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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
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
5Increasing Representation of Women in Technology Task Force
6Act.
 
7    Section 5. Increasing Representation of Women in
8Technology Task Force; membership.
9    (a) The Increasing Representation of Women in Technology
10Task Force is hereby established within the Illinois Workforce
11Innovation Board.
12    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
13        (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
14    President of the Senate;
15        (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
16    Minority Leader of the Senate;
17        (3) one member of the House of Representatives,
18    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
19        (4) one member of the House of Representatives,
20    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
21    Representatives;
22        (5) one member representing the Governor's Office of
23    Management and Budget, appointed by the Governor;

 

 

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1        (6) one member representing a statewide labor
2    organization, appointed by the Governor;
3        (7) one member representing a national laboratory that
4    is a multi-disciplinary science and engineering research
5    center, appointed by the Governor;
6        (8) one member from the State of Illinois Office of
7    Equity, appointed by the Governor;
8        (9) one member representing local or State economic
9    development interests, appointed by the Governor;
10        (10) one member representing women in technology,
11    appointed by the Governor;
12        (11) one member representing a technology
13    manufacturing corporation, appointed by the Governor;
14        (12) 4 members representing companies that have been
15    recognized for the recruitment, advancement, and retention
16    of women in technology positions and the corresponding
17    management chain in the last 3 years, appointed by the
18    Governor;
19        (13) one member from a community-based organization
20    that supports women in technology, appointed by the
21    Governor;
22        (14) one member representing the University of
23    Illinois Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Diversity,
24    Equity & Inclusion, appointed by the Governor;
25        (15) one member from the Illinois Community College
26    Board, appointed by the Governor; and

 

 

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1        (16) one member with knowledge of diversity, equity,
2    and inclusion best practices from an advocacy group
3    representing women in technology, appointed by the
4    Governor.
5    (c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
6compensation.
7    (d) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to
8fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the
9Task Force, the Task Force shall elect 2 cochairs; one chair
10shall be a standing member of the Illinois Workforce
11Innovation Board, and one chair shall be selected from among
12members of the Task Force.
13    (e) The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board shall, in
14consultation with an Illinois public college or university,
15provide administrative and other support to the Working Group.
 
16    Section 10. Duties. The Task Force shall, subject to
17appropriation, have the following duties:
18        (1) evaluate evidence and data on recruitment,
19    advancement, and retention of women in technology
20    positions and the corresponding management chain;
21        (2) set goals for recruitment, advancement, and
22    retention of women in technology positions and the
23    corresponding management chains;
24        (3) identify best practices for the recruitment,
25    advancement, and retention of women in technology

 

 

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1    positions and the corresponding management chain, such as
2    tools for data collection and analysis and techniques to
3    improve the number of women in technology positions;
4        (4) recommend government policies to incentivize
5    companies to recruit, advance, and retain women in
6    technology positions and the corresponding management
7    chain; and
8        (5) establish a plan to create an oversight body to
9    track companies progress year-over-year on recruitment,
10    advancement, and retention of women in technology
11    positions and the corresponding management chain, and
12    manage use of the incentives for those companies with a
13    positive track record.
 
14    Section 15. Report. The Task Force shall report to the
15Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on
16its activities and findings. The Task Force shall submit a
17final report to the Governor and the General Assembly by
18December 1, 2028 on all of its activities and final findings
19and recommendations.
 
20    Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
212030.
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.