(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as otherwise required by federal law or regulation, whenever a State agency is required by law to compile or report statistical data using racial or ethnic classifications, that State agency shall use the following classifications: (i) White; (ii) Black or African American; (iii) American Indian or Alaska Native; (iv) Asian; (v) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; (vi) Hispanic or Latino; or (vii) Middle Eastern or North African.
     (b) A State agency is not required to use the classification added to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for reporting workforce or hiring data until after July 1, 2025.
     (c) For the purposes of this Act, “State agency” means the offices of the constitutional officers identified in Article V of the Illinois Constitution, executive agencies, and departments, boards, commissions, and authorities under the Governor.