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Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Department" means the Department of Central Management |
Services.
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"Native American" has the same meaning as "American Indian |
or Alaska Native" under subsection (D) of Section 2-105 of the |
Illinois Human Rights Act. |
"State agency" or "agency", whether used in the singular or |
plural, means all departments, officers, commissions, boards, |
institutions, and bodies politic and corporate of the State. |
The term, however, does not mean the judicial branch, |
including, without limitation, the several courts of the State, |
the offices of the clerk of the Supreme Court and the clerks of |
the appellate court, and the Administrative Office of the |
Illinois Courts, nor does it mean the General Assembly or its |
committees or commissions.
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Section 15. Native American Employment Plan.
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(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.
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(b) The Department shall prepare and revise annually a |
Native American Employment Plan in consultation with |
individuals and organizations knowledgeable on this subject |
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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.
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(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.
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Section 20. Native American Employment Plan Advisory |
Council.
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(a) The Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council is |
created. The Advisory Council shall consist of 11 members, each |
of whom shall be a Native American subject matter expert, |
appointed by the Governor. Ex officio liaison members shall be |
appointed by the Director or Secretary of each of the following |
agencies:
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(1) Department on Aging;
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(2) Department of Children and Family Services;
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(3) Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
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(4) Department of Corrections;
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(5) Department of Employment Security;
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(6) Department of Human Services;
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(7) Department of Human Rights;
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(8) Department of Healthcare and Family Services;
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(9) Department of Public Health; and
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(10) Department of Transportation.
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(b) Members of the Native American Employment Plan Advisory |
Council who are appointed by the Governor shall serve without |
compensation. Ex officio liaison members shall not receive any |
compensation in addition to their regular salary. All members |
of the Council shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and |
necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose.
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(c) The Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council |
shall appoint a Native American Employment Coordinator. In |
addition to any other duties which may be prescribed by law, |
the duties of the Native American Employment Coordinator under |
this Act shall be determined by the Council.
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(d) The Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council |
shall examine:
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(1) the prevalence and impact of Native Americans |
employed by State government;
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(2) the barriers faced by Native Americans who seek |
employment or promotional opportunities in State |
government; and
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(3) possible incentives that could be offered to foster |
the employment and promotion of Native Americans in State |
government.
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(e) The Council shall meet quarterly to provide |
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consultation to State agencies and the Native American |
Employment Coordinator.
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(f) The Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council |
shall receive administrative support from the Department of |
Central Management Services and shall issue an annual report of |
its activities each year on or before February 1, beginning |
February 1, 2021.
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Section 100. The Department of Central Management Services |
Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by |
changing Section 405-125 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 405/405-125) (was 20 ILCS 405/67.31)
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Sec. 405-125. State agency affirmative action and equal |
employment
opportunity goals. Each State agency shall |
implement strategies and programs in accordance with the State |
Hispanic Employment Plan, and the State Asian-American |
Employment Plan, and the Native American Employment Plan to |
increase the number of Hispanics employed by the State, the |
number of Asian-Americans employed by the State, and the number |
of
bilingual persons employed by the State, and the number of |
Native American persons employed by the State at supervisory, |
technical, professional, and managerial levels. Each State |
agency shall report annually to the Department and the |
Department of Human Rights, in a format prescribed by the |
Department, all of the agency's activities in implementing the |
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State Hispanic Employment Plan, and the State Asian-American |
Employment Plan, and the Native American Employment Plan. Each |
agency's annual report shall include reports or information |
related to the agency's Hispanic, Asian-American, Native |
American, and bilingual employment strategies and programs |
that the agency has received from the Illinois Department of |
Human Rights, the Department of Central Management Services, or |
the Auditor General, pursuant to their periodic review |
responsibilities; findings made by the Governor in his or her |
report to the General Assembly; assessments of bilingual |
service needs based upon the agency's service populations; |
information on the agency's studies and monitoring success |
concerning the number of Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Native |
Americans, and bilingual persons employed by the agency at the |
supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial levels |
and any increases in those categories from the prior year; and |
information concerning the agency's Hispanic, Asian-American, |
Native American, and bilingual employment budget allocations. |
The Department shall assist State agencies
required to |
establish preparation and promotion training programs under
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subsection (H) of Section 7-105 of the Illinois Human Rights |
Act for
failure to meet their affirmative action and equal |
employment opportunity
goals. The Department shall survey |
State agencies to identify effective
existing training |
programs and shall serve as a resource to other State
agencies. |
The Department shall assist agencies in the development and
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modification of training programs to enable them to meet their |
affirmative
action and equal employment opportunity goals and |
shall provide information
regarding other existing training |
and educational resources, such as the
Upward Mobility Program, |
the Illinois Institute for Training and
Development, the |
Central Management Services Training Center, Executive |
Recruitment Internships, and Graduate Public Service |
Internships.
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(Source: P.A. 97-856, eff. 7-27-12.)
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