AB 126

This bill creates the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity

and Inclusion, both attached to the Department of Administration. Under the bill,

the council must do all of the following: establish and annually update a statewide

plan for equity and inclusion in this state; designate individuals to coordinate with

the Office for Equity and Inclusion to implement and enforce the plan established by

the council; review individual agency plans for equity and inclusion; and submit

annual reports of activities and updates to the statewide plan for equity and

inclusion to the governor and the legislature. Under the bill, the Office for Equity

and Inclusion must establish programs to implement and enforce the plan

established by the Council for Equity and Inclusion.

Also, under the bill, the head of each executive branch entity represented on the

Council for Equity and Inclusion must appoint an officer for equity and inclusion,

and each such officer must develop and implement an annual plan for equity and

inclusion that must be submitted to the council for review and approval. The bill also

authorizes five full-time equivalent GPR positions for the Office for Equity and

Inclusion and one full-time equivalent position for each of the executive branch

entities represented on the Council for Equity and Inclusion.