House File 224 - Introduced



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                                      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

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  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