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Joint Committee on Conduct introduces bills to amend Rule 27; equity officer details definition, confidentiality and investigative changes
Summary
The Joint Committee on Conduct voted to introduce two committee bills (LC 3-20 and LC 3-32) to amend Legislative Branch Personnel Rule 27. Legislative equity officer Boer Yang outlined changes including a definition of "legislative business," removal of the "severe or pervasive" standard, new confidentiality rules and revised investigation processes; a public hearing is scheduled next Thursday at 5 p.m.
The Joint Committee on Conduct on Feb. 5 introduced two committee bills to amend Legislative Branch Personnel Rule 27 and heard an informational briefing from the legislative equity officer.
Boer Yang, the legislative equity officer, told the committee the proposed changes are intended to clarify the scope of Rule 27, strengthen confidentiality protections and standardize how investigations are handled. "Harassment and discrimination persists despite some of the most comprehensive civil rights legislation that has ever been passed," Yang said, arguing the rule changes are driven by a need to close procedural gaps and protect parties and witnesses.
Yang said the proposal would adopt a definition of "legislative business" to determine the rule's scope and noted that a majority of training participants supported covering conduct at the State Capitol and at field offices. On whether social media would be covered, Yang said it "could" be included under the proposed…
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