MEI Project Approval Commission; board-level gender and diversity requirements. Requires the MEI Project Approval Commission to consider, prior to recommending approval of any major employment and investment (MEI) project, a board diversity disclosure statement submitted by the business seeking incentives. The Commission is required to consider (i) whether such statement specifies the number and percentage of diverse directors who identify as female or as representing a national, racial, ethnic, indigenous, or cultural minority in the country of the business's principal executive offices and (ii) whether the business commits to annually updating and submitting such statement. This bill is identical to HB 212.
Statutes affected: Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102791D: 30-310
House: Committee substitute printed 24107960D-H1: 30-310
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB393ER): 30-310