Bill Title: Amends the African American Employment Plan Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to develop and implement plans to improve the delivery of State services to African American youth between the ages of 18 and 25, and increase the number of African American youth between such ages employed in entry-level administrative, clerical, and information technology (IT) positions. Requires the Department to improve the delivery of State services to African Americans by increasing the number of contracts between African Americans and the State for construction and professional services. Requires each State agency to implement strategies and programs in accordance with the African American Employment plan to: (1) improve the delivery of State services to African American youth between the ages of 18 and 25; (2) increase the number of African American youth between the ages of 18 and 25 employed in entry-level administrative, clerical, and information technology (IT) positions; and (3) improve the delivery of State services to African Americans by increasing the number of contracts between African Americans and the State for construction and professional services. Modifies a Section concerning the purposes of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5228 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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