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Full Text of HB3715 103rd General Assembly

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HB3715eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1     AN ACT concerning finance.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act is
5 amended by changing Section 40-10 as follows:

6     (30 ILCS 574/40-10)
7     Sec. 40-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other
8 powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or
9 elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and
10 duties:
11         (1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and
12     university procurement by facilitating and streamlining
13     communications between the Business Enterprise Council for
14     Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the
15     purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and
16     others.
17         (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for
18     State agency directors, public university presidents and
19     chancellors, and public community college presidents. The
20     scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i)
21     increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii)
22     enhancing credentials. These principles should be the
23     foundation of the agency compliance plan required under

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1     Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
2     Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
3         (3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and
4     duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois
5     Procurement Code.
6         (4) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall
7     provide support for diversity in State hiring.
8         (5) The Commission shall oversee the implementation of
9     diversity training of the State workforce.
10         (6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may
11     be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the
12     Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and
13     the General Assembly legislative changes to increase
14     inclusion and diversity in State government.
15         (7) The Commission shall conduct a disparity study on
16     whether Middle Eastern or Northern African populations
17     should be added to the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
18     Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The findings of
19     this study should be reported to the General Assembly by
20     July 1, 2024.
21         (8) ~~(7)~~ The Commission shall have oversight over the
22     following entities:
23             (A) the Illinois African-American Family
24         Commission;
25             (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;
26             (C) the Asian American Family Commission;

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1             (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council;
2             (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting
3         Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and
4             (F) the Business Enterprise Council for
5         Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.
6         (9) ~~(8)~~ The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary
7     for the implementation and administration of the
8     requirements of this Act.
9         (10) ~~(9)~~ The Commission shall exercise the authority
10     and duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the
11     Illinois Procurement Code.
12 (Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21;
13 102-671, eff. 11-30-21.)

14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.

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