This doesn't seem like a good idea. If this passed I would think you would question if you were hired not because of your knowledge and merit, but because you

This doesn't seem like a good idea. If this passed I would think you would question if you were hired not because of your knowledge and merit, but because you filled a quota. For publicly traded companies board members also have to be voted in. What is to stop shareholders from not voting someone in knowing that this was a 'quota board member?' Would the company be at fault (ie face penalty) in that scenario if they are publicly traded?