(1) The Legislative Equity Officer shall establish and maintain a Capitol Leadership Team, consisting of legislators, legislative staff, lobbyists, executive and judicial branch staff who regularly interact with the legislative branch, employees of contractors who regularly interact with the legislative branch, and interested members of the public, who have an interest in promoting a productive and inclusive environment in the State Capitol and at functions and events outside of the State Capitol at which legislators, staff, lobbyists and others interact. The officer shall give preference to interested individuals who wish to serve on the team and who also have had experience working on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Capitol Leadership Team members who are legislators or partisan legislative staff shall be composed equally of those affiliated with the majority party and the minority party, so that there are equal numbers of legislators from the majority party and from the minority party and equal numbers of partisan staff team members from the majority party and from the minority party.

(2) The Legislative Administrator shall provide members of the Capitol Leadership Team with advanced respectful workplace training, with an emphasis on implementing cultural change in the workplace.

(3) Capitol Leadership Team members shall serve as mentors and informal resources of information for others who are interested in promoting a more respectful workplace or who are facing challenges in the workplace.

(4) The Capitol Leadership Team shall identify additional services or additional training needs and shall report those identified additional services or training needs to the Legislative Equity Officer and to the Joint Committee on Conduct. [2019 c.604 § 13]