Bill Text: CA AB931 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Local boards and commissions: representation: appointments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 813, Statutes of 2019. [AB931 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB931-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 22, 2019 |
Assembly Bill | No. 931 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner Horvath (Coauthors: Assembly Members Burke, Carrillo, Friedman, Gloria, McCarty, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Luz Rivas, Blanca Rubio, Smith, and Wicks) (Coauthor: Senator Skinner) |
February 20, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law establishes various boards and commissions within state government. Under existing law, it is the policy of the State of California that the composition of these state boards and commissions broadly reflect the general public, including ethnic minorities and women. Under existing law, the Governor and other appointing authorities are responsible for nominating to these boards and commissions persons of different backgrounds, abilities, interests, and opinions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a)(1)Beginning on and after January 1, 2025, each state board and commission with appointed members shall comply with the following:
(A)If the number of board members or commissioners is five or more, the state board or commission shall have a minimum of 50 percent women board members or commissioners.
(B)If the number of board members or commissioners is four or fewer, the state board or commission shall have a minimum of one woman board member or commissioner.
(2)For the purposes of this section,
“woman” means an individual who self-identifies her gender as a woman, without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth.
(b)(1)The office of the Governor shall collect and release, annually, at a minimum, and on an aggregate basis, both of the following:
(A)Demographic data provided by all state board and commission applicants relative to ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
(B)Demographic data provided by all state board and commission nominees or appointees relative to ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
(2)Any demographic data disclosed or
released pursuant to this subdivision shall disclose only aggregated statistical data and shall not identify any individual applicant, nominee, or appointed board member or commissioner.
(3)Any demographic data disclosed or released pursuant to this subdivision shall also indicate the percentage of respondents who declined to respond.
(c)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2.
Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 54977) is added to Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read:CHAPTER 11.5. Local Board and Commission Composition
54977.
(a) (1)(e)This section applies to all cities and counties, including charter cities and counties.
(f)