Summary as Introduced
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall establish goals based on the types of communities served by businesses. Requires corporations that are publicly held domestic or foreign corporation with their principal executive office located in Illinois to provide in their annual report the percentage of professional services procurements from business enterprises owned by minority persons, women, or persons with disabilities as those terms are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish a publicly accessible and searchable database of the information in each annual report.
Staff Analysis
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall establish goals based on the types of communities served by businesses. Requires corporations that are publicly held domestic or foreign corporation with their principal executive office located in Illinois to provide in their annual report the percentage of professional services procurements from business enterprises owned by minority persons, women, or persons with disabilities as those terms are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish a publicly accessible and searchable database of the information in each annual report.
House Amendment 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that corporations that are publicly held domestic or foreign corporation with their principal executive office located in Illinois to provide in their annual report the percentage of minority supplier (rather than professional services) procurements from business enterprises owned by minority persons, women, or persons with disabilities as those terms are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Removes provisions concerning the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.