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Senate
Resolution 786
By:
Senators Butler of the 55th, Brown of the 26th, Miles of the 43rd, Zamarripa of
the 36th, Fort of the 39th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate Equal Payday Study Committee; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
40 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act, women and people of color continue to suffer the consequences of
inequitable pay differentials and the U.S. Census Bureau reports little change
in pay equity; and
WHEREAS,
according to the General Accounting Office, women managers in seven of ten
industries surveyed actually lost ground in closing the wage gap between 1995
and 2000; the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics reported in 2001 that women
earn less in every occupational classification; and the U.S. Department of
Education reports that full-time female faculty members earn nearly 9 percent
less than their male counterparts; and
WHEREAS,
over a lifetime, wage disparity costs the average American woman and her family
an estimated $250,000.00 in lost wages plus Social Security benefits and
pensions; and
WHEREAS,
fair pay equity policies can be implemented simply and without undue costs or
hardship in both the public and private sectors, and fair pay strengthens the
security of families today, eases retirement costs, and enhances the national,
state, and local economy.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate Equal
Payday Study Committee to be composed of five members of the Senate to be
appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments. The Senate Committee on
Assignments shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the
committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the
committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any actions or legislation which the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The 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. The members of the committee shall receive the
allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative 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 Senate. In the event the
committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions
for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before
December 31, 2006. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2006.