(a) The commissioner shall establish and appoint an Insurance Diversity Task Force.

(b) The task force shall be comprised of at least 13, but not more than 15, members as follows:

(1) The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee.

(2) Two members who are representatives in the insurance industry, one of whom shall, at the time of appointment, serve as a practitioner in the field of supplier diversity, and one of whom shall, at the time of appointment, have expertise in governing board diversity.

(3) Two members who are representatives of a minority business enterprise.

(4) Two members who are representatives of a women business enterprise.

(5) A member who is a representative of a disabled veteran business enterprise or a veteran business enterprise.

(6) A member who is a representative of an LGBT business enterprise.

(7) Two members with expertise in the field of supplier diversity.

(8) Two members with expertise in the field of governing board diversity.

(c) The term of each member shall be for two years. Staggered terms shall be established by drawing lots at the first meeting of the task force so that a simple majority of the members shall initially serve a two-year term, and the remainder shall initially serve a one-year term.

(d) The task force shall have all of the following duties:

(1) To advise and provide recommendations to the department on the best methods to increase procurement with diverse suppliers and to increase diversity on governing boards within the insurance industry.

(2) To meet quarterly, or as deemed necessary by the commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee.

(3) Assist the department in promoting and providing outreach to insurance companies that are actively engaged in supplier and governing board diversity issues.

(e) The members of the task force shall not receive compensation from the state for their services under this section but may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with attending a task force meeting.

(f) The department shall review and revise, if necessary, the department’s conflicts of interest regulations to ensure that each task force member is required to disclose conflicts of interest to the public.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 249, Sec. 1. (SB 534) Effective January 1, 2020.)