Public Act 103-0912
 
SB2682 EnrolledLRB103 35694 AWJ 65769 b

    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.

Effective Date:  1/1/2025