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90_HB1753
775 ILCS 5/7-105 from Ch. 68, par. 7-105
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the
Department of Human Rights shall monitor State agency
employment practices to ensure compliance with applicable
State laws and administrative rules. Provides that the
Department shall monitor progress and make recommendations to
the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the State's
compliance with the work activity and employment components
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Human Rights Act by changing
2 Section 7-105.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
6 changing Section 7-105 as follows:
7 (775 ILCS 5/7-105) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-105)
8 Sec. 7-105. Equal Employment Opportunities; Affirmative
9 Action. In order to establish and effectuate the policies of
10 equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, the
11 Department shall, with respect to state executive
12 departments, boards, commissions and instrumentalities and
13 any party to a public contract:
14 (A) Policies; Rules; Regulations. Establish equal
15 employment opportunity and affirmative action policies, rules
16 and regulations which specify plans, programs and reporting
17 procedures. Such rules may provide for exemptions or
18 modifications as may be necessary to assure the continuity of
19 federal requirements in State agencies supported in whole or
20 in part by federal funds.
21 (B) Minimum Compliance Criteria. Establish minimum
22 compliance criteria and procedures for evaluating equal
23 employment opportunity and affirmative action programs and
24 plans.
25 (C) Technical Assistance. Provide technical assistance,
26 training, and advice for the establishment and implementation
27 of required programs.
28 (D) Meetings. Hold meetings at least annually with the
29 head of each State agency and when necessary with any party
30 to a public contract to:
31 (1) Review equal employment opportunity plans and
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1 progress, performance and problems in meeting equal
2 opportunity goals.
3 (2) Recommend appropriate changes to the plans and
4 procedures and the methods employed to implement the
5 plans.
6 (E) Report. Include within its annual report, filed
7 pursuant to Section 25 of the Civil Administrative Code, the
8 progress, performance, and problems of meeting equal
9 opportunity goals, and the identity of any State agency which
10 fails to comply with the requirements of this Act and the
11 circumstances surrounding such violation.
12 (F) Personnel Operations. Periodically review personnel
13 operations of State agencies to assure their conformity with
14 this Act and the agency's plan, and monitor State agency
15 employment practices to ensure compliance with applicable
16 State laws and administrative rules.
17 (G) Equal Employment Opportunity Officers. Approve the
18 appointment of equal employment opportunity officers hired
19 pursuant to subparagraph (4) of paragraph (B) of Section
20 2-105.
21 (H) Enforcement. Require State agencies which fail to
22 meet their affirmative action and equal employment
23 opportunity goals by equal employment opportunity category to
24 establish necessary training programs for preparation and
25 promotion of the category of individuals affected by the
26 failure. An agency required to establish training programs
27 under this subsection shall do so in cooperation with the
28 Department of Central Management Services as provided in
29 Section 67.31 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
30 The Department by rule or regulation shall provide for
31 the implementation of this subsection. Such rules or
32 regulations shall prescribe but not be limited to the
33 following:
34 (1) the circumstances and conditions which
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1 constitute an agency's failure to meet its affirmative
2 action and equal employment opportunity goals;
3 (2) the time period for measuring success or
4 failure in reaching affirmative action and equal
5 employment opportunity goals; and
6 (3) that training programs shall be limited to
7 State employees.
8 This subsection shall not be construed to conflict with
9 any contract between the State and any party which is
10 approved and ratified by or on September 11, 1990.
11 (I) Welfare Reform. Monitor progress and make
12 recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly
13 concerning the State's compliance with the work activity and
14 employment components of the Personal Responsibility and Work
15 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
16 (Source: P.A. 86-1411; 86-1475.)