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| Public Act 103-0912 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Increasing Representation of Women in Technology Task Force | ||||
Act. | ||||
Section 5. Increasing Representation of Women in | ||||
Technology Task Force; membership. | ||||
(a) The Increasing Representation of Women in Technology | ||||
Task Force is hereby established within the Illinois Workforce | ||||
Innovation Board. | ||||
(b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||||
(1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||
President of the Senate; | ||||
(2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||
Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||
(3) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||
(4) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||
Representatives; | ||||
(5) the Director of the Governor's Office of | ||||
Management and Budget, or the Director's designee; | ||||
(6) one member representing a statewide labor | ||
organization, appointed by the Governor; | ||
(7) one member representing a national laboratory that | ||
is a multi-disciplinary science and engineering research | ||
center, appointed by the Governor; | ||
(8) the Chief Equity Officer of the State of Illinois | ||
Office of Equity or the Chief Equity Officer's designee; | ||
(9) one member representing local or State economic | ||
development interests, appointed by the Governor; | ||
(10) one member representing women in technology, | ||
appointed by the Governor; | ||
(11) one member representing a technology | ||
manufacturing corporation, appointed by the Governor; | ||
(12) 4 members representing companies that have been | ||
recognized for the recruitment, advancement, and retention | ||
of women in technology positions and the corresponding | ||
management chain in the last 3 years, appointed by the | ||
Governor; | ||
(13) one member from a community-based organization | ||
that supports women in technology, appointed by the | ||
Governor; | ||
(14) the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & | ||
Inclusion of the University of Illinois Office of the Vice | ||
Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, or the Vice | ||
Chancellor's designee; | ||
(15) the Executive Director of the Illinois Community | ||
College Board, or the Executive Director's designee; | ||
(16) one member with knowledge of diversity, equity, | ||
and inclusion best practices from an advocacy group | ||
representing women in technology, appointed by the | ||
Governor; and | ||
(17) A chairperson of the Illinois Workforce | ||
Innovation Board, appointed by the Illinois Workforce | ||
Innovation Board, or that chairperson's designee. | ||
(c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||
compensation. | ||
(d) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to | ||
fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the | ||
Task Force, the Task Force shall elect 2 cochairs; one chair | ||
shall be a standing member of the Illinois Workforce | ||
Innovation Board, and one chair shall be selected from among | ||
members of the Task Force. | ||
(e) The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board shall, in | ||
consultation with an Illinois public college or university, | ||
provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||
Section 10. Duties. The Task Force shall have the | ||
following duties: | ||
(1) subject to appropriation, collect data on the | ||
state of recruitment, advancement, and retention of women | ||
in technology positions; | ||
(2) evaluate evidence and data on recruitment, | ||
advancement, and retention of women in technology | ||
positions and the corresponding management chain; | ||
(3) set goals for recruitment, advancement, and | ||
retention of women in technology positions and the | ||
corresponding management chains; | ||
(4) identify best practices for the recruitment, | ||
advancement, and retention of women in technology | ||
positions and the corresponding management chain, such as | ||
tools for data collection and analysis and techniques to | ||
improve the number of women in technology positions; | ||
(5) recommend government policies to incentivize | ||
companies to recruit, advance, and retain women in | ||
technology positions and the corresponding management | ||
chain; and | ||
(6) establish a plan to create an oversight body to | ||
track companies' progress year-over-year on recruitment, | ||
advancement, and retention of women in technology | ||
positions and the corresponding management chain, and | ||
manage use of the incentives for those companies with a | ||
positive track record. | ||
Section 15. Report. The Task Force shall report to the | ||
Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on | ||
its activities and findings. The Task Force shall submit a | ||
final report to the Governor and the General Assembly by | ||
December 1, 2028 on all of its activities and final findings | ||
and recommendations. | ||
Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||
2030. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2025. | ||