MA H3237

Bill

Relative to equity in public workforce

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to equity of bidders for public agency contracts and subcontracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote equity in the public workforce by making several changes to the existing laws. It defines "low income community" and "minority" and "women" for the purposes of this legislation. The bill requires that for construction projects located in low-income communities, the workforce must reflect at least 51% residents, 40% minority, and 12% women of the host community. Additionally, the bill mandates data collection and disclosure, requiring contractors to provide detailed information on the workforce, including the number of hours worked by employees based on their zip codes, gender, and race/ethnicity, as part of their progress payment requests. This data will be submitted to the Massachusetts Management and Reporting System (MMARS) to enhance transparency and accountability.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Chynah Tyler (D)*, Vanna Howard (D), Orlando Ramos (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H3166 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3237

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3237
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3237.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3166	Relative to equity in public contracting in honor of Bruce C. Bolling	No further action taken	Replaced by
H3245	The Commonwealth housing, economic, education and equity in recovery and reconstruction	Accompanied a study order, see H4969	Similar To
S1212	To promote equity for employees who take leave for the birth, adoption or placement for a foster child	Accompanied a new draft, see S2882	Similar To
S1909	Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2529	Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline	No further action taken	Similar To
S502	Promoting equity in agriculture	Accompanied a new draft, see S2880	Similar To
S673	Ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care.	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S760	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

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