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03 LC 33 0059
House Resolution
319
By: Representatives Mobley of the 58th and Beasley-Teague of the 48th, Post 2
By: Representatives Mobley of the 58th and Beasley-Teague of the 48th, Post 2
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on Equal Pay; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, women and people of color continue to suffer wage discrimination; and
WHEREAS, women earn 76¢ for every dollar earned by men, and African American women are paid 67¢ and Latina women 54¢ for every dollar paid to white male workers; and
WHEREAS, the gender gap alone results in an average annual loss of more than $4,000.00 per American family; and
WHEREAS, a study should be undertaken to evaluate and address the structural problem of equal pay and to find remedies to wage discrimination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Study Committee on Equal Pay to be composed of nine members, as follows: Five members appointed by the Speaker of the House, of whom at least two must be members of the House of Representatives and four members to be appointed by the Commissioner of Labor to include one representative of business in the state who is appointed from among individuals nominated by state business organizations and business trade associations, one representative of a labor organization, one representative of an organization whose objectives include the elimination of pay disparities between men and women and minorities and nonminorities and who has undertaken advocacy or educational or legislative initiatives in pursuit of that objective, and one individual drawn from higher education or research institutions who has experience and expertise in the collection and analysis of data concerning such pay disparities and whose research has already been used in efforts to promote the elimination of those disparities. The Speaker of the House shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall make a full and complete study of:
(1) The extent of wage disparities in the public and private sector, between men and women, and between minorities and nonminorities;
(2) Those factors which cause, or which tend to cause, such disparities, including segregation between women and men and between minorities and nonminorities across and within occupations, payment of lower wages for work in female dominated occupations, child-rearing responsibilities, and education and training;
(3) The consequences of such disparities on the economy and families affected; and
(4) Actions, including proposed legislation, that are likely to lead to the elimination and prevention of such disparities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. No allowance shall be paid to the nonlegislative members of the committee. The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for legislative members of the interim committees but shall receive the same for not more than ten days unless additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House. The study committee shall make a preliminary report to the Commissioner of Labor and to the Governor of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, prior to December 1, 2003. The study committee shall make a final report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, to the Commissioner of Labor and the Governor prior to September 1, 2004. The study committee shall stand abolished on September 1, 2004.
WHEREAS, women and people of color continue to suffer wage discrimination; and
WHEREAS, women earn 76¢ for every dollar earned by men, and African American women are paid 67¢ and Latina women 54¢ for every dollar paid to white male workers; and
WHEREAS, the gender gap alone results in an average annual loss of more than $4,000.00 per American family; and
WHEREAS, a study should be undertaken to evaluate and address the structural problem of equal pay and to find remedies to wage discrimination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Study Committee on Equal Pay to be composed of nine members, as follows: Five members appointed by the Speaker of the House, of whom at least two must be members of the House of Representatives and four members to be appointed by the Commissioner of Labor to include one representative of business in the state who is appointed from among individuals nominated by state business organizations and business trade associations, one representative of a labor organization, one representative of an organization whose objectives include the elimination of pay disparities between men and women and minorities and nonminorities and who has undertaken advocacy or educational or legislative initiatives in pursuit of that objective, and one individual drawn from higher education or research institutions who has experience and expertise in the collection and analysis of data concerning such pay disparities and whose research has already been used in efforts to promote the elimination of those disparities. The Speaker of the House shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall make a full and complete study of:
(1) The extent of wage disparities in the public and private sector, between men and women, and between minorities and nonminorities;
(2) Those factors which cause, or which tend to cause, such disparities, including segregation between women and men and between minorities and nonminorities across and within occupations, payment of lower wages for work in female dominated occupations, child-rearing responsibilities, and education and training;
(3) The consequences of such disparities on the economy and families affected; and
(4) Actions, including proposed legislation, that are likely to lead to the elimination and prevention of such disparities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. No allowance shall be paid to the nonlegislative members of the committee. The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for legislative members of the interim committees but shall receive the same for not more than ten days unless additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House. The study committee shall make a preliminary report to the Commissioner of Labor and to the Governor of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, prior to December 1, 2003. The study committee shall make a final report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, to the Commissioner of Labor and the Governor prior to September 1, 2004. The study committee shall stand abolished on September 1, 2004.