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Public Act 097-0856


 

Public Act 0856 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 097-0856
 
HB4510 EnrolledLRB097 18375 JDS 63601 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The State Employment Records Act is amended by
changing Section 20 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 410/20)
    Sec. 20. Reports. State agencies shall collect, classify,
maintain, and report all information required by this Act on a
fiscal year basis. Agencies shall file, as public information
and by January 1, 1993 and each year thereafter, a copy of all
reports required by this Act with the Office of the Secretary
of State, and shall submit an annual report to the Governor.
     Each agency's annual report shall include a description of
the agency's activities in implementing the State Hispanic
Employment Plan, the State Asian-American Employment Plan, and
the bilingual employment plan in accordance with the reporting
requirements developed by the Department of Central Management
Services pursuant to Section 405-125 of the Civil
Administrative Code.
    In addition to submitting the agency work force report,
each executive branch constitutional officer, each institution
of higher education under the jurisdiction of the Illinois
Board of Higher Education, each community college under the
jurisdiction of the Illinois Community College Board, and the
Illinois Toll Highway Authority shall report to the General
Assembly by February 1 of each year its activities implementing
strategies and programs, and its progress, in the hiring and
promotion of Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and bilingual persons
at supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial
levels, including assessments of bilingual service needs and
information received from the Auditor General pursuant to its
periodic review responsibilities.
(Source: P.A. 96-1286, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1341, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
    Section 10. The Department of Central Management Services
Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
changing Sections 405-120, 405-121, and 405-125 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 405/405-120)  (was 20 ILCS 405/67.29)
    Sec. 405-120. Hispanic and bilingual employees. The
Department shall develop and implement plans to increase the
number of Hispanics employed by State government and the number
of bilingual persons employed in State government at
supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial levels.
    The Department shall prepare and revise annually a State
Hispanic Employment Plan and a State Asian-American Employment
Plan in consultation with individuals and organizations
informed on these subjects, including the Asian-American
Employment Plan Advisory Council this subject. The Department
shall report to the General Assembly by February 1 of each year
each State agency's activities in implementing the State
Hispanic Employment Plan and the State Asian-American
Employment Plan.
(Source: P.A. 94-597, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
    (20 ILCS 405/405-121 new)
    Sec. 405-121. Asian-American Employment Plan Advisory
Council. The Asian-American Employment Plan Advisory Council
is hereby created to examine:
        (1) the prevalence and impact of Asian-Americans
    employed by State government;
        (2) the barriers faced by Asian-Americans who seek
    employment or promotional opportunities in State
    government; and
        (3) possible incentives that could be offered to foster
    the employment of and the promotion of Asian-Americans in
    State government.
    The Council shall meet quarterly to provide consultation to
State agencies and the Department.
    All members of the Asian-American Employment Plan Advisory
Council shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses from
funds available for that purpose.
    The Asian-American Employment Plan Advisory Council shall
consist of 11 members, each of whom shall be an Asian-American
subject matter expert, appointed by the Governor.
 
    (20 ILCS 405/405-125)  (was 20 ILCS 405/67.31)
    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 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 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
State Hispanic Employment Plan and the State Asian-American
Employment Plan. Each agency's annual report shall include
reports or information related to the agency's Hispanic,
Asian-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, 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, and bilingual employment budget allocations.
The Department shall assist State agencies required to
establish preparation and promotion training programs under
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
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.
(Source: P.A. 94-597, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 07/27/2012