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Committee approves DEIA equity‑analysis bill for state departments
Summary
AB 766, a bill requiring state departments to complete equity analyses led by departmental DEIA officers before implementing regulations, passed out of committee; author and witnesses said the measure would institutionalize equity reviews and help protect underserved groups.
Assemblymember Sharp Collins, the bill’s author, said AB 766 would require that state agencies and departments undertake an equity analysis led by a department DEIA coordinator (or an equivalently qualified person) before implementing regulations or budget requests.
“This bill requires that Allstate agencies and departments to undertake an equity analysis prior to the implementation of and also budget or before any rec any other the regulations actually take take full effect,”…
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