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