§ 19a-133c — Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health. Best practices for state agencies re structural racism.

(a) As used in this section, “structural racism” means a system that structures opportunity and assigns value in a way that disproportionally and negatively impacts Black, Indigenous, Latino or Asian people or other people of color, and “state agency” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-79. The Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health, established under section 19a-133a, shall recommend best practices for state agencies to (1) evaluate structural racism within their own policies, practices and operations, and (2) create and implement a plan, which includes the establishment of benchmarks for improvement, to ultimately eliminate any such structural racism within the agency. (b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the commission shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration. Such report shall include the best practices recommended by the commission under this section and a recommendation on any legislation to implement such practices within state agencies.

Legislative History

(P.A. 21-35, S. 4; P.A. 23-204, S. 190; P.A. 24-68, S. 47.) History: P.A. 21-35 effective June 14, 2021; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “determine” with “recommend” and Subsec. (b) by replacing “2023” with “2024” and “established” with “recommended”, effective June 12, 2023; P.A. 24-68 amended Subsec. (a) by making a technical change, effective May 28, 2024.