Chapter 30B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6 the following section:–

 Section 6A.  Any state agency or quasi-public nonprofit corporation that solicits state funding through a request for proposals shall ensure, when possible, that there is a diverse group of individuals to evaluate the proposals.  In selecting the members of the proposal review group, the chief procurement officer shall include a sufficient number of individuals to adequately reflect the geographic area and demographics of the population to be served through the grant program under review.   If a state agency or quasi-public nonprofit corporation is unable to ensure that there is a diverse group of individuals to evaluate proposals, it shall issue a written statement explaining why having a diverse proposal review group is not possible under the circumstances.