P1 1WHEREAS, This nation and state were founded on the
2principles of freedom and equality; and
3WHEREAS, Congress enacted the landmark Title VII of the
4Civil Rights Act of 1964, making equal employment opportunity
5without discrimination the law of the land; and
6WHEREAS, The 1972 amendments to the Civil Rights Act
7extended these provisions to all governmental agencies, including
8those in California; and
9WHEREAS, Numerous federal and state laws, regulations, and
10executive orders prohibit discrimination in employment against
11any person based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
12ancestry, disability, language, marital status, or sexual orientation
13in the California state civil service system; and
14WHEREAS, The California labor force is comprised of talented
15workers from all segments of the state’s richly diverse population,
16enabling this state’s government to lead the nation in recruiting
17and hiring public civil servants from the general public,
18professional associations, community organizations, unions, and
19educational, medical, and public institutions, as well as from private
20industry; and
P2 1WHEREAS, Diversity in state government allows California to
2better serve the public for which it works and was originally
3created; and
4WHEREAS, Diversity in the state’s civil service workforce at
5every level allows state government to be more inclusive and
6responsive to the state’s growing and equally diverse population;
7and
8WHEREAS, The Assembly of the State of California is strongly
9committed to ensuring that every state agency, board, commission,
10department, and public educational institution have a diverse
11workforce; now, therefore, be it
12Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
13Assemblybegin delete declares the need to conduct a public information begin insert takes this opportunity to
14legislative hearing regarding diversity in state government and
15will request that state agencies report their workforce composition,
16recruitment, and hiring practices, and delivery of bilingual services
17to California’s diverse populationend delete
18commend the people of the State of California for the diversity of
19their workforce and to draw special public attention to areas of
20state service where diversity could be improvedend insert; and be it further
21Resolved, That the Assembly requests that state agencies
22report their workforce composition, recruitment, hiring practices,
23promotional efforts, and delivery of bilingual services to
24California’s diverse population; and be it further
25Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
26of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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