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| Public Act 098-1087 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 25 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(15 ILCS 50/10)
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Sec. 10. Repository of board and commission membership. The | ||||
Office shall establish and maintain on the Internet a | ||||
centralized, searchable database, freely accessible to the | ||||
public, of information relating to appointed positions on the | ||||
State's boards and commissions. | ||||
The database shall include, at a minimum: | ||||
(1) The qualifications for, and the powers, duties, and | ||||
responsibilities of, each appointed position on each of the | ||||
State's boards and commissions. | ||||
(2) The name and term of each current appointed member | ||||
of a board or commission. | ||||
(3) Each current vacancy in appointed membership of | ||||
each of the State's boards and commissions. | ||||
(4) Information as to how a person may apply for | ||||
appointment to a board or commission, including a uniform | ||||
application that may be downloaded and printed or that may | ||||
be submitted electronically. Such application shall | ||
include a data field where an applicant shall disclose his | ||
or her ethnicity, gender and disability status for | ||
reporting purposes. | ||
(5) A link to that section of the Secretary of State's | ||
website that allows the public to search Statements of | ||
Economic Interest filed with the Secretary of State.
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(Source: P.A. 96-543, eff. 8-17-09.) | ||
(15 ILCS 50/25 new) | ||
Sec. 25. Demographic composition; report. Beginning | ||
October 1, 2015 and for each year thereafter, the Governor | ||
shall file a report with the General Assembly detailing the | ||
following information: | ||
(1) the demographic information (ethnicity, gender, | ||
and disability status) of each appointment made by the | ||
Governor between July 1 of the prior year through June 30 | ||
of the reporting year; | ||
(2) the aggregate demographic information for those | ||
persons who applied for an appointment with the Governor's | ||
office, but were not appointed between July 1 of the prior | ||
year through June 30 of the reporting year; and | ||
(3) the demographic composition of the gubernatorial | ||
appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of | ||
June 30 of the reporting year. | ||
The Governor shall electronically publish an annual report | ||
detailing the demographic composition of the gubernatorial | ||
appointees on each board, commission, and task force as of the | ||
date of the report.
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