101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3059

 

Introduced , by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 30/16 new
20 ILCS 30/20

    Amends the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides for the African American Youth Employment Plan. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to develop and implement plans to improve the delivery of State services to African American youth between the ages of 18 and 25. Requires each State agency to implement specified strategies and programs targeted toward African American youth in accordance with the African American Employment plan. Makes conforming changes concerning strategies, programs, and reporting requirements under the Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The African American Employment Plan Act is
5amended by changing Section 20 and by adding Section 16 as
6follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 30/16 new)
8    Sec. 16. African American Youth Employment Plan.
9    (a) The Department of Central Management Services shall
10develop and implement plans to improve the delivery of State
11services to African American youth between the ages of 18 and
1225.
13    (b) Each State agency shall implement strategies and
14programs targeted toward African American youth in accordance
15with the African American Employment plan including, but not
16limited to:
17        (1) continuing development of new testing and
18    examining procedures for professional titles which will
19    increase candidate pools and recruitment opportunities;
20        (2) identifying and developing specific titles to
21    include more trainee opportunities;
22        (3) posting jobs on social media, including, but not
23    limited to, Facebook and Twitter;

 

 

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1        (4) discussion of hiring goals in both senior staff and
2    Human Resources meetings; and
3        (5) development or expansion of a recruitment database
4    of African American organizations.
 
5    (20 ILCS 30/20)
6    Sec. 20. State agency affirmative action and equal
7employment opportunity goals.
8    (a) Each State agency shall implement strategies and
9programs in accordance with the African American Employment
10Plan and the African American Youth Employment Plan to increase
11the number of African Americans employed by that State agency
12and the number of African Americans employed by that State
13agency at supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial
14levels.
15    (b) Each State agency shall report annually to the
16Department and the Department of Human Rights, in a format
17prescribed by the Department, all of the agency's activities in
18implementing the African American Employment Plan and the
19African American Youth Employment Plan. Each agency's annual
20report shall include reports or information related to the
21agency's African American employment strategies and programs
22that the agency has received from the Department, the
23Department of Human Rights, or the Auditor General, pursuant to
24their periodic review responsibilities; findings made by the
25Governor in his or her report to the General Assembly;

 

 

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1assessments of service needs based upon the agency's service
2populations; information on the agency's studies and
3monitoring success concerning the number of African Americans
4employed by the agency at the supervisory, technical,
5professional, and managerial levels and any increases in those
6categories from the prior year; and information concerning the
7agency's African American employment budget allocations.
8    (c) The Department shall assist State agencies required to
9establish preparation and promotion training programs under
10subsection (H) of Section 7-105 of the Illinois Human Rights
11Act for failure to meet their affirmative action and equal
12employment opportunity goals. The Department shall survey
13State agencies to identify effective existing training
14programs and shall serve as a resource to other State agencies.
15The Department shall assist agencies in the development and
16modification of training programs to enable them to meet their
17affirmative action and equal employment opportunity goals and
18shall provide information regarding other existing training
19and educational resources, such as the Upward Mobility Program,
20the Illinois Institute for Training and Development, the
21Central Management Services Training Center, Executive
22Recruitment Internships, and Graduate Public Service
23Internships.
24(Source: P.A. 96-1341, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.