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SB-1387 Gubernatorial appointments: report.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 1305 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 1304, to read:

1305.
 (a) Commencing December 1, 2024, the office of the Governor shall maintain on its internet website a list of every state board and commission, their membership list, the stated purpose, duties, meeting frequency, and internet website of every state board and commission, and any vacancies in the membership of each state board and commission.
(b) On or before January 31, 2025, and on or before every January 31 thereafter, the office of the Governor shall create and publish on its internet website a report that contains aggregate demographic information, to the extent available, of appointments by the office of the Governor from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of the previous year.
(c) (1) For purposes of this section, and with respect to the first annual report, “demographic information” shall mean the voluntarily self-reported age, ethnicity, gender, region, and party affiliation of the appointed individual.
(2) Commencing January 31, 2026, for purposes of this section, and with respect to any subsequent annual report, “demographic information” means the voluntarily self-reported age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability status, race, region, party affiliation, veteran status, and sexual orientation of the appointed individual.