Section 6.611. Functions

The Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs shall:

(1) Advise the Governor on policies, procedures, legislation and regulations that affect the African American community.

(2) Develop, review and recommend to the Governor policies in the areas of health and human services, housing, education, employment, business formation and other relevant areas which affect the African American community.

(3) Provide appropriate assistance and advice to State agencies, including the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority, and work with the Bureau of Workforce Planning, Development, and Equal Employment Opportunity within the Office of Human Resources and Management in the Governor’s Office of Administration to strengthen the enforcement of the Commonwealth’s antidiscriminatory hiring, retention and promotion policies.

(4) Serve as a liaison to Federal, State and local agencies to ensure that programs impacting African Americans are effectively utilized.

(5) Serve as a resource for community groups and provide forums for developing strategies and programs that will expand and enhance the civic, social, educational, cultural and economic status of the African American community.

(6) Identify programs, scholarships, mentoring programs, sources of funding or other resources and compliance requirements for the benefit and advancement of African Americans.

(7) Promote the cultural arts of the African American community throughout this Commonwealth.