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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 5. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act is
5amended by changing Section 40-10 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 574/40-10)
7    Sec. 40-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other
8powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or
9elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and
10duties:
11        (1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and
12    university procurement by facilitating and streamlining
13    communications between the Business Enterprise Council for
14    Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the
15    purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and
16    others.
17        (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for
18    State agency directors, public university presidents and
19    chancellors, and public community college presidents. The
20    scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i)
21    increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii)
22    enhancing credentials. These principles should be the
23    foundation of the agency compliance plan required under

 

 

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1    Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
2    Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
3        (3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and
4    duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois
5    Procurement Code.
6        (4) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall
7    provide support for diversity in State hiring.
8        (5) The Commission shall supervise oversee the
9    implementation and effectiveness of supplier diversity
10    training of the State procurement workforce.
11        (6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may
12    be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the
13    Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and
14    the General Assembly legislative changes to increase
15    inclusion and diversity in State government.
16        (7) The Commission shall have oversight over the
17    following entities:
18            (A) the Illinois African-American Family
19        Commission;
20            (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;
21            (C) the Asian American Family Commission;
22            (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council;
23            (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting
24        Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and
25            (F) the Business Enterprise Council for
26        Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.

 

 

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1        (8) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for
2    the implementation and administration of the requirements
3    of this Act.
4        (9) The Commission shall exercise the authority and
5    duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the Illinois
6    Procurement Code.
7(Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21;
8102-671, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.