19B.2 - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN STATE EMPLOYMENT -- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
19B.2 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN STATE EMPLOYMENT --
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
It is the policy of this state to provide equal opportunity in
state employment to all persons. An individual shall not be denied
equal access to state employment opportunities because of race,
creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or
mental disability. It also is the policy of this state to apply
affirmative action measures to correct deficiencies in the state
employment system where those remedies are appropriate. This policy
shall be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes.
It is the policy of this state to permit special appointments by
bypassing the usual testing procedures for any applicant for whom the
division of vocational rehabilitation services of the department of
education or the department for the blind has certified the
applicant's disability and competence to perform the job. The
department of administrative services, in cooperation with the
department for the blind and the division of vocational
rehabilitation services, shall develop appropriate certification
procedures. This paragraph should not be interpreted to bar
promotional opportunities for persons who are blind or persons with
physical or mental disabilities. If this paragraph conflicts with
any other provisions of this chapter, the provisions of this
paragraph govern. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 221; 94 Acts, ch 1109, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §
12; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in § 19B.6