Bill Summary for S 521 (2017-2018)
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AN ACT TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICIES ADOPTED BY, AND SERVICES OFFERED BY, EACH CONSTITUENT INSTITUTION AND HOW THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS MAY BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT THROUGH POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATIONS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SERVICES OFFERED BY EACH CAMPUS.Intro. by Curtis, Brown, McInnis.
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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends the long title.
Deletes all current language giving direction to the UNC Board of Governors and replaces it with the following.
Directs the UNC Board of Governors (Board) to study the equal opportunity policies, including diversity and nondiscrimination policies, of each constituent institution, and the implementation and services provided on each campus, with particular focus on transparency and effectiveness. Requires constituent institutions to identify staff positions on campus who have any responsibility for the implementation, administration, or enforcement of policies intended to promote equal opportunity, diversity, or inclusiveness, and their place in the organizational structure of the constituent institution, and costs related to those positions and services provided. Directs the study to consider the possibility of consolidating equal opportunity services at each constituent institution to a single office, headed by an individual appointed by the Chancellor. Directs the Board to submit its report to the Joint Legislative Education oversight Committee by January 1, 2018, and to approve the report prior to submission.
Effective when the bill becomes law.