Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05930 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5930
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1414 REP. FARRAR, 20th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT PROMOTING DIVERSITY ON CORPORATE BOARDS.
1919 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
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2222 That title 33 of the general statutes be amended to require that any 1
2323 business corporation that has its principal place of business in this state 2
2424 shall: (1) Disclose in state filings the racial, ethnic and gender diversity 3
2525 of its boards of directors; (2) have at least one director from an 4
2626 underrepresented community on its board of directors, by either filling 5
2727 an open seat on the board of directors with such person or by adding a 6
2828 seat to the board of directors that is filled by such person; and (3) engage 7
2929 in ongoing education, reporting and compliance to fulfill the goal of 8
3030 equitable representation on its corporate boards. 9
3131 Statement of Purpose:
3232 To advance the goal of having equitable and diverse representation on
3333 corporate boards of any corporation with a principal place of business
3434 in this state.