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Diversity on California State Boards and Commissions
State boards and commissions shall be broadly reflective of the general public
By Chris Micheli, November 28, 2022 6:53 am
Article 10 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the California Government Code concerns state boards and commissions. Government Code Section 11140 provides that it is the policy of the State of California that the composition of state boards and commissions shall be broadly reflective of the general public including ethnic minorities and women.
Government Code Section 11141 requires, in making appointments to state boards and commissions, the Governor and every other appointing authority to be responsible for nominating a variety of persons of different backgrounds, abilities, interests, and opinions in compliance with the policy expressed in this article. It is not the intent of the Legislature that formulas or specific ratios be utilized in complying with this article.
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“… different backgrounds, abilities, interests, and opinions…”
Chris, who defines and measures these metrics, and by what means and methods? I’d love to see the science about how to measure these four metrics, both individually and in the aggregate.