(30 ILCS 574/40-10)
Sec. 40-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and |
| university procurement by facilitating and streamlining communications between the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and others.
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(2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation
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| for State agency directors, public university presidents and chancellors, and public community college presidents. The scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i) increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii) enhancing credentials. These principles should be the foundation of the agency compliance plan required under Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
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(3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and
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| duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
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(4) The Commission, working with State agencies,
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| shall provide support for diversity in State hiring.
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(5) The Commission shall oversee the implementation
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| of diversity training of the State workforce.
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(6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may
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| be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly legislative changes to increase inclusion and diversity in State government.
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(7) The Commission shall have oversight over the
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(A) the Illinois African-American Family
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(B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;
(C) the Asian American Family Commission;
(D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory
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(E) the Illinois African-American Fair
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| Contracting Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and
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(F) the Business Enterprise Council for
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| Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.
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(8) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary
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(9) The Commission shall exercise the authority and
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| duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
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(Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21.)
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