Bill Amendment: IL HB4566 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: BUSINESS DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
Status: 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB4566 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4566-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: BUSINESS DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
Status: 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB4566 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4566-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4566 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4566 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Findings and purpose. The General Assembly | ||||||
5 | finds that women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and | ||||||
6 | members of the LGBTQ+ community are historically | ||||||
7 | underrepresented in business organization and nonprofit | ||||||
8 | organization leadership, both nationally and within the State | ||||||
9 | of Illinois. Increasing diversity and inclusion at the highest | ||||||
10 | levels of business organization and nonprofit organization | ||||||
11 | leadership is in the best interests of the State and its | ||||||
12 | growing economy. Whether through legislation, public policy, | ||||||
13 | or public outreach, opportunities exist for expanding | ||||||
14 | diversity and inclusion to support more women, minorities, | ||||||
15 | persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community | ||||||
16 | in business organization and nonprofit organization | ||||||
17 | leadership.
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1 | Section 5. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is amended | ||||||
2 | by adding Section 8.13 as follows:
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3 | (805 ILCS 5/8.13 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 8.13. Diversity and Inclusion in Business | ||||||
5 | Organization and Nonprofit Organization Leadership Task Force. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Diversity and Inclusion in Business Organization | ||||||
7 | and Nonprofit Organization Leadership Task Force is created | ||||||
8 | within the Office of the Secretary of State. The purpose of the | ||||||
9 | Task Force is to identify ways to increase diversity in | ||||||
10 | business organization and nonprofit organization leadership | ||||||
11 | and to make recommendations to the Governor and General | ||||||
12 | Assembly to achieve that goal. | ||||||
13 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
14 | (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary's | ||||||
15 | designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Task | ||||||
16 | Force; | ||||||
17 | (2) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
18 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
19 | (3) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
20 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
21 | Representatives; | ||||||
22 | (4) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
23 | President of the Senate; | ||||||
24 | (5) one member of the Senate, appointed by the |
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1 | Minority Leader of the Senate; and | ||||||
2 | (6) five members representing nonprofit organizations | ||||||
3 | led by women, people with disabilities, minorities, or | ||||||
4 | LGBTQ+ people or women-owned, person with | ||||||
5 | disability-owned, minority-owned, or LGBTQ+-owned | ||||||
6 | business organizations or State vendors, appointed by the | ||||||
7 | Secretary of State. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Task Force shall survey the underrepresentation of | ||||||
9 | minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and members of | ||||||
10 | the LGBTQ+ community in business organization and nonprofit | ||||||
11 | organization leadership. The Task Force shall review the | ||||||
12 | required business or nonprofit filings that require disclosure | ||||||
13 | of a business organization's or nonprofit organization's | ||||||
14 | demographic composition, the Business Enterprise Program, the | ||||||
15 | Business Corporation Act of 1983, the Limited Liability | ||||||
16 | Company Act, the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of | ||||||
17 | 1986, other relevant business organization and nonprofit | ||||||
18 | organization statutes, and the Illinois Procurement Code in an | ||||||
19 | effort to identify areas for improvement that will result in | ||||||
20 | increasing diversity and inclusion for minorities, women, | ||||||
21 | persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community | ||||||
22 | in business organization and nonprofit organization | ||||||
23 | leadership. | ||||||
24 | (d) The Task Force may request testimony from any person | ||||||
25 | or entity that may assist in increasing the understanding of | ||||||
26 | issues or providing solution-based ideologies that will |
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1 | improve representation and opportunities for minorities, | ||||||
2 | women, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ | ||||||
3 | community within business organization and nonprofit | ||||||
4 | organization leadership and State procurement. | ||||||
5 | (e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
6 | compensation for the duration of the Task Force, but they may | ||||||
7 | be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses in compliance | ||||||
8 | with the Secretary of State's travel rules required for | ||||||
9 | attendance at meetings. | ||||||
10 | (f) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | ||||||
11 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
12 | (g) As soon as practicable, but no later than October 1, | ||||||
13 | 2024, all members of the Task Force shall be appointed. The | ||||||
14 | Task Force shall meet quarterly in calendar year 2025. | ||||||
15 | (h) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | ||||||
16 | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its | ||||||
17 | meetings. The Task Force shall submit the report of its | ||||||
18 | findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General | ||||||
19 | Assembly by January 1, 2026. | ||||||
20 | (i) This Section is repealed, and the Task Force is | ||||||
21 | dissolved, on January 1, 2027.
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