101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5031
 
Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Avery Bourne, Daniel Swanson, Tony McCombie, Norine K. Hammond, Michael T. Marron, et al.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
15 ILCS 50/25

     Amends the Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act. Requires the Governor to file a report with the General Assembly detailing specified geographic information of gubernatorial appointees. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 50/25)
7    Sec. 25. Demographic and geographic composition; report. 
8    (a) Beginning October 1, 2015, and for each year 
9thereafter, the Governor shall file a report with the General 
10Assembly detailing the following information:
11        (1) the demographic information (ethnicity, gender, 
12    and disability status) of each appointment made by the 
13    Governor between July 1 of the prior year through June 30 
14    of the reporting year. Such demographic information shall 
15    also include the voluntarily and publicly disclosed sexual 
16    orientation of each appointment;
17        (2) the aggregate demographic information for those 
18    persons who applied for an appointment with the Governor's 
19    office, but were not appointed between July 1 of the prior 
20    year through June 30 of the reporting year. Such aggregate 
21    demographic information shall also include the voluntarily 
22    and publicly disclosed sexual orientation of those 
23    applicants; and
 
 
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1        (3) the demographic composition of the gubernatorial 
2    appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of 
3    June 30 of the reporting year. Such demographic composition 
4    information shall also include the voluntarily and 
5    publicly disclosed sexual orientation of each appointee. 
6    (b) Beginning October 1, 2020, and for each year 
7thereafter, the Governor shall file a report with the General 
8Assembly detailing the following information:
9        (1) the geographic information (county of primary 
10    residence) of each appointment made by the Governor between 
11    July 1 of the prior year through June 30 of the reporting 
12    year;
13        (2) the aggregate geographic information for those 
14    persons who applied for an appointment with the Governor's 
15    office, but were not appointed between July 1 of the prior 
16    year through June 30 of the reporting year; and
17        (3) the geographic composition of the gubernatorial 
18    appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of 
19    June 30 of the reporting year. 
20    (c) The Governor shall electronically publish an annual 
21report detailing the demographic and geographic composition of 
22the gubernatorial appointees on each board, commission, and 
23task force as of the date of the report.

24(Source: P.A. 100-234, eff. 1-1-18.)
  
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
26becoming law.