Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Filed: 5/14/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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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 Task Force 
6Act.
 
7    Section 5. Increasing Representation of Women in 
8Technology Task Force; membership. 
9    (a) The Increasing Representation of Women in Technology 
10Task Force is hereby established within the Illinois Workforce 
11Innovation Board.
12    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
13        (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
14    President of the Senate;
15        (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
16    Minority Leader of the Senate;
 
 
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1        (3) one member of the House of Representatives, 
2    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
3        (4) one member of the House of Representatives, 
4    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
5    Representatives;
6        (5) the Director of the Governor's Office of 
7    Management and Budget, or the Director's designee;
8        (6) one member representing a statewide labor 
9    organization, appointed by the Governor;
10        (7) one member representing a national laboratory that 
11    is a multi-disciplinary science and engineering research 
12    center, appointed by the Governor;
13        (8) the Chief Equity Officer of the State of Illinois 
14    Office of Equity or the Chief Equity Officer's designee;
15        (9) one member representing local or State economic 
16    development interests, appointed by the Governor;
17        (10) one member representing women in technology, 
18    appointed by the Governor;
19        (11) one member representing a technology 
20    manufacturing corporation, appointed by the Governor;
21        (12) 4 members representing companies that have been 
22    recognized for the recruitment, advancement, and retention 
23    of women in technology positions and the corresponding 
24    management chain in the last 3 years, appointed by the 
25    Governor;
26        (13) one member from a community-based organization 
 
 
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1    that supports women in technology, appointed by the 
2    Governor;
3        (14) the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & 
4    Inclusion of the University of Illinois Office of the Vice 
5    Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, or the Vice 
6    Chancellor's designee;
7        (15) the Executive Director of the Illinois Community 
8    College Board, or the Executive Director's designee;
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; and
13        (17) A chairperson of the Illinois Workforce 
14    Innovation Board, appointed by the Illinois Workforce 
15    Innovation Board, or that chairperson's designee.
16    (c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without 
17compensation.
18    (d) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to 
19fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the 
20Task Force, the Task Force shall elect 2 cochairs; one chair 
21shall be a standing member of the Illinois Workforce 
22Innovation Board, and one chair shall be selected from among 
23members of the Task Force.
24    (e) The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board shall, in 
25consultation with an Illinois public college or university, 
26provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. Duties. The Task Force shall have the 
2following duties:
3        (1) subject to appropriation, collect data on the 
4    state of recruitment, advancement, and retention of women 
5    in technology positions;
6        (2) evaluate evidence and data on recruitment, 
7    advancement, and retention of women in technology 
8    positions and the corresponding management chain;
9        (3) set goals for recruitment, advancement, and 
10    retention of women in technology positions and the 
11    corresponding management chains;
12        (4) identify best practices for the recruitment, 
13    advancement, and retention of women in technology 
14    positions and the corresponding management chain, such as 
15    tools for data collection and analysis and techniques to 
16    improve the number of women in technology positions;
17        (5) recommend government policies to incentivize 
18    companies to recruit, advance, and retain women in 
19    technology positions and the corresponding management 
20    chain; and
21        (6) establish a plan to create an oversight body to 
22    track companies' progress year-over-year on recruitment, 
23    advancement, and retention of women in technology 
24    positions and the corresponding management chain, and 
25    manage use of the incentives for those companies with a 
 
 
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1    positive track record.
 
2    Section 15. Report. The Task Force shall report to the 
3Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on 
4its activities and findings. The Task Force shall submit a 
5final report to the Governor and the General Assembly by 
6December 1, 2028 on all of its activities and final findings 
7and recommendations.
 
8    Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 
92030.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
111, 2025.".