Section 1.523. Governor’s Diversity Planning Council

(a) Composition. The Governor’s Diversity Planning Council (Planning Council) consists of the following members, who serve ex officio:

(1) Deputy Secretary for Human Resources and Management, Office of Administration.

(2) Deputy Secretary for Procurement, Department of General Services.

(3) Deputy Secretary for Minority and Women’s Business Opportunities, Department of General Services.

(4) Executive Director for the Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs.

(5) Executive Director for the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs.

(6) Executive Director for the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs.

(7) Executive Director for the Governor’s Cabinet for People with Disabilities.

(8) Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Commission for Women.

(9) Director of the Bureau of Equal Employment Opportunity, Office of Administration.

(10) A deputy secretary designated by the Chief Diversity Officer from an agency in each of four practice groups organized around the following: Public Safety; Health and Human Services; Environment; and Government Operations. Practice groups may be organized as presently structured under the Office of Information Technology Keystone Plan or differently as determined by the Chief Diversity Officer to meet agency functions, missions and practices.

(b) Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the Planning Council are to:

(1) Conduct meetings on a regular basis to identify critical diversity issues, including those that should be addressed in a comprehensive manner.

(2) Assist the Office of Diversity Management in the development of an enterprise-wide diversity strategic plan and make recommendations to the Chief Diversity Officer for implementation of the plan.