The Arizona Law and Education Center
(ALEC) represents all Arizonans in advocacy, civil rights, education,
health, law, economic development, housing, procurement, and public policy.
Arizona
Boards and Commissions:
The percentage of Hispanics appointed by the governor to boards and commissions
is 17.71%. The governor has appointed 310 Hispanics to 1750 vacancies available
to the governor.
Arizona Hispanics are now approximately 35% of the population with parity
far from being achieved. Additional inquiry should be made to which boards and
commissions, the 310 Hispanics were appointed to. Obviously, some boards and
commissions have greater responsibility and influence. It should appear obvious
to all who want Hispanic support to win elections, must reciprocate with parity
in state participation.
Presently the 17.71% does not meet the standard.
Arizona
Government:
Arizona State Government employs 44,965 persons of which 6,735 or 14.98% are
Hispanic. Of upper management positions and administrative positions, Hispanics
occupy 11.6%. Of state director, deputy director and assistant director, 2% are
Hispanic. The 14.98% of the Arizona work force is half of the 30% needed to
reach parity. The number of Hispanics in upper management and administrative
positions is dismal and the number of Hispanics appointed by the governor to
director positions is severely lacking.
Of 113 Arizona departments/agencies, there are 17 Arizona departments with not
one single Hispanic on staff. The most important of these Arizona agencies is
Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) which is responsible for certifying
Arizonas police officers and determining if any decertification is warranted in
incidents reported to POST.
In addition, towns, cities, colleges and universities should all be
included in determining if all are employing Hispanics and at what levels of
management.
The ALEC Equal Opportunity Task Force to
established to determine the extent Hispanics are
included in all levels of government including colleges and universities and
formulate recommendations to Arizona Law and Education Center for possible actions.
Jon Garrido,
President, Arizona Law and Education Center (ALEC)
