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Commission on the Status of Women, parity-on-boards bill and technical fixes get support at hearing
Summary
The Commission on the Status of Women and advocates asked the committee to advance H.3398/S.216 (parity on public boards) and H.3433 (administrative timing and fund rules for the commission) to improve representation and the commission's capacity.
Representatives of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women and allied lawmakers urged the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to advance legislation to promote diversity on public boards and to give the commission more administrative flexibility.
Meredith Tuitt, speaking for the commission, described H.3398/S.216 as a measure to promote gender and racial parity on…
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