Plain English Breakdown
The source text uses phrases like 'as specified,' indicating that specific details about the actions and criteria are defined elsewhere or not fully detailed in this summary.
AB-1823: State Government Strategic Plans and Racial Equity
This law requires state agencies under the Governor's authority to advance racial equity in their strategic plans and perform a specific analysis before finalizing budgets or new rules.
What This Bill Does
- Requires every state agency subject to the Governor's authority to take specified actions in its strategic plan to more effectively advance racial equity.
- Mandates that agencies undertake a racial equity analysis before implementing any budget or before any regulation takes effect.
- Assigns the diversity, equity, and inclusion officer (or comparable position) at each agency to perform this required analysis.
- Requires an individual with demonstrated expertise in analyzing public policies impacting racial equity to perform the analysis if no such officer exists at that agency.
- States the Legislature's intent to enact future legislation establishing a statewide definition of equity.
Who It Names or Affects
- State agencies and departments subject to the Governor's authority.
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion officers or individuals in comparable positions within state government.
- Individuals with demonstrated expertise who may perform racial equity analyses when no officer is available.
Terms To Know
- Strategic plan
- A document required by existing law that describes an agency's goals, the process for developing them, and a timetable for completion.
- Racial equity analysis
- A review of a budget or rule to see if it helps advance racial fairness before it is implemented or takes effect.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states an intent to define 'equity' statewide but does not provide that definition in this text.
- The specific criteria for who counts as a qualified expert are mentioned generally but not listed in detail here.
- An effective date is not provided in the source material.