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House approves substitute bill adding optional ethnicity field to governor—s appointments database
Summary
The Utah House voted to substitute and pass HB 219, adding an optional "ethnicity" field to the statewide database of gubernatorial board and commission nominees; sponsor said the information is intended to help the governor improve diversity in appointments.
The Utah House on the floor voted to substitute and pass House Bill 219, a bill that adds the word "ethnicity" to the list of items maintained in the state database for gubernatorial board and commission nominees. Representative Suazo, who sponsored the substitute, said the field would be optional and used to inform appointment decisions.
"It reads the name, address,…
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