BILL NUMBER: HR 18	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Roger Hernández

                        MAY 29, 2013

   Relative to diversity in state government.


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   WHEREAS, This nation and state were founded on the principles of
freedom and equality; and
   WHEREAS, Congress enacted the landmark Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, making equal employment opportunity without
discrimination the law of the land; and
   WHEREAS, The 1972 amendments to the Civil Rights Act extended
these provisions to all governmental agencies, including those in
California; and
   WHEREAS, Numerous federal and state laws, regulations, and
executive orders prohibit discrimination in employment against any
person based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
ancestry, disability, language, marital status, or sexual orientation
in the California state civil service system; and
   WHEREAS, The California labor force is comprised of talented
workers from all segments of the state's richly diverse population,
enabling this state's government to lead the nation in recruiting and
hiring public civil servants from the general public, professional
associations, community organizations, unions, and educational,
medical, and public institutions, as well as from private industry;
and
   WHEREAS, Diversity in state government allows California to better
serve the public for which it works and was originally created; and
   WHEREAS, Diversity in the state's civil service workforce at every
level allows state government to be more inclusive and responsive to
the state's growing and equally diverse population; and
   WHEREAS, The Assembly of the State of California is strongly
committed to ensuring that every state agency, board, commission,
department, and public educational institution have a diverse
workforce; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly  declares the need to conduct a public information
legislative hearing regarding diversity in state government and will
request that state agencies report their workforce composition,
recruitment, and hiring practices, and delivery of bilingual services
to California's diverse population   takes this
opportunity to commend the people of the State of California for the
diversity of their workforce and to draw special public attention to
areas of state service where diversity could be improved  ; and
be it further 
   Resolved, That the Assembly requests that state agencies report
their workforce composition, recruitment, hiring practices,
promotional efforts, and delivery of bilingual services to California'
s diverse population; and be it further 

   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.