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Legislators consider updating public comment form and launching surveys to track equity indicators
Summary
Committee discussed adopting legislative equity indicators and proposed options including adding optional demographic questions to the public 'blue card' and issuing QR‑code surveys at public meetings to gather self‑identified demographic data and feedback for tracking over time.
The Government Operations Committee discussed on Aug. 7 whether the legislature should adopt its own equity indicators and how to collect representative public input.
Options discussed
Charlene and staff presented a framework used by departments for equity indicators and suggested the legislature choose a small number of measurable indicators to track. Committee members proposed two low‑friction…
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