(20 ILCS 60/15)

Sec. 15. Native American Employment Plan.

(a) The Department shall develop and implement plans to increase the number of Native Americans employed by State agencies and the number of Native Americans employed by State agencies at supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial levels.

(b) The Department shall prepare and revise annually a Native American Employment Plan in consultation with individuals and organizations knowledgeable on this subject and with the Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council. The Department shall report to the General Assembly by February 1 of each year, beginning with February 1, 2020, each State agency's activities that implement the Native American Employment Plan.

(c) The Department shall monitor compliance with the Native American Employment Plan and may assign that duty to the Department's staff or to a full-time Native American Employment Coordinator who shall be appointed by the Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council. Nothing in this Act mandates the Department to hire additional staff.

(Source: P.A. 101-534, eff. 1-1-20.)