HB5031 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5031

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Avery Bourne, Daniel Swanson, Tony McCombie, Norine K. Hammond, Michael T. Marron, et al.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

15 ILCS 50/25

Amends the Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act. Requires the Governor to file a report with the General Assembly detailing specified geographic information of gubernatorial appointees. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:

(15 ILCS 50/25)

Sec. 25. Demographic and geographic composition; report.

(a) Beginning October 1, 2015, and for each year thereafter, the Governor shall file a report with the General Assembly detailing the following information:

(1) the demographic information (ethnicity, gender, and disability status) of each appointment made by the Governor between July 1 of the prior year through June 30 of the reporting year. Such demographic information shall also include the voluntarily and publicly disclosed sexual orientation of each appointment;

(2) the aggregate demographic information for those persons who applied for an appointment with the Governor's office, but were not appointed between July 1 of the prior year through June 30 of the reporting year. Such aggregate demographic information shall also include the voluntarily and publicly disclosed sexual orientation of those applicants; and

(3) the demographic composition of the gubernatorial appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of June 30 of the reporting year. Such demographic composition information shall also include the voluntarily and publicly disclosed sexual orientation of each appointee.

(b) Beginning October 1, 2020, and for each year thereafter, the Governor shall file a report with the General Assembly detailing the following information:

(1) the geographic information (county of primary residence) of each appointment made by the Governor between July 1 of the prior year through June 30 of the reporting year;

(2) the aggregate geographic information for those persons who applied for an appointment with the Governor's office, but were not appointed between July 1 of the prior year through June 30 of the reporting year; and

(3) the geographic composition of the gubernatorial appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of June 30 of the reporting year.

(c) The Governor shall electronically publish an annual report detailing the demographic and geographic composition of the gubernatorial appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of the date of the report.

(Source: P.A. 100-234, eff. 1-1-18.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.