Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0221 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Office of Diversity, Equity, 2
16	16	and Inclusion; creating s. 14.2031, F.S.; providing 3
17	17	legislative intent; defining terms; establishing the 4
18	18	Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the 5
19	19	Executive Office of the Governor; providing for the 6
20	20	appointment of a Chief Diversity Officer; prescribing 7
21	21	minimum qualifications for the Chief Diversity 8
22	22	Officer; providing the duties of the Chief Divers ity 9
23	23	Officer, including creation of a strategic plan that 10
24	24	must be periodically updated and the review of certain 11
25	25	agency programs and policies; providing an effective 12
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28	28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30	Section 1. Section 14.2031, Florida Statutes, is created 17
31	31	to read: 18
32	32	14.2031 Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. — 19
33	33	(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the office 20
34	34	established under this act will work to end systemic racism; to 21
35	35	fully realize equal opportun ity as the bedrock of American 22
36	36	society; to recognize diversity as one of this state's greatest 23
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38	38	to advance inclusivity and ensure fairness in executive 25
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52	52	inequities in agency policies and programs which serve as 27
53	53	barriers to equal opportunity; and to assist Floridians in 28
54	54	reaching their full potential by advancing the principles of 29
55	55	diversity, equity, and inclusion. 30
56	56	(2) As used in this section, the term: 31
57	57	(a) "Equity" means the consistent and systematic fair, 32
58	58	just, and impartial treatment of all individuals who belong to 33
59	59	underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, 34
60	60	including Black, Latino, indigenous and Native Americ an persons, 35
61	61	Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color; 36
62	62	members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, 37
63	63	transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with 38
64	64	disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons 39
65	65	otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or 40
66	66	inequality. 41
67	67	(b) "Office" means the Office of Diversity, Equity, and 42
68	68	Inclusion. 43
69	69	(c) "Underserved communities" means populations that share 44
70	70	a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, 45
71	71	which have been systematically denied the opportunity to fully 46
72	72	participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life and 47
73	73	which include those communities identified in paragraph (a). 48
74	74	(3) The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is 49
75	75	established within the Executive Office of the Governor. The 50
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88	88	office shall be headed by a Chief Diversity Officer, who shall 51
89	89	be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. At 52
90	90	the time of appointment, the Chief Diversity Officer must have, 53
91	91	at a minimum, a master's degree with a concentration in human 54
92	92	resource management, social justice, postsecondary education, 55
93	93	sociology, social anthropology, public administration, or any 56
94	94	other related field and 3 years of professional experience 57
95	95	involving the advancement of diversi ty, equity, and inclusion in 58
96	96	the private or public sectors. Staff assigned to the office 59
97	97	shall assist the Chief Diversity Officer in carrying out the 60
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99	99	(4) The Chief Diversity Officer shall: 62
100	100	(a) In coordination with age ncy heads or their designees 63
101	101	and no later than October 1, 2022, create a strategic plan to 64
102	102	guide the office and the agencies in their efforts to ensure the 65
103	103	enactment of principles, policies, and approaches aimed at 66
104	104	establishing equity across state governme nt, including, but not 67
105	105	limited to, efforts to remove systemic barriers and provide 68
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107	107	underserved communities and policies designed to advance their 70
108	108	standing. The strategic plan must be updated every 4 years. 71
109	109	(b) Partner with agency heads or their designees to study 72
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127	127	identity, sexual orientation, and disability. 78
128	128	(c) No later than January 31, 2023, in consultation with 79
129	129	heads of state agencies or their designees, use the methods 80
130	130	identified pursuant to paragraph (b) to select for review 81
131	131	specific agency programs and policies to assess whether 82
132	132	underserved communities and their members face systemic barriers 83
133	133	in accessing benefits and opportunities associated with those 84
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135	135	(d) Identify opportunities to promote the principles of 86
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137	137	budget, with the objective of increasing the state's investment, 88
138	138	through the appropriations process, in underserved communities. 89
139	139	(e) Advise the Governor on matters relating to existing 90
140	140	economic, health, educational, and environmental inequities 91
141	141	within underserved communities and assist in the formulation of 92
142	142	policies and legislation that advance equal opportunity and 93
143	143	prosperity. 94
144	144	(f) Coordinate with the Attorney General to review the 95
145	145	Laws of Florida and the Florida Statutes to identify existing 96
146	146	laws that were intended to promote or enable racial 97
147	147	discrimination or inequit y or that include racist language and 98
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163	163	implicit bias training for employees of state agencies. 102
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