BILL NUMBER: AB 2021INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas FEBRUARY 16, 2016 An act relating to equal opportunities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2021, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Equal opportunities. The California Constitution prohibits state and local government agencies from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, and public contracting. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would promote equal opportunities for employment, education, and public contracting. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would promote equal opportunities for employment, education, and public contracting.