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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equal
5Pay Certificate Act.
 
6    Section 5. Scope of Act.
7    (a) After June 1, 2018, no contract to which this Act
8applies shall be executed with a bidder, offeror, contractor,
9vendor, or potential contractor, as defined in the Illinois
10Procurement Code, unless it has an equal pay certificate or it
11has an equal pay certificate or it has certified in writing
12that it is exempt.
13    (b) A certificate is valid for 4 years.
 
14    Section 10. Application for equal pay certificate.
15    (a) A bidder shall apply for equal pay certificate by
16paying a $150 filing fee and submitting an equal pay compliance
17statement to the Department of Employment Security. The
18proceeds from the fees collected under this Act shall be
19deposited in to the Equal Pay Certificate Fund, a special fund
20created in the State Treasury. Money in the Fund shall be
21appropriated to the Department of Employment Security for the
22purposes of this Act. The Department of Employment Security

 

 

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1shall issue an equal pay certificate of compliance to a
2business that submits to the Department of Employment Security
3a statement signed by the chairperson of the board of chief
4executive officer of that business:
5        (1) that the business is in compliance with Title VII
6    of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 2003,
7    the Equal Wage Act, and the Illinois Human Rights Act;
8        (2) that the average compensation for its female
9    employees is not consistently below the average
10    compensation for its male employees within each of the
11    major job categories in the Employer Information Report
12    EEO-1 for which an employee is expected to perform work
13    under the contract, taking into account factors such as
14    length of service, requirements of specific jobs,
15    experience, skill, effort, responsibility, working
16    conditions of the job, or other mitigating factors;
17        (3) that the business does not restrict employees of
18    one sex to certain job classifications and makes retention
19    and promotion decisions without regard to sex;
20        (4) that wage and benefit disparities are corrected
21    when identified to ensure compliance with the laws cited in
22    item (1) and with item (2); and
23        (5) how often wages and benefits are evaluated to
24    ensure compliance with the laws cited in item (1) and with
25    item (2).
26    (b) The equal pay compliance statement shall also indicate

 

 

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1whether the business, in setting compensation and benefits
2utilizes:
3        (1) a market pricing approach;
4        (2) state prevailing wage or union contract
5    requirements;
6        (3) a performance pay system;
7        (4) an internal analysis; or
8        (5) an alternative approach to determine what level of
9    wages and benefits to pay its employees.
10    If the business uses an alternative approach, the business
11must provide a description of its approach.
12    (c) Receipt of the equal pay compliance statement by the
13Department of Employment Security does not establish
14compliance with the laws identified in item (1) of subsection
15(a).
 
16    Section 15. Issuance or rejection of certificate. The
17Department of Employment Security must issue an equal pay
18certificate, or a statement of why the application was
19rejected, within 15 days after receipt of the application. An
20application may be rejected only if it does not comply with the
21requirements of Section 10.
 
22    Section 20. Revocation of certificate. An equal pay
23certificate for a business may be suspended or revoked by the
24Department of Employment Security when the business fails to

 

 

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1make a good-faith effort to comply with the laws identified in
2item (1) of subsection (a) of Section 10, fails to make a
3good-faith effort to comply with this Act, or has multiple
4violations of this Article or the laws identified in item (1)
5of subsection (a) of Section 10. Prior to suspending or
6revoking a certificate, the Department of Employment Security
7must first have sought to conciliate with the business
8regarding wages and benefits due to employees.
 
9    Section 25. Administrative review.
10    (a) A business may obtain an administrative hearing before
11the suspension or revocation of its certificate is effective
12pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Acts.
13    (b) The Department of Employment Security shall adopt rules
14for the fair administration of suspending or revoking equal pay
15certificates by March 1, 2018.
 
16    Section 30. Revocation of contract.
17    (a) If a contract is awarded to a business that does have
18an equal pay certificate as required under Section 10, or a
19business that is not in compliance with subsection (a) of
20Section 10, the Department of Employment Security may recommend
21that the contract be voided by the applicable Chief Procurement
22Officer as provided by Section 50-60 of the Illinois
23Procurement Code. The purchasing agency that is a party to the
24agreement must be notified by the Department of Employment

 

 

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1Security prior to the Department of Employment Security making
2a recommendation to the applicable Chief Procurement Officer.
3    (b) A contract subject to this Act may be amended or
4terminated upon notice that the Department of Employment
5Security has suspended or revoked the certificate of the
6business.
 
7    Section 35. Technical Assistance. The Department of
8Employment Security must provide technical assistance to any
9business that requests assistance regarding this Act.
 
10    Section 40. Audit. The Department of Employment Security
11may audit the business' compliance with this Act. As part of an
12audit, upon request, a business must provide the Department of
13Employment Security the following information with respect to
14employees expected to perform work under the contract in each
15of the major job categories in the Employer Information Report
16EEO-1:
17        (1) number of male employees;
18        (2) number of female employees;
19        (3) average annualized salaries paid to male employees
20    and to female employees, in the manner most consistent with
21    the employer's compensation system, within each major job
22    category;
23        (4) information on performance payments, benefits, or
24    other elements of compensation, in the manner most

 

 

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1    consistent with the employer's compensation system, if
2    requested by the Department of Employment Security as part
3    of a determination as to whether these elements of
4    compensation are different for male and female employees;
5        (5) average length of service for male and female
6    employees in each major job category; and
7        (6) other information identified by the business or by
8    the Department of Employment Security, as needed, to
9    determine compliance with items specified in subsection
10    (a) of Section 10.
 
11    Section 45. Access to data. Data submitted to the
12Department of Employment Security related to equal pay
13certificates are private data on individuals or nonpublic data
14with respect to persons other than Department employees. The
15Department's decision to issue, not issue, revoke, or suspend
16an equal pay certificate is public data. The Department shall
17publish a list of all businesses in compliance with this Act
18with current and valid equal pay certificates on its website.
 
19    Section 50. Report. The Department of Employment Security
20shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly by
21January 31 of every odd-numbered year, beginning January 31,
222019. The report shall indicate the number of equal pay
23certificates issued, the number of audits conducted, the
24processes used by contractors to ensure compliance with

 

 

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1subsection (a) of Section 10, and a summary of its auditing
2efforts.
 
3    Section 55. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
4Section 5.878 as follows:
 
5    (30 ILCS 105/5.878 new)
6    Sec. 5.878. The Equal Pay Certificate Fund.
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.