| 2025 Business Enterprise Program |
| Mission Statement |
The Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI) will assist minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans, build their American dream by providing fair access to job and contracting opportunities with the State. CEI shall help the State enhance its workplace culture so people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas are respected and valued. CEI will champion all individuals pursuing equitable stakes within the marketplace. |
| Program Goals and Objectives |
- The Commission shall have a role in all State and university procurement by facilitating and streamlining communications between the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities (BEP Council), the purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and others.
- The Commission will create a scoring evaluation for State agency directors, public university presidents and chancellors, and public community college presidents that shall be based on the following three principles: (i) increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii) enhancing credentials.
- The Commission shall exercise the authority and duties provided to it under the Illinois Procurement Code 30 ILCS 500/5-7.
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| Source of Funds |
Professional Services Fund |
Statutory Authority |
The Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI) was created through the passage of 30 ILCS 574/40-10. |
Public Accountability Report
