Sen. Christopher Belt

Filed: 5/12/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3914

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3914 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Positive
5Action Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services
7Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
8adding Sections 405-101, 405-123, and 405-124 as follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 405/405-101 new)
10    Sec. 405-101. Positive action toward addressing systemic
11racism and barriers to increase workforce diversity in State
12employment.
13    (a) The Director will strive to do the following:
14        (1) identify statutes which impede access and
15    opportunities for minorities and marginalized individuals

 

 

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1    to gain employment with the State of Illinois and seek
2    legislation to change those statutes to remove barriers to
3    employment; and
4        (2) identify policies which impede access and
5    opportunities for minorities and marginalized individuals
6    to gain employment with the State of Illinois and make
7    changes to those policies to remove barriers to
8    employment.
9    (b) For purposes of this Section, "positive action" means
10taking proactive leading action to identify statutes and
11policies which impede access and opportunity for minorities
12and marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State
13of Illinois and to seek legislation and make policy changes.
 
14    (20 ILCS 405/405-123 new)
15    Sec. 405-123. State agency interview panel diversity.
16    (a) Each State agency shall establish the goal of
17increasing diversity on interview panels in order to increase
18State employment opportunities provided to women, minority
19persons, and persons to which the goals of the following
20programs apply: (i) the African American Employment Plan; (ii)
21the Hispanic Employment Plan; (iii) the Asian American
22Employment Plan; (iv) the Native American Employment Plan; and
23(v) the requirements concerning employment of bilingual
24persons.
25    (b) Each State agency shall use in the interview process,

 

 

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1if possible, persons that are representative of the persons
2specified under subsection (a) if the interview being
3conducted meets the following criteria:
4        (1) the hiring State agency implements an interview
5    panel for the position consisting of 3 or more panel
6    members; or
7        (2) the hiring State agency implements a multi-round
8    interview process consisting of 2 or more rounds for the
9    position.
10    (c) Each State agency shall submit an annual report to the
11Department of Central Management Services concerning its
12actions under this Section, and the Department shall report
13annually on these actions through the employment plans
14specified under subsection (a). The report shall include the
15following:
16        (1) the number of applicants that were interviewed
17    that are representative of the persons and employment
18    plans specified under subsection (a);
19        (2) the number of interviews in which the hiring
20    personnel and the applicant were both representative of
21    the persons or employment plans specified under subsection
22    (a); and
23        (3) the number of applicants that met the criteria of
24    the persons and employment plans specified under
25    subsection (a) that were hired by a State agency.
26    (d) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to

 

 

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1State employment for job titles that are classified as
2Rutan-exempt, or for which political considerations may be
3taken into account when hiring personnel.
 
4    (20 ILCS 405/405-124 new)
5    Sec. 405-124. Employees with child support payments. The
6Department shall increase State employment career counseling
7opportunities for individuals who are in arrears on their
8child support payments. The Department shall dedicate staff to
9consult with individuals and organizations informed on the
10subject of non-payment of child support to develop plans for
11the most effective career counseling opportunities for these
12individuals.
 
13    Section 10. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
14Section 8b.4 as follows:
 
15    (20 ILCS 415/8b.4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.4)
16    Sec. 8b.4. For the rejection of candidates or eligibles
17who fail to comply with reasonable previously specified job
18requirements of the Director in regard to such factors as age,
19physical and psychological condition, training and experience;
20who have been guilty of infamous or disgraceful conduct; who
21are addicted to alcohol to excess or to controlled substances
22or uses cannabis; or who have attempted any deception or fraud
23in connection with an examination. Those candidates who are

 

 

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1alleged to have attempted deception or fraud in connection
2with an examination shall be afforded the opportunity to
3appeal and provide information to support their appeal which
4shall be considered when determining their eligibility as a
5candidate for employment.
6(Source: P.A. 77-773.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
81, 2022.".