Per its authorizing statute Chapter 43.06D RCW, the Office of Equity will help lead the development of a stand-alone Statewide Universal Access & Belonging Plan. The plan will support enterprise-wide investments in the following initial focus areas:

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” –African Proverb

Advancing a state government and statewide culture and reality in which each and every person belongs, matters, and has what they need to be successful requires time, commitment, and active engagement of every person who plays any role in state government.

Year 1

• 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 complet

“For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” –African Proverb

The Office of Equity and all state agency leaders are responsible and accountable for implementing Executive Order 22-04, “Implementing the Washington State Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) Plan & Playbook.”

The PEAR goals and overall strategies below guide the delivery of state goods, services, policies, and practices so all Washingtonians can participate, prosper, and achieve their full potential. The Office of Equity will partner with state agencies and communities to create an annual report to the Governor and Legislature.