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Committee releases A868 after debate over applying gender-pay equity in bids
State Assembly committee · March 4, 2024
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Summary
A868, which would factor bidders' gender pay equity reports into contract awards, was released by the committee after testimony warned the evaluation could be subjective and allow higher bids to win based on 'wordsmithing.' The committee voted to release the bill.
A State Assembly committee voted to release A868, a bill that would require bidders on state contracts to be evaluated on a report of gender-based pay equity and job-equality standards as part of procurement evaluations.
Sam Woodman testified in opposition, saying the proposed scoring system is subjective and…
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