Bill Text: IL HB1256 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program. Defines "targeted group member" as a person belonging to a class of race, color, or sex, whose percent of the workforce within the Department's professional classification which includes civil engineers is less than that class's percent of the statewide labor market for such job activities as recorded in the Department's annual affirmative action plan. Defines "eligible student" as a targeted group member who: (i) is an Illinois resident at the time of scholarship application; (ii) is enrolled full-time at any Illinois college or university in any program leading toward a degree in civil engineering; (iii) agrees to conditions required by the Department, including the obligation to work for the Department after graduation if a position is offered for at least one year for each academic year the student receives a scholarship. Provides that the Department of Transportation, subject to appropriation, shall award scholarships to up to 20 students each year in the amount of no more than $7,500 per academic year. Provides that the Department shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement and administer the scholarship program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288 [HB1256 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1256-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 097-0288
HB1256 Enrolled LRB097 05249 HEP 45300 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2705-587 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-587 new)
Sec. 2705-587. Diversity in Engineering scholarship
program.
(a) The Diversity in Engineering scholarship program is
created to assist in increasing the representation of targeted
group members within civil engineer job classifications in
which targeted group members are underutilized by the
Department.
(b) For purposes of this Section:
"Targeted group member" means a person belonging to a
class of race, color, or sex, whose percent of the
workforce within the Department's professional
classification which includes civil engineers is less than
that class's percent of the statewide labor market for such
job activities as recorded in the Department's annual
affirmative action plan.
"Eligible student" means a targeted group member who:

(i) is an Illinois resident at the time of application for
a scholarship under the Program established by this
Section; (ii) is enrolled full-time at any Illinois college
or university in any program leading toward a degree in
civil engineering; (iii) agrees to conditions required by
the Department, including the obligation to work for the
Department after graduation if a position is offered for at
least one year for each academic year the student receives
a scholarship.
(c) The Department, subject to appropriation, shall award
scholarships to up to 20 selected eligible students each year,
unless no targeted group members are identified by the
Department's affirmative action plan. Scholarships issued
pursuant to this Section shall not exceed $7,500 per academic
year.
(d) The Department shall promulgate rules to implement and
administer the scholarship program created by this Section.