Agency leaders establish their PEAR Teams to create agency PEAR Strategic Action Plans.
Office of Equity holds PEAR Team Orientation sessions and provides technical assistance to agency leaders and their PEAR Teams.
Agencies complete the PEAR Readiness Checklist (Available in Online Toolkit).
Agencies complete a Baseline Equity Impact Assessment (EIA) of key business lines to identify where the needs are greatest and root causes of disparities (Available in Online Toolkit).
Based on the results of the EIA, agencies complete a PEAR Strategic Action Plan Template (Available in Online Toolkit) and submit to the Office of Equity by September 1, 2022.
Implementation of agency PEAR Strategic Action Plans begins September 1, 2022.
Office of Equity helps establish a statewide PEAR Team and PEAR Team Advisory Group to create the Statewide Universal Access & Belonging Plan.
Office of Equity prepares and submits a report to the Governor and Legislature by October 31, 2022, and every year thereafter.
Years 2–4
Agencies continue to conduct EIAs prior to proposing changes to agency policies, programs, and practices.
Continued implementation of agency PEAR Strategic Action Plans.
Office of Equity continues to provide technical assistance to agency leaders and their PEAR Teams.
Agencies partner with Office of Equity to conduct quarterly reviews of PEAR Strategic Action Plan performance.
PEAR Strategic Action Plans are adjusted as needed to achieve PEAR outcomes and goals.
Updated PEAR Strategic Action Plans are submitted to the Office of Equity annually.
Agencies prepare and submit agency PEAR Annual Performance Reports to the Office of Equity.
Agencies prepare and submit responses to reports published by the Office of Equity on agency PEAR Strategic Action Plan performance.
Statewide PEAR Team completes the Statewide Universal Access & Belonging Plan. Begin implementation and performance monitoring.
Year 5
Agencies prepare and submit a Five-Year PEAR Performance Report to the Office of Equity that summarizes PEAR Strategic Action Plan performance since September 1, 2022.
Office of Equity prepares and submits a Five-Year PEAR performance report to the Governor and Legislature.
Office of Equity leads the development of the 2028 - 2033 PEAR Plan & Playbook.
