The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.
Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.
The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.
NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.
093_SJ0036enr
93SJ0036 Enrolled LRB093 12079 RCE 16856 r
1 STATE OF ILLINOIS
2 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 SENATE
4 Senate Joint Resolution No. 36
5 Offered by Senators Collins, Martinez, Hunter,
6 Link and Munoz
7 WHEREAS, Minorities and women seeking apprenticeship and
8 trainee opportunities in the building trades allege the
9 existence of racial and gender discrimination in hiring on
10 public construction contracts; and
11 WHEREAS, Minority-owned and female-owned companies allege
12 that contractors on public construction projects engage in
13 racial and gender discrimination; and
14 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois spends billions of dollars
15 on public construction projects; and
16 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a compelling State
17 interest to eliminate racial and gender discrimination in
18 State-funded public construction programs to effect an
19 efficient procurement process; and
20 WHEREAS, No State agency has undertaken a comprehensive
21 study to determine the existence and the extent of racial and
22 gender discrimination on public construction projects during
23 the last 5 years; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
26 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the
27 Commission on Opportunity in State Public Construction, which
28 shall consist of 17 members as follows: (i) 10 members
29 appointed by the Governor, 2 of whom are representatives of a
30 labor organization engaged in the building trades, 2 of whom
31 are representatives of organizations that represent the
32 interests of construction companies, one of whom is a
33 representative of an organization that represents the
93SJ0036 Enrolled -2- LRB093 12079 RCE 16856 r
1 interests of minority-owned business enterprises, one of whom
2 is a representative of an organization that represents
3 female-owned business enterprises, one of whom is a
4 representative of an organization that advocates for the
5 civil rights of women, one of whom is a representative of an
6 organization that advocates for the civil rights of African
7 Americans, one of whom is a representative of an organization
8 that advocates for the civil rights of Hispanic Americans,
9 and one of whom is a representative of an organization that
10 advocates for the civil rights of Asian Pacific and South
11 Asian Americans; (ii) one member appointed by the President
12 of the Senate; (iii) one member appointed by the Minority
13 Leader of the Senate; (iv) one member appointed by the
14 Speaker of the House of Representatives; (v) one member
15 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
16 Representatives; (vi) the Attorney General or his or her
17 designee; (vii) the Director of the Capital Development Board
18 or his or her designee; and (viii) the Secretary of
19 Transportation or his or her designee, all of whom shall
20 serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their
21 reasonable and necessary expenses from appropriations
22 available for that purpose; the appointments shall be made
23 before September 1, 2003; the members shall elect one member
24 to serve as chairperson of the Commission; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the Commission shall ascertain through
26 public hearings and social-scientific research: (i) whether
27 there is a pattern of racial and gender discrimination in
28 employment on State public construction projects; (ii)
29 whether there is a pattern of racial and gender
30 discrimination in contracting on State public construction
31 projects; (iii) the extent, if any, of racial and gender
32 discrimination in employment on State public construction
33 projects; and (iv) the nature, if any, of race and
34 gender-neutral barriers to entry to employment or contracting
93SJ0036 Enrolled -3- LRB093 12079 RCE 16856 r
1 for minorities and women on State public construction
2 projects; if the Commission determines that there is racial
3 and gender-based discrimination in State public construction
4 projects, then the Commission shall develop policy
5 recommendations to remedy the racial and gender-based
6 discrimination; if the Commission determines that there are
7 race and gender-neutral barriers to minority and female
8 participation on State public construction projects, then the
9 Commission shall develop policy recommendations to reduce the
10 barriers to full participation; nothing in this resolution
11 precludes the Commission from recognizing the existence, if
12 any, of racial and gender-based discrimination or neutral
13 barriers, or both, to minority and female participation on
14 State public construction projects and developing policy
15 recommendations to address both issues; the Commission shall
16 have investigatory power pursuant to 25 ILCS 5/Act; the
17 Commission shall deliver a report of its findings, the
18 transcripts of its public hearings, and its social-scientific
19 research to the Governor and to the General Assembly by June
20 30, 2004; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the Capital Development Board and the
22 Department of Transportation shall provide staff assistance
23 as is reasonably required to permit the Commission to fulfill
24 its functions; the Illinois Department of Transportation is
25 authorized to receive appropriations from the General
26 Assembly to fund social-scientific research related to the
27 Commission's function; the Department of Transportation, on
28 behalf of the Commission, is authorized to contract with a
29 university, consulting firm, or other reputable research
30 organization to conduct a social-scientific study on race and
31 gender discrimination on State public construction projects;
32 and be it further
33 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
93SJ0036 Enrolled -4- LRB093 12079 RCE 16856 r
1 delivered to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Director
2 of the Capital Development Board, and the Secretary of
3 Transportation.
4 Adopted by the Senate, May 29, 2003.
5 _______________________
6 President of the Senate
7 _______________________
8 Secretary of the Senate
9 Concurred in by the House of Representatives, June 1,
10 2003.
11 _________________________
12 Speaker of House of
13 Representatives
14 _________________________
15 Clerk of House of
16 Representatives
This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly
by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706
Contact ILGA Webmaster