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Sunset committee inserts geographic-diversity language broadly, approves multiple board continuations
Summary
The committee directed staff to add language asking appointing authorities and boards to consider geographic and racial diversity in appointments and approved continuation periods and other procedural motions for many licensing boards by voice vote or unanimous action.
The Alabama Sunset Committee voted on a series of motions to add statutory language asking boards and appointing authorities to consider geographic and racial diversity when making appointments and advanced continuation recommendations for dozens of licensing boards.
Committee members repeatedly moved that, where not already present in a board—s statute, —the board shall consider geographic and racial diversity when considering board members.— The committee approved that language for many boards by voice vote or unanimous consent during the meeting.
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