House File 224 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing a sensitivity training program for heads of 2 state agencies. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2045HH 82 5 ec/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 19B.13 SENSITIVITY TRAINING 1 2 PROGRAM. 1 3 The department of administrative services, in consultation 1 4 with the department of human rights and the civil rights 1 5 commission, shall develop a sensitivity program for heads of 1 6 state agencies to examine issues involving racism, diversity, 1 7 and civil liberties, and their impact on the work environment. 1 8 The program shall explore strategies for heads of state 1 9 agencies to help people from diverse backgrounds and life 1 10 experiences within the agency to understand each other and 1 11 work together. Each head of a state agency shall be required 1 12 to attend the program upon appointment to the position. 1 13 EXPLANATION 1 14 This bill requires the department of administrative 1 15 services, in consultation with the department of human rights 1 16 and the civil rights commission, to develop a sensitivity 1 17 program for heads of state agencies involving issues relative 1 18 to racism, diversity, and civil liberties. The bill requires 1 19 each head of a state agency to attend the program upon 1 20 appointment to the position. 1 21 LSB 2045HH 82 1 22 ec:nh/es/88