(a) The Cannabis Equity Commission is created and shall reflect the diversity of the State of Illinois, including geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. The Cannabis Equity Commission shall be responsible for the following:
         (1) Ensuring that equity goals in the Illinois
    
cannabis industry, as stated in Section 10-40, are met.
        (2) Tracking and analyzing minorities in the
    
marketplace.
        (3) Ensuring that revenue is being invested
    
properly into R3 areas under Section 10-40.
        (4) Recommending changes to make the law more
    
equitable to communities harmed the most by the war on drugs.
        (5) Create standards to protect true social equity
    
applicants from predatory businesses.
    (b) The Cannabis Equity Commission’s ex officio members shall, within 4 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, convene the Commission to appoint a full Cannabis Equity Commission and oversee, provide guidance to, and develop an administrative structure for the Cannabis Equity Commission. The ex officio members are:
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 705/10-45

  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
    
serve as chair.
        (2) The Attorney General, or his or her designee.
         (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic
    
Opportunity, or his or her designee.
        (4) The Director of Public Health, or his or her
    
designee.
        (5) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
    
designee.
        (6) The Director of Financial and Professional
    
Regulation, or his or her designee.
        (7) The Director of Agriculture, or his or her
    
designee.
        (8) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal
    
Justice Information Authority, or his or her designee.
        (9) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
    
designee.
        (10) A member of the Senate, designated by the
    
President of the Senate.
        (11) A member of the House of Representatives,
    
designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        (12) A member of the Senate, designated by the
    
Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (13) A member of the House of Representatives,
    
designated by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
    (c) Within 90 days after the ex officio members convene, the following members shall be appointed to the Commission by the chair:
         (1) Four community-based providers or community
    
development organization representatives who provide services to treat violence and address the social determinants of health, or promote community investment, including, but not limited to, services such as job placement and training, educational services, workforce development programming, and wealth building. No more than 2 community-based organization representatives shall work primarily in Cook County. At least one of the community-based providers shall have expertise in providing services to an immigrant population.
        (2) Two experts in the field of violence reduction.
         (3) One male who has previously been incarcerated
    
and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment.
        (4) One female who has previously been incarcerated
    
and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment.
        (5) Two individuals who have previously been
    
incarcerated and are between the ages of 17 and 24 at the time of appointment.
    As used in this subsection (c), “an individual who has been previously incarcerated” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 10-40.
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