Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Director of; position created.
Summary
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion;position created. Establishes the position of Director of Diversity,Equity, and Inclusion (the Director), to be appointed by the Governor. The Director is empowered to (i) develop a sustainable frameworkto promote inclusive practices across state government; (ii) implementa measurable, strategic plan to address systemic inequities in stategovernment practices; and (iii) facilitate methods to turn feedbackand suggestions from state employees, external stakeholders, andcommunity leaders into concrete equity policy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (31-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102312D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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