section is not
3799	3799	12 considered to be in violation of the failure to fulfill the
3800	3800	13 work obligation under subsection (f) if the recipient (i)
3801	3801	14 enrolls on a full-time basis as a graduate student in a course
3802	3802	15 of study related to the field of social work at a qualified
3803	3803	16 Illinois institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not
3804	3804	17 in excess of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the
3805	3805	18 United States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total
3806	3806	19 disability for a period of time not to exceed 3 years, as
3807	3807	20 established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician;
3808	3808	21 (iv) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a
3809	3809	22 school social worker at an Illinois public or nonpublic
3810	3810	23 not-for-profit preschool, elementary school, or secondary
3811	3811	24 school that satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection (f)
3812	3812	25 and is able to provide evidence of that fact; or (v) becomes a
3813	3813	26 person with a permanent total disability, as established by
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3824	3824	1 the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician.
3825	3825	2 (Source: P.A. 102-621, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
3826	3826	3 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)
3827	3827	4 Section 90. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
3828	3828	5 changing Section 500-50 as follows:
3829	3829	6 (215 ILCS 5/500-50)
3830	3830	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
3831	3831	8 Sec. 500-50. Insurance producers; examination statistics.
3832	3832	9 (a) The use of examinations for the purpose of determining
3833	3833	10 qualifications of persons to be licensed as insurance
3834	3834	11 producers has a direct and far-reaching effect on persons
3835	3835	12 seeking those licenses, on insurance companies, and on the
3836	3836	13 public. It is in the public interest and it will further the
3837	3837	14 public welfare to insure that examinations for licensing do
3838	3838	15 not have the effect of unlawfully discriminating against
3839	3839	16 applicants for licensing as insurance producers on the basis
3840	3840	17 of race, color, national origin, or sex.
3841	3841	18 (b) As used in this Section, the following words have the
3842	3842	19 meanings given in this subsection.
3843	3843	20 Examination. "Examination" means the examination in each
3844	3844	21 line of insurance administered pursuant to Section 500-30.
3845	3845	22 Examinee. "Examinee" means a person who takes an
3846	3846	23 examination.
3847	3847	24 Part. "Part" means a portion of an examination for which a
3848	3848
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3858	3858	1 score is calculated.
3859	3859	2 Operational item. "Operational item" means a test question
3860	3860	3 considered in determining an examinee's score.
3861	3861	4 Test form. "Test form" means the test booklet or
3862	3862	5 instrument used for a part of an examination.
3863	3863	6 Pretest item. "Pretest item" means a prospective test
3864	3864	7 question that is included in a test form in order to assess its
3865	3865	8 performance, but is not considered in determining an
3866	3866	9 examinee's score.
3867	3867	10 Minority group or examinees. "Minority group" or "minority
3868	3868	11 examinees" means examinees who are American Indian or Alaska
3869	3869	12 Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino,
3870	3870	13 or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Arab.
3871	3871	14 Correct-answer rate. "Correct-answer rate" for an item
3872	3872	15 means the number of examinees who provided the correct answer
3873	3873	16 on an item divided by the number of examinees who answered the
3874	3874	17 item.
3875	3875	18 Correlation. "Correlation" means a statistical measure of
3876	3876	19 the relationship between performance on an item and
3877	3877	20 performance on a part of the examination.
3878	3878	21 (c) The Director shall ask each examinee to self-report on
3879	3879	22 a voluntary basis on the answer sheet, application form, or by
3880	3880	23 other appropriate means, the following information:
3881	3881	24 (1) race or ethnicity (American Indian or Alaska
3882	3882	25 Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or
3883	3883	26 Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Arab,
3884	3884
3885	3885
3886	3886
3887	3887
3888	3888
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3894	3894	1 or White);
3895	3895	2 (2) education (8th grade or less; less than 12th
3896	3896	3 grade; high school diploma or State of Illinois High
3897	3897	4 School Diploma; some college, but no 4-year degree; or
3898	3898	5 4-year degree or more); and
3899	3899	6 (3) gender (male or female).
3900	3900	7 The Director must advise all examinees that they are not
3901	3901	8 required to provide this information, that they will not be
3902	3902	9 penalized for not doing so, and that the Director will use the
3903	3903	10 information provided exclusively for research and statistical
3904	3904	11 purposes and to improve the quality and fairness of the
3905	3905	12 examinations.
3906	3906	13 (d) No later than May 1 of each year, the Director must
3907	3907	14 prepare, publicly announce, and publish an Examination Report
3908	3908	15 of summary statistical information relating to each
3909	3909	16 examination administered during the preceding calendar year.
3910	3910	17 Each Examination Report shall show with respect to each
3911	3911	18 examination:
3912	3912	19 (1) For all examinees combined and separately by race
3913	3913	20 or ethnicity, by educational level, by gender, by
3914	3914	21 educational level within race or ethnicity, by education
3915	3915	22 level within gender, and by race or ethnicity within
3916	3916	23 gender:
3917	3917	24 (A) number of examinees;
3918	3918	25 (B) percentage and number of examinees who passed
3919	3919	26 each part;
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3930	3930	1 (C) percentage and number of examinees who passed
3931	3931	2 all parts;
3932	3932	3 (D) mean scaled scores on each part; and
3933	3933	4 (E) standard deviation of scaled scores on each
3934	3934	5 part.
3935	3935	6 (2) For male examinees, female examinees, Black or
3936	3936	7 African American examinees, white examinees, American
3937	3937	8 Indian or Alaska Native examinees, Asian examinees,
3938	3938	9 Hispanic or Latino examinees, and Native Hawaiian or Other
3939	3939	10 Pacific Islander examinees, and Arab examinees,
3940	3940	11 respectively, with a high school diploma or State of
3941	3941	12 Illinois High School Diploma, the distribution of scaled
3942	3942	13 scores on each part.
3943	3943	14 No later than May 1 of each year, the Director must prepare
3944	3944	15 and make available on request an Item Report of summary
3945	3945	16 statistical information relating to each operational item on
3946	3946	17 each test form administered during the preceding calendar
3947	3947	18 year. The Item Report shall show, for each operational item,
3948	3948	19 for all examinees combined and separately for Black or African
3949	3949	20 American examinees, white examinees, American Indian or Alaska
3950	3950	21 Native examinees, Asian examinees, Hispanic or Latino
3951	3951	22 examinees, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
3952	3952	23 examinees, and Arab examinees, the correct-answer rates and
3953	3953	24 correlations.
3954	3954	25 The Director is not required to report separate
3955	3955	26 statistical information for any group or subgroup comprising
3956	3956
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3958	3958
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3966	3966	1 fewer than 50 examinees.
3967	3967	2 (e) The Director must obtain a regular analysis of the
3968	3968	3 data collected under this Section, and any other relevant
3969	3969	4 information, for purposes of the development of new test
3970	3970	5 forms. The analysis shall continue the implementation of the
3971	3971	6 item selection methodology as recommended in the Final Report
3972	3972	7 of the Illinois Insurance Producer's Licensing Examination
3973	3973	8 Advisory Committee dated November 19, 1991, and filed with the
3974	3974	9 Department unless some other methodology is determined by the
3975	3975	10 Director to be as effective in minimizing differences between
3976	3976	11 white and minority examinee pass-fail rates.
3977	3977	12 (f) The Director has the discretion to set cutoff scores
3978	3978	13 for the examinations, provided that scaled scores on test
3979	3979	14 forms administered after July 1, 1993, shall be made
3980	3980	15 comparable to scaled scores on test forms administered in 1991
3981	3981	16 by use of professionally acceptable methods so as to minimize
3982	3982	17 changes in passing rates related to the presence or absence of
3983	3983	18 or changes in equating or scaling equations or methods or
3984	3984	19 content outlines. Each calendar year, the scaled cutoff score
3985	3985	20 for each part of each examination shall fluctuate by no more
3986	3986	21 than the standard error of measurement from the scaled cutoff
3987	3987	22 score employed during the preceding year.
3988	3988	23 (g) No later than May 1, 2003 and no later than May 1 of
3989	3989	24 every fourth year thereafter, the Director must release to the
3990	3990	25 public and make generally available one representative test
3991	3991	26 form and set of answer keys for each part of each examination.
3992	3992
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4002	4002	1 (h) The Director must maintain, for a period of 3 years
4003	4003	2 after they are prepared or used, all registration forms, test
4004	4004	3 forms, answer sheets, operational items and pretest items,
4005	4005	4 item analyses, and other statistical analyses relating to the
4006	4006	5 examinations. All personal identifying information regarding
4007	4007	6 examinees and the content of test items must be maintained
4008	4008	7 confidentially as necessary for purposes of protecting the
4009	4009	8 personal privacy of examinees and the maintenance of test
4010	4010	9 security.
4011	4011	10 (i) In administering the examinations, the Director must
4012	4012	11 make such accommodations for examinees with disabilities as
4013	4013	12 are reasonably warranted by the particular disability
4014	4014	13 involved, including the provision of additional time if
4015	4015	14 necessary to complete an examination or special assistance in
4016	4016	15 taking an examination.
4017	4017	16 (j) For the purposes of this Section:
4018	4018	17 (1) "American Indian or Alaska Native" means a person
4019	4019	18 having origins in any of the original peoples of North and
4020	4020	19 South America, including Central America, and who
4021	4021	20 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
4022	4022	21 (2) "Asian" means a person having origins in any of
4023	4023	22 the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
4024	4024	23 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
4025	4025	24 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
4026	4026	25 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
4027	4027	26 (3) "Black or African American" means a person having
4028	4028
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4038	4038	1 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
4039	4039	2 (4) "Hispanic or Latino" means a person of Cuban,
4040	4040	3 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
4041	4041	4 Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
4042	4042	5 (5) "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" means
4043	4043	6 a person having origins in any of the original peoples of
4044	4044	7 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
4045	4045	8 (5.5) "Arab" means a person having origins in any of
4046	4046	9 the original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab
4047	4047	10 Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon,
4048	4048	11 Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine,
4049	4049	12 Oman, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or
4050	4050	13 Algeria.
4051	4051	14 (6) "White" means a person having origins in any of
4052	4052	15 the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
4053	4053	16 Africa.
4054	4054	17 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23.)
4055	4055	18 Section 95. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
4056	4056	19 changing Sections 4-23 and 12-4.48 as follows:
4057	4057	20 (305 ILCS 5/4-23)
4058	4058	21 Sec. 4-23. Civil rights impact statement.
4059	4059	22 (a) The Department of Human Services must submit to the
4060	4060	23 Governor and the General Assembly on January 1 of each
4061	4061	24 even-numbered year a written report that details the disparate
4062	4062
4063	4063
4064	4064
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4072	4072	1 impact of various provisions of the TANF program on people of
4073	4073	2 different racial or ethnic groups who identify themselves in
4074	4074	3 an application for benefits as any of the following:
4075	4075	4 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
4076	4076	5 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
4077	4077	6 America, including Central America, and who maintains
4078	4078	7 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
4079	4079	8 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
4080	4080	9 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
4081	4081	10 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
4082	4082	11 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
4083	4083	12 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
4084	4084	13 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
4085	4085	14 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
4086	4086	15 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
4087	4087	16 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
4088	4088	17 culture or origin, regardless of race).
4089	4089	18 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
4090	4090	19 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
4091	4091	20 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
4092	4092	21 (5.5) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
4093	4093	22 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
4094	4094	23 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
4095	4095	24 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
4096	4096	25 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
4097	4097	26 (6) White (a person having origins in any of the
4098	4098
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4108	4108	1 original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
4109	4109	2 Africa).
4110	4110	3 (b) The report must at least compare the number of persons
4111	4111	4 in each group:
4112	4112	5 (1) who are receiving TANF assistance;
4113	4113	6 (2) whose 60-month lifetime limit on receiving
4114	4114	7 assistance has expired;
4115	4115	8 (3) who have left TANF due to earned income;
4116	4116	9 (4) who have left TANF due to non-compliance with
4117	4117	10 program rules;
4118	4118	11 (5) whose TANF grants have been reduced by sanctions
4119	4119	12 for non-compliance with program rules;
4120	4120	13 (6) who have returned to TANF 6 months after leaving
4121	4121	14 due to earned income;
4122	4122	15 (7) who have returned to TANF 12 months after leaving
4123	4123	16 due to earned income;
4124	4124	17 (8) who have one or more children excluded from
4125	4125	18 receiving TANF cash assistance due to the child exclusion
4126	4126	19 rule;
4127	4127	20 (9) who have been granted an exemption from work
4128	4128	21 requirements; and
4129	4129	22 (10) who are participating in post-secondary education
4130	4130	23 activities.
4131	4131	24 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
4132	4132	25 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.48)
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4143	4143	1 Sec. 12-4.48. Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities
4144	4144	2 Task Force.
4145	4145	3 (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
4146	4146	4 establish a Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Task
4147	4147	5 Force.
4148	4148	6 (b) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed by the
4149	4149	7 Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
4150	4150	8 and shall include representatives of the following agencies,
4151	4151	9 organizations, or groups:
4152	4152	10 (1) The Governor's office.
4153	4153	11 (2) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
4154	4154	12 (3) The Department of Human Services.
4155	4155	13 (4) The Department on Aging.
4156	4156	14 (5) The Department of Human Rights.
4157	4157	15 (6) Area Agencies on Aging.
4158	4158	16 (7) The Department of Public Health.
4159	4159	17 (8) Managed Care Plans.
4160	4160	18 (9) The for-profit urban nursing home or assisted
4161	4161	19 living industry.
4162	4162	20 (10) The for-profit rural nursing home or assisted
4163	4163	21 living industry.
4164	4164	22 (11) The not-for-profit nursing home or assisted
4165	4165	23 living industry.
4166	4166	24 (12) The home care association or home care industry.
4167	4167	25 (13) The adult day care association or adult day care
4168	4168	26 industry.
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4179	4179	1 (14) An association representing workers who provide
4180	4180	2 long-term services and supports.
4181	4181	3 (15) A representative of providers that serve the
4182	4182	4 predominantly ethnic minority populations.
4183	4183	5 (16) Case Management Organizations.
4184	4184	6 (17) Three consumer representatives which may include
4185	4185	7 a consumer of long-term services and supports or an
4186	4186	8 individual who advocates for such consumers. For purposes
4187	4187	9 of this provision, "consumer representative" means a
4188	4188	10 person who is not an elected official and who has no
4189	4189	11 financial interest in a health or long-term care delivery
4190	4190	12 system.
4191	4191	13 (c) The Task Force shall not meet unless all consumer
4192	4192	14 representative positions are filled. The Task Force shall
4193	4193	15 reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender.
4194	4194	16 (d) The Chair of the Task Force shall be appointed by the
4195	4195	17 Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
4196	4196	18 (e) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and
4197	4197	19 Family Services shall assign appropriate staff and resources
4198	4198	20 to support the efforts of the Task Force. The Task Force shall
4199	4199	21 meet as often as necessary but not less than 4 times per
4200	4200	22 calendar year.
4201	4201	23 (f) The Task Force shall promote and facilitate
4202	4202	24 communication, coordination, and collaboration among relevant
4203	4203	25 State agencies and communities of color, limited
4204	4204	26 English-speaking communities, and the private and public
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4215	4215	1 entities providing services to those communities.
4216	4216	2 (g) The Task Force shall do all of the following:
4217	4217	3 (1) Document the number and types of Long-Term
4218	4218	4 Services and Supports (LTSS) providers in the State and
4219	4219	5 the number of clients served in each setting.
4220	4220	6 (2) Document the number and racial profiles of
4221	4221	7 residents using LTSS, including, but not limited to,
4222	4222	8 residential nursing facilities, assisted living
4223	4223	9 facilities, adult day care, home health services, and
4224	4224	10 other home and community based long-term care services.
4225	4225	11 (3) Document the number and profiles of family or
4226	4226	12 informal caregivers who provide care for minority elders.
4227	4227	13 (4) Compare data over multiple years to identify
4228	4228	14 trends in the delivery of LTSS for each racial or ethnic
4229	4229	15 category including: Alaskan Native or American Indian,
4230	4230	16 Asian or Pacific Islander, black or African American,
4231	4231	17 Hispanic, Arab, or white.
4232	4232	18 (5) Identify any racial disparities in the provision
4233	4233	19 of care in various LTSS settings and determine factors
4234	4234	20 that might influence the disparities found.
4235	4235	21 (6) Identify any disparities uniquely experienced in
4236	4236	22 metropolitan or rural areas and make recommendations to
4237	4237	23 address these areas.
4238	4238	24 (7) Assess whether the LTSS industry, including
4239	4239	25 managed care plans and independent providers, is equipped
4240	4240	26 to offer culturally sensitive, competent, and
4241	4241
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4251	4251	1 linguistically appropriate care to meet the needs of a
4252	4252	2 diverse aging population and their informal and formal
4253	4253	3 caregivers.
4254	4254	4 (8) Consider whether to recommend that the State
4255	4255	5 require all home and community based services as a
4256	4256	6 condition of licensure to report data similar to that
4257	4257	7 gathered under the Minimum Data Set and required when a
4258	4258	8 new resident is admitted to a nursing home.
4259	4259	9 (9) Identify and prioritize recommendations for
4260	4260	10 actions to be taken by the State to address disparity
4261	4261	11 issues identified in the course of these studies.
4262	4262	12 (10) Monitor the progress of the State in eliminating
4263	4263	13 racial disparities in the delivery of LTSS.
4264	4264	14 (h) The Task Force shall conduct public hearings,
4265	4265	15 inquiries, studies, and other forms of information gathering
4266	4266	16 to identify how the actions of State government contribute to
4267	4267	17 or reduce racial disparities in long-term care settings.
4268	4268	18 (i) The Task Force shall report its findings and
4269	4269	19 recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no
4270	4270	20 later than one year after the effective date of this
4271	4271	21 amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. Annual reports
4272	4272	22 shall be issued every year thereafter and shall include
4273	4273	23 documentation of progress made to eliminate disparities in
4274	4274	24 long-term care service settings.
4275	4275	25 (Source: P.A. 98-825, eff. 8-1-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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4286	4286	1 Section 100. The Farmer Equity Act is amended by changing
4287	4287	2 Section 10 as follows:
4288	4288	3 (505 ILCS 72/10)
4289	4289	4 Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
4290	4290	5 "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
4291	4291	6 "Director" means the Director of Agriculture.
4292	4292	7 "Socially disadvantaged farmers" means a farmer who is a
4293	4293	8 member of a socially disadvantaged group.
4294	4294	9 "Socially disadvantaged group" means a group whose members
4295	4295	10 have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice
4296	4296	11 because of their identity as members of a group without regard
4297	4297	12 to that member's personal qualities. "Socially disadvantaged
4298	4298	13 group" includes, but is not limited to, African Americans,
4299	4299	14 Native Indians, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Asian Americans,
4300	4300	15 and Pacific Islanders, and Arabs.
4301	4301	16 "Urbanized area" means a geographic location with a
4302	4302	17 population of at least 50,000 people.
4303	4303	18 (Source: P.A. 100-1039, eff. 8-23-18.)
4304	4304	19 Section 105. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
4305	4305	20 changing Section 11-212 as follows:
4306	4306	21 (625 ILCS 5/11-212)
4307	4307	22 Sec. 11-212. Traffic and pedestrian stop statistical
4308	4308	23 study.
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4319	4319	1 (a) Whenever a State or local law enforcement officer
4320	4320	2 issues a uniform traffic citation or warning citation for an
4321	4321	3 alleged violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code, he or she
4322	4322	4 shall record at least the following:
4323	4323	5 (1) the name, address, gender, and the officer's
4324	4324	6 subjective determination of the race of the person
4325	4325	7 stopped; the person's race shall be selected from the
4326	4326	8 following list: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian,
4327	4327	9 Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native
4328	4328	10 Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Arab, or White;
4329	4329	11 (2) the alleged traffic violation that led to the stop
4330	4330	12 of the motorist;
4331	4331	13 (3) the make and year of the vehicle stopped;
4332	4332	14 (4) the date and time of the stop, beginning when the
4333	4333	15 vehicle was stopped and ending when the driver is free to
4334	4334	16 leave or taken into physical custody;
4335	4335	17 (5) the location of the traffic stop;
4336	4336	18 (5.5) whether or not a consent search contemporaneous
4337	4337	19 to the stop was requested of the vehicle, driver,
4338	4338	20 passenger, or passengers; and, if so, whether consent was
4339	4339	21 given or denied;
4340	4340	22 (6) whether or not a search contemporaneous to the
4341	4341	23 stop was conducted of the vehicle, driver, passenger, or
4342	4342	24 passengers; and, if so, whether it was with consent or by
4343	4343	25 other means;
4344	4344	26 (6.2) whether or not a police dog performed a sniff of
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4355	4355	1 the vehicle; and, if so, whether or not the dog alerted to
4356	4356	2 the presence of contraband; and, if so, whether or not an
4357	4357	3 officer searched the vehicle; and, if so, whether or not
4358	4358	4 contraband was discovered; and, if so, the type and amount
4359	4359	5 of contraband;
4360	4360	6 (6.5) whether or not contraband was found during a
4361	4361	7 search; and, if so, the type and amount of contraband
4362	4362	8 seized; and
4363	4363	9 (7) the name and badge number of the issuing officer.
4364	4364	10 (b) Whenever a State or local law enforcement officer
4365	4365	11 stops a motorist for an alleged violation of the Illinois
4366	4366	12 Vehicle Code and does not issue a uniform traffic citation or
4367	4367	13 warning citation for an alleged violation of the Illinois
4368	4368	14 Vehicle Code, he or she shall complete a uniform stop card,
4369	4369	15 which includes field contact cards, or any other existing form
4370	4370	16 currently used by law enforcement containing information
4371	4371	17 required pursuant to this Act, that records at least the
4372	4372	18 following:
4373	4373	19 (1) the name, address, gender, and the officer's
4374	4374	20 subjective determination of the race of the person
4375	4375	21 stopped; the person's race shall be selected from the
4376	4376	22 following list: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian,
4377	4377	23 Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native
4378	4378	24 Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Arab, or White;
4379	4379	25 (2) the reason that led to the stop of the motorist;
4380	4380	26 (3) the make and year of the vehicle stopped;
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4391	4391	1 (4) the date and time of the stop, beginning when the
4392	4392	2 vehicle was stopped and ending when the driver is free to
4393	4393	3 leave or taken into physical custody;
4394	4394	4 (5) the location of the traffic stop;
4395	4395	5 (5.5) whether or not a consent search contemporaneous
4396	4396	6 to the stop was requested of the vehicle, driver,
4397	4397	7 passenger, or passengers; and, if so, whether consent was
4398	4398	8 given or denied;
4399	4399	9 (6) whether or not a search contemporaneous to the
4400	4400	10 stop was conducted of the vehicle, driver, passenger, or
4401	4401	11 passengers; and, if so, whether it was with consent or by
4402	4402	12 other means;
4403	4403	13 (6.2) whether or not a police dog performed a sniff of
4404	4404	14 the vehicle; and, if so, whether or not the dog alerted to
4405	4405	15 the presence of contraband; and, if so, whether or not an
4406	4406	16 officer searched the vehicle; and, if so, whether or not
4407	4407	17 contraband was discovered; and, if so, the type and amount
4408	4408	18 of contraband;
4409	4409	19 (6.5) whether or not contraband was found during a
4410	4410	20 search; and, if so, the type and amount of contraband
4411	4411	21 seized; and
4412	4412	22 (7) the name and badge number of the issuing officer.
4413	4413	23 (b-5) For purposes of this subsection (b-5), "detention"
4414	4414	24 means all frisks, searches, summons, and arrests. Whenever a
4415	4415	25 law enforcement officer subjects a pedestrian to detention in
4416	4416	26 a public place, he or she shall complete a uniform pedestrian
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4427	4427	1 stop card, which includes any existing form currently used by
4428	4428	2 law enforcement containing all the information required under
4429	4429	3 this Section, that records at least the following:
4430	4430	4 (1) the gender, and the officer's subjective
4431	4431	5 determination of the race of the person stopped; the
4432	4432	6 person's race shall be selected from the following list:
4433	4433	7 American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African
4434	4434	8 American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other
4435	4435	9 Pacific Islander, Arab, or White;
4436	4436	10 (2) all the alleged reasons that led to the stop of the
4437	4437	11 person;
4438	4438	12 (3) the date and time of the stop;
4439	4439	13 (4) the location of the stop;
4440	4440	14 (5) whether or not a protective pat down or frisk was
4441	4441	15 conducted of the person; and, if so, all the alleged
4442	4442	16 reasons that led to the protective pat down or frisk, and
4443	4443	17 whether it was with consent or by other means;
4444	4444	18 (6) whether or not contraband was found during the
4445	4445	19 protective pat down or frisk; and, if so, the type and
4446	4446	20 amount of contraband seized;
4447	4447	21 (7) whether or not a search beyond a protective pat
4448	4448	22 down or frisk was conducted of the person or his or her
4449	4449	23 effects; and, if so, all the alleged reasons that led to
4450	4450	24 the search, and whether it was with consent or by other
4451	4451	25 means;
4452	4452	26 (8) whether or not contraband was found during the
4453	4453
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4463	4463	1 search beyond a protective pat down or frisk; and, if so,
4464	4464	2 the type and amount of contraband seized;
4465	4465	3 (9) the disposition of the stop, such as a warning, a
4466	4466	4 ticket, a summons, or an arrest;
4467	4467	5 (10) if a summons or ticket was issued, or an arrest
4468	4468	6 made, a record of the violations, offenses, or crimes
4469	4469	7 alleged or charged; and
4470	4470	8 (11) the name and badge number of the officer who
4471	4471	9 conducted the detention.
4472	4472	10 This subsection (b-5) does not apply to searches or
4473	4473	11 inspections for compliance authorized under the Fish and
4474	4474	12 Aquatic Life Code, the Wildlife Code, the Herptiles-Herps Act,
4475	4475	13 or searches or inspections during routine security screenings
4476	4476	14 at facilities or events.
4477	4477	15 (c) The Illinois Department of Transportation shall
4478	4478	16 provide a standardized law enforcement data compilation form
4479	4479	17 on its website.
4480	4480	18 (d) Every law enforcement agency shall, by March 1 with
4481	4481	19 regard to data collected during July through December of the
4482	4482	20 previous calendar year and by August 1 with regard to data
4483	4483	21 collected during January through June of the current calendar
4484	4484	22 year, compile the data described in subsections (a), (b), and
4485	4485	23 (b-5) on the standardized law enforcement data compilation
4486	4486	24 form provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation and
4487	4487	25 transmit the data to the Department.
4488	4488	26 (e) The Illinois Department of Transportation shall
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4499	4499	1 analyze the data provided by law enforcement agencies required
4500	4500	2 by this Section and submit a report of the previous year's
4501	4501	3 findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Racial
4502	4502	4 Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Board, and each law
4503	4503	5 enforcement agency no later than July 1 of each year. The
4504	4504	6 Illinois Department of Transportation may contract with an
4505	4505	7 outside entity for the analysis of the data provided. In
4506	4506	8 analyzing the data collected under this Section, the analyzing
4507	4507	9 entity shall scrutinize the data for evidence of statistically
4508	4508	10 significant aberrations. The following list, which is
4509	4509	11 illustrative, and not exclusive, contains examples of areas in
4510	4510	12 which statistically significant aberrations may be found:
4511	4511	13 (1) The percentage of minority drivers, passengers, or
4512	4512	14 pedestrians being stopped in a given area is substantially
4513	4513	15 higher than the proportion of the overall population in or
4514	4514	16 traveling through the area that the minority constitutes.
4515	4515	17 (2) A substantial number of false stops including
4516	4516	18 stops not resulting in the issuance of a traffic ticket or
4517	4517	19 the making of an arrest.
4518	4518	20 (3) A disparity between the proportion of citations
4519	4519	21 issued to minorities and proportion of minorities in the
4520	4520	22 population.
4521	4521	23 (4) A disparity among the officers of the same law
4522	4522	24 enforcement agency with regard to the number of minority
4523	4523	25 drivers, passengers, or pedestrians being stopped in a
4524	4524	26 given area.
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4535	4535	1 (5) A disparity between the frequency of searches
4536	4536	2 performed on minority drivers or pedestrians and the
4537	4537	3 frequency of searches performed on non-minority drivers or
4538	4538	4 pedestrians.
4539	4539	5 (f) Any law enforcement officer identification information
4540	4540	6 and driver or pedestrian identification information that is
4541	4541	7 compiled by any law enforcement agency or the Illinois
4542	4542	8 Department of Transportation pursuant to this Act for the
4543	4543	9 purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this Section shall
4544	4544	10 be confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying,
4545	4545	11 as provided under Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act,
4546	4546	12 and the information shall not be transmitted to anyone except
4547	4547	13 as needed to comply with this Section. This Section shall not
4548	4548	14 exempt those materials that, prior to the effective date of
4549	4549	15 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, were
4550	4550	16 available under the Freedom of Information Act. This
4551	4551	17 subsection (f) shall not preclude law enforcement agencies
4552	4552	18 from reviewing data to perform internal reviews.
4553	4553	19 (g) Funding to implement this Section shall come from
4554	4554	20 federal highway safety funds available to Illinois, as
4555	4555	21 directed by the Governor.
4556	4556	22 (h) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority,
4557	4557	23 in consultation with law enforcement agencies, officials, and
4558	4558	24 organizations, including Illinois chiefs of police, the
4559	4559	25 Illinois State Police, the Illinois Sheriffs Association, and
4560	4560	26 the Chicago Police Department, and community groups and other
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4571	4571	1 experts, shall undertake a study to determine the best use of
4572	4572	2 technology to collect, compile, and analyze the traffic stop
4573	4573	3 statistical study data required by this Section. The
4574	4574	4 Department shall report its findings and recommendations to
4575	4575	5 the Governor and the General Assembly by March 1, 2022.
4576	4576	6 (h-1) The Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Use and
4577	4577	7 Collection Task Force is hereby created.
4578	4578	8 (1) The Task Force shall undertake a study to
4579	4579	9 determine the best use of technology to collect, compile,
4580	4580	10 and analyze the traffic stop statistical study data
4581	4581	11 required by this Section.
4582	4582	12 (2) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force
4583	4583	13 under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
4584	4584	14 for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the
4585	4585	15 following members:
4586	4586	16 (A) 2 academics or researchers who have studied
4587	4587	17 issues related to traffic or pedestrian stop data
4588	4588	18 collection and have education or expertise in
4589	4589	19 statistics;
4590	4590	20 (B) one professor from an Illinois university who
4591	4591	21 specializes in policing and racial equity;
4592	4592	22 (C) one representative from the Illinois State
4593	4593	23 Police;
4594	4594	24 (D) one representative from the Chicago Police
4595	4595	25 Department;
4596	4596	26 (E) one representative from the Illinois Chiefs of
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4607	4607	1 Police;
4608	4608	2 (F) one representative from the Illinois Sheriffs
4609	4609	3 Association;
4610	4610	4 (G) one representative from the Chicago Fraternal
4611	4611	5 Order of Police;
4612	4612	6 (H) one representative from the Illinois Fraternal
4613	4613	7 Order of Police;
4614	4614	8 (I) the Executive Director of the American Civil
4615	4615	9 Liberties Union of Illinois, or his or her designee;
4616	4616	10 and
4617	4617	11 (J) 5 representatives from different community
4618	4618	12 organizations who specialize in civil or human rights,
4619	4619	13 policing, or criminal justice reform work, and that
4620	4620	14 represent a range of minority interests or different
4621	4621	15 parts of the State.
4622	4622	16 (3) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information
4623	4623	17 Authority may consult, contract, work in conjunction with,
4624	4624	18 and obtain any information from any individual, agency,
4625	4625	19 association, or research institution deemed appropriate by
4626	4626	20 the Authority.
4627	4627	21 (4) The Task Force shall report its findings and
4628	4628	22 recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly
4629	4629	23 by March 1, 2022 and every 3 years after.
4630	4630	24 (h-5) For purposes of this Section:
4631	4631	25 (1) "American Indian or Alaska Native" means a person
4632	4632	26 having origins in any of the original peoples of North and
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4643	4643	1 South America, including Central America, and who
4644	4644	2 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
4645	4645	3 (2) "Asian" means a person having origins in any of
4646	4646	4 the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
4647	4647	5 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
4648	4648	6 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
4649	4649	7 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
4650	4650	8 (2.5) "Badge" means an officer's department issued
4651	4651	9 identification number associated with his or her position
4652	4652	10 as a police officer with that department.
4653	4653	11 (3) "Black or African American" means a person having
4654	4654	12 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
4655	4655	13 (4) "Hispanic or Latino" means a person of Cuban,
4656	4656	14 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
4657	4657	15 Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
4658	4658	16 (5) "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" means
4659	4659	17 a person having origins in any of the original peoples of
4660	4660	18 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
4661	4661	19 (5.5) "Arab" means a person having origins in any of
4662	4662	20 the original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab
4663	4663	21 Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon,
4664	4664	22 Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine,
4665	4665	23 Oman, Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or
4666	4666	24 Algeria.
4667	4667	25 (6) "White" means a person having origins in any of
4668	4668	26 the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
4669	4669
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4679	4679	1 Africa.
4680	4680	2 (i) (Blank).
4681	4681	3 (Source: P.A. 101-24, eff. 6-21-19; 102-465, eff. 1-1-22;
4682	4682	4 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
4683	4683	5 Section 110. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
4684	4684	6 changing Section 17-10.2 as follows:
4685	4685	7 (720 ILCS 5/17-10.2) (was 720 ILCS 5/17-29)
4686	4686	8 Sec. 17-10.2. Businesses owned by minorities, females, and
4687	4687	9 persons with disabilities; fraudulent contracts with
4688	4688	10 governmental units.
4689	4689	11 (a) In this Section:
4690	4690	12 "Minority person" means a person who is any of the
4691	4691	13 following:
4692	4692	14 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
4693	4693	15 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
4694	4694	16 America, including Central America, and who maintains
4695	4695	17 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
4696	4696	18 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
4697	4697	19 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
4698	4698	20 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
4699	4699	21 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
4700	4700	22 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
4701	4701	23 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
4702	4702	24 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
4703	4703
4704	4704
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4713	4713	1 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
4714	4714	2 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
4715	4715	3 culture or origin, regardless of race).
4716	4716	4 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
4717	4717	5 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
4718	4718	6 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
4719	4719	7 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
4720	4720	8 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
4721	4721	9 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
4722	4722	10 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
4723	4723	11 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
4724	4724	12 "Female" means a person who is of the female gender.
4725	4725	13 "Person with a disability" means a person who is a
4726	4726	14 person qualifying as having a disability.
4727	4727	15 "Disability" means a severe physical or mental
4728	4728	16 disability that: (1) results from: amputation, arthritis,
4729	4729	17 autism, blindness, burn injury, cancer, cerebral palsy,
4730	4730	18 cystic fibrosis, deafness, head injury, heart disease,
4731	4731	19 hemiplegia, hemophilia, respiratory or pulmonary
4732	4732	20 dysfunction, an intellectual disability, mental illness,
4733	4733	21 multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, musculoskeletal
4734	4734	22 disorders, neurological disorders, including stroke and
4735	4735	23 epilepsy, paraplegia, quadriplegia and other spinal cord
4736	4736	24 conditions, sickle cell anemia, specific learning
4737	4737	25 disabilities, or end stage renal failure disease; and (2)
4738	4738	26 substantially limits one or more of the person's major
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4749	4749	1 life activities.
4750	4750	2 "Minority owned business" means a business concern
4751	4751	3 that is at least 51% owned by one or more minority persons,
4752	4752	4 or in the case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock
4753	4753	5 in which is owned by one or more minority persons; and the
4754	4754	6 management and daily business operations of which are
4755	4755	7 controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who
4756	4756	8 own it.
4757	4757	9 "Female owned business" means a business concern that
4758	4758	10 is at least 51% owned by one or more females, or, in the
4759	4759	11 case of a corporation, at least 51% of the stock in which
4760	4760	12 is owned by one or more females; and the management and
4761	4761	13 daily business operations of which are controlled by one
4762	4762	14 or more of the females who own it.
4763	4763	15 "Business owned by a person with a disability" means a
4764	4764	16 business concern that is at least 51% owned by one or more
4765	4765	17 persons with a disability and the management and daily
4766	4766	18 business operations of which are controlled by one or more
4767	4767	19 of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
4768	4768	20 not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that
4769	4769	21 is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal
4770	4770	22 Revenue Code of 1986 is also considered a "business owned
4771	4771	23 by a person with a disability".
4772	4772	24 "Governmental unit" means the State, a unit of local
4773	4773	25 government, or school district.
4774	4774	26 (b) In addition to any other penalties imposed by law or by
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4785	4785	1 an ordinance or resolution of a unit of local government or
4786	4786	2 school district, any individual or entity that knowingly
4787	4787	3 obtains, or knowingly assists another to obtain, a contract
4788	4788	4 with a governmental unit, or a subcontract or written
4789	4789	5 commitment for a subcontract under a contract with a
4790	4790	6 governmental unit, by falsely representing that the individual
4791	4791	7 or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority
4792	4792	8 owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a
4793	4793	9 person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2 felony,
4794	4794	10 regardless of whether the preference for awarding the contract
4795	4795	11 to a minority owned business, female owned business, or
4796	4796	12 business owned by a person with a disability was established
4797	4797	13 by statute or by local ordinance or resolution.
4798	4798	14 (c) In addition to any other penalties authorized by law,
4799	4799	15 the court shall order that an individual or entity convicted
4800	4800	16 of a violation of this Section must pay to the governmental
4801	4801	17 unit that awarded the contract a penalty equal to one and
4802	4802	18 one-half times the amount of the contract obtained because of
4803	4803	19 the false representation.
4804	4804	20 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
4805	4805	21 Section 115. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
4806	4806	22 changing Section 2-105 as follows:
4807	4807	23 (775 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 68, par. 2-105)
4808	4808	24 Sec. 2-105. Equal Employment Opportunities; Affirmative
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4819	4819	1 Action.
4820	4820	2 (A) Public Contracts. Every party to a public contract and
4821	4821	3 every eligible bidder shall:
4822	4822	4 (1) Refrain from unlawful discrimination and
4823	4823	5 discrimination based on citizenship status in employment
4824	4824	6 and undertake affirmative action to assure equality of
4825	4825	7 employment opportunity and eliminate the effects of past
4826	4826	8 discrimination;
4827	4827	9 (2) Comply with the procedures and requirements of the
4828	4828	10 Department's regulations concerning equal employment
4829	4829	11 opportunities and affirmative action;
4830	4830	12 (3) Provide such information, with respect to its
4831	4831	13 employees and applicants for employment, and assistance as
4832	4832	14 the Department may reasonably request;
4833	4833	15 (4) Have written sexual harassment policies that shall
4834	4834	16 include, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the
4835	4835	17 illegality of sexual harassment; (ii) the definition of
4836	4836	18 sexual harassment under State law; (iii) a description of
4837	4837	19 sexual harassment, utilizing examples; (iv) the vendor's
4838	4838	20 internal complaint process including penalties; (v) the
4839	4839	21 legal recourse, investigative, and complaint process
4840	4840	22 available through the Department and the Commission; (vi)
4841	4841	23 directions on how to contact the Department and
4842	4842	24 Commission; and (vii) protection against retaliation as
4843	4843	25 provided by Sections 6-101 and 6-101.5 of this Act. A copy
4844	4844	26 of the policies shall be provided to the Department upon
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4855	4855	1 request. Additionally, each bidder who submits a bid or
4856	4856	2 offer for a State contract under the Illinois Procurement
4857	4857	3 Code shall have a written copy of the bidder's sexual
4858	4858	4 harassment policy as required under this paragraph (4). A
4859	4859	5 copy of the policy shall be provided to the State agency
4860	4860	6 entering into the contract upon request.
4861	4861	7 The Department, by rule, shall establish a reasonable
4862	4862	8 opportunity to cure any noncompliance with this subsection by
4863	4863	9 a bidder prior to the awarding of a contract.
4864	4864	10 (B) State Agencies. Every State executive department,
4865	4865	11 State agency, board, commission, and instrumentality shall:
4866	4866	12 (1) Comply with the procedures and requirements of the
4867	4867	13 Department's regulations concerning equal employment
4868	4868	14 opportunities and affirmative action.
4869	4869	15 (2) Provide such information and assistance as the
4870	4870	16 Department may request.
4871	4871	17 (3) Establish, maintain, and carry out a continuing
4872	4872	18 affirmative action plan consistent with this Act and the
4873	4873	19 regulations of the Department designed to promote equal
4874	4874	20 opportunity for all State residents in every aspect of
4875	4875	21 agency personnel policy and practice. For purposes of
4876	4876	22 these affirmative action plans, the race and national
4877	4877	23 origin categories to be included in the plans are:
4878	4878	24 American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African
4879	4879	25 American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other
4880	4880	26 Pacific Islander, and Arab.
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4891	4891	1 This plan shall include a current detailed status
4892	4892	2 report:
4893	4893	3 (a) indicating, by each position in State service,
4894	4894	4 the number, percentage, and average salary of
4895	4895	5 individuals employed by race, national origin, sex and
4896	4896	6 disability, and any other category that the Department
4897	4897	7 may require by rule;
4898	4898	8 (b) identifying all positions in which the
4899	4899	9 percentage of the people employed by race, national
4900	4900	10 origin, sex and disability, and any other category
4901	4901	11 that the Department may require by rule, is less than
4902	4902	12 four-fifths of the percentage of each of those
4903	4903	13 components in the State work force;
4904	4904	14 (c) specifying the goals and methods for
4905	4905	15 increasing the percentage by race, national origin,
4906	4906	16 sex, and disability, and any other category that the
4907	4907	17 Department may require by rule, in State positions;
4908	4908	18 (d) indicating progress and problems toward
4909	4909	19 meeting equal employment opportunity goals, including,
4910	4910	20 if applicable, but not limited to, Department of
4911	4911	21 Central Management Services recruitment efforts,
4912	4912	22 publicity, promotions, and use of options designating
4913	4913	23 positions by linguistic abilities;
4914	4914	24 (e) establishing a numerical hiring goal for the
4915	4915	25 employment of qualified persons with disabilities in
4916	4916	26 the agency as a whole, to be based on the proportion of
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4927	4927	1 people with work disabilities in the Illinois labor
4928	4928	2 force as reflected in the most recent employment data
4929	4929	3 made available by the United States Census Bureau.
4930	4930	4 (4) If the agency has 1000 or more employees, appoint
4931	4931	5 a full-time Equal Employment Opportunity officer, subject
4932	4932	6 to the Department's approval, whose duties shall include:
4933	4933	7 (a) Advising the head of the particular State
4934	4934	8 agency with respect to the preparation of equal
4935	4935	9 employment opportunity programs, procedures,
4936	4936	10 regulations, reports, and the agency's affirmative
4937	4937	11 action plan.
4938	4938	12 (b) Evaluating in writing each fiscal year the
4939	4939	13 sufficiency of the total agency program for equal
4940	4940	14 employment opportunity and reporting thereon to the
4941	4941	15 head of the agency with recommendations as to any
4942	4942	16 improvement or correction in recruiting, hiring or
4943	4943	17 promotion needed, including remedial or disciplinary
4944	4944	18 action with respect to managerial or supervisory
4945	4945	19 employees who have failed to cooperate fully or who
4946	4946	20 are in violation of the program.
4947	4947	21 (c) Making changes in recruitment, training and
4948	4948	22 promotion programs and in hiring and promotion
4949	4949	23 procedures designed to eliminate discriminatory
4950	4950	24 practices when authorized.
4951	4951	25 (d) Evaluating tests, employment policies,
4952	4952	26 practices, and qualifications and reporting to the
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4963	4963	1 head of the agency and to the Department any policies,
4964	4964	2 practices and qualifications that have unequal impact
4965	4965	3 by race, national origin as required by Department
4966	4966	4 rule, sex, or disability or any other category that
4967	4967	5 the Department may require by rule, and to assist in
4968	4968	6 the recruitment of people in underrepresented
4969	4969	7 classifications. This function shall be performed in
4970	4970	8 cooperation with the Department of Central Management
4971	4971	9 Services.
4972	4972	10 (e) Making any aggrieved employee or applicant for
4973	4973	11 employment aware of his or her remedies under this
4974	4974	12 Act.
4975	4975	13 In any meeting, investigation, negotiation,
4976	4976	14 conference, or other proceeding between a State
4977	4977	15 employee and an Equal Employment Opportunity officer,
4978	4978	16 a State employee (1) who is not covered by a collective
4979	4979	17 bargaining agreement and (2) who is the complaining
4980	4980	18 party or the subject of such proceeding may be
4981	4981	19 accompanied, advised and represented by (1) an
4982	4982	20 attorney licensed to practice law in the State of
4983	4983	21 Illinois or (2) a representative of an employee
4984	4984	22 organization whose membership is composed of employees
4985	4985	23 of the State and of which the employee is a member. A
4986	4986	24 representative of an employee, other than an attorney,
4987	4987	25 may observe but may not actively participate, or
4988	4988	26 advise the State employee during the course of such
4989	4989
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4999	4999	1 meeting, investigation, negotiation, conference, or
5000	5000	2 other proceeding. Nothing in this Section shall be
5001	5001	3 construed to permit any person who is not licensed to
5002	5002	4 practice law in Illinois to deliver any legal services
5003	5003	5 or otherwise engage in any activities that would
5004	5004	6 constitute the unauthorized practice of law. Any
5005	5005	7 representative of an employee who is present with the
5006	5006	8 consent of the employee, shall not, during or after
5007	5007	9 termination of the relationship permitted by this
5008	5008	10 Section with the State employee, use or reveal any
5009	5009	11 information obtained during the course of the meeting,
5010	5010	12 investigation, negotiation, conference, or other
5011	5011	13 proceeding without the consent of the complaining
5012	5012	14 party and any State employee who is the subject of the
5013	5013	15 proceeding and pursuant to rules and regulations
5014	5014	16 governing confidentiality of such information as
5015	5015	17 promulgated by the appropriate State agency.
5016	5016	18 Intentional or reckless disclosure of information in
5017	5017	19 violation of these confidentiality requirements shall
5018	5018	20 constitute a Class B misdemeanor.
5019	5019	21 (5) Establish, maintain, and carry out a continuing
5020	5020	22 sexual harassment program that shall include the
5021	5021	23 following:
5022	5022	24 (a) Develop a written sexual harassment policy
5023	5023	25 that includes at a minimum the following information:
5024	5024	26 (i) the illegality of sexual harassment; (ii) the
5025	5025
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5035	5035	1 definition of sexual harassment under State law; (iii)
5036	5036	2 a description of sexual harassment, utilizing
5037	5037	3 examples; (iv) the agency's internal complaint process
5038	5038	4 including penalties; (v) the legal recourse,
5039	5039	5 investigative, and complaint process available through
5040	5040	6 the Department and the Commission; (vi) directions on
5041	5041	7 how to contact the Department and Commission; and
5042	5042	8 (vii) protection against retaliation as provided by
5043	5043	9 Section 6-101 of this Act. The policy shall be
5044	5044	10 reviewed annually.
5045	5045	11 (b) Post in a prominent and accessible location
5046	5046	12 and distribute in a manner to assure notice to all
5047	5047	13 agency employees without exception the agency's sexual
5048	5048	14 harassment policy. Such documents may meet, but shall
5049	5049	15 not exceed, the 6th grade literacy level. Distribution
5050	5050	16 shall be effectuated within 90 days of the effective
5051	5051	17 date of this amendatory Act of 1992 and shall occur
5052	5052	18 annually thereafter.
5053	5053	19 (c) Provide training on sexual harassment
5054	5054	20 prevention and the agency's sexual harassment policy
5055	5055	21 as a component of all ongoing or new employee training
5056	5056	22 programs.
5057	5057	23 (6) Notify the Department 30 days before effecting any
5058	5058	24 layoff. Once notice is given, the following shall occur:
5059	5059	25 (a) No layoff may be effective earlier than 10
5060	5060	26 working days after notice to the Department, unless an
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5071	5071	1 emergency layoff situation exists.
5072	5072	2 (b) The State executive department, State agency,
5073	5073	3 board, commission, or instrumentality in which the
5074	5074	4 layoffs are to occur must notify each employee
5075	5075	5 targeted for layoff, the employee's union
5076	5076	6 representative (if applicable), and the State
5077	5077	7 Dislocated Worker Unit at the Department of Commerce
5078	5078	8 and Economic Opportunity.
5079	5079	9 (c) The State executive department, State agency,
5080	5080	10 board, commission, or instrumentality in which the
5081	5081	11 layoffs are to occur must conform to applicable
5082	5082	12 collective bargaining agreements.
5083	5083	13 (d) The State executive department, State agency,
5084	5084	14 board, commission, or instrumentality in which the
5085	5085	15 layoffs are to occur should notify each employee
5086	5086	16 targeted for layoff that transitional assistance may
5087	5087	17 be available to him or her under the Economic
5088	5088	18 Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act
5089	5089	19 administered by the Department of Commerce and
5090	5090	20 Economic Opportunity. Failure to give such notice
5091	5091	21 shall not invalidate the layoff or postpone its
5092	5092	22 effective date.
5093	5093	23 As used in this subsection (B), "disability" shall be
5094	5094	24 defined in rules promulgated under the Illinois Administrative
5095	5095	25 Procedure Act.
5096	5096	26 (C) Civil Rights Violations. It is a civil rights
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5107	5107	1 violation for any public contractor or eligible bidder to:
5108	5108	2 (1) fail to comply with the public contractor's or
5109	5109	3 eligible bidder's duty to refrain from unlawful
5110	5110	4 discrimination and discrimination based on citizenship
5111	5111	5 status in employment under subsection (A)(1) of this
5112	5112	6 Section; or
5113	5113	7 (2) fail to comply with the public contractor's or
5114	5114	8 eligible bidder's duties of affirmative action under
5115	5115	9 subsection (A) of this Section, provided however, that the
5116	5116	10 Department has notified the public contractor or eligible
5117	5117	11 bidder in writing by certified mail that the public
5118	5118	12 contractor or eligible bidder may not be in compliance
5119	5119	13 with affirmative action requirements of subsection (A). A
5120	5120	14 minimum of 60 days to comply with the requirements shall
5121	5121	15 be afforded to the public contractor or eligible bidder
5122	5122	16 before the Department may issue formal notice of
5123	5123	17 non-compliance.
5124	5124	18 (D) As used in this Section:
5125	5125	19 (1) "American Indian or Alaska Native" means a person
5126	5126	20 having origins in any of the original peoples of North and
5127	5127	21 South America, including Central America, and who
5128	5128	22 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
5129	5129	23 (2) "Asian" means a person having origins in any of
5130	5130	24 the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
5131	5131	25 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
5132	5132	26 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
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5143	5143	1 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
5144	5144	2 (3) "Black or African American" means a person having
5145	5145	3 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
5146	5146	4 (4) "Hispanic or Latino" means a person of Cuban,
5147	5147	5 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
5148	5148	6 Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
5149	5149	7 (5) "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" means
5150	5150	8 a person having origins in any of the original peoples of
5151	5151	9 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
5152	5152	10 (6) "Arab" means a person having origins in any of the
5153	5153	11 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
5154	5154	12 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
5155	5155	13 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
5156	5156	14 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria.
5157	5157	15 (Source: P.A. 102-362, eff. 1-1-22; 102-465, eff. 1-1-22;
5158	5158	16 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
5159	5159	17 Section 120. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is
5160	5160	18 amended by changing Section 8.12 as follows:
5161	5161	19 (805 ILCS 5/8.12)
5162	5162	20 Sec. 8.12. Female, minority, and LGBTQ directors.
5163	5163	21 (a) Findings and purpose. The General Assembly finds that
5164	5164	22 women, minorities, and LGBTQ people are still largely
5165	5165	23 underrepresented nationally in positions of corporate
5166	5166	24 authority, such as serving as a director on a corporation's
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5177	5177	1 board of directors. This low representation could be
5178	5178	2 contributing to the disparity seen in wages made by females
5179	5179	3 and minorities versus their white male counterparts. Increased
5180	5180	4 representation of these individuals as directors on boards of
5181	5181	5 directors for corporations may boost the Illinois economy,
5182	5182	6 improve opportunities for women, minorities, and LGBTQ people
5183	5183	7 in the workplace, and foster an environment in Illinois where
5184	5184	8 the business community is representative of our residents.
5185	5185	9 Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly to gather
5186	5186	10 more data and study this issue within the State so that
5187	5187	11 effective policy changes may be implemented to eliminate this
5188	5188	12 disparity.
5189	5189	13 (b) As used in this Section:
5190	5190	14 "Annual report" means the report submitted annually to the
5191	5191	15 Secretary of State pursuant to this Act.
5192	5192	16 "Female" means a person who is a citizen or lawful
5193	5193	17 permanent resident of the United States and who
5194	5194	18 self-identifies as a woman, without regard to the individual's
5195	5195	19 designated sex at birth.
5196	5196	20 "Minority person" means a person who is a citizen or
5197	5197	21 lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is any
5198	5198	22 of the following races or ethnicities:
5199	5199	23 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
5200	5200	24 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
5201	5201	25 America, including Central America, and who maintains
5202	5202	26 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
5203	5203
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5213	5213	1 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
5214	5214	2 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
5215	5215	3 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
5216	5216	4 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
5217	5217	5 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
5218	5218	6 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
5219	5219	7 in any of the black racial groups of Africa). Terms such as
5220	5220	8 "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black" or
5221	5221	9 "African American".
5222	5222	10 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
5223	5223	11 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
5224	5224	12 culture or origin, regardless of race).
5225	5225	13 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
5226	5226	14 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
5227	5227	15 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
5228	5228	16 (6) Arab (a person having origins in any of the
5229	5229	17 original peoples of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
5230	5230	18 Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
5231	5231	19 Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman,
5232	5232	20 Syria, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, or Algeria).
5233	5233	21 (6) "Publicly held domestic or foreign corporation" means
5234	5234	22 a corporation with outstanding shares listed on a major United
5235	5235	23 States stock exchange.
5236	5236	24 (c) Reporting to the Secretary of State. As soon as
5237	5237	25 practical after August 27, 2019 (the effective date of Public
5238	5238	26 Act 101-589), but no later than January 1, 2021, the following
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5249	5249	1 information shall be provided in a corporation's annual report
5250	5250	2 submitted to the Secretary of State under this Act and made
5251	5251	3 available by the Secretary of State to the public online as it
5252	5252	4 is received:
5253	5253	5 (1) Whether the corporation is a publicly held
5254	5254	6 domestic or foreign corporation with its principal
5255	5255	7 executive office located in Illinois.
5256	5256	8 (2) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5257	5257	9 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5258	5258	10 located in Illinois, data on specific qualifications,
5259	5259	11 skills, and experience that the corporation considers for
5260	5260	12 its board of directors, nominees for the board of
5261	5261	13 directors, and executive officers.
5262	5262	14 (3) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5263	5263	15 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5264	5264	16 located in Illinois, the self-identified gender of each
5265	5265	17 member of its board of directors.
5266	5266	18 (4) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5267	5267	19 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5268	5268	20 located in Illinois, whether each member of its board of
5269	5269	21 directors self-identifies as a minority person and, if so,
5270	5270	22 which race or ethnicity to which the member belongs.
5271	5271	23 (5) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5272	5272	24 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5273	5273	25 located in Illinois, the self-identified sexual
5274	5274	26 orientation of each member of its board of directors.
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5285	5285	1 (6) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5286	5286	2 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5287	5287	3 located in Illinois, the self-identified gender identity
5288	5288	4 of each member of its board of directors.
5289	5289	5 (7) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5290	5290	6 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5291	5291	7 located in Illinois, a description of the corporation's
5292	5292	8 process for identifying and evaluating nominees for the
5293	5293	9 board of directors, including whether and, if so, how
5294	5294	10 demographic diversity is considered.
5295	5295	11 (8) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5296	5296	12 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5297	5297	13 located in Illinois, a description of the corporation's
5298	5298	14 process for identifying and appointing executive officers,
5299	5299	15 including whether and, if so, how demographic diversity is
5300	5300	16 considered.
5301	5301	17 (9) Where the corporation is a publicly held domestic
5302	5302	18 or foreign corporation with its principal executive office
5303	5303	19 located in Illinois, a description of the corporation's
5304	5304	20 policies and practices for promoting diversity, equity,
5305	5305	21 and inclusion among its board of directors and executive
5306	5306	22 officers.
5307	5307	23 Information reported under this subsection shall be
5308	5308	24 updated in each annual report filed with the Secretary of
5309	5309	25 State thereafter.
5310	5310	26 (d) Beginning no later than March 1, 2021, and every March
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5321	5321	1 1 thereafter, the University of Illinois Systems shall review
5322	5322	2 the information reported and published under subsection (c)
5323	5323	3 and shall publish on its website a report that provides
5324	5324	4 aggregate data on the demographic characteristics of the
5325	5325	5 boards of directors and executive officers of corporations
5326	5326	6 filing an annual report for the preceding year along with an
5327	5327	7 individualized rating for each corporation. The report shall
5328	5328	8 also identify strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion
5329	5329	9 among boards of directors and corporate executive officers.
5330	5330	10 (e) The University of Illinois System shall establish a
5331	5331	11 rating system assessing the representation of women,
5332	5332	12 minorities, and LGBTQ people on corporate boards of directors
5333	5333	13 of those corporations that are publicly held domestic or
5334	5334	14 foreign corporations with their principal executive office
5335	5335	15 located in Illinois based on the information gathered under
5336	5336	16 this Section. The rating system shall consider, among other
5337	5337	17 things: compliance with the demographic reporting obligations
5338	5338	18 in subsection (c); the corporation's policies and practices
5339	5339	19 for encouraging diversity in recruitment, board membership,
5340	5340	20 and executive appointments; and the demographic diversity of
5341	5341	21 board seats and executive positions.
5342	5342	22 (Source: P.A. 101-589, eff. 8-27-19; 102-223, eff. 1-1-22;
5343	5343	23 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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