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Public Act 098-0982
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| HB5793 Enrolled | LRB098 18324 OMW 55275 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Uniform Racial Classification Act.
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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.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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