Sen. Laura Ellman
Filed: 4/5/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2682

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2682 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Increasing Representation of Women in Technology Working Group 
6Act.
 
7    Section 5. Increasing Representation of Women in 
8Technology Working Group; membership. 
9    (a) The Increasing Representation of Women in Technology 
10Working Group is hereby established within the Illinois 
11Workforce Innovation Board.
12    (b) The Working Group shall consist of the following 
13members:
14        (1) two members of the Senate, appointed by the 
15    President of the Senate;
16        (2) two members of the Senate, appointed by the 
 
 
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1    Minority Leader of the Senate;
2        (3) two members of the House of Representatives, 
3    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
4        (4) two members of the House of Representatives, 
5    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
6    Representatives;
7        (5) one member representing the Governor's Office of 
8    Management and Budget, appointed by the Governor;
9        (6) one member representing a statewide labor 
10    organization, appointed by the Governor;
11        (7) one member representing a national laboratory that 
12    is a multi-disciplinary science and engineering research 
13    center, appointed by the Governor;
14        (8) one member from the State of Illinois Office of 
15    Equity, appointed by the Governor;
16        (9) one member representing local or State economic 
17    development interests, appointed by the Governor;
18        (10) one member representing women in technology, 
19    appointed by the Governor;
20        (11) one member representing a technology 
21    manufacturing corporation, appointed by the Governor;
22        (12) 4 members representing companies that have been 
23    recognized for the recruitment, advancement, and retention 
24    of women in technology positions and the corresponding 
25    management chain in the last 3 years, appointed by the 
26    Governor;
 
 
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1        (13) one member from a community-based organization 
2    that supports women in technology, appointed by the 
3    Governor;
4        (14) one member representing the University of 
5    Illinois Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Diversity, 
6    Equity & Inclusion, appointed by the Governor;
7        (15) one member from the Illinois Community College 
8    Board, appointed by the Governor; and
9        (16) one member with knowledge of diversity, equity, 
10    and inclusion best practices from an advocacy group 
11    representing women in technology, appointed by the 
12    Governor.
13    (c) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
14compensation.
15    (d) The Working Group shall meet at least quarterly to 
16fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the 
17Working Group, the Working Group shall elect 2 cochairs; one 
18chair shall be a standing member of the Illinois Workforce 
19Innovation Board, and one chair shall be selected from among 
20members of the Working Group.
21    (e) The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board shall, in 
22consultation with an Illinois public college or university, 
23provide administrative and other support to the Working Group.
 
24    Section 10. Duties. The Working Group shall, subject to 
25appropriation, have the following duties:
 
 
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1        (1) evaluate evidence and data on recruitment, 
2    advancement, and retention of women in technology 
3    positions and the corresponding management chain;
4        (2) set goals for recruitment, advancement, and 
5    retention of women in technology positions and the 
6    corresponding management chains;
7        (3) identify best practices for the recruitment, 
8    advancement, and retention of women in technology 
9    positions and the corresponding management chain, such as 
10    tools for data collection and analysis and techniques to 
11    improve the number of women in technology positions;
12        (4) recommend government policies to incentivize 
13    companies to recruit, advance, and retain women in 
14    technology positions and the corresponding management 
15    chain; and
16        (5) establish a plan to create an oversight body to 
17    track companies progress year-over-year on recruitment, 
18    advancement, and retention of women in technology 
19    positions and the corresponding management chain, and 
20    manage use of the incentives for those companies with a 
21    positive track record.
 
22    Section 15. Report. The Working Group shall report to the 
23Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on 
24its activities and findings. The Working Group shall submit a 
25final report to the Governor and the General Assembly by 
 
 
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1December 1, 2028 on all of its activities and final findings 
2and recommendations.
 
3    Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 
42030.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.".