Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that certain socially disadvantaged persons are considered minority persons under the Act. Provides that a "socially disadvantaged person" means a person individually certified by the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities as having been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society because of his or her identity as a member of a group and without regard to his or her individual qualities.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 30 ILCS 575/2