Public Accountability ReportPublic Accountability Report

2021 Boards and Commissions Act
Mission Statement To identify qualified individuals for appointments under the jurisdiction of the Governor who are representative of the diversity of the entire State of Illinois.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Fulfilling the statutory obligation of submitting gubernatorial appointments to state boards, commissions, and task forces.
    1. Reporting the demographic composition, pursuant to 15 ILCS 50/25, for all applicants and gubernatorial appointees on each board, commission, and task force.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Governor's Administrative Fund Statutory Authority Gubernatorial Boards & Commissions Act, 15 ILCS 50
Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2021 Actual Fiscal Year 2021 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2020 Actual Fiscal Year 2019 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 576.0 $ 547.0 $ 600.0 $ 600.0 $ 0.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 576.0 $ 547.0 $ 600.0 $ 600.0 $ 0.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 0.0
Output Indicators
Appointments made to boards, commissions, and task forces 475.0 566.0 475.0 513.0 386.0
Applications received to be considered for appointment to boards, commissions, and task forces 1,200 807.0 1,200 884.0 1,138
Gubernatorial appointees to boards, commissions, and task forces surveyed 1,875 1,875 N/A 1,420 1,696
Appointees identifying as Asian N/A 42.0 N/A 29.0 19.0
Appointees identifying as Black or African American N/A 136.0 N/A 112.0 75.0
Appointees identifying as Hispanic or Latino N/A 67.0 N/A 49.0 33.0
Appointees identifying as Native American (a) N/A 20.0 N/A 2.0 1.0
Appointees identifying as White N/A 309.0 N/A 313.0 261.0
Appointees not identifying ethnically N/A 1.0 N/A 10.0 3.0
Appointees identifying gender as male N/A 253.0 N/A 256.0 234.0
Appointees identifying gender as female N/A 312.0 N/A 248.0 152.0
Appointees identifying gender as intersex N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Appointees identifying gender as nonbinary/genderqueer N/A 1.0 N/A 6.0 0.0
Appointees identifying gender as other N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Appointees declining to state gender or no response N/A 0.0 N/A 3.0 0.0
Appointees identifying as transgender N/A 0.0 N/A 7.0 0.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as straight/heterosexual N/A 496.0 N/A 339.0 180.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as lesbian/gay N/A 23.0 N/A 14.0 4.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as bisexual N/A 7.0 N/A 2.0 0.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as asexual N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as pansexual N/A 2.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as queer N/A 2.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as other N/A 1.0 N/A 1.0 1.0
Appointees declining to identify sexual orientation N/A 29.0 N/A 8.0 0.0
Appointees providing no response or NA to identifying sexual orientation N/A 6.0 N/A 147.0 201.0
Appointees answering YES to having a disability N/A 52.0 N/A 15.0 18.0
Appointees answering NO to having a disability N/A 504.0 N/A 353.0 269.0
Appointees answering No Response/NA/Decline to State to having a disability N/A 10.0 N/A 145.0 99.0
Applicants identifying as Asian N/A 54.0 N/A 42.0 47.0
Applicants identifying as Black or African American N/A 233.0 N/A 213.0 278.0
Applicants identifying as Hispanic or Latino N/A 50.0 N/A 50.0 82.0
Applicants identifying as Native American (a) N/A 13.0 N/A 9.0 3.0
Applicants identifying as White N/A 441.0 N/A 556.0 709.0
Applicants identifying ethnicity as other N/A 10.0 N/A 14.0 19.0
Applicants identifying gender as male N/A 510.0 N/A 516.0 721.0
Applicants identifying gender as female N/A 286.0 N/A 367.0 417.0
Applicants identifying gender as intersex N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Applicants identifying gender as nonbinary/genderqueer N/A 3.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Applicants identifying gender as other N/A 1.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Applicants not identifying gender N/A 7.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Applicants identifying as transgender N/A 15.0 N/A 2.0 0.0
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as straight/heterosexual N/A 630.0 N/A 770.0 1,012
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as lesbian/gay N/A 84.0 N/A 24.0 23.0
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as bisexual N/A 8.0 N/A 10.0 4.0
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as asexual N/A 0.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as pansexual N/A 10.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as queer N/A 17.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as other N/A 1.0 N/A 5.0 0.0
Applicants declining to identify sexual orientation N/A 57.0 N/A 73.0 79.0
Applicants providing no response or NA to identifying sexual orientation N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Applicants answering YES to having a disability N/A 91.0 N/A 89.0 91.0
Applicants answering NO to having a disability N/A 687.0 N/A 795.0 1,047
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Asian N/A 97.0 N/A 60.0 56.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Black or African American N/A 343.0 N/A 232.0 213.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Hispanic or Latino N/A 172.0 N/A 120.0 116.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Native American (a) N/A 31.0 N/A 7.0 9.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as White N/A 1,181 N/A 966.0 1,228
Gubernatorial appointees identifying ethnicity as other N/A 47.0 N/A 1.0 79.0
Gubernatorial appointees not identifying ethnically N/A 0.0 N/A 48.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as male N/A 998.0 N/A 824.0 1,036
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as female N/A 829.0 N/A 580.0 651.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as intersex N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as nonbinary/genderqueer N/A 7.0 N/A 6.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as other N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender with No Response/Decline to State/NA N/A 10.0 N/A 10.0 9.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as transgender N/A 7.0 N/A 7.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as straight/heterosexual N/A 907.0 N/A 472.0 181.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as lesbian/gay N/A 39.0 N/A 20.0 5.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as bisexual N/A 9.0 N/A 2.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as asexual N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as pansexual N/A 2.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as queer N/A 2.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as other N/A 2.0 N/A 1.0 1.0
Gubernatorial appointees declining to identify sexual orientation N/A 37.0 N/A 11.0 0.0
Gubernatorial appointees providing no response or NA to identifying sexual orientation N/A 846.0 N/A 912.0 1,509
Gubernatorial appointees answering YES to having a disability N/A 104.0 N/A 68.0 106.0
Gubernatorial appointees answering NO to having a disability N/A 1,475 N/A 1,076 1,317
Gubernatorial appointees answering No Response/NA/Decline to State to having a disability N/A 265.0 N/A 276.0 273.0
Outcome Indicators
Appointees identifying as Asian N/A 7.52% N/A 5.65% 4.9%
Appointees identifying as Black or African American N/A 24.03% N/A 21.83% 19.4%
Appointees identifying as Hispanic or Latino N/A 11.84% N/A 9.55% 8.5%
Appointees identifying as Native American (a) N/A 3.53% N/A 0.58% 0.01%
Appointees identifying as White N/A 54.69% N/A 61.01% 67.6%
Appointees not identifying ethnically N/A 0.18% N/A 1.94% 0.01%
Appointees identifying gender as male N/A 44.7% N/A 49.9% 60.6%
Appointees identifying gender as female N/A 55.12% N/A 48.34% 39.4%
Appointees identifying gender as intersex N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Appointees identifying gender as nonbinary/genderqueer N/A 0.18% N/A 1.17% 0%
Appointees identifying gender as other N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Appointees declining to state gender or no response N/A 0% N/A 0.58% 0%
Appointees identifying as transgender N/A 0% N/A 1.36% 0%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as straight/heterosexual N/A 87.63% N/A 66.08% 46.6%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as lesbian/gay N/A 4.06% N/A 2.73% 1%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as bisexual N/A 1.24% N/A 0.39% 0%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as asexual N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as pansexual N/A 0.35% N/A 0.19% 0%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as queer N/A 0.35% N/A 0.19% 0%
Appointees identifying sexual orientation as other N/A 0.18% N/A 0.19% 0.01%
Appointees declining to identify sexual orientation N/A 5.12% N/A 1.56% 0%
Appointees providing no response or NA to identifying sexual orientation N/A 1.06% N/A 28.65% 52.1%
Appointees answering YES to having a disability N/A 9.19% N/A 2.92% 4.7%
Appointees answering NO to having a disability N/A 89.05% N/A 68.81% 69.7%
Appointees answering No Response/NA/Decline to State to having a disability N/A 1.76% N/A 28.27% 25.6%
Applicants identifying as Asian N/A 6.69% N/A 4.75% 4.1%
Applicants identifying as Black or African American N/A 28.87% N/A 24.1% 24.4%
Applicants identifying as Hispanic or Latino N/A 6.2% N/A 5.56% 7.2%
Applicants identifying as Native American (a) N/A 1.61% N/A 1.02% 0.01%
Applicants identifying as White N/A 54.65% N/A 62.9% 62.3%
Applicants identifying ethnicity as other N/A 1.24% N/A 1.58% 1.7%
Applicants identifying gender as male N/A 63.2% N/A 58.37% 63.3%
Applicants identifying gender as female N/A 35.44% N/A 41.52% 36.6%
Applicants identifying gender as intersex N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Applicants identifying gender as nonbinary/genderqueer N/A 0.37% N/A 0.11% 0%
Applicants identifying gender as other N/A 0.12% N/A 0% 0%
Applicants not identifying gender N/A 0.87% N/A 0% 0%
Applicants identifying as transgender N/A 1.86% N/A 0.23% 0%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as straight/heterosexual N/A 78.07% N/A 87.1% 88.9%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as lesbian/gay N/A 10.41% N/A 2.71% 2%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as bisexual N/A 0.99% N/A 1.13% 0.01%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as asexual N/A 0% N/A 0.11% 0%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as pansexual N/A 1.24% N/A 0.11% 0%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as queer N/A 2.11% N/A 0% 0%
Applicants identifying sexual orientation as other N/A 0.12% N/A 0.57% 1.8%
Applicants declining to identify sexual orientation N/A 0% N/A 8.26% 6.9%
Applicants providing no response or NA to identifying sexual orientation N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Applicants answering YES to having a disability N/A 11.28% N/A 10.07% 8%
Applicants answering NO to having a disability N/A 85.13% N/A 89.93% 92%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Asian N/A 5.26% N/A 4.22% 3.3%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Black or African American N/A 18.6% N/A 16.34% 12.6%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Hispanic or Latino N/A 9.33% N/A 8.45% 6.8%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as Native American (a) N/A 1.68% N/A 0.49% 0.5%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as White N/A 54.69% N/A 68.03% 72.4%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying ethnicity as other N/A 0.18% N/A 1.94% 4.7%
Gubernatorial appointees not identifying ethnically N/A 2.55% N/A 3.38% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as male N/A 54.12% N/A 58.03% 61.1%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as female N/A 44.96% N/A 40.85% 38.4%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as intersex N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as nonbinary/genderqueer N/A 0.38% N/A 0.42% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender as other N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying gender with No Response/Decline to State/NA N/A 0.54% N/A 0.7% 0.5%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying as transgender N/A 0.38% N/A 0.49% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as straight/heterosexual N/A 49.19% N/A 33.24% 10.7%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as lesbian/gay N/A 2.11% N/A 1.41% 0.3%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as bisexual N/A 0.49% N/A 0.14% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as asexual N/A 0% N/A 0% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as pansexual N/A 0.11% N/A 0.07% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as queer N/A 0.11% N/A 0.07% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees identifying sexual orientation as other N/A 0.11% N/A 0.07% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees declining to identify sexual orientation N/A 2.01% N/A 0.77% 0%
Gubernatorial appointees providing no response or NA to identifying sexual orientation N/A 45.87% N/A 64.23% 89%
Gubernatorial appointees answering YES to having a disability N/A 5.64% N/A 4.79% 6.3%
Gubernatorial appointees answering NO to having a disability N/A 79.99% N/A 75.77% 77.7%
Gubernatorial appointees answering No Response/NA/Decline to State to having a disability N/A 14.37% N/A 19.44% 16%
Explanatory Information

Appointees and applicants are self-reporting and do not have to answer if they choose not to. Appointees may report having more than one ethnicity. These individuals are counted in each reported category.

Footnotes
The Governor's office's current definition of "Native American" is provided on the demographic disclosure as: "A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community." Accordingly, individuals identifying as Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander are included within this category.

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