The DOT Wants to Boost Equity
On January 20th, 2021, Joe Biden signed an Executive Order. It is named, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government”, otherwise known as the Equity E.O. The order tells regulators of various departments to focus on boosting equity in the community. The Department of Transportation (DOT) wants your input on how it can better do this.
Request for Equity Information
On June 1st, 2021, the DOT announced a Request for Information (RFI). They have a questionnaire of twenty five questions to fill out that can help guide their policy. Questions that may interest truckers include:
- (22) What high-quality career pathways programs or educational pipelines have state and local governments utilized or implemented to diversify their transportation workforce? What have the results been? How were the results of the programs measured?
- (23) What practices has the transportation industry taken to increase diversity and retain individuals from underserved populations within its workforce? How should the Department measure the overall impacts, especially the diversity impacts, on the workforce through Federal funding, policies, and programs?
- (24) What tools and best practices might the Department utilize to augment minority and disadvantaged business programs to create pathways for jobs in the transportation industry, and jobs of the future?
- (25) What type of data should we collect to measure the success of workforce programs? How do we assess if we are placing underserved populations in these job programs and into jobs; how do we track retention rates and opportunities for advancement; and how do we assess whether these are good-paying jobs?
Conclusion
You can submit a formal comment on the Federal Register’s related webpage. The comment window closes June 24th, but the DOT may consider comments made after that date at their own discretion.
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