California Government Code

§ 7400

GOV § 7400 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 7 · Title 1 · Ch. 18

Statute text

(a)(1) The Legislature finds and declares that subdivision (a) of Section 31 of Article I of the California Constitution prohibits state and local government agencies from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, and public contracting. The Legislature finds that this prohibition does not prevent governmental agencies from engaging in inclusive public sector outreach and recruitment programs that, as a component of general recruitment, may include, but not be limited to, focused outreach and recruitment of minority groups and women if any group is underrepresented in entry level positions of a public sector employer.

(2)The Legislature also finds and declares that increasing the number of businesses that participate in the bidding process in public contracting results in more vigorous competition, and thus assists state and local agencies in obtaining the desired quality of work at a lower cost.

(3)It is the intent of this section that all governmental agencies shall engage in general recruitment and outreach programs to all individuals, including persons who are economically disadvantaged.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 870, Sec. 2. (SB 1442) Effective January 1, 2017.