(a) The Director will strive to do the following: (1) identify statutes which impede access and opportunities for minorities and marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State of Illinois and seek legislation to change those statutes to remove barriers to employment; and (2) identify policies which impede access and opportunities for minorities and marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State of Illinois and make changes to those policies to remove barriers to employment. (b) For purposes of this Section, "positive action" means taking proactive leading action to identify statutes and policies which impede access and opportunity for minorities and marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State of Illinois and to seek legislation and make policy changes.
20 ILCS 405/405-101
Positive action toward addressing systemic racism and barriers to increase workforce diversity in State employment
Known as the Department of Central Management Services Law
The act spans §§ 20-405-119 to 20-405-405-545 (68 sections).
P.A. 102-617, eff. 1-1-22.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.