The Illinois Council on Women and Girls
20 ILCS 5130/15
in effect(20 ILCS 5130/15) Sec. 15. The Illinois Council on Women and Girls. (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Council on Women and Girls. (b) The Council shall advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting women and girls in this State, including, but not limited to, the following goals: (1) to advance the role and civic participation of women and girls in this State; (2) to put in place programs and advocate policies that work to end the gender pay gap and discrimination in professional and academic opportunities; (3) to promote resources and opportunities for academic and professional growth; (4) to allow women and young girls to have legal protections and recourse in cases of sexual harassment in the workplace; (5) to prevent and protect women from domestic violence; (6) to provide proper standards of healthcare, and to study the disparate impacts on women as it pertains to diverse demographics; (7) to promote increased access to reproductive health care; (8) to protect women who are transgender from violence and harassment, and increase their fair and equal access to culturally competent health care, housing, employment, and other opportunities; (9) to disseminate information and build relationships between State agencies and commissions in furtherance of the Council's goals under this Act; and (10) to give significant attention to the inclusion of women of color in decision-making capacities and identifying barriers toward parity, and for leadership inclusion that works to realize America's founding principles of equity and opportunity for all. (c) The Council is hereby authorized to create subcommittees. The Council may create a Subcommittee on Opportunities for Women At Risk of Being Justice Impacted. The Subcommittee on Opportunities for Women At Risk of Being Justice Impacted may analyze, without limitation, the following: (1) existing State of Illinois boards, commissions, councils, and task forces, as well as State of Illinois initiatives and programs, that support women at risk of being justice impacted; (2) additional statewide councils managed by the Department of Corrections; (3) all State agencies and offices that help women at risk of being justice impacted; (4) federal, State, and local government offices that help women at risk of being justice impacted through their task forces or programs or that manage corrections and jail facilities; (5) organizations, including nonprofits, civic groups, and faith-based organizations, that support women at risk of being justice impacted; (6) colleges and universities that support, through academic research, initiatives, and programs, women at risk of being justice impacted; and (7) additional cross-sector organizational resources. (d) As used in this Section, "women at risk of being justice impacted" means women who are at increased risk of incarceration because of historic injustices that have perpetuated the lack of access to economic opportunities, such as poverty, abuse, addiction, financial challenges, illiteracy, or other causes. The term "women at risk of being justice impacted" includes, but shall not be limited to, women who have previously been incarcerated. (Source: P.A. 104-799, eff. 8-7-26.)
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