Public Act 098-0982
 
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    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Uniform Racial Classification Act.
 
    Section 5. Uniform racial classification. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, except as otherwise required by
federal law or regulation, whenever a State agency is required
by law to compile or report statistical data using racial or
ethnic classifications, that State agency shall use the
following classifications: (i) White; (ii) Black or African
American; (iii) American Indian or Alaska Native; (iv) Asian;
(v) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; or (vi) Hispanic
or Latino.
    For the purposes of this Act, "State agency" means the
offices of the constitutional officers identified in Article V
of the Illinois Constitution, executive agencies, and
departments, boards, commissions, and authorities under the
Governor.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/18/2014