Illinois § 40-10

§ 40-10.

Powers and duties. In addition to the other powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and university procurement by facilitating and streamlining communications between the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and others. (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for State agency directors, public university presidents and chancellors, and public community college presidents. The scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i) increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii) enhancing credentials. These principles should be the foundation of the agency compliance plan required under Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. (3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois Procurement Code. (4) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall provide support for diversity in State hiring. (5) The Commission shall supervise the implementation and effectiveness of supplier diversity training of the State procurement workforce. (6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly legislative changes to increase inclusion and diversity in State government. (7) The Commission shall have oversight over the following entities: (A) the Illinois African-American Family Commission; (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission; (C) the Asian American Family Commission; (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council; (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and (F) the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities. (7.5) The Commission shall have oversight over the collection of supplier diversity reports by State agencies to the extent that those agencies are required to collect supplier diversity reports. This oversight shall include publishing, on the Commission's website, a copy of each such supplier diversity report submitted to a State agency and may include conducting an annual hearing with each State agency to discuss ongoing compliance with supplier diversity reporting requirements. The Commission is not responsible for ensuring compliance by the filers of supplier diversity reports to their respective agencies. The agencies subject to oversight by the Commission and the relevant voluntary supplier diversity reports include the following: (A) the Health Facilities and Services Review Board for hospitals; (B) the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for tax credit recipients under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act; (C) the Illinois Commerce Commission for utilities and railroads; (D) the Illinois Gaming Board for casinos; and (E) the Illinois Racing Board for race tracks. (7.6) The Commission may hold public workshops focused on specific industries and reports to collaboratively connect diverse enterprises with entities that manage supplier diversity programs. These workshops may be modeled after Illinois Commerce Commission hearings for utilities and railroads that include a collaborative discussion of filed supplier diversity reports. (8) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the requirements of this Act. (9) The Commission shall exercise the authority and duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the Illinois Procurement Code. (10) The Commission is responsible for completing studies as required by Section 35-15 of the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. (Source: P.A. 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; 103-959, eff. 1-1-25; 103-961, eff. 7-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)