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(a) (1) Beginning on and after January 1, 2024, the composition of each appointed state board and commission shall comply with the following:(A) If the number of board members or commissioners is five or more, the state board or commission shall have a minimum of 40 percent women board members or commissioners.
(B) If the number of board members or commissioners is four or fewer, the state board or commission shall have a minimum of one woman board member or commissioner.
(2) For the purposes of this section, “woman” means an individual who self-identifies her gender as a woman, without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth.
(b) (1) The office of the Governor shall collect and release, annually, at a minimum, and on an aggregate basis, both of the following:
(A) Demographic data provided by all state board and commission applicants relative to ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
(B) Demographic data provided by all state board and commission nominees or appointees relative to ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
(2) Any demographic data disclosed or released pursuant to this subdivision shall disclose only aggregated statistical data and shall not identify any individual applicant, nominee, or appointed board member or commissioner.
(3) Any demographic data disclosed or released pursuant to this subdivision shall also indicate the percentage of respondents who declined to respond.
(c) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.