Illinois Code § 15

§ 15.

Reported information. (a) State agencies shall, if necessary, consult with the Office of the Comptroller and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to confirm the accuracy of information required by this Act. State agencies shall collect and maintain information and publish reports including but not limited to the following information arranged in the indicated categories: (i) the total number of persons employed by the agency who are part of the State work force, as defined by this Act, and the number and statistical percentage of women, minorities, persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming, and persons with physical disabilities employed within the agency work force; (ii) the total number of persons employed within the agency work force receiving levels of State remuneration within incremental levels of $10,000, and the number and statistical percentage of minorities, women, persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming, and persons with physical disabilities in the agency work force receiving levels of State remuneration within incremented levels of $10,000; (iii) the number of open positions of employment or advancement in the agency work force, reported on a fiscal year basis; (iv) the number and percentage of open positions of employment or advancement in the agency work force filled by minorities, women, persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming, and persons with physical disabilities, reported on a fiscal year basis; (v) the total number of persons employed within the agency work force as professionals, and the number and percentage of minorities, women, persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming, and persons with physical disabilities employed within the agency work force as professional employees; and (vi) the total number of persons employed within the agency work force as contractual service employees, and the number and percentage of minorities, women, persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming, and persons with physical disabilities employed within the agency work force as contractual services employees. (b) The numbers and percentages of minorities required to be reported by this Section shall be identified by the following categories: (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment). (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam). (3) Black or African American (a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa). (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race). (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands). Data concerning women and persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming shall be reported on a minority and nonminority basis. The numbers and percentages of persons with physical disabilities required to be reported under this Section shall be identified by categories as man, woman, and persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming. (c) To accomplish consistent and uniform classification and collection of information from each State agency, and to ensure full compliance and that all required information is provided, the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Department of Human Rights, the Department of Central Management Services, and the Office of the Comptroller, shall develop appropriate forms to be used by all State agencies subject to the reporting requirements of this Act. All State agencies shall make the reports required by this Act using the forms developed under this subsection. The reports must be certified and signed by an official of the agency who is responsible for the information provided. (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 103-304, eff. 7-1-25.)