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Commission urges committee to implement racial and ethnic impact statements with clearer timelines and procedures
Summary
The Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health asked the Judiciary Committee to pass a bill (SB 15‑06) to operationalize racial and ethnic impact statements for legislation, recommending tighter timelines, a collaborative rulemaking process with legislative caucuses and statutory authority for staff access to agency data.
Hartford, Conn. — The Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health asked the Judiciary Committee on March 17 to advance legislation (referenced as SB 15‑06 during testimony) that would operationalize “racial and ethnic impact statements” (RICE) already created in statute but not yet implemented.
Priscilla Trumptey Goodwin, executive director of the Commission, testified that Public Act 18‑78 established the tool to predict how proposed legislation would affect racial and ethnic disparities, but that the statute was never implemented because there are no formal rules and staff assigned to…
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