102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0718

 

Introduced 2/8/2021, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Racial Equity Analysis Act. Requires the Illinois Human Rights Commission to create a Racial Equity Analysis Toolkit by July 1, 2022. Requires all agencies and departments of the State implementing any new developments, initiatives, policies, or programs that will significantly affect surrounding communities and have more than $1,000,000 in State funding to use the Racial Equity Analysis Toolkit by January 1, 2023.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Racial
5Equity Analysis Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Racial equity" means when race does not determine or
8predict outcomes.
9    "Racial Equity Analysis Toolkit" means a formalized tool
10that lays out a process and set of questions to guide the
11creation, implementation, and evaluation of developments,
12initiatives, policies, and programs to address the impacts on
13racial equity.
 
14    Section 10. Racial Equity Analysis Toolkit.
15    (a) The Illinois Human Rights Commission shall create a
16Racial Equity Analysis Toolkit by July 1, 2022.
17    (b) All agencies and departments of this State
18implementing any new developments, initiatives, policies, or
19programs that will significantly affect surrounding
20communities and have more than $1,000,000 in State funding are
21required to use the Racial Equity Analysis Toolkit created by
22the Illinois Human Rights Commission by January 1, 2023.

 

 

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1    (c) The Illinois Human Rights Commission shall determine
2whether a new development, initiative, policy, or program of a
3Department significantly impacts a surrounding community.