Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Human Relations Committee on 2/19/2019 at 1:30 PM

19-1817

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:27:52 GMT

File #: 19-1817
Ver.: 1
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Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 09/26/2018
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19-1291

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:27:52 GMT

File #: 19-1291
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Type: Ordinance
Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COOK COUNTY COMMITTEE ON ADDRESSING BIAS, EQUITY, AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2- Administration, Article VI, Boards, Commissions, and Committees, Division 1 - generally sections 2-480 through 2-482 of the Cook County Code, is hereby enacted as Follows: Sec. 2-480. Short Title. This Division shall be known and may be cited as the “Cook County Committee on Addressing Bias, Equity, and Cultural Competency” (The Committee) Sec. 2-481. - Policy and Purpose. (a) Policy. This ordinance hereby creates a Committee to make recommendations to the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, as well as the Cook County Government, as a whole, regarding the need for increased training and an evaluation of policies and procedures relating to addressing bias and creating a more equitable, culturally competent Cook County Government. (b) Purpose. (1) Cook County shall explore ways in which to address training, policies, and procedures that decrease bias and increas
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19-0832

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:27:52 GMT

File #: 19-0832
Ver.: 1
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Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 19-0832 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING 2/19/2019 Sponsored By: KEVIN B. MORRISON, DENNIS DEER, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners PROPOSED RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S TREATMENT OF TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON-CONFORMING, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS WHEREAS, the Trump administration and the Department of Health and Human Services is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth; and WHEREAS, the Trump administration has banned transgender and gender non-conforming individuals from serving in the United States military; and WHEREAS, the Departments of Justice and Education withdrew landmark 2016 guidance explaining how schools must protect transgender students under the federal Title IX law; and WHEREAS, various other federal departments and agencies took direct action to weaken protections against
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19-0832

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:05 GMT