SPONSOR: Newman
This bill requires, by January 1, 2019, the Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish the "Equal Pay Commission." The commission will consist of 15 members appointed by the department director from specified areas of business, experience, and expertise. The commission must make a full and complete study of specific matter indicated in the bill.
The commission must make a report to the department director, President Pro Tem of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Governor within 12 months after the members are appointed. The report must include the results of the study as well as recommendations, legislative and otherwise, for the elimination and prevention of the disparities.
This bill is similar to HB 375 (2017) and HB 2404 (2016).
Statutes affected: 290.165