Sec. 405-101. Positive action toward addressing systemic racism and barriers to increase workforce diversity in State employment.
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Sec. 405-101. Positive action toward addressing systemic racism and barriers to increase workforce diversity in State employment.
(a)The Director will strive to do the following:
(1)identify statutes which impede access and opportunities for minorities and
marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State of Illinois and seek legislation to change those statutes to remove barriers to employment; and
(2)identify policies which impede access and opportunities for minorities and
marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State of Illinois and make changes to those policies to remove barriers to employment.
(b)For purposes of this Section, "positive action" means taking proactive leading action to identify statutes and policies which impede access and opportunity for minorities and marginalized individuals to gain employment with the State of Illinois and to seek legislation and make policy changes.