§ 28-5.1-3.1 - Appointments to state boards, commissions, public authorities, and quasi-public corporation.
SECTION 28-5.1-3.1
§ 28-5.1-3.1 Appointments to state boards,commissions, public authorities, and quasi-public corporation. – (a) The general assembly finds that, as a matter of public policy, theeffectiveness of each appointed state board, commission, and the governing bodyof each public authority and quasi-public corporation is enhanced when itreflects the diversity, including the racial and gender composition, of RhodeIsland's population. Consequently, each person responsible for appointing oneor more individuals to serve on any board or commission or to the governingbody of any public authority or board shall endeavor to assure that, to thefullest extent possible, the composition of the board, commission, or governingbody reflects the diversity of Rhode Island's population.
(b) During the month of January in each year the boards,agencies, commissions, or authorities are requested to file with the stateequal opportunity office a list of its members, designating their race, gender,and date of appointment.
(c) Of the candidates considered for appointment by thegovernor and the general assembly, the governor and the general assembly shallgive due consideration to recommendations made by representatives of RhodeIsland's minority community based organizations through the Rhode IslandAffirmative Action Professionals (RIAAP). The human resources outreach anddiversity office shall act as the RIAAP's liaison with state government andshall forward the recommendations to appointing authorities.
(d) The appointing authority, in consultation with the equalemployment opportunity administrator and the human resources outreach anddiversity administrator within the department of administration, shall annuallyconduct a utilization analysis of appointments to state boards, commissions,public authorities and quasi-public corporations based upon the annual reviewconducted pursuant to § 28-5.1-3.
(e) The equal employment opportunity administrator shallreport the results of the analysis to the Rhode Island commission for humanrights and to the general assembly by or on January 31 and July 31 of each yearconsistent with § 28-5.1-17. The report shall be a public record and shallbe made available electronically on the secretary of state's website.